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WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER

EIN: 84-1352764Nederland, COZIP: 80466
C30 - Environment501(c)(3)

Mission

FOR 27 YEARS, WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER HAS HELPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS FORGE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATURE THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS. SPECIALIZING IN MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY, WILD BEAR WELCOMES VISITORS TO ITS HANDS-ON NATURE CENTER AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER INSPIRES A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS SINCE 1997. WE ARE KEY PARTNERS IN THE PRESERVATION OF MUD LAKE OPEN SPACE AND IN 2000 WE ORGANIZED THE COMMUNITY TO REMOVE 30 TONS OF TRASH MAKING IT ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST WETLAND HABITATS IN BOULDER COUNTY. WILD BEAR IS NOW IN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD ITS PERMANENT HOME ON ITS FIVE ACRES AT MUD LAKE AND CARIBOU RANCH OPEN SPACES AND COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT DESIGN OF THE NATURE CENTER.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$3.4M$0$7.7M
2022$1.3M$0$5.2M

Compensation

2023

NATHAN SMALLWOOD
$0
$0
$0
$132,000
JILL DREVES
$0
$0
$0
$111,918
ALEX KOSSEFF
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN FARRELL
$0
$0
$0
$0
CORKY DINEEN
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHY YATES
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA WENINGER
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY GEYER
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN CURTIS
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICK ELLSMORE
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

JILL DREVES
$0
$0
$0
$100,956
SALLY BRADY
$0
$0
$0
$0
HILLARY KATZ
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLA HERZ
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZACK SCOTT
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN FARRELL
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY GEYER
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN CURTIS
$0
$0
$0
$0

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