2018/2019 Pilot Year

        Timeline                                                   Data                                                        

First Founder's Meeting: March 24th 2018
Barnacles and Bees Website Launch: April 2018
WA SOS Creation: May 18th 2018
WA Nature Preschool Association Symposium: June 2018
Bremerton Community Meeting: June 2018
Launch Free Community Program : July 3rd 2018
KCF - Fiscal Sponsorship: August 2018
Bremerton CDBG application: August 2018
Indiegogo Fundraiser: October 2018
Coyote Training: October 2018
Bremerton Kiwanis Club Presentation: December 2018
Hired 2 employees: January 2019
Launch Nature Immersion Program: January 2019
Conversation with Richard Louv: January 2019
IRS Letter of Determination : February 2019
Peninsula Birth and Baby Expo Presentation: March 2019
Launch Seasonal Workshops Program: April 2019
Earth Day + Spring Fundraiser Event: April 2019
Kitsap Great Give Fundraiser: April 2019
Scholarship Fund: April 2019
Family Nature Play Class Fund: April 2019
Open House: May 2019
End of fiscal year: June 2019
Number of programs: 3
Number of registrations: 142
Number of individual family served: 90
Number of active volunteers: 10
Number of hours volunteered: 1,330h (at least)
Number of FTE: 0.5
Number of staff: 2

TIME OUTSIDE
Number of hours spent outside rain or shine: Over 200h!
  • The average child in our Nature Immersion Program spends 6x more time outside than the average american child!​
  • That is an average of 42min/day versus the national average of 49min/week

Finance

Income: $24,772
Expenses: $15,757

​Financial documentation available upon request:
- 2018/2019 Income Statement
- 2018/2019 Balance Sheet
- 2019/2020 YTD Provisional Budget
We teach that, no matter how small you are, from the tiniest barnacle to the busiest bee, you can have a meaningful and positive impact in your community.