National Outdoor Leadership School

Analysis

National Outdoor Leadership School is a registered charity in United States, based in Lander, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, National Outdoor Leadership School reported income of $44.7m and spending of $47.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $39.9m to $44.7m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Outdoor Leadership School sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Centre for Research in Agroforestry ($44.4m), Sustainable Energy Utility Inc ($45.0m) and Great Basin Institute ($44.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20.4m. At year end it held assets of $111.2m against liabilities of $11.4m, net assets of $99.8m. It reported 986 employees.