NonprofitsPajarito Environmental Education Center

Environment

Pajarito Environmental Education Center

LOS ALAMOS, NM

Total revenue

$1.3M

Total expenses

$1.1M

Net assets

$2.0M

Grants received

$337K

27 grants

EIN

850478101

Tax year

2024

Mission

Enriching peoples lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons mesas mountains and skies

Programs

2 programs

Public Programs: We offer numerous programs for the public at low or no cost. These include lectures classes hikes outings planetarium shows after-school programs and 7 summer camps. Many of these events like Nature Playtimes for children Forest Explorers for children Gentle Walks and Happy Ramblers for adults and three planetarium shows are scheduled each week. The weekly Summer Family Evening program brings the community together to learn more about and interact with the local environment and wildlife. The Bee City Los Alamos continued for its second year. During FY25 12,550 individuals attended one of our public programs.

Expenses: $314K

School Programs: We offer a variety of hands-on science lessons to students throughout northern New Mexico. These include in-school lessons and field trips astronomy classes in our planetarium outings to local public lands and field trips to the nature center. We offer our programs to public private and home-schooled children. During FY25 we served 5,363 students.

Expenses: $178K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$913K
Program service revenue$110K
Investment income$79K
Other revenue$184K
Total revenue$1.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$582K
Fundraising$38K
Other expenses$473K
Total expenses$1.1M
Total assets$2.1M
Net assets$2.0M

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Robin Gurule

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Kristen Dors

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Galen Gisler

Director

Board

4 hrs/wk

Janet Griego

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Nan Sauer

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Eduardo Santiago

Director

Board

4 hrs/wk

Bonnie Klamm

President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Shelly Wiemann

Former President

Board

4 hrs/wk

Linda Zwick

Former Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Linda Collier

Former Director

Board

0

Jennifer Macke

Former Director

Board

4 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Allen

Former President

Board

0

Grants received

Showing 27 of 27

FromAmountPurposeYear
$27K
FUNDING SUPPORTED PEECS PLACE-BASED K-12 LEARNING PROGRAMS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY COVERING EDUCATOR SALARIES, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS, LESSON MATERIALS, AND TECHNOLOGY SUBSCRIPTIONS LIKE THE CHRONOLOG COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT. THIS FUNDING ENABLED EQUITABLE, HANDS-ON OUTDOOR EDUCATION THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AND LOCAL NATURAL SITES, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND LOS ALAMOS COUNTY. FUNDING SUPPORTED COLLEGE TO CAREERS INTERNSHIPS FOR SUMMER 2024.
2024
$13K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$50K
Bee County USA activities
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT; PEEC S K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING PROVIDES EQUITABLE, RELEVANT, PLACE-BASED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
2023
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
Enhance Community Health
2023
$8K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
FOR FREE SCIENCE AND NATURE EDUCATION FOR TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. COLLABORATION WITH KHAPO COMMUNITY SCHOOL 6TH GRADERS TO AUTHOR AN EDUCATIONAL CHILDRENS BOOK ABOUT THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.
2022
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$4K
ENABLING MORE AMERICANS TO ENJOY NATURE
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$5K
MATERIALS FOR OUTDOOR SCIENCE LEARNING. CONNECTING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. REACHING CHILDREN WITH MEANINGFUL OUTDOOR SCIENCE EXPERIENCES.
2019
$4K
ENABLING MORE AMERICANS TO ENJOY NATURE
2019
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$4K
ENABLING MORE AMERICANS TO ENJOY NATURE
2018
$30K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$5K
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS AND CURRICULUM SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$337K from 9 funders · 27 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$93K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Los Alamos National Laboratory

$77K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Carroll Petrie Foundation

$50K · 1 grant · 2023

Battelle Memorial Institute

$47K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$26K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Clif Family Foundation

$21K · 4 grants · 2018–2023

United Way Of Northern New Mexico

$13K · 1 grant · 2024

Hancock Family Foundation Inc

$10K · 2 grants · 2017–2019

Details

EIN850478101
NTEE codeC60
Subsection03
Ruling date2001-07
Formed2000
Employees16
Volunteers120
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