Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 77-0019197 • 501(c)3 • Big Sur, CA
Profile
Natural history education
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
73rd percentile
Higher net margin than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
61st percentile
Faster asset growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
41st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$193,025
Up $7,484 (+4.0%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Up$193,025
Up $7,484 (+4.0%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$39,473
Down $3,631 (-8.4%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$31,990
Up $1,793 (+5.9%) from 2024
Net Income
Down$7,483
Down $5,424 (-42%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Natural history education
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Education/interpretation campfire programs; children's natural history education;Natural History Education Center; dissemination of educational materials and information for 3 State Parks and Los Padres National Forest. Support for Tribal Cultural Day. | $22,798 | $29,877 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Lee | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Wendy Burnett | Secretary/Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Nadine Clark | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sharen Carey | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“20,000.00 to Los Padres Forest Assn. (501c3) education/interpretation of Big Sur area. 1,298.00 to Ventana Wilderness Society (501c3) CA condor information brochures. 1,500.00 to CA League of Park Associations Natural History Education Seminar held in Montrey, CA.”
“Educational& interpretive materials/programs 7,079.00. Insurance 571.00. Miscellaneous 229.00”
“Rounding”
“Office and interpretive equipment and inventory. 47,989 of this is a digital condor display in our Natural History Education Center”
“The amounts on Part 1, lines 7a and 7b are exempt function amounts. The sales of interpretive and educational brochures/maps and firewood fund our exempt educational/interpretive function.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | NATURAL HISTORY EDUCATION |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | 20,000.00 to Los Padres Forest Assn. (501c3) education/interpretation of Big Sur area. 1,298.00 to Ventana Wilderness Society (501c3) CA condor information brochures. 1,500.00 to CA League of Park Associations Natural History Education Seminar held in Montrey, CA. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Educational& interpretive materials/programs 7,079.00. Insurance 571.00. Miscellaneous 229.00 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Rounding |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Office and interpretive equipment and inventory. 47,989 of this is a digital condor display in our Natural History Education Center |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | The amounts on Part 1, lines 7a and 7b are exempt function amounts. The sales of interpretive and educational brochures/maps and firewood fund our exempt educational/interpretive function. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 35b |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Stephanie Lee |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | President |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 8312384037 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-08-20 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | BIG SUR NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | BIGS |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 770019197 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 8316672956 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | PO Box 274 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Big Sur |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | CA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 93920 |
| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-08-20T22:40:42-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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