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EIN 83-0204184

National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
986
City
Lander
State
Wyoming
Year formed
1965
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
NTEE code, primary
C60: Environmental Education
Description
National Outdoor Leadership School is a non-profit wilderness school with an educational focus on skills and leadership. The goal of a NOLS course is to give you the skills and leadership to take others into the backcountry comfortably and responsibly.
Total revenues
$44,684,792
2023
Total expenses
$47,085,789
2023
Total assets
$111,237,399
2023
Num. employees
986
2023

Program areas at NOLS

The School offers an extensive curriculum of Outdoor courses. The program is designed to provide Leadership training and training in wilderness medicine and wilderness education to approximately 24,000 students.
The School provides general information to the public regarding conservation and preservation of our natural resources through published materials and seminars.

Who funds National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland FoundationGeneral$1,000,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$325,512
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$301,810
...and 99 more grants received totalling $3,079,846

Personnel at NOLS

NameTitleCompensation
Jon FerliseBoard Member$0
John GansFormer President$635,161
Stephen DahnertPast Chief Financial Officer$208,148
Alexander H ColhounPresident$0
N. Stuart HarrisChair$0
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for NOLS

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,604,188
Program services$31,165,327
Investment income and dividends$2,648,303
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$9,499
Net rental income$10,488
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$1,871,065
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$373,003
Miscellaneous revenues$1,002,919
Total revenues$44,684,792

Form 990s for NOLS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-082024-07-15990View PDF
2022-082023-07-17990View PDF
2021-082022-07-13990View PDF
2020-082021-06-30990View PDF
2019-082020-10-02990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 30, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 25, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 24 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Greenwood Foundation / Babcock Guilford Carlile Et Al Ttee
April 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsSchoolsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationEnvironment
Characteristics
LobbyingOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
284 Lincoln St
Lander, WY 82520
County
Fremont County, WY
Website URL
nols.edu/en/ 
Phone
(307) 332-5300
Facebook page
NOLS 
Twitter profile
@nolsedu 
IRS details
EIN
83-0204184
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1965
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C60: Environmental Education
NAICS code, primary
61151: Technical and Trade Schools
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
Undetermined
Charity Registration status
Not Registered
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
None yet
FTB Entity ID
3369143
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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