Nonprofit · EIN 81-0544729
THE TRAVELING SCHOOL
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · BOZEMAN, MT 59771
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $549,921 | $622,829 | -$72,908 | $82,098 | $4,937 | $77,161 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $995,922 | $1,126,557 | -$130,635 | $433,986 | $284,173 | $149,813 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $128,629
- Program service revenue
- $405,600
- Investment income
- $11,849
- Other revenue
- $3,843
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $79,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $187,915
- Other salaries and wages
- $128,690
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $353,452
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $4,199
- Travel
- $108,938
- Depreciation
- $900
- Program services (functional)
- $449,096
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,782
- Fundraising (functional)
- $39,951
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $433,986
- Total assets, end of year
- $82,098
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,937
- Net assets, end of year
- $77,161
- Publicly traded securities
- $58,613
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $77,161
- Gross receipts
- $549,921
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER ROYALL | FORMER EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $91,341 | $3,968 |
| ANDREA THOMAS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $80,578 | $3,758 |
| KIM BELVIN | BOARD VP/SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH CENTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN WILSON BURNS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN GUILE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR CORNELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE HOLT HOPKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GARDNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HOFFMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY YANG HOFFMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BACON | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCBRIDE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE OLDHAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSANNAH KAVANAUGH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY LYKKEHOY | Treasurer Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER ROYALL | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $78,714 | $6,628 |
| KIM BELVIN | BOARD VP Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH CENTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE TRONO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN WILSON BURNS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN GUILE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HRENYA | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE HOLT HOPKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MONIZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISSIE MONAGHAN FRASER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORA ATHAPPILLY | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BACON | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCBRIDE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE OLDHAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA POWER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7058, BOZEMAN, MT 59771-7058
- In care of
- % JENNIFER ROYALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANDREA THOMAS, PO BOX 7058, BOZEMAN, MT 59771
- Signed the 990
- ANDREA THOMAS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (406) 570-5028
- Website
- www.travelingschool.com
- Return prepared by
- Amatics CPA Group
Mission
The Traveling School amplifies student voices through transformative education to ignite positive change.
Program accomplishments
- THE TRAVELING SCHOOL BELIEVES INFORMED, INSPIRED, AND CONFIDENT STUDENTS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. OUR FOUR PILLARS EMPHASIZE PLACE-BASED AND RELEVANT ACADEMICS, CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT, OUTDOOR EXPEDITIONS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. IN THE FALL, 11 STUDENTS TRAVELED THROUGH SOUTHERN AFRICA AND ENGAGED WITH OUR CUSTOM-DESIGNED RIGOROUS REGIONAL ACADEMICS FOCUSED ON THE IMPACT OF APARTHEID ON MODERN SOUTH AFRICA, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, THE IMPLICATIONS OF RESOURCE EXTRACTION, AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF THE REGION. STUDENTS RETURNED HOME READY TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES ACROSS 6 STATES, CANADA, AND UGANDA. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR DONORS, 55% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $79,500. OUR LONGSTANDING GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS TRANSFORMATIVE SEMESTER A REALITY FOR ANY GLOBALLY MINDED AND ADVENTUROUS STUDENT WHO ASPIRES TO ATTEND.Expenses $449,096 · grants $79,500 · revenue $405,600
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0544729
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $82,098
- Income (IRS master file)
- $549,921
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2011
- Posted by the IRS
- February 22, 2012
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2011
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $549,921 | $622,829 | $82,098 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $995,922 | $1,126,557 | $433,986 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $482,791 | $817,405 | $540,019 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-0544729).
Questions about THE TRAVELING SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of THE TRAVELING SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE TRAVELING SCHOOL is 81-0544729.
- Is THE TRAVELING SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2011 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2011.
- Are donations to THE TRAVELING SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE TRAVELING SCHOOL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE TRAVELING SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE TRAVELING SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE TRAVELING SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANDREA THOMAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE TRAVELING SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,341 (JENNIFER ROYALL, FORMER EXEC DIR).
- How much revenue does THE TRAVELING SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $549,921, expenses of $622,829 and total assets of $82,098 at year end.
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