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Name:	Cincinnati Nature Center Association
Address:	4949 Tealtown Road
	Milford, OH 45150
Phone:	(513) 831-1711
Web Address:	www.cincynature.org

Cincinnati Nature Center Association meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Cincinnati Nature Center (CNC) provides hands-on environmental education to children and adults in a 1,600 acre classroom of forest, meadow, farmland, pond and stream on two sites, Rowe Woods near Milford and Long Branch Farm & Trails in Goshen. CNC offers an interdisciplinary approach to learning, which incorporates ecology, natural history, science, social studies and sustainable living into their programs. According to the charity, nearly 10,000 children participate in CNC educational programs each year and more than 70,000 visitors enter the sites annually. CNC serves school districts from throughout the tri-state region through school day fieldtrips, providing age-appropriate environmental education and experiences for children from grades 1-8. Throughout the year, CNC offers guided hikes, bird walks, and educational programs and events for people of all ages. The programs are created in order to connect people to the natural world on which their lives depend.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Cincinnati Nature Center Association's program expenses were:

Education Programs	2,739,845
Nature and Farm Stores	137,748
Volunteers	84,264
Crop, Garden, and Livestock	39,883
Total Program Expenses:	$3,001,740

Chief Executive : Mr. William H. Hopple III, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$137,105

Chair of the Board: Mr. Grant Cowan
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Frost, Brown, Todd LLC

Board Size: 20

Paid Staff Size: 44

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, grant proposals, Internet, planned giving arrangements

Fund raising costs were 25% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,040,268, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This charity is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Cincinnati Nature Center Association's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,576,534
Investment Income	1,003,367
Grants	463,734
Memberships	404,310
Programs	383,947
Rental Income	193,399
Nature Store (Less Expenses of $197,534)	116,199
Miscellaneous	77,246
Non-Member Use Fee	65,562
Change in Interest in Beneficial Trust	-79,695
Investment Fees	-164,335
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments	-1,365,697
Total Income	$2,674,571

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 13%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$2,674,571
	Program expenses			$3,001,740
	Fund raising expenses			513,476
	Administrative expenses			298,521
Total expenses				$3,813,737
Expenses in Excess of Income				(1,139,166)
Beginning net assets				27,056,307
Ending net assets				25,917,141
Total liabilities				126,850
Total assets				$26,043,991