2024-06-06T15:34:45-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 821147149 WA-YA OUTDOOR INSTITUTE WA-Y 4255314385 6933 MUNN LAKE DR SE Tumwater WA 985016131 Rebecca List Executive Director 3053367542 2024-06-06 Rebecca List 999009999 1 0 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.wayaoutdoorschool.com X X Non-Government Nonprofit 165830 X 57200 108473 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165830 20425 0 96280 0 0 0 65541 182246 -16416 52118 0 35702 52118 35702 0 0 0 0 52118 35702 0 0 52118 35702 To provide youth regardless of income with the opportunity to connect and learn about the natural environment. Youth Day Camp: Ran 10 weeks of day camp and 5 weeks of overnight trips that intertwined Indigenous traditional & cultural knowledge, outdoor adventure, and environmental science for 30 youth, ages 6-13 (Day Camp) and 10 youth (ages 12-17) per week. Our goal is to connect all, regardless of income, with the outdoors to create more hopeful and resilient youth. Each camp had two instructors present all day. Program service expenses paid for instructors, transportation, and entrance fees to museums, parks, etc. 0 137944 Provide scholarships to families with financial need, focused on BIPOC and kids in the foster system, so that they can attend camp regardless of income. In 2023, Wa-Ya awarded scholarships ranging from 25%-100% of the cost of camp to 40 families. 20425 0 Camp Wa-Ya offers an outdoor leadership program for high school students. We also hire one Indigenous Fellow per summer and provide training and opportunities to grow into a career in the outdoor industry. 0 13725 151669 Rosalinda Turk Board Chair 10 0 0 0 Cynthia Wilkerson Board Vice-Chair 10 0 0 0 Shana Barehand Board Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Terra Rentz Board Member 10 0 0 0 Shannon Shula Board Member 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA Shana Barehand 6933 MUNN LAKE DR SE Tumwater WA 985016131 2023788346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 57200 57200 108473 108473 0 0 0 0 165673 165673 165673 157 157 0 0 0 0 157 157 0 0 0 0 165830 165830 0.99905 1 0.00095 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Camp Wa-Ya granted scholarships of 25%-100% of the total cost of camp to 40 families in 2023. The maximum amount awarded to any one family was $1200. A total of $20,425 was awarded. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Transportation;26900|Facilities and Rentals;9721|Materials and Supplies;12317|Business;10153|Professional Development;6450^Total;65541^ Until February 2024, Wa-Ya Outdoor Institute's tax filing was managed by volunteers. Our treasurer had a death in the family this spring and was unable to complete the return on time. Our filings will now be done by the organization's first paid Executive Director.