2025-08-05T11:22:43-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 410877459 VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL VOYA 6514010639 1650 CARROLL AVE ST PAUL MN 55104 JACK LEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6514010639 2025-08-01 1 0 ANN NEIL P01817922 6123764500 2025-08-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JACK LEE 1650 CARROLL AVE ST PAUL MN 55104 7772595 0 X WWW.VOBS.ORG X 1963 MN HELP PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR LIVES THROUGH CHALLENGE AND DISCOVERY. 13 13 132 30 0 0 3768709 1687598 3461448 3070470 126216 252691 5696 -41759 7362069 4969000 487029 612471 0 0 3285475 3249405 0 0 406407 2177716 1810984 5950220 5672860 1411849 -703860 11769755 11795513 794324 632565 10975431 11162948 X WE BRING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR GROUP LEARNING ADVENTURES IN WILDERNESS AND URBAN SETTINGS IN MINNESOTA AND TEXAS. WE INVITE TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO IDENTIFY, PRACTICE AND GROW LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES. WE ALSO OFFER THE OUTWARD BOUND EXPERIENCE TO ADULTS OF ALL AGES. WE KNOW THAT MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE CREATE A MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD, AND WE WANT TO HELP MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. WE TEACH THROUGH CHALLENGE, ADVENTURE AND NATURE. WE BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL, AND SEEK TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR VALIDATED AND TIME-TESTED EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP LEARNING PROGRAMS. WE INVITE INDIVIDUALS TO GO OUTWARD BOUND, AND WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH-SERVING NONPROFITS TO CREATE CUSTOM PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THEIR GOALS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 0 1 3036612 237884 2238234 VOBS WILDERNESS PROGRAMS OPERATE OUT OF OUR HOMEPLACE BASECAMP ON THE EDGE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS (BWCAW) IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. WE INVITE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, BUT PRIMARILY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 13-25, TO VENTURE INTO THE WILDERNESS FOR 4 TO 50 DAYS TO LEARN THAT THERE IS MORE IN THEM THAN THEY KNOW. THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HIKING, CANOEING, BACKPACKING, DOGSLEDDING AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, VOBS INSTRUCTORS FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE, AND COMPASSION, AND SKILLS SUCH AS TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP. VOBS SERVED 494 STUDENTS IN ITS HOMEPLACE WILDERNESS PROGRAMS IN 2024. 1098365 374587 832236 VOBS TWIN CITIES CENTER DELIVERS OUTDOOR PROGRAMS PRIMARILY TO STUDENTS LIVING IN AND NEAR ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. THE PROGRAMMING USES THE SAME CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES, CUSTOMIZED AND ADAPTED TO BE DELIVERED THROUGH A SERIES OF DAY PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PRIMARILY SERVE MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE URBAN CORE AND GIVE ACCESS TO THE POWER OF THE OUTDOORS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TRADITIONALLY UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THIS DAY PROGRAMMING, CALLED INSIGHT, VOBS OFFERS SUMMER MULTIDAY EXPEDITIONS OUT OF OUR TWIN CITIES CENTER, PRIMARILY UTILIZING THE ST CROIX RIVER, A DESIGNATED WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, AND THE SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. VOBS SERVED 646 STUDENTS IN ITS TWIN CITIES CENTER URBAN PROGRAMS IN 2024. 4134977 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X JACK LEE 6514010639 1650 CARROLL AVE ST PAUL MN 55104 CINDY HOLKER CHAIR - PART YEAR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GUNNAR CARLSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HEIDI WEILER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL MAAHS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEWART HUDNUT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JERRY ROSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDSON DAYTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE HIGNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN LAPOINTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEG SKOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER BAILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MOELLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RODERIC SOUTHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED MOORES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM BEAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GOLDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK HAGGERTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK LEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 162273 0 33375 MARLAIS BRAND DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 115378 0 34211 STACEY MINNICK DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117243 0 13320 394894 0 80906 3 0 1 0 OUTWARD BOUND SERVICES GROUP 2582 RICEVILLE ROAD ASHEVILLE NC 28805 NATIONAL MARKETING, CALL CENTER, STUDENT 347843 1 68871 1618727 1687598 TUITION/PROGRAM REVENUE 611600 3070470 3070470 3070470 267057 267057 2705214 6000 2725580 0 -20366 6000 -14366 -14366 15402 68871 67316 -51914 -51914 20854 10699 10155 10155 4969000 3070470 0 210932 612471 612471 195649 48912 48912 97825 2519264 1895902 411295 212067 34495 24910 5813 3772 304752 264085 34553 6114 195245 140996 32901 21348 344339 113632 227264 3443 4943 4943 26682 26682 57655 57655 90857 34460 56147 250 66061 1604 36249 28208 141311 133740 4632 2939 49213 44368 2981 1864 264192 239927 13781 10484 41270 30992 9568 710 96454 86544 6828 3082 261685 209348 52337 FOOD SUPPLIES 134743 133281 1462 VEHICLES/VESSELS 78367 78365 2 CHARTER FEE 76822 38411 38411 76390 3029 59060 14301 5672860 4134977 1131476 406407 348514 208925 3556101 2333809 253600 152900 91199 91093 12525 12024 112060 130399 3121429 2432424 639322 689005 6369768 7911291 169694 126938 216972 139129 11769755 11795513 306562 275883 265510 212659 144023 78229 144023 794324 632565 X 2984980 2376447 7990451 8786501 10975431 11162948 11769755 11795513 X -703860 934133 -42756 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2329121 5542156 2950635 3768709 1687598 16278219 2329121 5542156 2950635 3768709 1687598 16278219 5517926 10760293 28273 90485 125670 204543 246691 695662 16973881 15020803 0.63390 0.57220 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7336924 50000 1053702 365754 8074872 6017888 795500 827625 -304089 7336924 5608962 1368500 -723674 -235900 6017888 3297363 2012350 490209 190960 5608962 2428933 520000 468430 -120000 3297363 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 60032 60032 1143196 997482 145714 334513 241227 93286 1506176 1132691 373485 77512 61024 16488 689005 LEASE LIABILITY 144023 144023 X 5243706 934133 934133 4309573 57655 601772 659427 4969000 5013433 10699 10699 5002734 57655 612471 670126 5672860 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FOR THE LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. PART X, LINE 2: VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (VOBS) IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO VOBS' TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE COULD RESULT IN TAXABLE INCOME. VOBS FOLLOWS GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. VOBS HAS IDENTIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES AND HAS NO CURRENT OBLIGATION FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. VOBS HAD NO INCOME TAX EXPENSE OR CASH PAYMENTS FOR INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION DISCOUNTS 612,471. COGS -10,699. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS 10,699. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION DISCOUNTS 612,471. X X X X X 60TH ANNIVERSARY CIRCLE-UP 84273 68871 15402 5465 41479 15859 4513 84273 68871 15402 5465 41479 15859 4513 67316 -51914 1 SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION DISCOUNTS 485 612471 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISCOUNTS ARE AWARDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND APPLIED DIRECTLY AGAINST THE TUITION COST FOR THE AWARD PARTICIPANT. NO POST-AWARD MONITORING IS NECESSARY AS NO FUNDS ARE PAID OUT IN CASH. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACK LEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 162273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33375 0 195648 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA WAS USED IN ESTABLISHING THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 WE CEASED PROGRAM OPERATIONS IN TEXAS IN OCTOBER 2024. WE NOW CONDUCT PROGRAMMING SOLELY IN MINNESOTA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFTEN MEETS DURING THE MONTHS THE FULL BOARD DOES NOT MEET. IT HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR THE BOARD. IT IS COMPRISED OF THE THREE ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE BOARD PLUS FOUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FULL 990 IS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A DIRECTOR SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF: -SUCH DIRECTOR HAS EXISTING OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL OR OTHER INTERESTS WHICH MIGHT IMPAIR OR REASONABLY APPEAR TO IMPAIR SUCH DIRECTOR'S INDEPENDENT, UNBIASED JUDGMENT IN THE DISCHARGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE SCHOOL, OR -SUCH DIRECTOR IS AWARE THAT A MEMBER OF THE DIRECTOR'S FAMILY OR ANY ORGANIZATION IN WHICH SUCH DIRECTOR OR FAMILY MEMBER IS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, MEMBER, PARTNER, TRUSTEE, OR SHAREHOLDER, HAS AN EXISTING OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL OR OTHER INTEREST WHICH MIGHT IMPAIR OR REASONABLY APPEAR TO IMPAIR SUCH DIRECTOR'S INDEPENDENT, UNBIASED JUDGMENT IN THEN DISCHARGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE SCHOOL (A FAMILY MEMBER IS HERE DEFINED AS A SPOUSE, PARENT, SIBLING, OR ANY OTHER RELATIVE RESIDING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AS THE DIRECTOR. -ALL DIRECTORS SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD THROUGH THE BOARD CHAIR OR SECRETARY ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICAL TIME. FURTHERMORE, A DIRECTOR SHALL ABSENT HIM OR HERSELF FROM DISCUSSIONS OF, AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON, SUCH MATTERS OF CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD OR ITS COMMITTEES WHERE SUCH DIRECTOR HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE MINUTES OF SUCH MEETING SHALL REFLECT THAT A DISCLOSURE WAS MADE AND THAT THE DIRECTOR HAVING A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTING. ANY DIRECTOR THAT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST MAY REQUEST THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE SALARIES OF OTHER SIMILAR SIZED NON-PROFITS AND SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE OUTWARD BOUND NETWORK. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS SET SALARY RANGES FOR EACH ROLE, INCLUDING THOSE OF KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED UPON PUBLISHED NON-PROFIT BENCHMARKS. ANY SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER CONSIDERING THIS DATA ALONGSIDE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND PRUDENT BUDGET MANAGEMENT. THIS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BY PHONE, EMAIL OR IN PERSON. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN INVESTMENT IN LLC -42,756.