Off-Grid Retreats EIN 86-1237228

Off-Grid Retreats

EIN  86-1237228 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people with nature through mindfulness and movement to heal our environment.
Leadership
Charles Higgins · Executive Director · $29K
Money in and out
$208K revenue, $177K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Connects people with nature through mindfulness and movement to heal our environment. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $208K in revenue, $177K in expenses, and $37K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$37K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $32K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +314% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +222% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$208K
FY2024▲ +92%
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$37K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$42K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $139K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

General Programs

To bring opportunities to reflect and find spiritual growth alongside a deepening presence in nature.

$123Kprogram expense
02

Retreat

Ogr's retreat program supports nature retreats and the nature retreat community. In addition to financial sponsorship, we offer many other forms of support for nature retreats: organization, administration, management, logistics, glamping & camping infrastructure, venue / staff sourcing, and insurance.

$8Kprogram expense
03

Boundless Refugee

Ogr is the fiscal sponsor to boundless refuge, a community of practitioners that holds an annual three-month-long meditation retreat in nature, led by north burn with assistant teachers. BR is entirely donation-based, and in addition to the annual intensive retreat, offers semi-annual work periods -- a time for informal connection…

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COff-Grid Retreats
EINHdr · item D86-1237228
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.offgridretreats.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$28,646Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Higgins’s $29K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$177K · 85%
Program service revenue$28K · 13%
Other revenue$3K · 2%
Contributions & grants85%$177K
Program service revenue13%$28K
Other revenue2%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$208K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program services79%$139K
Management & general21%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$37K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $42K · Operating expenses/yr $177K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $139K · Total expenses $177K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $38K · Total expenses $177K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $177K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $177K · Total revenue $208K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $208K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $28K · Total revenue $208K
13%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $208K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $28K · Total expenses $177K
16%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $208K · Prior year $109K
+92%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $37K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $208K · Expenses $177K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $42K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $37K · Total assets $42K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $42K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Charles Higgins · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $29K · Total expenses $177K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $101K · Total expenses $177K
57%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 92%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$137K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$208K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$109K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$120K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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