THORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
PO BOX 19107, BOULDER, CO 80308 www.thornenature.org

Total Revenue
$2,394,982
Total Expenses
$1,969,561
Net Assets
$2,735,717

Organizations Filed Purposes: THORNE'S MISSION IS TO BUILD EARTH STEWARDSHIP BY CONNECTING YOUTH TO NATURE THROUGH JOYFUL, HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES.

SUMMER CAMP - THORNE SUMMER CAMP IN BOULDER, LONGMONT, LOUISVILLE, AND LITTLETON REACHES MORE THAN 2,800 YOUTH EACH SUMMER THROUGH FIELD-BASED "CAMP EXPERIENCES" FOR KIDS AGES 3-15. LEARNING TAKES PLACE THROUGH HANDS- ON, SCIENCE-BASED, EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES IN GRASSLANDS, EVERGREEN FORESTS, AND WETLAND HABITATS AS A CLASSROOM. FIELD TRIP PROGRAM - THE PROGRAM ENGAGES MORE THAN 2,600 BVSD AND SVVSD SECOND GRADERS AND NEARLY 500 STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS ANNUALLY IN A DAY-LONG FIELD TRIP TO THE 45-ACRE SOMBRERO MARSH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER IN BOULDER OR SANDSTONE RANCH IN LONGMONT. THROUGH FUN, HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, STUDENTS INTERACT WITH, AND LEARN TO CARE ABOUT, THE ECOSYSTEMS AROUND THEM. SCHOOL PROGRAMS - THORNE'S THREE-VISIT IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM REACHES NEARLY 6,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM EXPANDS STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE AND LITERACY THROUGH A SERIES OF LESSONS THAT INVOLVE INTERACTIVE EXPLORATIONS, INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIMENTS, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND SPECIMENS, AND WRITING A PICTURE BOOK. AT SELECT SCHOOLS, THORNE OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL TWELVE WEEKS OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO 280 STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FURTHER EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE AND CONNECTION TO NATURE. NATURE FOR ALL - THORNE PROVIDES IN EXCESS OF 400,000 IN CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 7,000 YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME AND LATINO FAMILIES EACH YEAR (GREATER THAN 50% OF THORNE'S TOTAL PARTICIPANTS). THORNE BELIEVES THAT MORE FREQUENT AND IN-DEPTH INTERACTION WITH PARTICIPANTS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY WILL TRULY CONNECT WITH NATURE AND BECOME LIFE-LONG STEWARDS OF THE EARTH. FOR THIS REASON, THORNE HAS DEVELOPED ITS NATURE IMMERSION PROGRAM (NIP), WHICH SEAMLESSLY DELIVERS THORNE'S SUMMER CAMP, FIELD TRIP, IN-SCHOOL, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Keith DesrosiersEXECUTIVE DI40$107,303
Jose VieitezMEMBER1$0
Sophie RamusMEMBER1$0
Duane PrimozichMEMBER1$0
Michael O'TooleMEMBER1$0
Anne-Worley MoelterMEMBER1$0
Jacquie MckennaMEMBER1$0
Jd MangatMEMBER1$0
Chris JacobsMEMBER1$0
Graham CasdenMEMBER1$0
David BrantzMEMBER1$0
Brian BagleyMEMBER1$0
Chad ArnoldTREASURER2$0
Jenefer DonovanSECRETARY2$0
Susie StrifeVICE CHAIR2$0
Amanda PaulsonCHAIR2$0

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