Program areas at Great Outdoors Foundation
We provide leadership, foster partnerships, increase awareness, and raise funds - serving as a catalyst to power passion and support for regional projects that expand and restore natural spaces, enhance outdoor recreation and learning opportunities, and promote conservation. We connect people of all ages and backgrounds to nature by collaborating with other organizations who share a common vision of healthy environments that provide a variety of outdoor recreation and education opportunities. Drive by our clear purpose, we challenge ourselves to seek and take on partner projects offering exceptional and long term impact requiring a regional approach and creative funding.
Advance conservation through innovation, collaboration, and stewardship.
Conservation, healthy lifestyle/get outdoor projects including funding for improvements to polk county conservation projects, friends of jester park, easter lake brdige plaques, and water quality programming.
Grants made by Great Outdoors Foundation
Who funds Great Outdoors Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Great Outdoors Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Hannah Inman | Chief Executive Officer | $170,023 | 2024-05-13 |
| Maggie McClelland | Director of Icon Water Trails | | 2022-07-20 |
| Pat Boddy | Past Chair | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Joey Taylor-Moon | Chair | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Chris Costa | Vice Chair and T | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Great Outdoors Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,942,152 | $5,151,579 | -42.9% |
| Program services | $182,333 | $159,000 | 14.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $111,843 | $33,527 | 233.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-13,081 | $-35,251 | 62.9% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $401 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $3,223,648 | $5,308,855 | -39.3% |
Organizations like Great Outdoors Foundation
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Friends of Saguaro National Park | 501(c)(3) | Tucson, AZ | $907,693 |
| Duxbury Beach Reservation | 501(c)(3) | Duxbury, MA | $4,124,707 |
| Resource Conservation Districts (RCD) | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $4,519,152 |
| California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) | 501(c)(3) | Berkeley, CA | $3,754,992 |
| Prickly Pear Land Trust (PPLT) | 501(c)(3) | Helena, MT | $9,438,886 |
| Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) | 501(c)(3) | Jefferson City, MO | $5,453,147 |
| Buena Vista Audubon Society | 501(c)(3) | Oceanside, CA | $826,786 |
| South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) | 501(c)(3) | Nevada City, CA | $11,568,707 |
| Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council (WMRCD) | 501(c)(3) | Hagerstown, MD | $2,501,964 |
| Alabamas MTNS Rivers and Valleys RSC Conservation and Devel Council | 501(c)(3) | Hartselle, AL | $1,596,637 |
Data update history
August 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 4, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 501 SW 7th St Suite G
- Des Moines, IA 50309
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- County
- Polk County, IA
- Website URL
- greatoutdoorsfoundation.org/Â
- Phone
- (515) 452-0024
IRS details
- EIN
- 42-1441098
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2013
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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