Outdoor Outreach

Analysis

Outdoor Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Outdoor Outreach reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.0m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Outdoor Outreach sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac Inc ($3.0m), Students Run America ($3.0m) and Girl Scouts of Hawaii ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $242k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $911k. It reported 73 employees.