Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,092,857
- Total expenses
- $1,949,551
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,980,826
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $103,786
- Investment income
- $3,301
- Other revenue
- $4,944
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,107,482
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $610,827
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $496,655
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,502,637
- Management and general expenses
- $213,164
- Fundraising expenses
- $233,750
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,502,637
Program services were 77.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$746,205
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,234,621
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2a · Program service revenue: Service and contract fees
total $103,786 · related or exempt $103,786
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3 · Investment income
total $16 · related or exempt $16
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $3,285
-
7c · Gain or loss
other assets $3,285
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $3,285 · related or exempt $3,285
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous
total $4,944 · related or exempt $4,944
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$4,944
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $126,186 · program services $42,904 · management and general $41,641 · fundraising $41,641
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $585,192 · program services $417,992 · management and general $67,384 · fundraising $99,816
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $20,521 · program services $13,295 · management and general $3,145 · fundraising $4,081
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $66,091 · program services $42,820 · management and general $10,129 · fundraising $13,142
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $77,863 · program services $50,447 · management and general $11,933 · fundraising $15,483
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $20,424 · program services $18,382 · management and general $2,042
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $146,527 · program services $131,875 · management and general $14,652
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $23,287 · program services $5,963 · management and general $17,324
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $51,090 · program services $51,090
-
23 · Insurance
total $67,238 · program services $63,318 · management and general $1,706 · fundraising $2,214
-
24a · Other expenses: Contract labor
total $176,349 · program services $171,639 · management and general $4,460 · fundraising $250
-
24b · Other expenses: Program equipment and supplies
total $139,108 · program services $139,108
-
24c · Other expenses: Food and beverage
total $78,464 · program services $74,803 · management and general $3,661
-
24d · Other expenses: Lodging
total $65,368 · program services $65,368
-
24e · All other expenses
total $305,843 · program services $213,633 · management and general $35,087 · fundraising $57,123
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $329,236 · end of year $305,057
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $136,395 · end of year $117,544
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,272 · end of year $1,320
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $47,065 · end of year $66,926
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$718,168
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$536,103
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $190,466 · end of year $182,065
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $525,321 · end of year $434,570
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $171,583 · end of year $128,663
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $63,783 · end of year $51,348
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $123,301
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $517,739 · end of year $430,816
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $193,658 · end of year $346,655
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $159,691 · end of year $150,000
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Provide progressive outdoor adventures to individuals with physical disabilities and their families, regardless of location, equipment needs, or economic status.
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Adaptive Adventures is redefining whats possible for individuals with children,adults and veterans with physical disabilities and their families through inclusive, mobile, and family-centered outdoor recreation. Unlike traditional adaptive sports agencies, Adaptive Adventures serves as the inclusive and accessible side of the outdoor recreation industry, bringing the equipment, expertise, and community directly to those who need it most. Adaptive Adventures trains and equips local mentors, clinicians, outfitters, guides, and organizations to sustain programs and normalize adaptation in recreation. With more than 18 fully equipped trailers and satellite programs reaching over 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, our team removes barriers to participation and ensures that every individual, regardless of ability, geography, or income, can experience the freedom of the outdoors.In 2025, our small but mighty staff delivered 635+ programs, serving 4,200+ unique participants with over 11,200+ experiences. Volunteers contributed 9,930+ volunteer hours. Across cycling, climbing, paddlesports, skiing, and more, more than 250 years of combined adaptive recreation expertise, including Paralympians, Olympic and Paralympic coaches, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, and individuals with lived experience of disability, enable our team to connect authentically with participants in their journeys of healing, independence, and joy. More than half of our staff live with a physical disability or serve as caregivers, creating a unique peer-to-peer culture of understanding that empowers others to thrive.Each program begins with connection and ends with transformation. Participants reportremarkable improvements across well-being indicators: 88% experienced improved mental health and expanded social connections, 84% experienced improved physical health and 75% reported increased confidence and optimism about the future. Thriving Score evaluations, developed with the University of Illinois Chicago, show significant gains in purpose, optimism, and belonging, with 4.75 out of 5 average satisfaction in instruction and 4.69 out of 5 in accessibility and accommodations. Nearly 30% of participants attend 20 or more programs, underscoring sustained engagement and long-term impact.For many, the impact extends far beyond sport, cycling becomes transportation back to work or school, climbing restores confidence after injury, paddlesports build family connection, and skiing rekindles a sense of freedom. One participant shared, I said Id never rock climbbut I do it anyway. Its all about what you can still do. Groups like Adaptive Adventures are so important because you get that sense of community. Its nice to have people who get it and understand what it takes to keep going. Im not sitting at home feeling sorry for myself. Im out doing something. And thats the point. Adam, U.S. veteran, Fort Collins, ColoradoAdaptive Adventures provides all programs free of charge to participants. In 2025, Adaptive Adventures laid the groundwork for the 2026 launch of its new app, designed to strengthen connections beyond individual programs, reduce isolation, and expand access to resources that help participants thrive.Adaptive Adventures leadership and impact continue to be recognized nationally and locally. In 2025, the organization was awarded the Best Nonprofit in Westminster Award, the City of Westminster Community Spirit Award, the State of Colorado Workplace Safety Recognition Award, the Bronze Award Winner for Anthem Awards Community Engagement, Defender Service Awards Finalist, Governors Excellence in Tourism Finalist and Impact100 Veterans Award. Across all programs, Adaptive Adventures fosters belonging through its guiding belief: Where adventure moves us, community holds us, joy heals us, freedom begins.Every mile pedaled, every paddle stroke, and every shared smile represents more than recreation; its a step toward freedom through mobility, physical and mental health, camaraderie, and human flourishing. Donor support sustains this life-changing work, ensuring thousands more individuals with disabilities across the nation can experience freedom through adventure.
Expenses $1,502,637
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Elder Chelsea
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $126,186
- From this org
- $126,186
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Thomas Sauder
Pres/Treas
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mervet Rodriquez
VP/Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Matt Lucas
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gary Verrazono
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeff Cain
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
O'Connell Brian
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 31 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202642439349301459
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