RIVERBEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
EIN 23-7455526 · Environment (C600)
What they do
RIVERBENDS PURPOSE is to FOSTER AN AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, and UNDERSTANDING of OUR TOTAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. BY GROWING BOTH THE LOVE of NATURE and ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, WE AIM to INSPIRE ACTION THAT CONTRIBUTES to A HEALTHIER PLANET for ALL. AT RIVERBEND, WE WORK to DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY USING TESTED EDUCATION TOOLS GROUNDED IN SCIENCE. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS is ESSENTIAL to LIVE IN and CARE for OUR NATURAL WORLD. RIVERBENDS NATURE-BASED STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, APPRECIATION of THE NATURAL WORLD and OUR PLACE IN IT. THROUGH INQUIRY BASED LEARNING STUDENTS HAVE DIRECT EXPERIENCES WITH NATURE and THE RELEVANT LEARNING THAT ADVANCES CURIOSITY, CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVE APPROACHES, and PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.
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ContactPATRICK RYANTREASURER
Mailing address1950 SPRING MILL ROAD, GLADWYNE, PA 19035
Main phone(610) 527-5234 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@riverbendeec.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- December 1974
- County
- Montgomery
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