Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by ENVIRONMENTAL TRAVELING COMPANIONS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,433,603
- Total expenses
- $1,638,220
- Contributions and grants received
- $815,324
- Grants paid
- $28,268
- Program service revenue
- $548,721
- Investment income
- $65,930
- Other revenue
- $3,628
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,378,479
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $43,136
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,335,343
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,218,725
- Management and general expenses
- $131,831
- Fundraising expenses
- $287,664
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,218,725
Program services were 74.4% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$238,789
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$121,586
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$454,949
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,565
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2a · Program service revenue: Benefit Trips
total $187,540 · related or exempt $187,540
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2b · Program service revenue: Program Trips
total $361,181 · related or exempt $361,181
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3 · Investment income
total $62,034 · excluded $62,034
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $155 · related or exempt $155
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6a · Gross rents
personal property $2,695
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6c · Rental income or loss
personal property $2,695
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $2,695 · related or exempt $2,695
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $3,896
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $3,896
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $3,896 · related or exempt $3,896
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$25,050
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$238,789
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,272
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $778 · excluded $778
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $28,268 · program services $28,268
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $180,509 · program services $54,185 · management and general $27,044 · fundraising $99,280
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $735,816 · program services $601,389 · management and general $18,876 · fundraising $115,551
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $27,415 · program services $14,341 · fundraising $13,074
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $87,241 · program services $56,847 · management and general $20,446 · fundraising $9,948
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $70,128 · program services $51,416 · management and general $3,398 · fundraising $15,314
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,063 · management and general $4,063
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $18,684 · management and general $18,684
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11g · Fees: other
total $138,756 · program services $125,292 · management and general $13,464
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,426 · program services $742 · management and general $684
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13 · Office expenses
total $41,838 · program services $23,863 · management and general $7,274 · fundraising $10,701
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14 · Information technology
total $9,427 · program services $8,805 · management and general $373 · fundraising $249
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $45,021 · program services $35,803 · management and general $5,121 · fundraising $4,097
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17 · Travel
total $1,688 · management and general $810 · fundraising $878
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $9,781 · program services $2,293 · management and general $7,103 · fundraising $385
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $34,668 · program services $34,668
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23 · Insurance
total $35,436 · program services $28,121 · management and general $4,491 · fundraising $2,824
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24a · Other expenses: Trip expenses
total $142,323 · program services $142,323
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24b · Other expenses: Other event expenses
total $15,363 · fundraising $15,363
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24c · Other expenses: Vehicle expenses
total $10,369 · program services $10,369
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $281,786 · end of year $245,893
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $615,891 · end of year $246,093
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $63,082 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,165 · end of year $15,469
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,394,496
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$849,729
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $528,065 · end of year $544,767
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,896,840 · end of year $2,326,257
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,343 · end of year $20,619
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $79,971 · end of year $22,517
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,133,126 · end of year $3,197,674
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $178,389 · end of year $137,669
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
ETC provides accessible outdoor adventures including whitewater rafting, sea kayaking and leadership training, for people with disabilities, youth from under-resourced backgrounds and volunteer guides.
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Youth LEAD Program- Teens from under-resourced urban areas (ages 14-18) join ETC on 14 to 21-day summer leadership expeditions. Students from diverse backgrounds live and learn together 24-7 as they build leadership and communication skills, learn about the environment, and develop a stewardship ethic. While sea kayaking, river rafting, or backpacking in the Sierra, our students are offered a supportive community to face challenges, gain confidence, and to realize their dreams, often against the odds. The program serves 48 students on five courses annually. For eight outstanding alumni, ETC offers an intensive and educational 8-month Fellowship program that provides follow-up mentorship and opportunities for students to put their new leadership skills into action. By getting young people out of the inner city and into the wilderness, we offer them opportunities to discover themselves and the natural resources that sustain our lives.
Expenses $389,435 · Grants $17,315 · Revenue $129,367
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River Program- With the expertise and enthusiasm of highly trained volunteer guides and a paid core river staff, ETC annually provides accessible and educational whitewater rafting trips for over 1,500 participants with disabilities and youth from under resourced backgrounds. ETC's River Program partners with over 50 agencies and schools to serve a diverse client base including economically disadvantaged youth, people with mobility and visual impairments; people with developmental disabilities; and those with life threatening illnesses. While paddling through class lll rapids or floating through tranquil stretches of the river, ETC's participants challenge themselves and discover new strengths. They learn about the human and natural history of the watershed, riparian ecology, river conservation and how to protect our water resources. The majority of our river trips are conducted on the South Fork American River and based from ETC's beautiful, accessible, and ecologically designed River Camp in Coloma, California. ETC also offers Shared River Expeditions for people with disabilities and the general public on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, The Rogue River in Oregon, and other rivers outside of California.
Expenses $388,696 · Grants $3,388 · Revenue $251,676
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Sea Kayak Program- Paddlers of all abilities and youth from under resourced backgrounds join ETCs highly trained and enthusiastic volunteer guides to gain sea kayak paddling and safety skills before venturing out on the water to discover the diverse bay fauna from buffleheads and bat rays to harbor seals and heron. ETC's Sea Kayak Program has two main bases of operation: Schoonmaker Point Marina in Sausalito on Richardson Bay and Heart's Desire Beach at Tomales Bay State Park. Whether kayaking on San Francisco or Tomales Bay, our participants delight in sharing the adventure and learning about the natural and human history of these unique estuaries. They also are introduced to ways they can become wiser stewards of our precious water resources. ETCs accessible and educational sea kayaking adventures serve 1100 participants annually. ETC also conducts Shared Sea Kayak Expeditions for paddlers with disabilities combined with the general public. These inclusive and life-changing adventures are offered in: Baja on the Sea of Cortez, Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe, and on the Big River and Coast of Mendocino.
Expenses $339,752 · Grants $7,565 · Revenue $78,329
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Benefit Trips & Shared Adventures- Every year ETC offers sea kayak and river trips for the general public. From full moon dinner paddles on SF Bay, to family whitewater rafting trips or a longer Baja sea kayak expedition. The goal of these adventures is to raise ETC scholarship funds, build awareness of ETC's mission and to have FUN Whenever possible we integrate paddlers and guides with disabilities on these trips to illuminate the ETC mission and message.
Expenses $100,842 · Revenue $96,300
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Aimee Good
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $180,509
- From this org
- $167,138
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,371
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,138
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $13,371
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $180,509
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Kirsten Scott
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carol MT Pereira
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Russell Sprunger
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Willie Halsted
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Seth Chanin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Howard Levitt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dick Blair
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cecilia Oduwole
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bob Lew
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elena Van Loo
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matt Ackley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erik Martinez
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Beth Smith
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 2 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202612459349300836
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