WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.4M · expenses $231K · assets $1.3M

EIN
84-3617010
Address
3030 BARRON RD, COLLEGE STA, TX 77845-9132
NTEE code
X99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated April 15, 2022 after an automatic revocation on April 15, 2022 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

Building true men and empowering them to fulfill their role and step into Christ's purpose for their lives in a world that desperately needs them, by aligning their priorities in the solitude and toil of the remote wilderness.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kenn Walsh Director2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
David Slanker Director2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Ronnie Keys Jr Director2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kenn Walsh Director5 $0$0$0 $01
David Slanker Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Ronnie Keys Jr Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kenn Walsh Director5 $0$0$0 $01
David Slanker Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Ronnie Keys Jr Director5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,431,358$231,228 $1,349,670$1,349,217 $1,348,760$81,510 $01-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$393,316$199,435 $1,446,949$183,074 $353,414$39,100 $01-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $45,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$45,000 2024$45,000
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CALVARY ROAD MINISTRIESTXX99 $735,880$725,736 PRESIDENT$35,600 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
HOUSE OF FAITH-SAN ANGELOTXX99 $964,736$1,134,740 EXECUTIVE DI$62,830 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
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EUROPEAN INITIATIVETXX99 $993,819$1,015,268 CHAIRMAN$108,600 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
HEARTS 4 HIM INCTXX99 $2,393,858$2,746,028 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
100 FOLDTXX99 $1,044,924$1,082,612 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$270,066 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
CANCARE INCTXX99 $1,502,091$1,561,403 CEO$159,167 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $231,228 spent · pay $50,565 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $66,670$66,670-- 28.8%
Other salaries and wages $41,762-$41,762- 18.1%
Depreciation and depletion $28,200-$28,200- 12.2%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $23,068$23,068-- 10.0%
Other (as described)Property Taxes $20,968-$20,968- 9.1%
Advertising and promotion $15,467-$15,467- 6.7%
Office expenses $9,491-$9,491- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $8,803-$8,803- 3.8%
Other (as described)Trip Gear $8,086$8,086-- 3.5%
Fees: other services $4,523-$4,523- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $2,500-$2,500- 1.1%
Other (as described)equipment $1,690$1,690-- 0.7%
Total$231,228100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $199,435 spent · pay $38,017 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $46,899-$46,899- 23.5%
Other salaries and wages $37,507-$37,507- 18.8%
Travel $34,934$34,934-- 17.5%
Other (as described)Trip Gear $17,552$17,552-- 8.8%
Other (as described)Donor Relations $15,139-$15,139- 7.6%
Depreciation and depletion $15,073-$15,073- 7.6%
Other (as described)Rent $12,000-$12,000- 6.0%
Other (as described)Insurance $7,780-$7,780- 3.9%
All other expenses $6,754-$6,754- 3.4%
Office expenses $3,713-$3,713- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $1,350-$1,350- 0.7%
Other employee benefits $510-$510- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $224-$224- 0.1%
Total$199,435100%

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