Program areas at Boulder Outdoor Survival School
Boulder Outdoor Survival School (boss) is an organization that teaches Outdoor Survival techniques and respect for the natural habitat. Most classes take place in rural Utah. The School serves approximately 120-150 students per year in highly intensive multi-week training courses. Boss teaches students essential Survival skills such as navigation, fire by friction, shelter building, Survival priorities, water procurement and treatment, and food gathering (plants, trapping, fishing). The organization teaches several different types of courses: 1) the field course, 2) the skills course, 3) the hunter gatherer course, and 4) the navigator course.
Who funds Boulder Outdoor Survival School
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Boulder Outdoor Survival School
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Sarah Brooks | Executive Director | $0 | 2023-10-05 |
| Eli Loomis | Past Executive Director | $50,280 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jack MacHen | Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Steve Dessinger | Board Member | $15,527 | 2022-08-17 |
Financials for Boulder Outdoor Survival School
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $70,874 | $153,136 | -53.7% |
| Program services | $415,141 | $469,491 | -11.6% |
| Investment income and dividends | $150 | $13 | 1053.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $3,788 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $17,552 | $-3,173 | 653.2% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $3,995 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $507,712 | $623,255 | -18.5% |
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Data update history
November 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
November 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 14, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationEnvironment
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 1345
- Boulder, UT 84716
- Website URL
- boss-inc.com/
- Phone
- (435) 335-7404
IRS details
- EIN
- 82-3344499
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2017
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C60: Environmental Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 61151: Technical and Trade Schools
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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