Program areas at The Friends of The Green Center
Education: The Green Center supports the scout badge program, provided hands-on experiences for 2,200 students in K-8, while supporting a vegetable garden program for six local elementary schools, and provides various summer day camps. The Green Center also instituted an early learning childhood nature play and story telling program that served 220 children aged three to eight. In addition to these programs the Green Center offers educational experiences geared toward adults. The Green Center hosts a quarterly speaker series inviting various professionals to discuss how they connect to nature. The educational staff provides hands-on professional development seminars in ecology, inquiry based methodologies and arts integration for local teachers and informal educators.
Arts: The Green Center's headquarters serves as a venue for artists whose visual, dramatic and literary production explore the connection between nature and the arts. in 2019 the Green Center hosted the Fall Fire Festival which included artist exhibitions drawing over 200 adults and children.
Outdoor Learning Spaces: The Green Center restores and maintains 30 acres of native hardwood forest, prairie and wetlands.
Who funds The Friends of The Green Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Friends of The Green Center
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Scott Shippey | Treasurer | $0 | 2025-02-08 |
Financials for The Friends of The Green Center
| Revenues | FYE 09/2024 | FYE 09/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $159,613 | $162,900 | -2% |
| Program services | $35,012 | $28,189 | 24.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $17,764 | $24,239 | -26.7% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $212,389 | $215,328 | -1.4% |
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|---|
| Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens | 501(c)(3) | Palos Heights, IL | $440,469 |
| Sarett Nature Center | 501(c)(3) | Benton Harbor, MI | $623,966 |
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| Margaret and Luke Pettit Preserve | 501(c)(3) | Cartersville, GA | $148,897 |
| I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center | 501(c)(3) | Midland, TX | $214,236 |
| Canyon Country Discovery Center (FCS) | 501(c)(3) | Monticello, UT | $685,581 |
| Kipuka Olowalu | 501(c)(3) | Lahaina, HI | $125,889 |
| Grass River Natural Area | 501(c)(3) | Bellaire, MI | $752,067 |
Data update history
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
June 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
February 4, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Environmental organizationsMuseumsCharities
Issues
EducationLand and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
LobbyingReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 8025 Blackberry Ave
- Saint Louis, MO 63130
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- County
- St. Louis County, MO
- Website URL
- thegreencenter.org/contact.htmlÂ
- Phone
- (314) 725-8314
IRS details
- EIN
- 43-1798337
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1992
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C60: Environmental Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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