EIN 27-3009280

The Mountaineers

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
102
Year formed
2011
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
Description
The Mountaineers is a nonprofit outdoor community of 13,000+ active members in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1906, they've been getting people of all ages outside safely and responsibly for over 100 years.
Total revenues
$7,737,731
2023
Total expenses
$7,319,867
2023
Total assets
$18,103,207
2023
Num. employees
102
2023

Program areas at The Mountaineers

Publishing: includes Mountaineers books, skipstone, and braided river imprints. A leading publisher of outdoor recreations, sustainability, and conservation titles. Books support The environmental and educational goals of The organization by providing expert information on human-powered activity, preservation of wild places, and sustainable practices at home and on The trail. We support cultural heritage through outdoor literature, history, biography, and adventure narrative. Skipstone titles encourage backyard activism and community benefit. Braided river titles inspire citizen action to preserve biodiversity in western north america. We distribute more than 550,000 books annually. We produce approximately 30 new titles per year and our catalog offers over 600 active titles in print and ebook.
Adult programs: volunteer led and outdoor focus on education and conservation experiences. The programs are designed to connect individuals with The outdoors, teach safe and responsible recreation skills and outdoor ethics which promote conservation and low impact techniques. Same environment for adult programs as youth education programs.
Youth education: over 3,100 volunteers organize 3,200 educational programs and trips related to outdoor activities. Programs focus on providing outdoor education and conservation experiences. The programs are designed to connect individuals with The outdoors and reach safe and responsible recreations skills and outdoor ethics which promote conservation and low impact techniques. The Mountaineers offers approximately 10,000 outdoor youth experiences through 3 programs: summer camp, a year-round adventuring program and mountain workshops, and a youth outreach program of disadvantaged youth. We also offer need-based pricing to over 50% of The participants in our youth outreach. These programs teach youth self-reliance, self-confidence, and promote a healthy active outdoor lifestyle as well as giving them lifelong outdoor skills.
The Mountaineers also offers conservation and advocacy, memberships, events and room rentals, leadership development and global adventures.

Who funds The Mountaineers

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$208,549
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$72,092
Outdoor AllianceEducation and Public Land Policy Support$56,000
...and 12 more grants received

Personnel at The Mountaineers

NameTitleCompensation
Thomas VoglChief Executive Officer$159,175
Roger MellumVice President of Governance$0
Helen CherulloExecutive Director / Executive Producer / Executive Publisher / Employee$113,492
Richard HeineDirector of Finance$38,944
Tom HellebergPublisher and Director of Finance
...and 23 more key personnel

Financials for The Mountaineers

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,068,539
Program services$2,857,295
Investment income and dividends$122,152
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$39,781
Net rental income$-296,331
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$3
Net income from fundraising events$96,586
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,756,760
Miscellaneous revenues$92,946
Total revenues$7,737,731

Form 990s for The Mountaineers

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-08-14990View PDF
2022-092023-08-15990View PDF
2021-092022-04-08990View PDF
2020-092021-08-11990View PDF
2019-092020-10-15990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $208,549 from American Online Giving Foundation
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $22,024 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
October 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
October 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsEnvironmental organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationEnvironmentHuman servicesSports
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyLobbyingConservation easementFundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
7700 Sand Point Way Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County
King County, WA
Website URL
mountaineers.org/ 
Phone
(206) 521-6000
Facebook page
TheMountaineers 
Twitter profile
@mountaineersorg 
IRS details
EIN
27-3009280
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2011
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C60: Environmental Education
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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