North Carolina Outward Bound
“Change lives through challenge and discovery on public lands.”
The work
What they do
Outdoor education organization running wilderness courses on national forest and other federal lands. Develops environmental stewardship through experiential education.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH CHALLENGE AND DISCOVERY.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$6.4MDURING THE FISCAL YEAR, NCOBS ENGAGED 2,256 STUDENTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES SPANNING 11,872 STUDENT PARTICIPANT DAYS.
Including $1,494,201 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, NCOBS ENGAGED 2,256 STUDENTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES SPANNING 11,872 STUDENT PARTICIPANT DAYS. PARTICIPANTS RANGED FROM YOUTH TO TEENS TO ADULTS, EDUCATORS, VETERANS, AND PROFESSIONALS. FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES TO THE ASTONISHING LANDSCAPES OF PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA, STUDENTS BUILT CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE, AND CONNECTIONS THAT WILL ENDURE WELL BEYOND THE END OF COURSE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
78 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$6,430,805 programs, $1,450,293 management, $359,143 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at North Carolina Outward Bound? Claim this page.
Those 30 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If North Carolina Outward Bound is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 31The filings
13 years of filings
13 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $5,883,599 |
| 2013 | $9,525,322 |
| 2014 | $8,064,228 |
| 2015 | $12,253,832 |
| 2016 | $10,238,713 |
| 2017 | $9,189,944 |
| 2018 | $10,592,998 |
| 2019 | $9,100,465 |
| 2020 | $11,146,154 |
| 2021 | $4,369,466 |
| 2022 | $8,824,225 |
| 2023 | $5,805,307 |
| 2025 | $7,504,454 |
From $5.9M in 2012 to $7.5M in FY25, across 13 public filings.
Across the 4 states where they work, the congressional delegations average 33 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
78 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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59 years on the ground, 30 volunteers, 78 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.