Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$943k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$618k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$534k
$189k liabilities
Net assets
$345k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.0y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
17
named in Part VII
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Inc's network
10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Goldberg | Executive Committee at large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brent Jackson | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Connie Bennett-Martin | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Charles Schwass | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christopher Campbell (also filed as Chris Campbell) | Executive Committee at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Yates | Executive Committee at Large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Win Everham (also filed as Dr Win Everham) | Executive Committee at large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dick Anderson | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeff Starrak | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susie Hassett | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Goldberg | VP | 2019 |
| Britta Soderqvist | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Breanna Frankel | Vice Chair | 2025 |
| Britta Sodervist | Vice Chair Interim Chair | 2024 |
| Carol Reynolds | Treasurer | since 2024 |
| Cindy Banyai | Chair / Interim Managing Director | 2024 |
| Connie Martin | President | 2023 |
| Carrie Nameth | Director | since 2024 |
| David Yates | VP | 2023 |
| Dr William Hammond | Past Preside | 2019 |
| Eric Raddatz | Executive Director | since 2024 |
| Heather Preston | Director | 2024 |
| Jeff Starrak | Company secretary | 2019 |
| Jim Reynolds | President | 2019 |
| Kaitlin Danks | Company secretary | since 2024 |
| Michael McCauley | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Todd Sherman | Director | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britta Soderqvist | Chair | 20 | $0 | ||
| Breanna Frankel | Vice Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Carol Reynolds | Treasurer | 20 | $0 | ||
| Kaitlin Danks | Secretary | 6 | $0 | ||
| Brian Goldberg | Executive Committee At large | 4 | $0 | ||
| Dr Win Everham | Executive Committee at large | 4 | $0 | ||
| Chris Campbell | Executive Committee at Large | 4 | $0 | ||
| David Yates | Executive Committee at Large | 4 | $0 | ||
| William Hammond | Emeritus Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Starrak | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Charles Schwass | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Eric Raddatz | Executive Director | 48 | $0 | ||
| Connie Bennett-Martin | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Carrie Nameth | Director | 40 | $0 | ||
| Todd Sherman | Director | 40 | $0 | ||
| Susie Hassett | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Brent Jackson | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | Trustee | 4 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Inc
- EIN
- 237090889
- Address
- 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL, 33905-7811
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Inspiring people to connect with nature (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A560 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Britta Soderqvist (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1971
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeff Starrak
≥6years on the filingsBrian Goldberg
≥6years on the filingsConnie Bennett-Martin
≥6years on the filingsDavid Yates
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $534k
- Total liabilities
- $189k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $345k
- Contributions and grants received
- $9k
- Program service revenue
- $858k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $568k | $571k | Deficit $2k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.