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Summit Journeys Inc

Holladay, UT   |  www.summitjourneys.org

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Mission

Our mission is to guide youth through challenging outdoor adventures so they can prove to themselves that they can do hard things in life. These adventures build their self-efficacy, self-determination, and resilience as character strengths.

Notes from the nonprofit

Summit Journeys strives to provide equitable access to disadvantaged, at-risk, and under-served youth and individuals. To date we have led over 170 outdoor adventure trips with 2100 youth from the Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, and Weber County as well as surrounding areas. Many of these youth come from our 20+ partnerships with youth service organizations like Neighborhood House, Boys and Girls Clubs, and YMCA. In addition, we frequently work with schools, and various youth therapeutic programs such as Alpine Academy and Wasatch Recovery. We also partner with Dahlia’s Hope (services for survivors of trafficking) and the University of Utah Burn Unit. We are deeply inspired from the feedback we receive from our most vulnerable participants. Our desire, with your support, is to expand our reach to those who can benefit most from our services. We recognize the great need the upcoming generation has to build character and resilience that will enable them to overcome their varied life challenges.

Ruling year info

2022

Founder/Chief Journey Officer

Martin Frey

Main address

5347 S Wooded Cove

Holladay, UT 84117 USA

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EIN

88-1231317

NTEE code info

Other Recreation, Sports, or Leisure Activities N.E.C. (N99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Our programs

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Summit Journeys

At Summit Journeys, our mission is to harness the transformative power of outdoor adventure to empower and guide youth and young adults. These adventures build their self-efficacy, self-determination, and resilience as character strengths. We also improve their well-being by getting them off of their phones and enable them to make real connections with their teammates and with nature. Through our adventures, we strive to foster their ability to embrace uncertainty, strengthen their determination to overcome challenges, and build resilience that will serve them throughout their lives. Our outdoor experiences typically include adventures like kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, sailing, fishing, mountain biking, camping, and backpacking, etc

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims and oppressed people
Children and youth

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Utah Non Profit Association 2019

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We don’t use any of these practices

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

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Summit Journeys Inc

Board of directors
as of 11/13/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Martin Frey

Garth Tino

Utah Valley University, Director of Outdoor Rec.

Brad Petersen

Former Chair National Ability Center

Jeff Dredge

Director of Accounting, Platform Advisors

Josie Giles

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/18/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/18/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.