Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation: We Get Kids Outside!
Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
EIN: 75-1761481
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
The mission of the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation is to teach outdoor education and to promote and fund wildlife conservation worldwide.
Ruling year
1981
Executive Director
Sean McLelland
Director of Education
Scot McClure
Main address
420 N. Carroll Ave Ste 160
Southlake, TX 76092 USA
Formerly known as
Dallas Ecological Foundation
EIN
75-1761481
Elementary and secondary education
Education services
Wildlife biodiversity
Youth organizing
Population served
Children and youth
Students
NTEE code
Elementary, Secondary Ed (B20)
Youth Development Programs (O50)
Educational Services and Schools - Other (B90)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Affiliations
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
Urbanization and technology create a disconnect to the outdoors and adds to the decline in young outdoors people, creating a need for students to be engaged in the educational process with real world, hands on curriculum for enhanced academic and extracurricular opportunities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Outdoor Adventures
Secondary physical education curriculum.
Where we work
Awards
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 2021
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Outdoor Adventures
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Percentage of culturally diverse urban participants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Outdoor Adventures
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
46% of the OA program is culturally diverse. 68% of the schools are in suburbs.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The goal of the OTF Outdoor Adventure education program is to offer the curriculum to students in all private and public schools, regardless of race, gender, location or socio-economic status. OTF's 2020 goal is to expand its Outdoor Adventures program to 700 schools, reaching an additional 20,000 students annually. The three year goal is to reach 1000 schools, reaching a total of 100,000 students per year.
Goals:
1. Provide Outdoor Adventures curriculum to all public and private secondary
schools in the United States.
2. Through Outdoor Adventures, students gain first-hand experience in recreational
outdoor activities and are more likely to develop a life-long appreciation and
respect for wildlife and the outdoors.
3. To create an opportunity for all students to be engaged in an extracurricular
activity, including students who are disinterested in or may not have the natural
capacity to participate in activities such as sports or band. Outdoor Adventures
provides students with an alternate avenue for developing positive social
relationships and ensuring academic success.
4. Provide outdoor skills education to students for life-long opportunities and
certifications (Boater education, CPR)
5. Increase enrollment in Outdoor Adventures programs when the curriculum is
implemented in the secondary schools. Outdoor Adventures classes grow 30
percent on average after the first year.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation (OTF) has been steadily growing since the inception of the Outdoor Adventures in-school curriculum and has been successful because of responsible financial stewardship. Each year, new schools are added as its donor base increases. Regional managers recruit, support, and communicate with schools in their respective areas. OTF's Outdoor Adventures growth and conservation efforts are funded primarily by donors, membership, and grant-giving foundations.
Strategies:
1. Provide Outdoor Adventures curriculum to schools that is relevant and updated
every three years with new units.
2. Expand funding and foundation growth through localized community fundraisers,
memberships, and grants
3. Hiring additional regional staff to market and promote the curriculum nationwide
4. Provide a well trained Outdoor Adventures manager to serve as a customer
support team and interface with schools on a weekly basis
5. Provide a comprehensive newsletter promoting outdoor scholarships,
opportunities and outdoor activities
6. Frequent social media posting and updates to attract a vibrant and new outdoor
skills user base
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Outdoor Adventures will require the financial assistance from other likeminded organizations, industry leaders and philanthropic individuals to fund current operations, and to establish permanent endowments to ensure that every secondary school in the United States will have an opportunity to participate. The OA program has had great success garnishing outdoor industry and private funding support.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2019 alone, over 50,000 students were taught 180 hours of outdoor skills. To date, over 285,000 students participated and benefited from the Outdoor Adventures program. Along with the success of the Outdoor Adventures program, OTF recently funded three wildlife conservation grants.
• Outdoor Adventures (OA) is now in 614 schools in 39 states
• OA curriculum is being taught to over 60,000 students annually
• 13,000 outdoor certifications came from OA in Texas schools (2019)
• OTF is a valued partner with many Parks and Wildlife departments and is designed to work in
concert with every state agencies education and training program.
• Our Outdoor Adventures Program (OA) is a nationally accredited PE course. The
only one of its type.
• OTF's new website provides extensive information to prospective schools, teachers,
donors, and the thousands of youth in the program.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
15.49
Months of cash in 2022 info
14.3
Fringe rate in 2022 info
7%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
This snapshot of Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $110,382 | $329,042 | $141,964 | $298,755 | $16,602 |
| As % of expenses | 15.7% | 39.6% | 17.3% | 35.4% | 1.3% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $109,087 | $327,864 | $140,746 | $297,537 | $15,979 |
| As % of expenses | 15.5% | 39.4% | 17.1% | 35.2% | 1.3% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $606,140 | $955,277 | $910,638 | $1,060,347 | $1,282,962 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | -15.2% | 57.6% | -4.7% | 16.4% | 21.0% |
| Program services revenue | 22.1% | 14.2% | 11.3% | 8.1% | 29.2% |
| Membership dues | 4.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Investment income | 6.7% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 65.3% | 74.8% | 77.9% | 87.5% | 67.4% |
| Other revenue | 1.5% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $704,473 | $831,851 | $819,537 | $843,970 | $1,239,443 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 24.2% | 18.1% | -1.5% | 3.0% | 46.9% |
| Personnel | 42.4% | 36.4% | 44.8% | 52.4% | 42.0% |
| Professional fees | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 3.6% |
| Occupancy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 4.9% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| All other expenses | 47.8% | 56.5% | 47.1% | 37.5% | 49.6% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $705,768 | $833,029 | $820,755 | $845,188 | $1,240,066 |
| One month of savings | $58,706 | $69,321 | $68,295 | $70,331 | $103,287 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $52,082 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $764,474 | $902,350 | $889,050 | $967,601 | $1,343,353 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 23.1 | 22.5 | 25.9 | 20.6 | 14.3 |
| Months of cash and investments | 23.6 | 22.9 | 25.9 | 30.5 | 20.6 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 14.7 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 12.4 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $1,358,376 | $1,559,121 | $1,768,341 | $1,449,202 | $1,478,161 |
| Investments | $25,367 | $25,367 | $0 | $694,746 | $646,780 |
| Receivables | $495,447 | $400,067 | $363,513 | $295,335 | $302,268 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $14,468 | $15,044 | $15,044 | $15,044 | $15,044 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 74.7% | 79.7% | 87.8% | 95.9% | 100.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 3.5% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $864,897 | $1,192,761 | $964,917 | $1,262,454 | $1,278,433 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $600,412 | $237,661 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $355,682 | $454,475 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $956,094 | $692,136 | $1,062,937 | $1,059,206 | $1,038,865 |
| Total net assets | $1,820,991 | $1,884,897 | $2,027,854 | $2,321,660 | $2,317,298 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Sean McLelland
Director of Education
Scot McClure
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
Board of directorsas of 05/15/2023
Board of directors data
Kyle Shidler
Bobby Davidson
Wilson Stout
Don Mckechnie
Julie Fairchild
Kerry Freeman
Brian Burns
Harriet Shields
Kyle Shidler
Aaron Smith
Ken Mulkey
Rick Warren
Dewitt Corrigan
Randy Cupp
Cynthia Patterson
Mike Beecroft
Toby Thomas
Lori Clem
Greg Prather
Ricky Fairchild
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? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
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? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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