2025-11-17T18:41:53-06:00 2024-12-31 341874260 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2024-01-01 843445875 ENDLESS OUTDOORS INC ENDL 9136024800 PO BOX 14 MISSION KS 66201 NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON CEO 9136024800 2025-11-17 1 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON PO BOX 14 MISSION KS 66201 424916 0 X ENDLESSOUTDOORS.ORG X 2019 KS FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF NATURE, THE OUTDOORS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AMONG YOUTH. 6 5 12 30 0 0 363573 418500 3937 6416 0 0 0 0 367510 424916 0 0 0 0 504745 404157 24608 9500 73614 207192 227452 736545 641109 -369035 -216193 601712 621671 1089671 1325823 -487959 -704152 X THE MISSION OF ENDLESS OUTDOORS IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF NATURE, THE OUTDOORS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AMONG YOUTH OF ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THAT HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES. 1 0 441338 6416 ENDLESS OUTDOORS (ENDLESS) OFFERS TWO PRIMARY PROGRAMS: A MEMBERSHIP-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND A COMMUNITY CENTERED NATURE HUB PROGRAM. OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MEMBERSHIP BASE GREW FROM 40 YOUTH AT THE END OF 2023 TO OVER 70 YOUTH IN 2024 AND WE DELIVERED 4,566 HOURS OF JOYFUL OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE ENDLESS OUTDOORS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS DELIVERED TO YOUTH THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM FORMATS:BASECAMP: BASECAMP CONSISTS OF WEEKLY TWO-HOUR SESSIONS EXPOSING YOUTH TO A WIDE VARIETY OF OUTDOOR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES, FROM APRIL 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 15TH. EACH SESSION FEATURES FOUNDATIONAL OUTDOOR LEARNING AND EXPLORATION AT IMAGINATIVE ENDLESS OUTDOORS PROPERTIES IN URBAN WOODLANDS. LED BY DYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL MENTORS, BASECAMP COMBINES ENGAGING INSTRUCTION AND UNSTRUCTURED OUTDOOR FREE TIME. ATTENDANCE AT BASECAMP IN 2024 WAS STRONG, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED 2,400 HOURS OF YOUTH OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING. OUTPOST: ENDLESS GUIDES YOUTH ON SEASONAL OVERNIGHT CAMPS WHERE OUTDOOR SKILLS LEARNED DURING BASECAMP SESSIONS ARE APPLIED AND EXPLORATION IS ENCOURAGED IN UNIQUE NATURAL SETTINGS SPECIFIC TO EACH LOCAL REGION. OUTPOSTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO TRY NEW OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, ATTAIN ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NATURE ON ITS OWN TERMS. OUTPOSTS ARE LOCATED ONE TO FOUR HOURS FROM THE URBAN CORE. ENDLESS PROVIDES FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. THE FIRST OUTPOST EXPERIENCE WAS OFFERED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, AN ADVENTURE ALONG THE CURRENT RIVER IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. WE EXPANDED OUR OUTPOST PROGRAM IN 2024, OFFERING FOUR UNIQUE REGIONAL TRIPS THAT RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 2,166 HOURS OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOR OUR YOUTH. ENDLESS INTENDS TO EXPAND THE OUTPOST PORTION OF ITS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROGRAM TO WEEK-LONG NATIONAL DESTINATION TRIPS FOR 12+ YEAR OLD MEMBERS AT A FUTURE DATE WHEN FUNDING ALLOWS. ENDLESS OUTDOORS BEGAN DEVELOPING ITS NATURE HUB PROGRAM IN 2024, OFFERING ACCESS TO SELF-DIRECTED AND EO LED OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING AT ITS WOODEND BASECAMP IN 2024. THE VISION IS TO CONTINUE EXPANDING ACCESS TO NATURE PROGRAMMING AT WOODEND THROUGH NATURE HUB DURING TIME SLOTS WHEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING IS NOT ACTIVE (E.G. DAYTIME HOURS IN SPRING AND FALL). ENDLESS WELCOMED FIVE GROUPS IN 2024, RANGING FROM BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TO SCHOOL GROUPS, WITH OVER 260 HOURS OF POSITIVE NATURE EXPERIENCES. COSTS FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM WERE NOT INCREMENTALLY MATERIAL, THOUGH WE INTEND TO HIRE A COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR IN THE FUTURE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM. 441338 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 KS X BETSY TEEGARDIN OWNER - ACCOUNTING 9136024800 PO BOX 14 MISSION KS 66201 NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON CEO PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER 40.00 X X 33955 0 37391 GREG GAEDDERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA PENA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SCHOLTES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LATHI DESILVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDSE HANES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 33955 0 37391 0 0 0 0 0 418500 418500 MEMBERSHIP FEES 713990 6416 6416 6416 424916 6416 0 0 71347 65023 3596 2728 56644 56644 225367 225367 19911 19911 30888 25794 352 4742 2309 2173 136 11128 11128 9500 9500 3512 3245 267 32544 32544 37378 27160 10218 52786 28152 24634 242 59 183 61022 61022 13266 11057 2209 13265 853 12412 641109 441338 126157 73614 1287 17604 7997 9379 618120 23432 592428 594688 601712 621671 35488 27724 695000 950000 359183 348099 1089671 1325823 X 0 0 0 0 -487959 -704152 -487959 -704152 601712 621671 -216193 0 X 0 0 0 X 67004 74550 72300 363573 418500 995927 67004 74550 72300 363573 418500 995927 867138 128789 12225 12225 1008152 11103 0.12770 X ENDLESS OUTDOORS QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:1. PUBLIC SUPPORT IS GREATER THAN 10%.2. ENDLESS OUTDOORS IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS AND MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITING FUNDS.3. THE PERTINENT FACTS BELOW INDICATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED.A. THE 10% TEST IS SATISFIED BY SUPPORT FROM A NUMBER OF UNRELATED DONORS.B. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC.C. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATE AND/OR SPONSOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.D. ENDLESS OUTDOORS PROVIDES SERVICES DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.E. ENDLESS OUTDOORS MAINTAINS DEFINITIVE PROGRAMS FOR ACCOMPLISHING ITS CHARITABLE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. SEE FORM 990, PART III, FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZATION. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 493460 493460 124660 23432 101228 594688 NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON PRESIDENT & CEO LAND PURCHASE X 395000 395000 0 1 1 NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON PRESIDENT & CEO OPERATING SUPPORT X 300000 300000 0 1 1 NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON PRESIDENT & CEO OPERATING SUPPORT X 255000 255000 0 1 1 950000 THOMAS CHRISTIANSON SON OF PRESIDENT & CEO NICHOLAS CHRISTIANSON 56644 COMPENSATION 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2024 WE BEGAN TO DEVELOP OUR NATURE HUB PROGRAM. IN THIS PROGRAM WE OFFER ACCESS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY YOUTH GROUPS, PROVIDING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH NATURE ACCESS ACROSS A BROAD SWATH OF ORGANIZATIONS. PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED BUT NOT REQUIRED. SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WILL BE PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM, THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER, UPON HIS OR HER INITIAL ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, SHALL SIGN A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST STATEMENT, WHICH IDENTIFIES, TO THE BEST OF SUCH PERSON'S KNOWLEDGE, ANY EXISTING OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE PRESIDENT WILL CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEW THE DISCLOSURE NOTICE. THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON WHETHER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIRES CORRECTIVE ACTION AND PROCEED WITH A RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND AN EXPERIENCED FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL FROM APERIO PHILANTHROPY IS CONSULTED TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN INDUSTRY STANDARDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.