Ballard Family Nature Center Inc
Donations deductibleBallard Family Nature Center Inc's network
15 peoplei15 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
15 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.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 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Bales | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brett Higgs | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chris Niebrugge | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Debbie Clagg | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jake Buhnerkempe | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joe Fearday | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kevin Roepke | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lynn Higgs | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Flack | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary Ann Hoeffliger | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sami Childerson | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sarah Buhnerkempe | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Niemerg | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Terry Esker | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Terry Probst | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joyce Green | Co-Director | since 2021 |
| Karan Gruel | Co-Director | since 2020 |
| Lyndsey Wiley | Co-Director | since 2020 |
| Vanessa Doedtman | Co-Director | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan Gruel | Co-Director | 23 | $39k | ||
| Katrina Davis | Co-Director | 15 | $24k | ||
| Terry Esker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debbie Clagg | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Niebrugge | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Flack | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Roepke | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Billie Bales | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brett Higgs | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lynn Higgs | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sami Childerson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry Probst | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Fearday | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Niemerg | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jake Buhnerkempe | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Buhnerkempe | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stan Kirchhofer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ballard Family Nature Center Inc
- EIN
- 371389458
- Address
- 5253 E US Highway 40, Altamont, IL, 62411-2485
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The mission of ballard nature center is to provide high quality environmental education to students, educators, organizations, and individuals through visitor interpretation, educational displays, natural community restoration and management. Environmental education will emphasize the importance of natural communities and their associated ecosystems especially those communities typically... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C990 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Terry Probst (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrett Higgs
≥8years on the filingsChris Niebrugge
≥8years on the filingsDebbie Clagg
≥8years on the filingsKevin Roepke
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $52k
- Program service revenue
- $17k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50