Camp Elso Incorporated FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 2016Youth DevelopmentEIN 83-1208258Revenue $1.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSelsoinc.org2828 Ne Alberta St, 97211-6351 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of ELSO Incorporated is to catalyze learning and expand access to positive career outcomes for a more just future for all. Significant programs and services at ELSO Incorporated include K-8 academic and enrichment programs for experiential nature based learning; secondary education programs focus on paid learning and introduction to career pathways in the natural and built environment. Post-Secondary programs focus on paid workforce development through college and career training with hands-on work experience. We host nature-focused community outreach events such as the Harvest Party. Our Community and Learning Services projects focus on redefining outdoor learning for community resilience. Programming has expanded to geographical regions beyond Oregon into SE Texas. The infrastructure of organizational finances accurately tracks both revenue and expenses attributed to activities outside of the Pacific Northwest.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$486K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$486K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $22K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$143K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$0
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$31K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$321K
FY2024$432K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $857K Management & general 27% · $392K Fundraising 14% · $207K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $486K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executie Director
$130,800Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$87,981Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$70,174Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Temp. Administrator
$58,942Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$37,520Pt VII · Sec A
Project Manager
$34,808Pt VII · Sec A
Chair in Memorandum
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sprinavasa B Turner’s $153K as Executive Director,co Founder is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sprinavasa B Turner$153,315————
Kellianne Richardson PHD$142,957————
Sprinavasa Brown—$138,548$128,797$123,153$130,800
Kellianne Richardson—$129,163$120,073$114,811—
Jacquelyn Santa Lucia————$87,981
Karimah G Pledgure————$70,174
Jamie L Newsome————$66,000
Ericka Harrison————$58,942

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

Programs and updates

Educates Black and Brown communities in STEAM and nature, valuing their stories and experiences.

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3 programs · $857K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Wayfinders Day Camp program is an affinity program for Black and scientific and Brown identified youth that is experiential, culturally relevant, outdoor and nature based. Youth in k-8th grade learn topics in STEAM STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art Mathematics) and the built environment.

$380Kprogram expense
02

Tappin Roots Black Nature Educators is a collaborative internship program, where Black and Brown community based organized are convened as partners to host a year long paid internship for Black identified high school students.

$289Kprogram expense
03

Your Street Your Voice and EmpowerHer after-school programs engages high school aged youth 14-18 from marginalized communities to explore the built environment through advocacy, planning and design. Afterschool & In class Project based programming for H.S.

$189Kprogram 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
1803 FundFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$22K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $22K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,286
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,150

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$857K
Managementcol C$392K
Fundraisingcol D$207K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 651
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$0$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$143K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$48K$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$404K$254K$150K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$32K$34K$0
Management feesLn 11a$319K$141K$75K$103K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$112K$68K$0$44K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$15K$15K$0
OccupancyLn 16$31K$2K$29K$0
TravelLn 17$119K$117K$2K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$32K$16K$16K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$116K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$857K$392K$207K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.0M$2.8M$247K$321K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$11K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.6M−$95K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$143K$0 990 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
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Part I · Summary $1,598,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,598,278
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,598,278
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$41,078
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$638,555
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$775,708
I-18 Total expenses$1,455,341
I-19 Revenue less expenses$142,937
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,598,278 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,162,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$435,398
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,598,278
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,598,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,455,341 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $41,078$41,078
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,244 · Management $60,038 · Fundraising $60,038$168,320
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,847 · Management $149,820 · Fundraising $0$403,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,480 · Management $34,088 · Fundraising $0$66,568
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $140,894 · Management $75,002 · Fundraising $102,697$318,593
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,500 · Fundraising $0$9,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,357 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,357
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,745 · Management $0 · Fundraising $43,867$111,612
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,171 · Management $15,172 · Fundraising $0$30,343
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,227 · Management $28,517 · Fundraising $0$30,744
IX-17 TravelPrograms $116,803 · Management $2,334 · Fundraising $0$119,137
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,404 · Fundraising $0$1,404
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,814 · Management $15,814 · Fundraising $0$31,628
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,390 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$116,390
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $857,050 · Management $391,689 · Fundraising $206,602$1,455,341
Part X · Balance sheet $142,937 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$142,937
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$142,937
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$142,937
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$142,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$142,937
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,598,278
XI-2 Total expenses$1,455,341
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,937
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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