Outer Coast

Outer Coast seeks to teach and inspire promising young people to create virtuous change in the world and their own lives. See schedule o for details on how Outer Coast accomplishes this mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 24 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $180K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$778K
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$696K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$643K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$52K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$43K
FY2025$52K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.3M Management & general 17% · $271K Fundraising 4% · $70K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$56,667Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Bryden Sweeney-Taylor’s $57K as Executive Di is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patrick Bryden Sweeney-Taylor$56,667$51,000$113,042$79,167$41,667

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches and inspires young people to create positive change through rigorous academics and community service.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Outer coast runs academic programs and summer seminars for high schoolers and high school graduates in sitka, alaska. Outer coast creates pathways to upward mobility for students historically unable to access the promise of higher education by bridging the gap between high school and four-year institutions that match students' potential…

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Native MovementFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$180K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$444,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$391,640
Unitemized GrantFY2021$284,890
Unitemized GrantFY2020$57,713
Unitemized GrantFY2019$31,500

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 9 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$240K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$271K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$828K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$778K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$176K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$240K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$828K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$828K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$778K
Net assetsLn 32$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 625
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K$828K
Total assetsLn 16$770K$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$727K$778K
Net assetsLn 32$43K$52K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$57K$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$687K$522K$133K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$39K$20K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$66K$51K$9K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$107K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$572$572
Office expensesLn 13$200K$168K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$36$36
OccupancyLn 16$196K$195K$367
TravelLn 17$36K$21K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$73K$73K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$13K$2K$458
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$271K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$128K$52K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.6M−$127K$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$17K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$2K$138K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$57K$238K 990 PDF
FY2020 $696K$643K$52K$181K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,736,812 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $852,528$1,496,315
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $667,519$240,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$3,742$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,311$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,522,616$1,736,812
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $444,200$19,400
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $736,358$930,075
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $468,716$658,907
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,649,274$1,608,382
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$126,658$128,430
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,736,812 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$175,560
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,320,755
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,496,315
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $240,497$240,497
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $240,497$1,736,812
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,608,382 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,400$19,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,667 · Management $28,333 · Fundraising $28,333$113,333
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $522,324 · Management $132,941 · Fundraising $31,625$686,890
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,244 · Management $20,291 · Fundraising $4,558$64,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,485 · Management $9,407 · Fundraising $4,867$65,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,762$15,762
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,940$106,940
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $572$572
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $167,694 · Management $32,610$200,304
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $36$36
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $195,286 · Management $367$195,653
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,431 · Management $14,605$36,036
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $73,246$73,246
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,466 · Management $1,859 · Fundraising $458$15,783
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $14,575$14,575
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,267,183 · Management $270,786 · Fundraising $70,413$1,608,382
Part X · Balance sheet $829,321 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,234$827,871
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,766$1,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $770,197$829,321
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,536$13,136
X-19 Deferred revenue$719,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $727,436$777,634
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,761$1,687
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,761$51,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $770,197$829,321
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,736,812
XI-2 Total expenses$1,608,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,430
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,761
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$33,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$153,487
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,687

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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