2018-02-20T15:37:41-06:00 2017-08-31 830331229 MCGEE HEARNE & PAIZ LLP PO BOX 1088 CHEYENNE WY 82003 990 2016-09-01 830204184 National Outdoor Leadership School NATI 3073328800 284 Lincoln Street Lander WY 82520 JOHN GANS PRESIDENT 3073328800 2018-02-07 1 Wayne R Herr P00189027 3076342151 2018-02-05 69.144.123.34 2018-02-07 10:23:27 MS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 01F285D37C432E993334EC086FAA9DAE70EECB6B 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JOHN GANS 284 Lincoln Street Lander WY 82520 40960478 0 X WWW.NOLS.EDU X 1965 WY THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IS TO BE THE LEADING SOURCE AND TEACHER OF WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP THAT SERVE PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 17 17 1142 65 261836 -155820 2708381 4443483 33208193 32060066 1145025 1335699 2120533 2058213 39182132 39897461 1929559 1721609 0 0 20194699 20399195 0 0 964121 14346213 14370186 36470471 36490990 2711661 3406471 93869567 100572629 12741688 11518610 81127879 89054019 X THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IS TO BE THE LEADING SOURCE AND TEACHER OF WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP THAT SERVE PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 0 1 28377470 1721609 33225562 THE SCHOOL OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM OF OUTDOOR COURSES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AS WELL AS, TRAINING IN WILDERNESS MEDICINE AND WILDERNESS EDUCATION TO APPROX. 25,000 STUDENTS PER YEAR. 769757 629094 THE SCHOOL PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH PUBLISHED MATERIALS AND SEMINARS. 29147227 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 X 109 0 1 1142 1 1 1 1 CA AS BR CI MX NZ IN SW NO TZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OR WA X TERESA MARCUS 3073352241 284 LINCOLN LANDER WY 82520 Marc B Randolph CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gregory M Avis VICE CHAIR/ASST. SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Cynthia A Pierce SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Monica Rimai TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 James B Barnes TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert O Bethge TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline B Burnett TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 David W Cohen TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Foley Fried TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ethan O Meers TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 F Fox Benton TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 N Stuart Harris TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stefan J Jackson TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISOBEL COLEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE DIGNAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOAH GOTTDIENER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAHUL NARANG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD M KENDALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA MORGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE MORITA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GANS PRESIDENT 40.00 X 313852 0 22847 DEBORAH NUNNINK EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 126243 0 18167 JEFF BUCHANAN EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 126736 0 19741 BRUCE PALMER EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 128235 0 8714 Phillipa Coe EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 120051 0 12505 SCOTT ROBERTSON EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 102309 0 12767 917426 0 94741 6 0 1 0 LINCOLN LOOP LLC 1802 GARNET AVENUE SAN DIEGO CA 92109 WEB DESIGN 286880 VISION GRAPHICS INC 5105 E 41ST AVENUE DENVER CO 80216 PRINTING 203813 COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS 800 COLLEGE AVE WEED CA 96094 LODGING & MEALS 151437 JW CATERING 6777 STAT HIGHWAY 28 LANDER WY 82520 CATERING 115837 BETTY BAILEY CATERING PO BOX 1164 LANDER WY 82520 CATERING 107434 5 62946 4380537 4443483 COURSE REVENUE 611600 31274884 31274884 OUTFITTING EQUIPMENT 611710 785182 785182 32060066 1296182 1296182 269 269 1518 0 1518 1518 1518 260586 221069 39517 39517 39517 1251558 841948 409610 247425 162185 OTHER INCOME - NON UBI 611710 669984 669984 FORFEITED DEPOSITS 611710 429758 429758 SEMINARS 611600 268853 268853 278221 178570 99651 1646816 39897461 33854656 261836 1337486 1346324 1346324 375285 375285 329586 329586 16117402 13387893 2241011 488498 312387 187023 103699 21665 1866619 1255735 519101 91783 1773201 1487670 243324 42207 55077 55077 810343 211700 469491 129152 794352 711053 83299 1309994 1012038 248439 49517 2448850 1970187 478663 757559 659076 98483 PRIVATE AND PROFESSIONA 2012048 1587368 372353 52327 OFFICE AND OPERATING EX 1681578 1040432 597886 43260 COURSE RATIONS 1541576 1541576 OUTFITTING SUPPLIES 1109882 1097414 12468 1848927 1276453 526762 45712 36490990 29147227 6379642 964121 1640695 1306721 16652022 15576747 449857 1540553 820427 1595736 1134488 1119057 420264 344128 49311063 21581861 28401218 27729202 43135266 50246769 1215330 1113716 93869567 100572629 5931041 4960371 5968524 5672227 842123 886012 12741688 11518610 X 56737137 59895069 7262629 9463525 17128113 19695425 81127879 89054019 93869567 100572629 3406471 4519669 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5998003 3234122 3102300 2708381 4443483 19486289 5998003 3234122 3102300 2708381 4443483 19486289 19486289 275415 300977 541224 1150097 1311167 3578880 1404873 1485779 1470523 1483735 1533967 7378877 30444046 158803977 0.64010 0.67350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6808 0 0 6808 0 34903160 2598350 4686481 1248247 40939744 31879696 1405022 2734787 1116345 34903160 31815335 2364721 -1376955 923405 31879696 25243462 2686062 4658810 772999 31815335 20741076 2589835 2565019 652468 25243462 0.29660 0.48110 0.22230 0 0 3784382 3784382 34949914 14127594 20822320 10576767 7454267 3122500 27729202 VANGUARD MUTUAL FUNDS 50246769 F 50246769 STUDENT TUITION DEPOSITS 886012 886012 43537469 4519669 841948 5361617 38175852 1721609 1721609 39897461 35611329 841948 841948 34769381 1721609 1721609 36490990 Part V, Line 4: THE INTENDED USE OF NOLS' ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE NOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND OTHER ENDEAVORS THAT FURTHER THE SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: COST OF GOODS SOLD OF INVENTORY ON FORM 990, PAGE 9, PART VIII LINE 10B 841,948. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: SCHOLARSHIPS APPLIED TO TUITION ON FORM 990, PAGE 10, PART IX LINE 2 1,346,324. SCHOLARSHIPS APPLIED TO TUITION ON FORM 990, PAGE 10, PART IX LINE 3 375,285. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: COST OF GOODS SOLD OF INVENTORY ON FORM 990, PAGE 9, PART VIII LINE 10B 841,948. Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: SCHOLARSHIPS APPLIED TO TUITION ON FORM 990, PAGE 10, PART IX LINE 2 1,346,324. SCHOLARSHIPS APPLIED TO TUITION ON FORM 990, PAGE 10, PART IX LINE 3 375,285. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIAL NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL WEBSITE. 1 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC 2 64 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 1004936 EUROPE 1 26 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 306063 NORTH AMERICA 3 142 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 1187169 SOUTH AMERICA 2 123 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 1890191 South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 1 35 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 441446 Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, 1 9 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDERNESS SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 199362 10 399 0 0 10 399 5029167 0 5029167 TUITION SCHOLARSHIP East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, 9 23042 APPLIED TO TUITION BALANCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgiu 11 20405 APPLIED TO TUITION BALANCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP North America - Canada and Mexico, but but not the United States 77 79619 APPLIED TO TUITION BALANCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, 21 197139 APPLIED TO TUITION BALANCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 19 33215 APPLIED TO TUITION BALANCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, 2 21865 APPLIED TO TUITION BALANCE 0 0 1 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: MONITORED GRANTS THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROCESS ARE FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAVEL. 1 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS 962 1346324 Part I, Line 2: MONITORED GRANTS THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROCESS ARE FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAVEL. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN GANS PRESIDENT 313852 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22847 0 336699 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, line 3 THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL CLOSED ITS AUSTRALIAN AND BRAZILIAN OPERATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "BOT") REVIEWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE FORM 990 TO BE FILED BY NOLS FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE REVIEW PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) THE BOT ENGAGES AN ACCOUNTING FIRM TO COMPLETE AND PREPARE AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF NOLS. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM ALSO PREPARES THE FORM 990. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOT (THE "AUDIT COMMITTEE") REVIEWS THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR NOLS, AS PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RELIES ON THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IN THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNDER REVIEW IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME INFORMATION THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT OF MATERIAL DIFFERENCES, THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WILL PREPARE A SEPARATE SCHEDULE RECONCILING THE MATERIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AUDITED INFORMATION AND THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FORM 990. IN THE EVENT MATERIAL DIFFERENCES EXIST, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM. (2) THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTS THE RESULTS OF ITS FINDINGS IN (1) ABOVE, TO THE BOT. PRIOR TO FILING, AN INFORMATIONAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c THE CHAIR OF THE NOLS BOARD ANNUALLY PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED WITH AND COMPLETES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY, NOTING ANY CONFLICTS THEN RETURNS THE FORM TO THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WHO MAKES SURE ALL TRUSTEES COMPLETE THE DISCLOSURE. THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT SENDS A SYNOPSIS OF THE FORMS TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. ORIGINALS ARE FILED IN THE TRUSTEE FILE ARCHIVE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Question 15a: The Chair of the Board reviews comparable compensation data and determines the President's compensation, which is discussed with the Board of Trustees in executive session. The Board concurred with the Chair's determination without dissent. Question 15b: Not applicable, as there are no other officers who receive compensation, and there are no key employees as defined by Form 990 instructions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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