NonprofitsBerks Nature

Environment

Berks Nature

READING, PA

Total revenue

$6.5M

Total expenses

$3.3M

Net assets

$44.9M

Grants received

$10.1M

118 grants

EIN

231966295

Tax year

2024

Mission

Berks nature is the leading agent for conservation of the environment in berks county.

Programs

1 program

Educational programs: we served 931 students through our summer eco camp, 82 children in our nature preschool and over 14,000 students and visitors who came to the nature place to learn about the environment, conservation, watershed science and to connect with nature.

Expenses: $718K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.5M
Program service revenue$669K
Investment income$309K
Other revenue
Total revenue$6.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.9M
Fundraising$132K
Other expenses$1.4M
Total expenses$3.3M
Total assets$45.3M
Net assets$44.9M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KIMBERLY J MURPHY

PRESIDENT

Board

$188K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID J BREITEGAM

VICE CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICHOLAS BIEBER

TREASURER/DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BETH M KOHL

CORPORATE SECRETARY/DIRECT

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANIEL P BECKER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KIRSTEN DEYSHER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFFREY C EUCLIDE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR TERRY D HAND

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTIN J KELLEY

CHAIR/DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DARRYL JENKINS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERIC W JENKINS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY FW KEELER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHARON MAST

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TANYA MELENDEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RODNEY RIDLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DINA GERACIMOS WERT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER J HARTMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 118 of 118

FromAmountPurposeYear
$750K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$250K
FOR THE ADVANCED ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
2024
$34K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2024
$30K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2024
$26K
TO SUPPORT NATURAL CONSERVATIVE ACTIVITIES
2024
$24K
FOR EASEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE
2024
$23K
FOR EASEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE
2024
$20K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$20K
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELO
2024
$16K
ASSISTANCE
2024
$15K
FOR MUNICIPAL OUTREACH
2024
$13K
FOR WATERSHED ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS
2024
$12K
FOR WHATSUP BERKS INITIATIVE
2024
$11K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2024
$11K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2024
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2024
$7K
FOR SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2024
$7K
FOR SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2024
$7K
FOR RETURN ON THE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM FOR BERKS COUNTY
2024
$7K
ONE-TIME GRANT: COMMUNITY GARDEN ACCESSIBILITY
2024
$1.1M
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$163K
SCHUYLKILL AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
2023
$157K
2021 - PROGRAMS AT THE NATURE PLACE
2023
$150K
PHASE 2+ DRWI - BERKS NATURE (MIDDLE SCHUYLKILL)
2023
$71K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2023
$46K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2023
$45K
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
2023
$44K
FOR EASEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE
2023
$35K
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM - NATURE ALL AROUND US
2023
$18K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
ASSISTANCE
2023
$15K
FOR PLANTING TREES IN READING
2023
$14K
FOR SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2023
$13K
FOR THE ROLLOUT OF THE RETURN ON THE ENVIRONMENT STUDY
2023
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2023
$7K
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF "GOLDEN MEADOWS" PROPERTY
2023
$6K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$1K
TO SUPPORT NATURAL CONSERVATIVE ACTIVITIES
2023
$1.0M
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$835K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$308K
AGRI BEST MGMT PRACTICES
2022
$178K
2021 - PROGRAMS AT THE NATURE PLACE
2022
$178K
2021 - PROGRAMS AT THE NATURE PLACE
2022
$150K
PHASE 2+ DRWI - BERKS NATURE (MIDDLE SCHUYLKILL)
2022
$150K
PHASE 2+ DRWI - BERKS NATURE (MIDDLE SCHUYLKILL)
2022
$43K
Provides monetary assistance to help support the operations of other conservation efforts.
2022
$26K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2022
$21K
FOR EASEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE
2022
$21K
FOR EASEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE
2022
$21K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2022
$20K
FOR CONSERVATION WORK
2022
$20K
LARGE LANDSCAPE GRANT
2022
$19K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$16K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2022
$13K
ASSISTANCE
2022
$11K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2022
$10K
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS
2022
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$10K
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
2022
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$7K
FOR SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2022
$7K
FOR SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2022
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
SUSTAINABILITY
2022
$5K
SUSTAINABILITY
2022
$5K
SUSTAINABILITY
2022
$1K
TO SUPPORT NATURAL CONSERVATIVE ACTIVITIES
2022
$1.1M
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$673K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$79K
IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL
2021
$44K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2021
$43K
Provides monetary assistance to help support the operations of other conservation efforts.
2021
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$15K
ASSISTANCE
2021
$200K
PROGRAMS AT THE NATURE PLACE
2020
$188K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$165K
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
2020
$135K
PHASE 2 OF THE DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITIATIVE (MIDDLE SCHUYLKILL)
2020
$115K
CONSERVATION EASEMENT PURCHASE - DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED PROTECTION FUND
2020
$55K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2020
$44K
Provides monetary assistance to help support the operations of other conservation efforts.
2020
$36K
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
2020
$36K
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
2020
$34K
Conservation work, general
2020
$14K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$8K
ASSISTANCE
2020
$3K
TO SUPPORT NATURAL CONSERVATIVE ACTIVITIES
2020
$185K
VARIOUS CONSERVATION
2019
$70K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2019
$55K
Matching support for "Spread the Seeds of Conservation" Capital Campaign for the Nature Place.
2019
$44K
PROVIDES MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO HELP SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF OTHER CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
2019
$21K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$14K
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
2019
$60K
Installing Whole Farm Agr
2018
$33K
Conservation Activities
2018
$31K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2018
$18K
ASSISTANCE
2018
$16K
Conservation Activities
2018
$1K
TO SUPPORT NATURAL CONSERVATIVE ACTIVITIES
2018
$750
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$25K
Implementing Agriculture
2017
$17K
Conservation Activities
2017
$15K
Conservation Activities
2017
$11K
PARTICIPATION IN ALLIANCE FOR WATERSHED EDUCATION PROGRAM
2017
$6K
ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS
2017

Funded by

$10.1M from 26 funders · 118 grants · 2017–2024

Berks County Community Foundation Inc

$4.8M · 34 grants · 2020–2024

Malickson Ephraim Irrev Tua

$1.7M · 3 grants · 2020–2022

The William Penn Foundation

$1.3M · 8 grants · 2020–2023

National Fish And Wildlife Foundation

$986K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

National Wildlife Federation

$271K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

The Nature Conservancy

$222K · 9 grants · 2017–2023

Natural Lands Trust Inc

$176K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc

$115K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN231966295
NTEE codeC300
Subsection03
Ruling date1975-07
Formed1974
Employees46
Volunteers130
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