BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1990

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

DAVID TAUS

Phone

3032719200

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit in the Recreation & Sports sector that reported $1.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 19% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $267K, a strong 18% operating margin.

Mission

Big City Mountaineers provides transformative experiences through connections to nature that strengthen life skills and build community for youth from disinvested communities.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $999,141 Revenue: $8,663

BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS PROVIDES FREE, FULLY OUTFITTED AND PROFESSIONALLY LED, WILDERNESS MENTORING PADDLING EXPEDITIONS, BACKPACKING TRIPS, AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR YOUTH FROM UNFAIRLY MARGINALIZED AND DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES. OUR MODEL REMOVES MATERIAL AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WE OUTFIT OUR STUDENTS FROM HEAD TO TOE TO ENSURE THEY ARE WARM, DRY, AND SAFE. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DO NOT SEE THEMSELVES IN POPULAR REPRESENTATIONS OF OUTDOOR CULTURE SO WE PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF PEERS WITH WHOM THEY CAN SHARE THESE EXPERIENCES, WHILE SURROUNDING THEM WITH CARING ADULT MENTORS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. WE STRIVE TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NATURAL SPACES ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR LIVES BACK HOME AND CAN SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR GREATER PERSONAL WELLBEING AND HAPPINESS. OUR EXPEDITIONS PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP TEAMWORK, AN INCREASED SENSE OF SELF, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD, A PASSION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, AND A COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

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Trantor Score

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

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,432,861

Program Service Revenue $8,663

Investment Income $60,233

Other Revenue $9,184

TOTAL REVENUE $1,510,941

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $795,393

Fundraising Expenses $167,204

Program Expenses $999,141

Other Expenses $448,309

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,243,702

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,510,941	$1,269,791	+0.2%
Expenses	$1,243,702	$1,293,288	0.0%
Net Income	$267,239	$-23,497	-12.4%

Key Indicators

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

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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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

$109,433

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
DAVID TAUS	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer	$109,433	$0	$109,433
MARGARET MOREY-REUNER	CHAIR	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH BEGGAN	VICE CHAIR	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JANELLE WOODWARD	Treasurer	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN ANDRIOLA	Secretary	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JANETTE CHIEN	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALEX KNEISS	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CARLY HUEY	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATT MARRAPODE	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER DISTAD	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DREW KERN	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MITSU IWASAKI	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATIE CATE	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROSALIE COHN	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NATHAN BERKAS	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VINCE BROWN	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARYANNA BROWN	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN CLUNE	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LINDSEY FOSS	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN HOPPER	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELYSE RYLANDER	BOARD MEMBER	5.00	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	$1,510,941	$1,243,702	$2,018,757	$267,239
2023	$1,269,791	$1,293,288	$1,798,133	$-23,497
2022	$1,422,468	$1,028,025	$1,829,195	$394,443
2021	$1,073,422	$746,170	$1,447,147	$327,252
2020	$851,575	$1,015,421	$1,267,028	$-163,846
2019	$1,089,024	$1,014,762	$1,277,672	$74,262
2018	$1,118,656	$919,012	$1,199,056	$199,644