Nonprofit · EIN 84-0512779
COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,854,117 | $4,718,493 | -$864,376 | $5,468,767 | $2,143,967 | $3,324,800 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,287,703 | $5,221,653 | -$933,950 | $6,004,573 | $1,796,637 | $4,207,936 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $688,715
- Program service revenue
- $3,028,602
- Investment income
- $33,188
- Net income from fundraising events
- $83,225
- Other revenue
- $103,612
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,254,526
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,706,220
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $33,673
- Occupancy
- $126,762
- Travel
- $115,699
- Depreciation
- $151,384
- Program services (functional)
- $3,735,010
- Management and general (functional)
- $681,860
- Fundraising (functional)
- $301,623
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,004,573
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,468,767
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,143,967
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,324,800
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,340,153
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,978
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,671,823
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $652,977
- Gross receipts
- $3,926,868
- Employees
- 167
- Volunteers
- 2
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARN UDALL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELAN GREENBERG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRYAN MIX | PAST BOARD C Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY SCHWITZER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATE RIDGWAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEN BALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA GRANT ZARRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY HUMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB O'ROURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDI STADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEX SUGAHARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEALE TEJADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID THUROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN CROWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH HARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOBBI MCPHERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON FRANKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NIC ELIASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TREY OVERDYKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY WATTMAN-TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GRUFFIE CLOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DARVIN AYRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRIP RIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN SCHMIDT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $147,295 | $1,299 |
| BRYAN MIX | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARN UDALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NIC ELIASON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE RIDGWAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN BALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GRANT ZARRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAN GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HUMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB O'ROURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY SCHWITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDI STADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX SUGAHARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEALE TEJADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THUROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN CORBETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG VALLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1930 HIGHWAY 300, LEADVILLE, CO 80461-9751
- In care of
- % VICKI KERR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TARN UDALL, 1930 HIGHWAY 300, LEADVILLE, CO 80461
- Signed the 990
- TARN UDALL, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (720) 381-6589
- Website
- WWW.COBS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY
Mission
COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL CHANGES LIVES THROUGH CHALLENGE AND DISCOVERY.
Program accomplishments
- COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE PREMIER OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. MORE THAN 200,000 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE ATTENDED COBS WILDERNESS COURSES SINCE THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDING IN 1962. THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS BASECAMPS IN LEADVILLE, COLORADO, AS WELL AS MOAB, UTAH. COBS CURRENTLY OPERATES IN COLORADO, UTAH AND WYOMING, OFFERING BACKPACKING, MOUNTAINEERING, CLIMBING, SKIING, RAFTING AND CANYONEERING COURSES.Expenses $3,735,010 · revenue $3,028,602
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-0512779
- 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
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,468,767
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,926,868
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,854,117 | $4,718,493 | $5,468,767 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,287,703 | $5,221,653 | $6,004,573 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,464,544 | $5,719,824 | $6,278,080 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 84-0512779).
Questions about COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL is 84-0512779.
- Is COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND 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 COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TARN UDALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,854,117, expenses of $4,718,493 and total assets of $5,468,767 at year end.
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