Echo Hill Outdoor School INC

Tax-deductible

Worton, MD501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 23-7301918Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSehos.org13655 Bloomingneck Rd, 21678-1432 · Worton, MDTax-exempt since May 1973School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of Echo Hill Outdoor School is to provide participants with positive experiences in the outdoors that are exciting, interesting, and fun. Through our programs, participants learn more about the wonders of nature, the value of history, and the diversity of individual qualities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 36 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $229K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.9M
FY2020$567K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.6M
FY2020$706K
FY2021$940K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.2M
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 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 May 1973.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.4M Management & general 11% · $183K Fundraising 5% · $84K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$53,522Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Dir Eme
$11,185Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter P Rice III’s $54K as Executive Di is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Peter P Rice JR$11,185$64,532$63,035$34,881$31,597$64,339
Peter P Rice III$53,522—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers exciting outdoor programs teaching about nature, history, and individual diversity.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Echo hill outdoor school, located in kent county, maryland, provides year- round environmental education programs for students and adults. In 2024, the school served about 6,000 participants from public, private, homeschool, and adult groups in the mid-atlantic region through single-day and multi-day experiences.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$670K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$183K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
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$670K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$58K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$308K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$446K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$873K
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$258K$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$417K$446K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750K$873K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$27K$22K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$831K$708K$85K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$27K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$52K$8K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$5K$3K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$3K$6K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$375$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$912$3K
OccupancyLn 16$138K$138K
TravelLn 17$26K$25K$573$205
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$59K$59K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$47K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$312K$295K$17K$235
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$21K$8K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$183K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.7M$365K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.8M−$104K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$53K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$940K$304K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $567K$706K−$138K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.9M$1.6M$212K$1.2M 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 $2,046,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $362,903$669,859
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,254,271$1,348,984
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,072$25,033
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,560$2,445
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,658,806$2,046,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,037,003$995,401
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $725,747$685,938
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,762,750$1,681,339
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$103,944$364,982
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,046,321 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,064 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$7,331
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,774
VIII-1e Government grants$234,934
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$393,820
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$57,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$669,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,348,984$1,348,984
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,035$11,035
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,998$13,998
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$7,620
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,001$1,001
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,359,049 · Excluded from tax $25,033$2,046,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,681,339 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,761 · Management $22,382 · Fundraising $15,565$64,708
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $707,761 · Management $85,109 · Fundraising $38,181$831,051
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,348 · Management $5,470 · Fundraising $3,646$36,464
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,792 · Management $7,591 · Fundraising $3,795$63,178
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,701$1,701
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,688$17,688
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,151$4,151
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,887 · Management $2,690 · Fundraising $6,705$14,282
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,312 · Management $5,865 · Fundraising $2,718$11,895
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $375 · Management $3,396$3,771
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,060 · Management $912 · Fundraising $2,900$6,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $138,150$138,150
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,227 · Management $573 · Fundraising $205$26,005
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,610$2,610
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,626$58,626
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,538 · Management $2,263$48,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $294,915 · Management $16,881 · Fundraising $235$312,031
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,223 · Management $8,416 · Fundraising $9,716$39,355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,414,286 · Management $183,387 · Fundraising $83,666$1,681,339
Part X · Balance sheet $3,549,823 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,455$308,479
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$22,602
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,500$11,540
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,276$2,580
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,533$11,533
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $749,979$872,924
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $417,285$446,154
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,827,479$1,874,011
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,277,507$3,549,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,468$56,122
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $132,361$103,740
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,821,959$1,777,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,043,392$1,939,662
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $736,806$1,055,289
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $497,309$554,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,234,115$1,610,161
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,277,507$3,549,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,610,161 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,046,321
XI-2 Total expenses$1,681,339
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$364,982
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,234,115
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,064
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,610,161

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