Better Business Bureau Report for
Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center

Better Business Bureau Report issued July 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires July 2012


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center
Address: 7112 Newcastle
  Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: 713-667-6550
Web Address: www.naturediscoverycenter.org
Also known as:Nature Discovery Center, Inc.
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1979, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To ignite lifelong curiosity, understanding and respect for nature through education.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 11: Financial Statements - Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $250,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $100,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.

Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center does not meet this Standard because:

  • It states it does not have audited financial statements for the past fiscal year.
Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Hana & Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center focuses on developing, using, beautifying, and preserving public parks. They operate and maintain a park and nature discovery center in Bellaire, Texas and are also involved in the following activities: Summer Science and Holiday Camps, School Field Trip Programs, Traveling Exhibits, Discovery Presentation, and Outreach/After-school classes. In the 2007-2008 school year, over 50,000 students, teachers, children and parents from throughout the greater Houston area participated in their programs.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center's program expenses were:

  
Total: 348,899
Total Program Expenses: $348,899
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Jennifer Gillespie-Malone, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $57,000

Chair of the Board: Lynda Clemmons
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Consultant, VCM PArtners, LLC

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 8

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $231,695, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization 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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center's IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions and grants 231,695
Program service revenue 78,264
Other revenue 38,820
Investment income 16,829
Total Income $365,608


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $365,608
  Program expenses $348,899
  Fund raising expenses 15,534
  Administrative expenses 20,410
 
Total expenses   $384,843
Expenses in Excess of Income   (19,235)
Beginning net assets   685,966
Ending net assets   654,151
Total liabilities   3,779
Total assets   $654,151


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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