Outdoor Lab Foundation FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Golden, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-0293537Revenue $761K in FY2024

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.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
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
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.2 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
$44K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$761K
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$797K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$761K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$835K
FY2021$937K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$761K
FY2025$838K
Expenses
$797K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$585K
FY2021$531K
FY2022$738K
FY2023$734K
FY2024$797K
FY2025$760K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $682K Management & general 11% · $84K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$102,500Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$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 · $682K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Over the past year we served 36 middle schools, taught 260 core classes, and recruited 1,029 high school leaders. In total, we served over 4,000 students by connecting them often for the first time to the outdoors. In total, students will hike over 32,000 miles and be engaged in experiential learning over 16,000 program days.

$682Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$761K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Money outPt IX
$797K
Ln 25
Programscol B$682K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Government grantsLn 1e$94K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$761K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$755K
SavingsLn 2$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$61K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$179K$179K
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$102K$78K$16K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$96K$20K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$27K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K$350
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$12K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$1K$697
Information technologyLn 14$29K$22K$5K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
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$3K$2K$404$202
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$192K$187K$4K$368
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$42$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$797K$682K$84K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $838K$760K$78K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $761K$797K−$35K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $761,245 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $711,695$657,935
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,916$24,036
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,103$41,485
I-11 Other revenue$37,789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $754,714$761,245
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $177,670$179,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $259,531$282,890
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,711$334,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $733,912$796,737
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,802−$35,492
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $761,245 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,000
VIII-1e Government grants$94,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$555,697
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,966
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$657,935
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,036$24,036
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,485$41,485
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 eventsExcluded from tax $37,789$37,789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,036 · Excluded from tax $79,274$761,245
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $796,737 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $179,000$179,000
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 $77,900 · Management $16,400 · Fundraising $8,200$102,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,353 · Management $20,285 · Fundraising $10,142$126,780
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,982 · Management $5,680 · Fundraising $2,840$35,502
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,762 · Management $2,897 · Fundraising $1,449$18,108
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,800$22,800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,877 · Management $350$41,227
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,712 · Management $2,466 · Fundraising $1,233$15,411
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,620 · Management $1,394 · Fundraising $697$8,711
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,719 · Management $4,572 · Fundraising $2,286$28,577
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,531 · Management $3,270 · Fundraising $1,635$20,436
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,221$2,221
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 $1,917 · Management $404 · Fundraising $202$2,523
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,472 · Management $3,940 · Fundraising $368$191,780
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $42 · Fundraising $1,119$1,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $682,066 · Management $84,500 · Fundraising $30,171$796,737
Part X · Balance sheet $1,397,461 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,100,613$755,284
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,732$453,735
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $201,356$93,343
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,382$9,214
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $61,080$64,025
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,984$21,860
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,526,147$1,397,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,364$24,220
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,275$20,157
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,639$44,377
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,211,036$1,207,725
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $247,472$145,359
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,458,508$1,353,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,526,147$1,397,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,353,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$761,245
XI-2 Total expenses$796,737
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,492
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,458,508
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,068
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$75,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,353,084

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