Develop and disseminate model adventure based programs for both therapeutic organizations and corporate training programs throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$232K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $499K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$232K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$879K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2022▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.2M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2022▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.1M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.4M
FY2021$781K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.6M Management & general 21% · $715K Fundraising 4% · $123K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $232K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$122,250Pt VII · Sec A
$110,028Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Caitlin McCormick Small$112,769$140,000$122,250$102,596$71,923
Elizabeth Neu$119,326$108,973$110,028——
Elizabeth Norris Neu———$97,334$78,249

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Program Services

Consulting, instruction and workshops presenting the adventure programming and tools to implement programs in schools and other educational institutions.

$2.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$715K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$879K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K
Other assetsLn 15$212K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$879K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5100
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$879K
Net assetsLn 32$781K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.6M$176K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$12K$155K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$190K$184K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$111K$81K$30K
TravelLn 17$244K$234K$10K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$175K$13K$162K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$531K$405K$120K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$189K$72K$72K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.6M$715K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.2M$4.1M$88K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.7M$29K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.9M$3.4M$438K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$2.5M$2.2M$781K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.1M−$218K−$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,884,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,900$124,213
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,492,711$3,733,937
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,141,134$5,498
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$21,329
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,703,745$3,884,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,524,397$2,174,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,024,173$1,272,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,548,570$3,446,951
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,155,175$438,026
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,884,977 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,213
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,733,937$3,733,937
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,498$5,498
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,329$21,329
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,739,435 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,329$3,884,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,446,951 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,585,748 · Management $175,966 · Fundraising $50,938$1,812,652
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,784 · Management $155,393 · Fundraising $4,477$171,654
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,547 · Fundraising $6,310$189,857
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,289 · Management $29,834$111,123
IX-17 TravelPrograms $233,695 · Fundraising $10,231$243,926
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,491$7,491
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,704$15,704
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,597 · Management $162,245$174,842
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $404,719 · Management $119,506 · Fundraising $6,582$530,807
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $72,413 · Management $71,787 · Fundraising $44,695$188,895
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,608,987 · Management $714,731 · Fundraising $123,233$3,446,951
Part X · Balance sheet $2,097,644 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,311,508$1,174,780
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $454,379$433,686
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,146$55,716
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $83,204$104,194
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,231$102,868
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $14,156$14,156
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$212,244
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,895,624$2,097,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $798,710$436,725
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $193,497$188,741
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$213,444
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,114,591$878,585
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $767,388$1,219,059
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,645$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $781,033$1,219,059
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,895,624$2,097,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,219,059 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,884,977
XI-2 Total expenses$3,446,951
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$438,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$781,033
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$85,750
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$85,750
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,219,059

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