Public Charity

VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL

VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, of ST PAUL, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.0M in revenue, $5.2M in expenses, $12.2M in total assets. 72 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 410877459 ST PAUL, MN Environmental Education NTEE: C60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.0M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$12.2M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$5.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WE BRING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR GROUP LEARNING ADVENTURES IN WILDERNESS AND URBAN SETTINGS IN MINNESOTA. WE INVITE TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO IDENTIFY, PRACTICE AND GROW LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES. WE ALSO OFFER THE OUTWARD BOUND EXPERIENCE TO ADULTS OF ALL AGES. WE KNOW THAT MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE CREATE A MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD, AND WE WANT TO HELP MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. WE TEACH THROUGH CHALLENGE, ADVENTURE AND NATURE. WE BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL, AND SEEK TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR VALIDATED AND TIME-TESTED EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP LEARNING PROGRAMS. WE INVITE INDIVIDUALS TO GO OUTWARD BOUND, AND WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH-SERVING NONPROFITS TO CREATE CUSTOM PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THEIR GOALS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Where $100 goes at Voyageur Outward Bound School

How Voyageur Outward Bound School divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$53
Vobs wilderness programs operate out of our homeplace basecamp on the edge of the boundary waters canoe area wilderness (bwcaw) in northern minnesota
74% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 552 students
$19
Vobs twin cities center delivers outdoor programs primarily to students living in and near St Paul and minneapolis
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 587 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR - PART YEAR Cindy Holker
DIRECTOR David Golden
CHAIR Gunnar Carlson
DIRECTOR Heidi Weiler
DIRECTOR Jack Haggerty
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jack Lee

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,359,474 37 grants
Education
$1,175,108 8 grants
Animal Welfare
$440,500 14 grants
Environment & Conservation
$260,626 4 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$52,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.0M $5.2M $12.2M
2024 $5.0M $5.7M $11.8M
2023 $7.4M $6.0M $11.8M
2022 $7.3M $6.4M $9.8M
2021 $8.7M $5.3M $9.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.7M to $5.0M (-42%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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