Two Coyotes Wilderness School INC FY2020 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$549K
Spent
$497K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$68K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$549K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$549K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$627K
Expenses
$497K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$641K
FY2022$740K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$705K
Net assets
$68K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$63K
FY2024−$15K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $330K Management & general 32% · $157K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$70,042Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$18,680Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margot Gotterer’s $72K as See Attached is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margot Gotterer$71,695$73,529$72,498$70,931$70,042
Adam Betts———$30,164$18,680
Chastity Rodriguez———$4,395—
Chastity Hamilton——$1,125——

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

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

Programs and updates

Two Coyotes Wilderness School INC is an education nonprofit based in Monroe, CT.

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1 program · $330K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education through summer camp, homeschool programs and other educational programs.

$330Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$405K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$330K
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Government grantsLn 1e$83K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$405K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$218K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$24K$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$16K$68K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$19K$70K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$194K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$19K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$47K$47K$480
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$39K$2K$980
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$15$941
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K$330K$157K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $627K$705K−$78K−$15K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024 $599K$587K$11K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $687K$740K−$53K$52K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $678K$641K$36K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $549K$497K$52K$68K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $548,572 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,962$144,015
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $381,459$404,557
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $419,421$548,572
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $381,147$377,297
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,729$119,215
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $493,876$496,512
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$74,455$52,060
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $548,572 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$82,580
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,015
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $404,557$404,557
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $404,557$548,572
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $496,512 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,680 · Management $70,042$88,722
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,549 · Management $64,411$257,960
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,675 · Management $11,940$30,615
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,575$1,575
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,934$6,934
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,839$3,839
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,799 · Management $480$47,279
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,784 · Management $3,000$14,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,412 · Management $1,920 · Fundraising $980$42,312
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,536 · Management $15 · Fundraising $941$2,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $330,435 · Management $157,222 · Fundraising $8,855$496,512
Part X · Balance sheet $218,099 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,394$218,099
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,394$218,099
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,585$57,530
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$92,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,585$150,230
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,809$67,869
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,809$67,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,394$218,099
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$548,572
XI-2 Total expenses$496,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,060
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,809
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,869

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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