Outward Bound California

Analysis

Outward Bound California is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Outward Bound California reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.1m (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Outward Bound California sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champlain Valley Exposition Inc ($5.1m), Rewarding Environments for Adultliving Inc ($5.1m) and Valley of the Sun Bowl Foundation ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. It paid $110k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $459k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 111 employees.