Outdoor Lab Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Golden, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-0293537Revenue $755K in FY2023

On file with the IRSoutdoorlabfoundation.org581 Conference Pl, 80401-5615 · Golden, COTax-exempt since Feb 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To increase community and business involvement in support of the jefferson county public schools, Outdoor education laboratory schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K 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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FY2023 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $115K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$734K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$755K
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$835K
FY2021$937K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$761K
FY2025$838K
Expenses
$734K
FY2023▼ -0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$585K
FY2021$531K
FY2022$738K
FY2023$734K
FY2024$797K
FY2025$760K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $639K Management & general 9% · $68K Fundraising 4% · $27K

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; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$98,250Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Martin’s $115K as Executive Di is at the 88th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Bryan Martin$115,250$102,500$98,250$101,500

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

Connects community and businesses to support local public schools and outdoor education.

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1 program · $639K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Over the past year we completed 56 week-long camps, served 35 middle schools, taught 280 core classes, recruited over 900 high school leaders, and supported 40 interns on campus. In total, we served over 5,000 students by connecting them often for the first time to the outdoors.

$639Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Jeffco Public SchoolsFY2024$175,000
Jeffco Public SchoolsFY2023$179,000
Jeffco Public SchoolsFY2022$177,670
Jeffco Public SchoolsFY2021$195,998
Jeffco Public SchoolsFY2020$210,948
Jeffco Public SchoolsFY2019$239,926

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$712K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$734K
Ln 25
Programscol B$639K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$712K
Government grantsLn 1e$174K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$43K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$59K$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$178K$178K
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$100K$70K$14K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$88K$19K$674
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$26K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$13K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$44K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$1K$634
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$584
Information technologyLn 14$25K$19K$4K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
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$4K$3K$657$329
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$166K$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$734K$639K$68K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $838K$760K$78K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $761K$797K−$35K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $755K$734K$21K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $615K$738K−$123K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $937K$531K$406K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $835K$585K$250K$1.1M 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $754,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $587,046$711,695
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,814$30,916
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $879$12,103
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $614,739$754,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $195,998$177,670
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $230,357$259,531
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $311,427$296,711
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $737,782$733,912
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$123,043$20,802
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $754,714 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,126
VIII-1e Government grants$173,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$496,069
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,096
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$711,695
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,916$30,916
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,103$12,103
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 $30,916 · Excluded from tax $12,103$754,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $733,912 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $177,670$177,670
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 $70,000 · Management $14,000 · Fundraising $16,000$100,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,400 · Management $19,347 · Fundraising $674$108,421
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,263 · Management $5,529 · Fundraising $2,764$34,556
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,581 · Management $2,649 · Fundraising $1,324$16,554
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,991 · Management $14,963$58,954
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,018 · Management $1,267 · Fundraising $634$7,919
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,552 · Management $1,169 · Fundraising $584$7,305
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,302 · Management $4,064 · Fundraising $2,032$25,398
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,531 · Management $3,270 · Fundraising $1,635$20,436
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,560$4,560
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 $3,124 · Management $657 · Fundraising $329$4,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $165,531 · Management $1,212 · Fundraising $1,286$168,029
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $638,523 · Management $68,127 · Fundraising $27,262$733,912
Part X · Balance sheet $1,526,147 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,151,263$1,100,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,534$100,732
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $126,787$201,356
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,608$19,382
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $59,436$61,080
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,703$42,984
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,443,331$1,526,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,481$27,364
X-25 Other liabilities$40,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,481$67,639
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,238,815$1,211,036
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $195,035$247,472
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,433,850$1,458,508
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,443,331$1,526,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,458,508 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$754,714
XI-2 Total expenses$733,912
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,802
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,433,850
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,856
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,458,508

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