Utah · Nonprofit
GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR
GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR (Utah) receives grants from 41 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,049,393 to it, the largest being LS Peery Foundation ($2,012,000). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.9M
- Funders on record
- 41
- Grants received
- $3.0M
- Net assets
- $6.1M
What Greater Ogden Community Nature Ctr does
Mission
The mission of the ogden nature center is to unite people with nature and nurture appreciation and stewardship of the environment.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Nature education programs - to promote their tax exempt purpose, the ogden nature center staff taught classes and workshops, led field trips, and hosted events both in person and virtually to celebrate and enjoy nature, helping the community learn about conservation and our natural resources. Staff provided opportunities to learn about the plants and animals native to the great basin. An educational outdoor classroom with nature-based interactive components was used for fieldtrips and preschool programs, and was available for public use. Creative vitual programming and workshops were offered upon request. During the year, the ogden nature center as part of an outreach effort to visit first grade classrooms throughout utah as part of a collaborative informal science education enhancement program. The number of people reached through education programs both on site and off during the year was approximately 36,600 individuals.
$599,912 spent$101,885 earned by the program50% of program spendingThe ogden nature center is located on a 152 acre nature preserve, and offers a wide variety of community programs for all ages with topics that include art, birding, wildlife in utah, gardening, outdoor recreation, conservation, sustainable practices, and more. The center is open to the public for discovery and exploration. Visitors enjoy meeting birds of prey, snakes, tortoises, salamanders, fish and other native species. Outside there are picnic areas, treehouses, bird blinds, a spotting tower and pretend bear den, a natural playscape for children,sculptures, a birdhouse exhibit, interpretive signage, and 1.5 miles of trails. Extensive habitat restoration work was conducted on the nature preserve to improve its health for the benefit of wildlife and people alike. The ogden nature center features two green buildings, with hands-on exhibits and a nature oriented gift store.
$465,190 spent$22,391 earned by the program39% of program spendingAnimal care - live animal exhibits give visitors the opportunity to meet and learn about animals native to utah. The animals are also taken on the road to be used as wildlife ambassadors in our outreach education programs.
$44,892 spent4% of program spendingVolunteer- the ogden nature center provides service opportunities and invites the community to assist in the care of the facilities and grounds, as well as assist with many of the other day to day operational functions such as answering phones, greeting visitors, preparing mailings, helping teach classes, and taking care of the collection of live animals. Volunteers are provided training and/or opportunities to participate in educational programs and events.
$94,063 spent8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,204,057.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $4.9M to $5.7M (+17%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 4% · 2018 15% · 2020 36% · 2023 53% · 2024 44%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
74% of GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Board chair
Christina Meyers
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 18 funders, grant income fell $370k → $257k.
2 of 41 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% 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 GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 41 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
GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 84% · 2018 79% · 2019 85% · 2020 72% · 2021 59% · 2022 70% · 2023 78% — 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
56% of GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
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
94% of GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR's grant income comes from Utah funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $31k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Against its field
GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR
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 Utah
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR?
- GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR (Utah) receives grants from 41 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,049,393 to it, the largest being LS Peery Foundation ($2,012,000). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR have?
- IRS filings report 41 organizations giving $3,049,393 in grants to GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR, 26 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR?
- LS Peery Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $2,012,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Utah. 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 41 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