Trail Blazer Camps INC FY2019 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 1887Youth DevelopmentEIN 13-1771421Revenue $2.8M in FY2019

On file with the IRStrailblazers.org495a Flatbush Ave, 11225-3783 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Apr 1937Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Through outdoor experimental environmental education, Trail blazers strive to facilitate the development of values and life skills essential for productive citizenship in young people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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FY2019 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 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
$363K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.8M
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.7M
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2024$3.2M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$2.1M
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending August 2019) · 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 Apr 1937.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.4M Management & general 8% · $211K Fundraising 4% · $94K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$117,500Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shanna Gumaer’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shanna Gumaer$150,000$161,538————
Riel Peerbooms——$149,804$149,804$152,511$125,000
Tiffany Caton$102,408$98,603————
Josh Borkin$98,075$95,911$81,300———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches city youth job skills and leadership through outdoor adventures and year-round mentoring.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2018
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Expansion of day camp program, after school program and overnight program - each program has grown rapidly since 2016 ensuring each day is filled with outdoor adventures with a schedule determined by the interests of the GROUP.OUTDOOR experimental adventures - each summer, children from the tri-state area come to trailblazers to…

$2.4Mprogram 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 FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$916K
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$211K
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$790K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$363K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$916K
Government grantsLn 1e$190K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7$45K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$346K
SavingsLn 2$444K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$790K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$363K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5179
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$763K$790K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$344K$316K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K$363K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$114K$4K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$43K$64K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$17K$834$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$134K$125K$4K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$161K$102K$59K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$12K$1K$543
Office expensesLn 13$196K$187K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$165K$153K$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$72K
InsuranceLn 23$69K$50K$15K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$256K$184K$71K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$31K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.4M$211K$94K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.0M$3.6M−$669K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.6M−$339K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.3M$105K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$2.7M$777K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.0M$146K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $2.8M$2.7M$75K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,763,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $967,779$916,207
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,251,787$1,761,880
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,727$85,469
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $68,331$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,327,624$2,763,556
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 $1,223,848$1,721,416
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,040,830$967,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,264,678$2,688,478
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,946$75,078
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,763,556 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$82,032
VIII-1e Government grants$190,366
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$643,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$916,207
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,761,880$1,761,880
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,437$40,437
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $45,032$45,032
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,761,880 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $85,469$2,763,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,688,478 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,487 · Management $3,666 · Fundraising $5,500$123,653
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,335,117 · Management $42,758 · Fundraising $64,137$1,442,012
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,007 · Management $834 · Fundraising $3,418$21,259
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $124,522 · Management $3,988 · Fundraising $5,982$134,492
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,334 · Management $59,030$161,364
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,939 · Management $1,085 · Fundraising $543$13,567
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $187,114 · Management $6,306 · Fundraising $2,352$195,772
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $153,444 · Management $5,607 · Fundraising $6,099$165,150
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $72,325$72,325
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $50,268 · Management $14,999 · Fundraising $3,435$68,702
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $183,707 · Management $70,848 · Fundraising $1,430$255,985
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,163 · Management $1,723 · Fundraising $1,311$34,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,383,427 · Management $210,844 · Fundraising $94,207$2,688,478
Part X · Balance sheet $2,501,031 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $478,464$345,998
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $284,677$444,121
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $214,085$187,527
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,004
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $343,858$315,760
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,237,330$1,194,871
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,475$6,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,570,889$2,501,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $247,091$228,860
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $178,664$134,503
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $428,253$363,363
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,142,636$2,137,668
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,570,889$2,501,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,137,668 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,763,556
XI-2 Total expenses$2,688,478
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,078
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,142,636
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$63,715
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$16,331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,137,668

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