Voyageur Outward Bound School

Analysis

Voyageur Outward Bound School is a registered charity in United States, based in St Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1965, 61 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 2023, Voyageur Outward Bound School reported income of $7.4m and spending of $6.0m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.3m to $7.4m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Voyageur Outward Bound School sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southface Energy Institute Inc ($7.3m), Central California Environmental Justice Network ($7.4m) and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $794k, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 143 employees.