Four Corners School of Outdoor Education Inc

Analysis

Four Corners School of Outdoor Education Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Monticello, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Four Corners School of Outdoor Education Inc reported income of $686k and spending of $1.4m, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.0m to $686k (-32%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 163% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Four Corners School of Outdoor Education Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partnership for the Sounds Inc ($685k), Trout Unlimited ($686k) and Green Built Alliance ($685k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $483k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $712k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 49 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.