Civic Intelligence

The Nature Discovery Center Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 74-2132718

Oct 01, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014 • Filed on May 05, 2015

Organization ProfileWWW,NATUREDISCOVERYCENTER.ORG
7112 Newcastle77401

(713) 667-6550

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

50th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 55% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

92nd percentile

55%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

52nd percentile

$65,334

Higher top officer pay than 52% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.8% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

95th percentile

80%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets50th percentile

Assets

Up

$1,240,632

Up $551,191 (+80%) from 2013

Net Assets

Up

$1,106,633

Up $464,684 (+72%) from 2013

Liabilities

Up

$133,999

Up $86,507 (+182%) from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin92nd percentile

Revenue

$960,984

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$437,107

Down $25,043 (-5.4%) from 2013

Net Income

$523,877

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2010: $610,486Liabilities 2010: $7,571Net Assets 2010: $602,9152010Assets 2011: $545,057Liabilities 2011: $15,899Net Assets 2011: $529,1582011Assets 2012: $650,701Liabilities 2012: $77,939Net Assets 2012: $572,7622012Assets 2013: $689,441Liabilities 2013: $47,492Net Assets 2013: $641,9492013Assets 2014: $1,240,632Liabilities 2014: $133,999Net Assets 2014: $1,106,6332014Assets 2015: $1,527,321Liabilities 2015: $53,467Net Assets 2015: $1,473,8542015Assets 2016: $2,262,749Liabilities 2016: $183,868Net Assets 2016: $2,078,8812016Assets 2017: $2,342,182Liabilities 2017: $33,411Net Assets 2017: $2,308,7712017Assets 2018: $2,375,646Liabilities 2018: $72,701Net Assets 2018: $2,302,9452018Assets 2019: $2,248,843Liabilities 2019: $42,660Net Assets 2019: $2,206,1832019Assets 2020: $2,378,367Liabilities 2020: $240,306Net Assets 2020: $2,138,0612020Assets 2021: $2,583,749Liabilities 2021: $13,408Net Assets 2021: $2,570,3412021Assets 2022: $2,574,806Liabilities 2022: $8,630Net Assets 2022: $2,566,1762022Assets 2023: $2,816,896Liabilities 2023: $4,611Net Assets 2023: $2,812,2852023Assets 2024: $3,008,138Liabilities 2024: $7,616Net Assets 2024: $3,000,5222024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$1,240,632
Liabilities$133,999
Net Assets$1,106,633
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $400,3782010Expenses 2011: $390,1032011Expenses 2012: $418,0352012Expenses 2013: $462,1502013Revenue 2014: $960,984Expenses 2014: $437,107Net Income 2014: $523,8772014Revenue 2015: $715,195Expenses 2015: $427,494Net Income 2015: $287,7012015Revenue 2016: $1,159,991Expenses 2016: $554,964Net Income 2016: $605,0272016Revenue 2017: $801,826Expenses 2017: $571,936Net Income 2017: $229,8902017Revenue 2018: $594,175Expenses 2018: $600,001Net Income 2018: -$5,8262018Revenue 2019: $499,997Expenses 2019: $596,758Net Income 2019: -$96,7612019Revenue 2020: $472,475Expenses 2020: $538,478Net Income 2020: -$66,0032020Revenue 2021: $835,591Expenses 2021: $403,310Net Income 2021: $432,2812021Revenue 2022: $457,651Expenses 2022: $461,566Net Income 2022: -$3,9152022Revenue 2023: $802,177Expenses 2023: $558,571Net Income 2023: $243,6062023Revenue 2024: $858,422Expenses 2024: $670,189Net Income 2024: $188,2332024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$960,984
Expenses$437,107
Net Income$523,877
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014
Signed
May 5, 2015
Return Version
2013v4.0
Gross Receipts
$1,214,433
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Nature Discovery Center is to ignite life-long curiousity, understanding and respect for nature through education.

Nature education and park preservation

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$552,013$715,075▲ $163,062
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$115,683$292,650▲ $176,967
Accounts Receivable$1,106$70,000▲ $68,894
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$2,373$21,892▲ $19,519
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$18,266$12,599▼ $5,667
Total Assets$689,441$1,240,632▲ $551,191
Other Assets Total$0$128,416▲ $128,416
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$46,772$133,395▲ $86,623
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$720$598▼ $122
Other Liabilities$0$6▲ $6
Total Liabilities$47,492$133,999▲ $86,507
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$641,949$1,106,633▲ $464,684
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$641,949$1,106,633▲ $464,684
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$689,441$1,240,632▲ $551,191

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$21,892$27,505$49,397
Other Assets Org$128,416--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay52nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Sarah FlournoyExecutive DirectorFT$65,334$65,334

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Alleen MccormickPast President
Lisa DerenthalPresident
Ben CowanVice President
Brenda CauthenDirector
Brent BersinDirector
Craig WootenDirector
David FranklinDirector
Jennifer NelsenDirector
Lynda ClemmonsDirector
Steve LouisDirector
Chris CopelandSecretary
Alex TauiTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$680,885
Program Service Revenue
$73,698
Investment Income
$87,247
Other Revenue
$119,154
All Other Contributions
$660,650
Change in Net Assets
$523,877
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$331,953
Other Expenses$105,154
Total Fundraising Expense$75,408
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Comp Disqual Persons$130,596$55,022$33,979$219,597
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$31,023$20,905$13,406$65,334
Depreciation Depletion-$26,166-$26,166
Other Employee Benefits$12,188$8,298$5,446$25,932
Payroll Taxes$9,912$6,749$4,429$21,090
Office Expenses$7,000$2,692$1,076$10,768
Information Technology$6,628$2,549$1,020$10,197
All Other Expenses$1,481$610$6,801$8,892
Insurance$5,031$1,935$774$7,740
Other Expenses$6,660$6,506$1,259$6,506
Fees for Services Accounting$600$900-$1,500
Conferences and Meetings-$157$157$314
Total Functional Expenses$226,584$135,115$75,408$437,107
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$180,768
Fundraising Direct Expenses$64,584
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Event 1$157,761$157,761-$157,761
Event 2$22,658$22,658-$22,658
Total Events$180,768$180,768-$180,768
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Payroll Liabilities$6
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

“The nature discovery center has a dues-paying membership.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

“The membership is invited to an annual meeting held the first wednesday in december. At this meeting the attending members vote on the slate of officers for the board of directors which is submitted by the board.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11

“The 990 is reviewed by the buisiness manager and the board of director's treasurer. The treasurer reports to the board on the 990.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“The board of directors, or the executive committee of the board reviews the current united way wages and compensation summary for the houston area for comparability data. They conduct a review on the performance of the executive director and set goals for the coming year. Based on that information, the executive committee recommends compensation to the whole board for approval.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Own website and upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
74-2132718
Phone
7136676550

Signing Officer

Name
Henry Owen
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7136676550
Signed
2015-05-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Henry Owen
Formed
1979
Legal Domicile
TX
Voting Board Members
12
Independent Board Members
12
Employees
8
Volunteers
350

Preparer

Preparer
Al Zientek CPA Cfp
Phone
2814966152
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IRS990/PoliticalCampaignActyInd00
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IRS990/PYTotalRevenueAmt0531337
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IRS990/RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd00
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IRS990/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd00
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IRS990ScheduleG/FundraisingEventInformationGrp/NameOfEvent1Amt0SPECIAL EVENTS TWILIGHT 2013
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER HAS A DUES-PAYING MEMBERSHIP.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE MEMBERSHIP IS INVITED TO AN ANNUAL MEETING HELD THE FIRST WEDNESDAY IN DECEMBER. AT THIS MEETING THE ATTENDING MEMBERS VOTE ON THE SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH IS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BUISINESS MANAGER AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S TREASURER. THE TREASURER REPORTS TO THE BOARD ON THE 990.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CURRENT UNITED WAY WAGES AND COMPENSATION SUMMARY FOR THE HOUSTON AREA FOR COMPARABILITY DATA. THEY CONDUCT A REVIEW ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SET GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION TO THE WHOLE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4OWN WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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2014 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,240,632
Liabilities
$133,999
Net assets
$1,106,633
Revenue
$960,984
Expenses
$437,107
Net income
$523,877
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.01$0.01$3.00$0.86$0.67$0.19
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.82$0.00$2.81$0.80$0.56$0.24
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.57$0.01$2.57$0.46$0.46$0.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.58$0.01$2.57$0.84$0.40$0.43
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.38$0.24$2.14$0.47$0.54$0.07
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.25$0.04$2.21$0.50$0.60$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.38$0.07$2.30$0.59$0.60$0.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.34$0.03$2.31$0.80$0.57$0.23
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.26$0.18$2.08$1.16$0.55$0.61
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.53$0.05$1.47$0.72$0.43$0.29
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.24$0.13$1.11$0.96$0.44$0.52
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.69$0.05$0.64$0.46
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.65$0.08$0.57$0.42
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.55$0.02$0.53$0.39
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.61$0.01$0.60$0.40