Schoolhouse of Wonder

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1989

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Robin Murchison

Phone

9194772116

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Schoolhouse of Wonder, founded in 1989, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $1.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 26% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $1.5M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 12% operating deficit.

Mission

Schoolhouse of Wonder creates kind, curious, and confident kids through nature-based outdoor adventures.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,243,767 Revenue: $1,284,384

Camps: Award-winning, year-round outdoor day camps with areas of focus that include nature exploration and naturalist skills, games, problem-solving, and mentoring kind, curious, and confident kids...

Program 2

Expenses: $36,236 Revenue: $71,015

Leadership Development: Opportunities for 13-17 year olds to discover their own leadership style and practice necessary leadership skills in our award-winning outdoor day camps. Skill building occurs through the creation of individualized goals, personal development plans, real time feedback, and a weekly coaching session with senior staff to assess individual progress. During 2023, we had 357 week-long training experiences for 13-15 year olds, and 22 employment opportunities for 16-17 year olds.

Program 3

Expenses: $6,425 Revenue: $300

Field Studies: Due to the ongoing effects of Covid-19, we did not operate field trips this year. In the Fall/Winter of 2023, we began planning to resume field trips during the 2024 fiscal year.

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Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $21,422

Program Service Revenue $1,330,507

Investment Income $22,626

Other Revenue $10,248

TOTAL REVENUE $1,384,803

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,202,586

Fundraising Expenses $320

Program Expenses $1,286,428

Other Expenses $344,591

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,547,177

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,384,803	$1,097,709	+0.3%
Expenses	$1,547,177	$977,178	+0.6%
Net Income	$-162,374	$120,531	-2.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

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

$106,885

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Wendy Tonker	CEO	40.00	Officer	$96,729	$10,156	$106,885
Robin Murchison	Board Chair	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Costanza	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mickey Fanney	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amy Johnson	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth Mizelle	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Offenberg	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jochen Schwarz	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Erin Selzler	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amber Short	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Renee Strnad	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Emily Wallace	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Justin Wood	Board Member	2.00	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	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,384,803	$1,547,177	$443,503	$-162,374
2022	$1,097,709	$977,178	$635,303	$120,531
2021	$796,474	$585,859	$906,944	$210,615
2020	$397,136	$406,762	$139,493	$-9,626
2019	$1,044,241	$1,186,380	$506,889	$-142,139
2018	$925,647	$934,537	$499,679	$-8,890