SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS (EIN 01-0881587)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-02-26
IRS object ID
201800579349300330
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-02-26T13:34:09-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityRENOCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP89511ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN010881587EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSIERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7753551688PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1190 EAST LIBERTY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityRENOCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonP EATON DUNKELBERGERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7753551688PhoneNum
Signature2018-02-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonZETH M MACYPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.SIERRANEVADAJOURNEYS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Legal Domicile StateNVLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS DELIVERS INNOVATIVE OUTDOOR SCIENCE BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND TO INSPIRE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescRESIDENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT GRIZZLY CREEK RANCH: SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS SERVED 9,000 YOUTH IN 2017 AT OUR GRIZZLY CREEK RANCH CAMPUS. 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR PARTICIPATE IN OVERNIGHT OUTDOOR LEARNING (OOL). THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS USE OUTDOOR, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO TEACH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM). STUDENTS RECEIVED FULL DAYS AND EVENINGS OF HANDS-ON, ENGAGING INSTRUCTION DURING WHICH THEY OBSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY, COLLECT AND ANALYZE SAMPLES, AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO SOLVE SCIENCE PROBLEMS. OOL PROVIDED OVER 6,500 STUDENTS FROM NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA WITH LIFE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN 2017. 90% OF STUDENTS IN THE OOL PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: OVER EVENINGS, SUMMERS AND WEEKENDS, SNJ FACILITATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS' PROGRAMS FOR 10,000 CHILDREN TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO OUTDOOR AND STEM LEARNING. PARTNERS RANGE ACROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHTS, CAMPS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, TEEN LEADERSHIP CAMPS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION, ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS, AND THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT'S ALL OUR SONS AND BROTHERS AND SISTERHOOD RISING CAMPS.Desc

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DescCLASSROOMS UNLEASHED (CU) IS FOCUSED ON 1ST-6TH GRADE STUDENTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. CU PROGRAMS BLEND RIGOROUS CLASSROOM SCIENCE EDUCATION WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATION FIELD STUDY TO BUILD STEM SKILLS AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE. SNJ'S CREDENTIALED SCIENCE TEACHERS DELIVER 4 LESSON UNITS THAT INCLUDE 1 FIELD SCIENCE EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND AS GROUPS TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS, ANALYZE DATA, AND RECORD CONCLUSIONS IN THEIR SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS. CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND ELICITS FROM STUDENTS A HIGH LEVEL OF CURIOSITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE LEARNING. 11,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CU PROGRAMS IN 2017, AND OVER 90% DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT IN STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Phone7753551688PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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DAVE GORDON
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CAROL WHITESIDE
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DAN KLAICH
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ROBERT PETERSEN
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GAIL ALDRICH
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GAIL PFROMMER
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GREG BORTOLIN
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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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PROGRAM COSTS$442,058$432,021$2,070$7,967
BANK FEES$20,223$18,821$904$498
MEMBERSHIP DUES$7,336$5,617$391$1,328

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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EOY$1,869,529EOYAmt

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BOY$72,266BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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EOY$37,119EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$375,951EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$502,945BOYAmt
EOY$525,542EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$974,970BOYAmt
EOY$1,343,987EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,155BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,869,529EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,128,047CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,259,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,256,059TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,128,047CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,259,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,263,209TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,583CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,579CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,196TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,637,858CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,058,878CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,101,847TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support CY1700.50680PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60720PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$145,218OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,322DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,896BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,896TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITDesc
Book Value$754,713BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$754,713TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,328,070TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,328,070RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,328,070TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,002,208TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,002,208ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,002,208TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FITZ NONPROFIT CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1377 JUNIPER AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCARLSBADCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND ANALYSISActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$2,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$21,894RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$19,894NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$21,894TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$19,894TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (7 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)ADVERTISING12$10,855FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT10$5,130FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT2$2,600FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT RENTAL1$1,500FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)SOFTWARE2$1,116FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)FOOD ITEMS4$900FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)TUITION3$900
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WHO WILL REVIEW THE FORM, MAKE CORRECTIONS AS NECESSARY, AND PROVIDE A COPY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES AND APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE 990 TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BY THE SECRETARY OF BOARD PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. A COPY OF THE APPROVED FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL OF THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRIOR TO OFFICAL FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTED AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO DURING THE INITIAL HIRING PROCESS IN 2012. THE COMMITTEE USED THE "NEVADA NONPROFIT COMPENSATION STUDY" AS COMPLIED BY NEVADA NONPROFIT NEWS TO BENCHMARK COMPETITIVE SALARIES. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. OTHER MANAGMENT SALARIES ARE SET BY THE CEO WITH BOARD OVERSIGHT, USING THE ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS, AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATIONS, NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND NEVADA NONPROFIT NEWS COMPENSATION STUDIES AT BENCHMARKS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE CEO. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR AND SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS WEBSITE.

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