Wilderness and service learning scholarships

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $417K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$365K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$668K
+333% vs prior year
Spent
$441K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$678K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$668K
FY2024▲ +333%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$668K
Expenses
$441K
FY2024▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$441K
Net assets
$678K
FY2024▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$505K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$678K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $385K Management & general 8% · $34K Fundraising 5% · $22K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$63,167Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$42,141Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Capelin’s $63K as Trustee is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Douglas Capelin$63,167$30,000$27,500$20,000
James Simmons$42,141———

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships for wilderness and service learning experiences.

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3 programs · $385K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Deer Hill Foundation (DHF) awards student scholarships for individuals and groups to participate in wilderness expeditions and cross-cultural service programs. Awards are based on financial need.

$327Kprogram expense
02

With so many families already living below the poverty line, Native peoples are especially vulnerable. Deer Hill Foundation continues to support Native Host families with food, livestock feed, tools and materials, and clothing.

$30Kprogram expense
03

The Deer Hill Foundation provides cross-cultural service project which involve living and working with Native American families in the Navajo Nation, Zuni Pueblo, and Hopi Pueblos, Deer Hill groups bring open minds, open hearts, and a trailer full of tools.

$29Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $948K · 2020–2024
Deer Hill INCFY2024$190,647
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,347
Deer Hill INCFY2023$187,717
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,805
Deer Hill INCFY2022$116,506
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,976
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,525
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,061
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,959
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,286
Deer Hill INCFY2021$69,144
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,800
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$668K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$531K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75
Money outPt IX
$441K
Ln 25
Programscol B$385K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$678K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$757K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$531K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75
Gains on assetsLn 7$117K
Total revenueLn 12$668K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
SavingsLn 2$714K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$757K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$228K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K
Net assetsLn 32$678K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 68
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$370K$757K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$81K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$228K
Total assetsLn 16$451K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$189$365K
Net assetsLn 32$450K$678K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$191K$191K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$83K$16K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K$451
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$20K$2K$104
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$1K$11K
TravelLn 17$3K$478$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121$67$54
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$68K$349$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$441K$385K$34K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $668K$441K$227K$678K 990 PDF
FY2023 $154K$252K−$98K$450K 990 PDF
FY2022 $188K$226K−$38K$549K 990 PDF
FY2021 $221K$130K$91K$596K 990 PDF
FY2020 $357K$364K−$7K$505K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $667,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,519$530,864
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,583$136,995
I-11 Other revenue$75
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $154,102$667,934
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $163,545$203,506
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,294$118,585
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,534$118,439
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $252,373$440,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,271$227,404
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $667,934 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$530,864
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,382
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$530,864
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19,881$19,881
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $75$75
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $117,114$117,114
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,956 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $117,114$667,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,530 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $190,647$190,647
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,859$12,859
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,436 · Management $15,644 · Fundraising $5,215$104,295
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $4,850$4,850
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,216 · Management $1,773 · Fundraising $451$9,440
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,400$3,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,000 · Management $1,568 · Fundraising $104$21,672
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,442$3,442
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,172 · Fundraising $11,062$12,234
IX-17 TravelPrograms $478 · Fundraising $2,395$2,873
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $67 · Management $54$121
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,380$1,380
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,223 · Management $349 · Fundraising $2,509$71,081
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,236$2,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $385,162 · Management $33,632 · Fundraising $21,736$440,530
Part X · Balance sheet $1,042,586 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,741$43,578
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $365,824$713,881
X-4 Accounts receivable$75
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$27,357
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$228,300
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $81,000$19,769
X-14 Intangible assets$9,626
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $450,565$1,042,586
X-19 Deferred revenue$29,397
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $189$289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $189$364,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $450,376$677,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $450,565$1,042,586
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $677,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$667,934
XI-2 Total expenses$440,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$227,404
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$450,376
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$677,780

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