Kroka Expeditions: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 04-3341632)

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches wilderness skills and community through organic farming and expeditions.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Wilderness Program

From june to august, kroka offers a variety of outdoor experiences for students ages 6 to 18. Week-long camp based programs introduce the youngest to outdoor adventure; one to two week long expeditions for older children are centered around a specific activity, such as rock-climbing, canoeing, caving, biking, or wild crafts; two to four…

$653Kprogram expense

02

Semester Programs

We offer two semester programs for high school and gap-year students: ecuador in the fall, and northern new england and canada in the winter. On both, self-sufficient expeditions are the catalyst for students to come to understand the world and themselves and their inter-relationship in new ways, learning the importance of responsibility…

$413Kprogram expense

03

Contract Programs

Primarily school programs. Working closely with our school partners and the land, we create unique wilderness journeys that integrate expedition travel, community service, farming, crafts, and experiential academic discovery. Living and traveling in nature requires commitment and cooperation within the group.

$301Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Foundation for Jewish PhilanthropiesFY2024$175K

Lorber FoundationFY2024$7K

Nepheli FoundationFY2024$250

Verizon FoundationFY2024$77

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$182K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.1M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$65K

Money outPt IX

$1.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$527K

Fundraisingcol D$55K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M

Total assetsLn 16$4.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$733K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$65K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Gains on assetsLn 7$19K

Total revenueLn 12$3.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$400K

SavingsLn 2$1.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M

Other assetsLn 15$357K

Total assetsLn 16$4.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$733K

Net assetsLn 32$3.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 552

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$735K	$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.2M	$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.5M	$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$892K	$733K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.6M	$3.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$95K	$65K	$25K	$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$702K	$532K	$134K	$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$44K	$4K	$37K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$61K	$46K	$12K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$12K		$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$914		$914
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$51K	$31K	$19K	$695
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K	$8K	$2K	$542
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$630	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$81K		$81K
TravelLn 17	$10K	$10K	$666
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$13K	$11K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$22K		$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$92K	$92K
InsuranceLn 23	$153K	$132K	$19K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$416K	$312K	$104K
All other expensesLn 24e	$178K	$122K	$50K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.9M	$1.4M	$527K	$55K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$3.1M	$1.9M	$1.2M	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.9M	$1.9M	−$6K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.9M	$1.9M	$553	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.3M	$1.8M	$436K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.7M	$1.4M	$313K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2019	$2.0M	$1.3M	$710K	$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 $3,148,379 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $339,621$1,509,766

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,516,402$1,569,064

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,528$64,692

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,183$4,857

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,878,368$3,148,379

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 $866,947$901,459

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,017,918$1,046,486

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,884,865$1,947,945

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,497$1,200,434

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,148,379 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$4,039 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,509,766

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,509,766

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,569,064$1,569,064

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,629$45,629

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $14,911 · Excluded from tax $4,152$19,063

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,896$8,896

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,592,871 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,742$3,148,379

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,947,945 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,402 · Management $24,805 · Fundraising $4,559$94,766

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $531,805 · Management $134,450 · Fundraising $35,255$701,510

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,290 · Management $37,492 · Fundraising $2,199$43,981

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,902 · Management $12,240 · Fundraising $3,060$61,202

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,075$1,075

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,915$11,915

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $914$914

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,454 · Management $19,075 · Fundraising $695$51,224

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,366 · Management $1,938 · Fundraising $542$10,846

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $630 · Management $4,643$5,273

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $81,273$81,273

IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,601 · Management $666$10,267

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,033 · Management $1,725$12,758

IX-20 InterestManagement $22,152$22,152

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,989$91,989

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $131,794 · Management $19,123 · Fundraising $1,975$152,892

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $311,831 · Management $104,134$415,965

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $121,915 · Management $49,782 · Fundraising $6,246$177,943

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,366,012 · Management $527,402 · Fundraising $54,531$1,947,945

Part X · Balance sheet $4,572,479 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,857$399,870

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $505,784$1,343,922

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$300,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,326$2,626

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,857$22,741

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,927$29,289

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,193,648$2,113,100

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,589$4,232

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $496,407$356,699

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,520,395$4,572,479

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,002$43,752

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $266,644$154,435

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $891,584$733,115

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,077,404$3,182,665

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $551,407$656,699

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,628,811$3,839,364

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,520,395$4,572,479

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,839,364 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,148,379

XI-2 Total expenses$1,947,945

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,200,434

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,628,811

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,119

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,839,364

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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