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DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC

DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC (Georgia) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,039,371 to it, the largest being Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc ($225,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$1.6M
Funders on record
23
Grants received
$1.0M
Net assets
$2.9M
14/23 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 15%
01What it does

What Dunwoody Nature Center Inc does

Mission

Inspires the love of nature and cultivates environmental understanding and stewardship by: (1)Conserving and enhancing Dunwoody Park (2)Educating children, families and adults of all ages about the natural world and our place in it(3)Motivating environmental awareness and responsible action.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Environmental Education - At the Dunwoody Nature Center, we feature 22 acres and four distinct habitats that allow children to explore nature in a structured environment. By combining play and learning, children are able to grow and develop at their own pace and better understand how they are a part of the natural world. In 2024, the Nature Center served thousands of children through our popular nature camps.

    $479,609 spent$441,802 earned by the program
    57% of program spending

  2. Other Activities - In addition to our well regarded childrens and family programming, we developed more innovative adult programming during 2024 including health and wellness programs, beekeeping, book clubs and classes focused on the natural world. Our facility rental program continues to be an important part of our income. Adult & Community ProgramsWe offer an expanding program of classes and nature-based gatherings which seek to enhance the education, enjoyment and wellbeing of all participants. These include beekeeping, gardening, painting, fitness and more. Birthday PartiesVia various nature themes, children play games and hike the trails of the Nature Center. Childrens ProgramsWe seek to develop citizen-scientists through programs such as Backyard Scientists (for home schooled children) and, for our very youngest constituents, My Chickadee & Me Classes. Health & Wellness We offer yoga, tai chi, sound baths, forest bathing, bird walks, corporate team building and more throughout our 22 acres which includes an old growth forest.

    $283,325 spent$227,198 earned by the program
    34% of program spending

  3. Festivals - Over the course of two days we hosted the Butterfly Experience with over 3,000 participating. Timed tickets were sold which enabled visitors to enter one of three butterfly tents and enjoy a unique encounter with these lovely creatures. Also included were educational programs, crafts and activities, concessions and live music.

    $51,426 spent$67,618 earned by the program
    6% of program spending

  4. Field Trips - classes move through the meadow and trails of our park led by our highly trained staff of experienced educators for a hands-on learning experience that reinforces and brings to life the concepts that they are taught in the classroom.In 2024, 6,460 students participated from all over Metro Atlanta - of which - 51% are from Title 1 schools.

    $22,828 spent$25,599 earned by the program
    3% of program spending

  5. Scout Programs - helped troops earn patches, badge, try-its, and awards with many programs and service opportunities. All of our programs are designed to meet scouting requirements as outlined in project handbooks.

    $7,545 spent$4,224 earned by the program
    1% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $844,733.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.0M) Expenses 100 ($568k) Net assets 100 ($1.0M)2018 Revenue 156 ($1.6M) Expenses 121 ($687k) Net assets 185 ($1.9M)2019 Revenue 100 ($1.0M) Expenses 157 ($893k) Net assets 197 ($2.1M)2020 Revenue 69 ($704k) Expenses 127 ($722k) Net assets 195 ($2.0M)2021 Revenue 100 ($1.0M) Expenses 146 ($831k) Net assets 212 ($2.2M)2022 Revenue 97 ($986k) Expenses 168 ($952k) Net assets 215 ($2.3M)2023 Revenue 135 ($1.4M) Expenses 197 ($1.1M) Net assets 239 ($2.5M)2024 Revenue 158 ($1.6M) Expenses 207 ($1.2M) Net assets 280 ($2.9M)
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Revenue (158)Expenses (207)Net assets (280)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $1.1M to $2.0M (+85%).

$1.1M
$2.0M
$2.1M
$2.1M
$2.3M
$2.3M
$2.6M
$3.1M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

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ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 13% · 2021 14% · 2022 1% · 2023 23% · 2024 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

44% of DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 2,293 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$447k
’17
$891k
’18
$122k
’19
−$19k
’20
$181k
’21
$33k
’22
$250k
’23
$430k
’24
17
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reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed2225242428212325
Joined·+6+5+6+6+1+4+4
No longer listed·3662822
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $34k → $35k.

Funder
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total
Northside Hospital Incunclassified
$170k
funders
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6 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 22 of 23 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left

47% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC.

22%
largest funder
55%
top three
~8
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 93% · 2018 65% · 2019 83% · 2020 44% · 2021 34% · 2022 39% · 2023 71% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

23% of DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

84% of DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC's grant income comes from Georgia funders.

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CT
CA
DE
DC
GA
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Georgia out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $236k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.

Operating margin27% · above the median
Months of reserve16.6mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)7% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Organizations like DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Georgia

The South Fork Conservancy Incorporated82%Elachee Nature Science Center Inc82%Fernbank Inc79%Piedmont Park Conservancy Inc79%Dunwoody Preservation Trust Inc79%The Georgia Center for Nonprofits78%Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville Douglas County Inc77%Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue Effort Inc77%

Nationally

The South Fork Conservancy Incorporated82%Elachee Nature Science Center Inc82%Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Inc82%Delaware Nature Society Inc82%Darien Nature Center Inc81%Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum Inc81%Wildlife Rescue Center81%River Bend Nature Center Inc80%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

72% of spending goes to programs.

Program 72%Management 14%Fundraising 15%

Governance

24
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

91%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

GA

Screen this organization

A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC?
DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC (Georgia) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,039,371 to it, the largest being Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc ($225,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC have?
IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $1,039,371 in grants to DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC?
Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $225,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 23 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing