Experiential education through classroom camp programs, wilderness and adventure programs and corporate organizational development activities, such as team-building.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2022 · 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$99K
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
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
$588K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$599K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$588K
FY2022▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$618K
FY2025$665K
Expenses
$599K
FY2022▲ +83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$327K
FY2022$599K
FY2023$628K
FY2025$635K
Net assets
$36K
FY2022▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$26K
FY2025$35K

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $515K Management & general 10% · $62K Fundraising 4% · $23K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director & Board Chair
$72,684Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,297Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcia Griffin’s $73K as Executive Director & Board Chair is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marcia Griffin$72,800$69,992$72,684$40,004
Jules Gordon———$8,490
Ceiba Crow—$3,259$7,297—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Provides experiential education through camps, wilderness adventures, and team-building activities.

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2 programs · $515K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Ttt Currently Offers Homeschool Programs Running September

May, Youth Day Programs throughout the summer, Teen Outing Clubs and Wildnerness Trips. Our goal is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love.

$462Kprogram expense
02

In 2022, the Agency served over 200 families and many more individuals in Community programs where our goal, as with our youth and adults, is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love.

$53Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$588K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$599K
Ln 25
Programscol B$515K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$148
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$588K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 615
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$129K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$46K$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$55K$15K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$343K$313K$27K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$34K$4K$657
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K$0$68
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$759$261$121$377
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K$138
OccupancyLn 16$38K$33K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$18K$17K$0$798
InterestLn 20$4K$0$4K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$210$213
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$41K$678$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$15K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$599K$515K$62K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $665K$635K$30K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $618K$628K−$10K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $588K$599K−$11K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $363K$327K$35K$46K 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K$11K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $588,313 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,771$21,458
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $344,503$562,048
I-10 Investment income$148
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,250$4,659
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $362,524$588,313
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $229,320$454,486
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,751$144,785
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $327,071$599,271
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,453−$10,958
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $588,313 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $566,707 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,187
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,458
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $148$148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $566,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $148$588,313
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $599,271 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,513 · Management $14,536 · Fundraising $3,634$72,683
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $312,821 · Management $26,679 · Fundraising $3,942$343,442
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,915 · Management $3,789 · Fundraising $657$38,361
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,277 · Management $0 · Fundraising $68$1,345
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,874 · Fundraising $0$1,874
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $261 · Management $121 · Fundraising $377$759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,970 · Management $4,502 · Fundraising $138$6,610
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,485 · Management $2,546 · Fundraising $1,891$37,922
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,921 · Management $0 · Fundraising $798$17,719
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,774 · Fundraising $0$3,774
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,782 · Management $210 · Fundraising $213$4,205
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,714 · Management $678 · Fundraising $7,904$49,296
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,885 · Management $2,858 · Fundraising $3,538$21,281
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $514,544 · Management $61,567 · Fundraising $23,160$599,271
Part X · Balance sheet $134,859 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,857$129,120
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,806$5,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,663$134,859
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,024$6,378
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $96,157$92,968
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,181$99,346
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,482$35,513
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,482$35,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,663$134,859
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$588,313
XI-2 Total expenses$599,271
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,482
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$11
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,513

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