Natural Learning Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 812444262
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2020
- Location
- Bellingham, WA, USA
- Phone
- 3604887030
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $52,657
- Expenses
- $54,817
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- KIMBERLY WULFESTIEG (CHAIR)
- SIOBHAN MURPHY (TREASURER)
- CHANDA SPALDING (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Provide an enriching and stimulating educational environment for learners ages 5 - 12 years old.
What it reported doing in 2023
Provided an enriching and stimulating educational environment for learners ages 5 - 12 years old. Explored interests, connections, and the world, through acts of inquiry, diligence, and compassion. Areas of learning included science, art, technology, math, culture, reading, writing, history, physical education, and emotional intelligence. Children learn through long term projects, field trips, collaborative work, games, community interactions, presentations, volunteering, and more.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -4.1%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -16.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $55K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.