Learning for Life: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 75-2396057)

Administers the development of the basic programs: provides the literature, materials, and techniques, as well as service to local Learning for Life offices; manages the growing volunteer training programs of Learning for Life and handles all national program support.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities that explore the Physics of the outdoor experience and the Engineering that energizes it.

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 13 grants · $267K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$41,530

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$75,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,357

Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$65,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$54K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K

Money outPt IX

$1.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$41K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$5.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$821K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$54K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Gains on assetsLn 7$38K

Total revenueLn 12$1.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

InvestmentsLn 11–13$749K

Other assetsLn 15$4.7M

Total assetsLn 16$5.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$821K

Net assetsLn 32$4.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 618,292

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$697K	$749K
Total assetsLn 16	$5.0M	$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$668K	$821K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.3M	$4.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$500	$500
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$33K	$33K
Legal feesLn 11b	$190		$190
Investment management feesLn 11f	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$38K	$36K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$4K	$197
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$2K	$93
OccupancyLn 16	$17K	$16K	$846
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$4K	$405
InsuranceLn 23	$840K	$840K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$538K	$506K	$32K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.5M	$1.4M	$41K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$2.1M	$1.7M	$421K	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.8M	$1.5M	$367K	$4.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.6M	$132K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.1M	$2.8M	−$795K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.4M	$3.1M	$317K	$5.1M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,849,023 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,251$47,479

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,640,352$1,743,552

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,188$53,557

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,155$4,435

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,713,946$1,849,023

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,000$33,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,552,027$1,448,192

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,582,027$1,481,692

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $131,919$367,331

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-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 $1,849,023 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $4,435 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,479

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,479

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,743,552 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,743,552

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$6,752 · Excluded from tax $22,219$15,467

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,090$38,090

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,747,987 · Unrelated business −$6,752 · Excluded from tax $60,309$1,849,023

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,481,692 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,000$33,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $190$190

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,418$5,418

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,786 · Management $1,824$37,610

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,745 · Management $197$3,942

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,767 · Management $93$1,860

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,066 · Management $846$16,912

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,645 · Management $405$4,050

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $840,330$840,330

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $506,229 · Management $31,651 · Fundraising $0$537,880

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,441,068 · Management $40,624 · Fundraising $0$1,481,692

Part X · Balance sheet $5,518,043 assets, 13 lines filed

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $123,259$115,629

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $492,440$510,653

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $204,621$238,093

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,173,295$4,653,668

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,993,615$5,518,043

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,843$54,691

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $625,071$765,813

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $667,914$820,504

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,037,045$3,373,641

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,288,656$1,323,898

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,325,701$4,697,539

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,993,615$5,518,043

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,697,539 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,849,023

XI-2 Total expenses$1,481,692

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$367,331

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,325,701

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,507

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,697,539

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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