High Five Adventure Learning Center INC EIN 03-0363893 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

High Five Adventure Learning Center INC

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Improves lives, learning, and work through experiential education for individuals, schools, and communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.4M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, and $943K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Brattleboro, VT
Website
www.high5adventure.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$2.4MFY2024
Expenses
$2.8M
Net assets
$943K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  03-0363893 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brattleboro, VT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Improves lives, learning, and work through experiential education for individuals, schools, and communities.
Leadership
Jennifer Ottinger · Executive Director · $102K
Money in and out
$2.4M revenue, $2.8M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$943K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$428K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-18%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -185% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -39%
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▼ -8%
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -31%
Total liabilities
$870K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$943K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$428K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHigh Five Adventure Learning Center INC
EINHdr · item D03-0363893
Principal addressHdr · item CBrattleboro, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.high5adventure.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$102,461Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Ottinger’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3392 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Ottinger$102,461$90,204$79,573$73,672$55,417
James Grout$91,260$86,733$76,380

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Challenge Course Services

Challenge course services provides the tools and equipment that support adventure programming. We design, install, inspect and repair challenge courses of all sizes, provide ongoing consulting services to these programs, and partner with our customers to integrate all of high 5's services in ways that schools, youth and service…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Training and Team Development

The training and team development team teaches individuals, schools, businesses, and communities from across the northeast how to improve problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills, increase team communication and performance, create an atmosphere of cooperation, trust and encouragement, and discover and effectively capitalize on…

$634Kprogram expense
03

Edge of Leadership

The edge of leadership program provides adventure-based youth leadership development through work performed in schools and on our brattleboro campus and challenge course. Our four experiential educators with 65 years of collective experience guide students in grades 5 through 12, and their teachers, to develop critical thinking and…

$336Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$1.8M · 77%
Contributions & grants$294K · 12%
Other revenue$244K · 10%
Investment income$13K · 1%
Program service revenue77%$1.8M
Contributions & grants12%$294K
Other revenue10%$244K
Investment income1%$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$2.1M
Management & general23%$656K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$304K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$870K
Total net assetsLn 32$943K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $304K · Operating expenses/yr $2.8M
1.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.1M · Total expenses $2.8M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $656K · Total expenses $2.8M
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $2.8M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $628K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $294K · Total revenue $2.4M
12%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total revenue $2.4M
77%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13K · Total revenue $2.4M
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total expenses $2.8M
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.4M · Prior year $3.9M
-39%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.4M · FY2024 $2.4M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $943K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.4M · Expenses $2.8M
-18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $943K · Total assets $1.8M
52%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Ottinger · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $102K · Total expenses $2.8M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.8M · Total expenses $2.8M
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -39%
Legal fee ratio 0.02%
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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