Mountain and Sea Educational Adventures

Analysis

Mountain and Sea Educational Adventures is a registered charity in United States, based in Naples, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Mountain and Sea Educational Adventures reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $2.0m to $1.8m (-10%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. 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, Mountain and Sea Educational Adventures sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Graduate ($1.7m), Project Create ($1.8m) and Muslim Youth for Positive Impact ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $202k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $538k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $674k, net assets of $427k. It reported 40 employees.