Team Wilderness INC

Tax-deductible

Jersey City, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2020Youth DevelopmentEIN 81-2088743

Our mission is to provide youth from urban areas with transformative outdoor experiences that cultivate a deep connection with nature while promoting personal and academic growth and overall well-being. To grow teamwork, leadership, and character within our urban youth through wilderness excursions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 5
years in the black
Worth a look: 2 of the last 5 filings show a deficit.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more looks good.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$99K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Worth a look: leaders' pay is 19% of spending; over 15% is worth a look.
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 1.0 months of spending in cash; under 3 is worth a look.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $8K
Worth a look: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3 is worth a look.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$1K
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 3% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
14
independent of 14 voting board members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$556K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$526K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$40K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$556K
FY2025▲ +14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$556K
Expenses
$526K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$190K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$526K
Net assets
$40K
FY2025▲ +311%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$40K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CTeam Wilderness INC
EINHdr · item D81-2088743
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2016
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CJersey City, NJ
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jteamwilderness.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.17
Program services79%$415K
Management & general5%$24K
Fundraising17%$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$526K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs-0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +233% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +141% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$42K
FY2025▼ -27%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$88K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$42K
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▼ -97%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$25K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$1K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$42K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$40K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$556K
— government grantsLn 1e$258K
Total revenueLn 12$556K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $42K · Operating expenses/yr $526K
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $415K · Total expenses $526K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $526K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $87K · Total expenses $526K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $75K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $253K
$0.30 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $556K · Total revenue $556K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $258K · Total revenue $556K
46%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $556K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $556K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $526K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $556K · Prior year $487K
+14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $129K · FY2025 $556K
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $40K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $556K · Expenses $526K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $42K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $40K · Total assets $42K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $42K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephen Cunningham · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $99K · Total expenses $526K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $409K · Total expenses $526K
78%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 16%——
Revenue growth 14%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$98,884Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Cunningham’s $99K as Executive Dir. is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Cunningham$98,884$82,308$76,731———
Stephen Cunningham———$68,654$60,000$40,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 14Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 14Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Takes urban youth on wilderness trips to build teamwork, leadership, and character.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $415K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Conducted various youth teamwork, leadership and character building programs through wilderness excursions. These programs included Summer Treks Eight days of empowering outdoor character building, Wilderness Club afterschool program with weekend adventures, Summer Outdoor Series students spend 2 weeks bonding while honing valuable…

$415Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $556K$526K+14% 990 PDF
FY2024 $487K$553K+2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $478K$435K+77% 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$289K+24% 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$190K+68% 990 PDF
FY2020 $129K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $525,923 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $74,163 · Management $9,888 · Fundraising $14,833$98,884
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,230 · Fundraising $51,490$252,720
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,472$24,472
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,120 · Management $852 · Fundraising $6,058$33,030
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $123$123
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,838$9,838
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,748$4,748
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,420$26,420
IX-17 TravelPrograms $272$272
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,705$2,705
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,503$22,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,198 · Fundraising $14,643$36,841
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,803 · Management $564$13,367
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,929 · Management $23,970 · Fundraising $87,024$525,923

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