ST PAUL, MN
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, founded in 1963, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $5.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Net assets of $11.8M represent 28 months of operating reserves.
WE BRING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR GROUP LEARNING ADVENTURES IN WILDERNESS AND URBAN SETTINGS IN MINNESOTA. WE INVITE TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO IDENTIFY, PRACTICE AND GROW LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES. WE ALSO OFFER THE OUTWARD BOUND EXPERIENCE TO ADULTS OF ALL AGES. WE KNOW THAT MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE CREATE A MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD, AND WE WANT TO HELP MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. WE TEACH THROUGH CHALLENGE, ADVENTURE AND NATURE. WE BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL, AND SEEK TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR VALIDATED AND TIME-TESTED EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP LEARNING PROGRAMS. WE INVITE INDIVIDUALS TO GO OUTWARD BOUND, AND WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH-SERVING NONPROFITS TO CREATE CUSTOM PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THEIR GOALS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
VOBS WILDERNESS PROGRAMS OPERATE OUT OF OUR HOMEPLACE BASECAMP ON THE EDGE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS (BWCAW) IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. WE INVITE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, BUT PRIMARILY...
VOBS WILDERNESS PROGRAMS OPERATE OUT OF OUR HOMEPLACE BASECAMP ON THE EDGE OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS (BWCAW) IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. WE INVITE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, BUT PRIMARILY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 13-25, TO VENTURE INTO THE WILDERNESS FOR 4 TO 50 DAYS TO LEARN THAT THERE IS MORE IN THEM THAN THEY KNOW. THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HIKING, CANOEING, BACKPACKING, DOGSLEDDING AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, VOBS INSTRUCTORS FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE, AND COMPASSION, AND SKILLS SUCH AS TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP. VOBS SERVED 552 STUDENTS IN ITS HOMEPLACE WILDERNESS PROGRAMS IN 2025.
VOBS TWIN CITIES CENTER DELIVERS OUTDOOR PROGRAMS PRIMARILY TO STUDENTS LIVING IN AND NEAR ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. THE PROGRAMMING USES THE SAME CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES, CUSTOMIZED AND ADAPTED TO...
VOBS TWIN CITIES CENTER DELIVERS OUTDOOR PROGRAMS PRIMARILY TO STUDENTS LIVING IN AND NEAR ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. THE PROGRAMMING USES THE SAME CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES, CUSTOMIZED AND ADAPTED TO BE DELIVERED THROUGH A SERIES OF DAY PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PRIMARILY SERVE MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE URBAN CORE AND GIVE ACCESS TO THE POWER OF THE OUTDOORS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TRADITIONALLY UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THIS DAY PROGRAMMING, CALLED INSIGHT, VOBS OFFERS SUMMER MULTIDAY EXPEDITIONS OUT OF OUR TWIN CITIES CENTER, PRIMARILY UTILIZING THE ST CROIX RIVER, A DESIGNATED WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, AND THE SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. VOBS SERVED 587 STUDENTS IN ITS TWIN CITIES CENTER URBAN PROGRAMS IN 2025.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2025 | 2024 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $5,019,994 | $4,969,000 | +0.0% |
| Expenses | $5,183,561 | $5,672,860 | -0.1% |
| Net Income | $-163,567 | $-703,860 | -0.8% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| CINDY HOLKER | CHAIR - PART YEAR | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GUNNAR CARLSON | CHAIR | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BEAR | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MAAHS | TREASURER | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TED MOORES | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE HIGNELL | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN LAPOINTE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BAILEY | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDSON DAYTON | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLDEN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK HAGGERTY | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI WEILER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART HUDNUT | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
Officer
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$153,341 | $28,471 | $181,812 |
| MARLAIS BRAND | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | 40.00 |
Highest
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$121,471 | $21,710 | $143,181 |
| STACEY MINNICK | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING | 40.00 |
Highest
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$125,660 | $8,614 | $134,274 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,019,994 | $5,183,561 | $12,223,475 | $-163,567 |
| 2024 | $4,969,000 | $5,672,860 | $11,795,513 | $-703,860 |
| 2023 | $7,362,069 | $5,950,220 | $11,769,755 | $1,411,849 |
| 2022 | $7,286,819 | $6,370,896 | $9,756,140 | $915,923 |
| 2021 | $8,704,047 | $5,320,997 | $9,562,125 | $3,383,050 |
| 2020 | $3,670,464 | $4,003,609 | $6,206,119 | $-333,145 |
| 2019 | $8,339,690 | $5,709,092 | $5,329,924 | $2,630,598 |
| 2018 | $5,363,004 | $5,035,222 | $2,529,175 | $327,782 |
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