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Amberations Inc
Marietta, NY · EIN 760757588 · Form 990EZ · FY2020 · NTEE P80 · Human Services · Micro (<$100K) · amberations.org
revenue
$14K
expenses
$11K
net assets
$58K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Supporting Mental Health through Nature

profile · synthesized from sources

Amberations Inc is a nonprofit based in Marietta, NY that provides free public access to 50 acres of natural grounds for recreation, contemplation, and connection with animals. The organization supports mental health through nature by offering trails, a creek, frog pond, and barnyard animals for visitors of all ages and abilities. It runs volunteer-led programs including arts and crafts for seniors and educational science lessons.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Arts & Crafts Class for Seniors
Free weekly class for seniors offering painting, drawing, fabric collage, and DIY crafts in a social, creative environment; runs for four weeks in June
Fall Festival
Annual community event featuring local artisans, food, live music, kids' activities, raffles, and a duck race; serves as a major fundraiser
Mother’s Day Brunch and Bike Ride
Spring fundraiser combining a family brunch with a community bike ride; relies on volunteer support for execution
Science Lessons
Series of downloadable PowerPoint lessons for children based on seasonal nature observations and activities at Amberations
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Animal Rescue Volunteer Coordination 1 activity
    • Facilitating volunteer engagement in site operations
      Relies on ongoing volunteer support for animal care, grounds maintenance, and general assistance, and organizes periodic work days throughout the year to support operational needs.
  • Senior Social & Enrichment Programming 1 activity
    • Hosting free weekly arts and crafts classes for seniors
      Provides free, recurring arts and crafts programming for seniors, including painting, drawing, fabric collage, and DIY crafts, offered in weekly sessions over a four-week period.
  • Event Venue Rental Services 1 activity
    • Hosting private events on organizational grounds
      Allows use of its grounds for private events such as weddings, providing a venue for external events as part of its site utilization.
  • Free Public Access Nature Sites 1 activity
    • Operating a public nature site for outdoor recreation and nature access
      Manages a 50-acre nature site open to the public 365 days a year, offering passive recreation including hiking, wildlife observation, and relaxation, with accessible infrastructure such as a wheelchair-accessible deck and ADA-compliant composting outhouse.
  • Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
    • Organizing annual community festivals and fundraising events
      Hosts major annual public events including a Fall Festival—featuring local artisans, vendors, live music, food, raffles, a duck race, and family activities—and a Mother’s Day Brunch and Bike Ride, with the Fall Festival having grown over 20 years into a significant community gathering.
  • STEM Competition and Robotics Programs 1 activity
    • Providing educational science materials for early learners
      Develops and shares educational PowerPoint materials to support early science education, extending the organization’s educational outreach beyond on-site programming.
  • Onsite & Outreach Environmental Education Programs 1 activity
    • Running an educational barnyard animal program with public interaction
      Operates a barnyard animal program that allows visitors to interact with and feed designated animals, including lifelong care for individual animals like Big Joe, with daily human interaction and emotional enrichment as part of their care.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Providing nature-based mental health programming
      Offers nature-based programs designed to support mental health, leveraging access to natural environments as part of therapeutic and wellness-oriented activities.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$14K
Contributions & grants$13K93%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue$260
expenses
Total expenses$11K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$58K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$58K
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • Ann Ferguson — Director
  • Shannon Delaney — Director
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Gloria Wiley Partner — Founder of Amberations
  • Zeffy Partner — Partnered with Zeffy to manage ticketing and sponsorship for the Fall Festival.
  • kimdunn7 Partner — Photographer who has contributed images for Amberations' website
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Creative Engagement for Seniors
    methodology: creative_engagement_for_seniors
    By providing a relaxed, welcoming environment for creative activities, we enhance social connection and lifelong learning among seniors, because creative engagement fosters cognitive and emotional well-being in older adults.
  • Inclusive Animal Care and Emotional Enrichment
    methodology: emotional_enrichment_care
    By integrating daily human affection into animal care, we enhance the emotional well-being of animals, because consistent positive human interaction serves as a form of emotional enrichment critical to animal welfare.
  • Nature-Based Healing
    methodology: nature_based_healing
    By facilitating access to nature and interaction with natural elements, we improve mental health and foster personal growth, because nature has inherent therapeutic properties that support emotional well-being and environmental stewardship.