Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$573,234

Total expenses

$595,361

Contributions and grants received

$374,747

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$195,907

Investment income

$2,580

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$381,990

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,117

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$380,873

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$513,718

Management and general expenses

$70,015

Fundraising expenses

$11,628

Program service expenses (Part III)

$513,718

Program services were 86.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• THE CATROCK YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS THE PROGRAM AT THE HEART OF CATROCK VENTURES. THE PROGRAM IS A MULTI-YEAR, RIGOROUS EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES MULTI-DAY OUTDOOR EXPEDITIONS, OUTDOOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND WILDERNESS FIRST AID CERTIFICATION.

  Expenses $193,329 · Revenue $93,667

• THE CATROCK CYCLING ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, AND FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE CYCLING COMMUNITY THROUGH LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION AND TRUST WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO BIKING AND GEAR THAT HELPS FIRST-TIME RIDERS LEARN TO BIKE AND EXPERIENCED CYCLISTS ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS.. WHETHER OUR STUDENTS ARE JUST STARTING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR ARE LONG TIME CYCLIST, THE CYCLING ACADEMY HAS A SEAT FOR THEM

  Expenses $81,624 · Revenue $42,400

• CATROCK COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF CATROCK VENTURES' MISSION. ACTIVITIES WE PROVIDE INCLUDE PARK CLEANUPS, TREE PLANTINGS AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS TAKE OUR STUDENTS FROM OUR LOCAL PARKS IN THE BRONX TO THE DEEP WILDERNESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

  Expenses $128,083 · Revenue $24,100

• CATROCK OUTDOORS OFFERS WIDE REACHING OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE TO ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE BRONX. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND CONSIST OF HIKING, TRAIL RUNNING, CAMPING, FISHING, CANOEING, KAYAKING, RAFTING, SKATEBOARDING, ROCK CLIMBING, SNOWBOARDING, SKIING, SNOW SHOEING, WINTER MOUNTAINEERING AND MORE. THE PURPOSE IS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO NEW OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND INSPIRE THEM TO UNPLUG AND CONNECT TO NATURE AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP. WE ALSO CUSTOMIZE TRIPS SPECIFICALLY FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. WE COLLABORATE TO PLAN AND EXECUTE PROGRAMS TO HELP GET YOUR STUDENTS INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS. THE ADVENTURE MAKERSPACE & DESIGN LAB IS A UNIQUE MAKERSPACE PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS REPAIR, DESIGN, AND PRODUCE THEIR OWN OUTDOOR GEAR USING BOTH HIGH-TECH AND LOW-TECH TOOLS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, 3D PRINTERS, AND SEWING MACHINES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ONGOING AS WE ARE ALWAYS PRODUCING ITEMS FOR OUR OWN TRIPS AS WELL AS LOOKING FOR NEW PROJECTS TO BENEFIT OTHERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR STUDENTS LEARN THE BASICS OF REPAIR AND DESIGN, USING UP-CYCLING AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES TO KEEP THEIR CLOTHING AND OUTDOOR GEAR FUNCTIONING LONGER, THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO REPURPOSE USED GEAR REINFORCING THEIR ROLE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT. KINSHIP CLIMBING COLLECTIVE IS A ROCK CLIMBING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVING YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH FROM NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD JOY, RESILIENCE, AND STRENGTH THROUGH CLIMBING & COMMUNITY. OUR COMPLETELY FREE PROGRAM PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS WITH UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW NOT JUST AS CLIMBERS, BUT AS A COMMUNITY OF OUTDOOR LEADERS. THE PROGRAM HAS BUILT A SUPPORTIVE, INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR DIALOGUE AROUND ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUALITY, AND OTHER DIMENSIONS OF IDENTITY.

  Expenses $110,682 · Revenue $35,740

• CATROCK OUTDOORS IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO OUTDOORS AND ADVENTURE-BASED CHALLENGES TO A LARGER NUMBER OF STUDENTS OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM LEVERAGES OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AS A MEANS OF INSPIRING STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE. DURING THE PANDEMIC WE LAUNCHED A PILOT YOUTH CYCLING INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FITNESS WITH BRONX YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS BETA PROGRAM ADVANCED EQUITY AMONG YOUTH BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BIKES AND GEAR, LEARNING AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AS CYCLISTS, AND AN INCLUSIVE CYCLING COMMUNITY.

• COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORY IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE TO HELP YOUTH MAKE INFORMED EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER CHOICES. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW SETTLEMENT, WE OFFER WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS. THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH A PERSONAL REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENT'S ACADEMIC RECORD, FINANCIAL SITUATION, CAREER INTERESTS, PERSONAL CONCERNS, AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

7 September 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

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