Straub Outdoors

Salem, ORUnknown exempt organizationEIN 48-1268855Revenue $509K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstrauboutdoors.orgPo Box 12363 · Salem, OR

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Straub Outdoors is a nonprofit organization offering educational programs for students and families that increase science literacy, promote a sustainable approach to daily life, create an understanding of the natural world, and inspire ecological stewardship.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
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
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$509K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$583K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$509K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$509K
Expenses
$583K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$712K
FY2023$665K
FY2024$583K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $512K Management & general 11% · $64K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$22,283Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President (through Oct. 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Alexander$22,283$3,500$3,500$28,800$20,376
Debbie Leahy————$2,475

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

Educates students and families about science, sustainability, and the natural world.

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1 program · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Youth Outdoor Education

In 2024, straub outdoors offered outdoor school and summer camps. Straub outdoors served 817 students through its programs in 2024.

$512Kprogram 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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$509K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$399K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Money outPt IX
$583K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$399K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95
Gains on assetsLn 7$55K
Total revenueLn 12$509K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 620
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$65K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$0
Total assetsLn 16$105K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$0
Net assetsLn 32$76K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$13K$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$172K$28K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$203
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$377
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$874$743$122$9
Office expensesLn 13$33K$28K$5K$326
Information technologyLn 14$10K$9K$1K$103
OccupancyLn 16$40K$34K$6K$396
TravelLn 17$27K$23K$4K$272
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$8K$1K$91
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$437$31
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$179K$278$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$583K$512K$64K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $509K$583K−$74K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $594K$665K−$71K$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 $619K$712K−$93K$145K 990 PDF
FY2021 $407K$318K$89K$241K 990 PDF
FY2020 $192K$201K−$9K$151K 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 $508,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,409$54,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $566,228$399,195
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $923$55,282
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,245$95
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $593,805$508,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$4,084
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $297,168$243,065
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $368,104$335,356
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $665,272$582,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$71,467−$73,782
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 $508,723 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,219 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$9,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,151
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $399,195$399,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $358$358
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,022$3,022
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $54,924$54,924
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,292$3,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $396,268 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,304$508,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $582,505 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,084$4,084
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,370 · Management $4,457 · Fundraising $4,457$22,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $171,594 · Management $27,934$199,528
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,245 · Management $203$1,448
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,315 · Management $377$2,692
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,717 · Management $2,396$17,113
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,328$5,328
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,835 · Management $3,493$8,328
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $743 · Management $122 · Fundraising $9$874
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,730 · Management $4,567 · Fundraising $326$32,623
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,766 · Management $1,444 · Fundraising $103$10,313
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,660 · Management $5,544 · Fundraising $396$39,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,100 · Management $3,805 · Fundraising $272$27,177
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,739 · Management $1,275 · Fundraising $91$9,105
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,657 · Management $437 · Fundraising $31$3,125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,448$9,448
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,097 · Management $2,770$9,867
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $179,270 · Management $278 · Fundraising $20$179,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,370 · Management $64,430 · Fundraising $5,705$582,505
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $477$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $64,857$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,396$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,359$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,806$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,519$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 $105,414$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,390$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,150$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,540$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,724$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,150$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $75,874$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,414$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$508,723
XI-2 Total expenses$582,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$75,874
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,092
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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