Mission
Exploring New Horizons engages school groups in outdoor education programs that empower students, build environmental literacy, and strengthen school communities.
Public Charity
Exploring New Horizons
Exploring New Horizons is a Public Charity headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.1M revenue, $3.2M expenses, $425K total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $186K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 942618650
Santa Cruz, CA
Environmental Education
NTEE: C60
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$425K
Grant Records11
Funding Total$186K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Exploring New Horizons
How Exploring New Horizons divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $88 for programs
$74
Exploring New Horizons Sempervirens program provided residential outdoor education experiences to approximately 8,000 participants, serving elementary through high school students from Northern and Central California
$14
Exploring New Horizons Pigeon Point program delivered residential outdoor education programs to over 1,000 students annually at Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
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.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$25,000
2023-2024 ROUTE TO PARKS GRANT
$40,000
OPERATING SUPPORT
$20,000
2022-2023 ROUTE TO PARKS GRANT
$25,000
OPERATING SUPPORT
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Alison Lercher
Director
Brooke Gutierrez
Secretary
Christina Scott
Director
Drew Saldivar
Treasurer
Emily Pelissier
Director
Jason Wu
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.1M | $3.2M | $425K |
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.0M | $568K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $605K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $555K |
| 2021 | $327K | $347K | $564K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $327K to $3.1M (+845%), with total assets most recently reported at $425K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.