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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTHWEST OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,590,566
Total expenses
$3,802,903
Contributions and grants received
$1,130,880
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,433,067
Investment income
$12,263
Other revenue
$14,356
Total assets, end of year
$1,696,689
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,049,263
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$647,426
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,670,017
Management and general expenses
$718,935
Fundraising expenses
$413,951
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,670,017

Program services were 70.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $32,449

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,098,431

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $29,065

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND RELATED FE

    total $2,433,067 · related or exempt $2,433,067

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,263 · excluded $12,263

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $14,356 · related or exempt $14,356

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $14,356

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,281 · program services $45,084 · management and general $67,626 · fundraising $37,571

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,691,882 · program services $1,208,973 · management and general $316,785 · fundraising $166,124

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,201 · program services $42,286 · management and general $21,589 · fundraising $13,326

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $164,190 · program services $117,493 · management and general $28,798 · fundraising $17,899

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $227,229 · program services $31,237 · management and general $77,586 · fundraising $118,406

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $30,031 · program services $1,338 · management and general $19,517 · fundraising $9,176

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,976 · program services $9,890 · management and general $17,521 · fundraising $2,565

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,891 · program services $13,891 · management and general $31,735 · fundraising $5,265

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $35,680 · program services $33,859 · management and general $1,561 · fundraising $260

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $130,465 · program services $128,377 · management and general $2,088

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTWARD BOUND FEES

    total $365,693 · program services $363,709 · management and general $126 · fundraising $1,858

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $151,138 · program services $133,450 · management and general $1,924 · fundraising $15,764

  • 24c · Other expenses: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMEN

    total $143,641 · program services $129,635 · management and general $14,006

  • 24d · Other expenses: EXTERNAL FEES/TAXES

    total $114,623 · program services $83,035 · management and general $19,305 · fundraising $12,283

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $439,982 · program services $327,760 · management and general $98,768 · fundraising $13,454

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,866 · end of year $3,291

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $942,500 · end of year $469,658

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $107,947 · end of year $287,188

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $124,897 · end of year $85,576

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,003 · end of year $7,312

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

    $328,942

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

    $217,948

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $143,251 · end of year $110,994

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $568,131 · end of year $449,056

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $120,984 · end of year $120,984

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $162,630

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $211,737 · end of year $232,098

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $250,664 · end of year $84,336

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $519,810 · end of year $514,610

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $91,130 · end of year $218,219

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$49,215 · end of year -$396,239

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,008,453 · end of year $1,043,665

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

NORTHWEST OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (NWOBS) CHANGES LIVES THROUGH CHALLENGE AND DISCOVERY. WE OFFER WILDERNESS EXPEDITIONS FOR ALL AGES AND BRING OUTWARD BOUND VALUES TO SCHOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS THROUGH TEAM BUILDING AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. OUR PROGRAMS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION, AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AMONG PARTICIPANTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NORTHWEST OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH CHALLENGE AND DISCOVERY. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES THAT CHALLENGE THEM TO REACH FURTHER THAN THEY THOUGHT POSSIBLE FINDING THE UNTAPPED STRENGTH WITHIN THEMSELVES.

  • NORTHWEST OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (NWOBS) OFFERS WILDERNESS COURSES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BASED OUT OF REDMOND, OREGON; PORTLAND, OREGON; AND MAZAMA, WASHINGTON. STUDENTS TRAVEL FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WILDERNESS COURSES WHICH SPAN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, MOUNT BAKER, AND THE NORTH CASCADES TO THE CITY OF PORTLAND, DESCHUTES RIVER, AND SMITH ROCK. OUR WILDERNESS COURSES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SERVE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND ADULTS, AND WE OFFER SPECIALIZED COURSES FOR GROUPS INCLUDING LGBTQ+, GRIEVING TEENS, VETERANS, OUTDOOR EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONALS, AND SCHOOLS. IN 2022 NWOBS SERVED MORE THAN 1166 STUDENTS, 61.41% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS AND 77% OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR.NWOBS COURSES AND PRGRAMS FOCUS ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CHALLENGE AND ADVENTURE. THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES, FAILURES, AND SUCCESSES, STUDENTS DISCOVER NEW SKILLS, DEVELOP THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND CONNECT WITH THEIR PEERS. THEY DISCOVER SKILLS THAT LAST A LIFETIME, COMPASSION FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AND A NEW UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE.

    Expenses $2,670,017 · Revenue $2,447,423

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Bear

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Morgan Beltz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Compton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ernesto Fonseca

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Libra Gilbert-Forde

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Halpin

    BOARD CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew McClure

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Henry Morse

    BOARD CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott South

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melanie Stagnitti

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Preeti Suri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Waller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Westing

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan Ewert

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristen Campbell

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Wood

    FORMER SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marc Heisterkamp

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,321
    From this org
    $145,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,276
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,045
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,276
    Filer's total
    $150,321

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 · 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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • OUTWARD BOUND HOLDCO LLC

    FACILITY LEASES · NY

    Directly controlled by OUTWARD BOUND USA

  • OUTWARD BOUND SERVICES GROUP

    SUPPORTS OUTWARD BOUND PROGRAMS NATIONALLY · NC · income $687,713 · assets $179,796

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302629349301325

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