The Awareness Society DBA Wilderness Awareness School

EIN: 223190778 501(c)(3)

Duvall, WA

Total Revenue
$3,929,037
Total Expenses
$3,707,195
Total Assets
$5,742,760
Net Assets
$3,433,727
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1991
Legal Domicile
NJ
Principal Officer
Warren Moon
Phone
4257881301
Tax Period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31

The Awareness Society DBA Wilderness Awareness School, founded in 1991, is a community nonprofit that reported $3.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $3.7M left a modest 6% surplus.

Mission

Wilderness Awareness School provides educational programs for youth and adults that helps cultivate healthy relationships with nature, community and self.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $2,044,743 Revenue: $1,846,051

Youth Programs - We offer nature education programs for youth (ages 4-18) during the summer and school year. Our students discover the wonders of nature, explore our natural environment and build...

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Youth Programs - We offer nature education programs for youth (ages 4-18) during the summer and school year. Our students discover the wonders of nature, explore our natural environment and build friendships. Our school year youth programs consisted of roots and wings (one day per week, ages 4-6, 25 students), youth school (one day per week, ages 7-12, 84 students), community school (one day per week, ages 13-18, 27 students), wild within (one weekend per month, ages 14-18, 40 students) and monthly program (once per month, ages 7-12, 284 students). Our summer youth programs, which consisted of day camps, overnight camps and expeditions served 1,998 students. Overall 2,458 students were served through our youth programs.

Program 2
Expenses: $955,434 Revenue: $684,995

Adult Programs - We offer a variety of programs for adults that range from a 2 hour workshop to a 9-month intensive. Through nature connection and cultural mentoring, our programs provide...

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Adult Programs - We offer a variety of programs for adults that range from a 2 hour workshop to a 9-month intensive. Through nature connection and cultural mentoring, our programs provide transformational experiences that awaken people's unique gifts, deepen their relationship with nature, and empower them to enrich the health of their communities. The immersion (our premier program for adults) met 3 days per week for the school year and covered our core curriculum of tracking, bird language, naturalist skills, survival skills, edible and medicinal plants and mentoring skills. We had 35 students for the year. The tracking intensive met for 10 weekends to focus on the art of tracking. We had 24 students for the year. The plant intensive met for 10 weekends to focus on learning about edible and medicinal plants. We had 20 students for the year. The 19 natural instruction training students spent one day per week at our youth programs and the immersion to learn our educational methodology, as well as increase the quality of these offerings. Adult programs also included once per month tracking clubs, and other special programs as well as weekend and week-long classes and expeditions, serving approximately 410 students. A total of approximately 508 students participated in our adult programs.

Program 3
Expenses: $20,967 Revenue: $20,762

Retail Sales - Retail sales provides educational resources to parents and students in order to deepen their understanding and appreciation of nature, community and self.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,158,397
Program Service Revenue $2,531,046
Investment Income $115,338
Other Revenue $124,256
TOTAL REVENUE $3,929,037

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $106,303
Salaries & Benefits $2,456,876
Fundraising Expenses $41,946
Program Expenses $3,021,144
Other Expenses $1,144,016
TOTAL EXPENSES $3,707,195

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $3,929,037 $3,712,885 +0.1%
Expenses $3,707,195 $3,349,928 +0.1%
Net Income $221,842 $362,957 -0.4%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
6
Independent Members
5
Employees
118
Volunteers
277

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
3
$156,918
Total Directors
7
$156,918
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Warren Moon Executive Dir. 40.00
Officer Director
$140,936 $15,982 $156,918
James Scoggins President 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Kristen Bauer Treasurer 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Tony Laliberte Treasurer 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Laura Smith Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Melinda Weck Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dan Gardoqui Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 $3,929,037 $3,707,195 $5,742,760 $221,842
2023 $3,712,885 $3,349,928 $5,008,464 $362,957
2022 $3,074,807 $2,818,730 $4,674,480 $256,077
2021 $3,540,318 $2,433,546 $3,362,440 $1,106,772
2020 $2,049,802 $2,038,072 $2,496,167 $11,730
2019 $2,402,852 $2,168,618 $2,044,291 $234,234
2018 $2,256,415 $2,074,027 $1,850,605 $182,388
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