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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,085,707
Total expenses
$3,224,638
Contributions and grants received
$54,305
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,015,160
Investment income
$3
Other revenue
$16,239
Total assets, end of year
$424,859
Total liabilities, end of year
$47,403
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$377,456
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,967,418
Management and general expenses
$241,206
Fundraising expenses
$16,014
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,967,418

Program services were 92.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $54,305

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OUTDOOR SCHOOL

    total $3,015,160 · related or exempt $3,015,160

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3 · excluded $3

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $29,790

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $13,551

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $16,239 · excluded $16,239

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 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 $137,750 · program services $41,325 · management and general $82,650 · fundraising $13,775

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $997,105 · program services $953,929 · management and general $43,176

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,163 · program services $16,954 · management and general $4,209

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,237 · program services $85,994 · management and general $9,154 · fundraising $1,089

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,560 · management and general $49,560

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $63,118 · program services $30,402 · management and general $32,551 · fundraising $165

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,895 · program services $12,966 · management and general $5,758 · fundraising $171

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,652 · program services $10,222 · management and general $118 · fundraising $312

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,563,229 · program services $1,562,480 · management and general $687 · fundraising $62

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,993 · program services $12,635 · management and general $1,353 · fundraising $5

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $801 · program services $26 · management and general $725 · fundraising $50

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,844 · program services $1,248 · management and general $596

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $73,658 · program services $64,220 · management and general $9,064 · fundraising $374

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bus Service

    total $134,100 · program services $134,100

  • 24b · Other expenses: Food Service & Groceries

    total $26,592 · program services $26,592

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program Supplies

    total $8,892 · program services $8,892

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues and other charges

    total $7,049 · program services $5,433 · management and general $1,605 · fundraising $11

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $335,011 · end of year $363,362

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $15,238

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $221,823 · end of year $7,921

  • 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

    beginning of year $6,632 · end of year $8,454

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,421 · end of year $15,539

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $78,900

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $64,555

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,192 · end of year $14,345

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $56,464 · end of year $47,403

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $511,615 · end of year $346,206

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $31,250

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Exploring New Horizons engages school groups in outdoor education programs that empower students, build environmental literacy, and strengthen school communities.

  • Exploring New Horizons Sempervirens program provided residential outdoor education experiences to approximately 8,000 participants, serving elementary through high school students from Northern and Central California. Participants attended 4- to 5-day programs and engaged in nature-based learning that integrated Next Generation Science Standards and Social Emotional Learning competencies. 90% of students demonstrated improvements in teamwork, environmental understanding, and engagement in science learning, based on teacher survey data.

    Expenses $2,505,579 · Revenue $2,531,040

  • Exploring New Horizons Pigeon Point program delivered residential outdoor education programs to over 1,000 students annually at Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park. Students participated in 3-day overnight sessions emphasizing experiential learning in ocean conservation, environmental stewardship, life skills, and community building. Over 90% of teachers reporting increased student confidence, environmental awareness, and peer relationships following participation.

    Expenses $461,839 · Revenue $484,120

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joshua Lanam

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $122,829
    From this org
    $122,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stanley Berrin

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christina Scott

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Emily Pelissier

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marty Chao

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brooke Gutierrez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynn Lafayette

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Lercher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Martus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Polk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Drew Saldivar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Wu

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202601349349312030

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