Liabilities / Assets
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Ravenwood Natural Science Center
EIN 81-0537457 • 501(c)3 • Whitefish, MT
Profile
The mission of ravenwood is to provide outdoor education and science programs to children and other groups.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
5.14x
Liabilities / Revenue
91st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
26th percentile
Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
93rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 25.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
16th percentile
Faster asset growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
21st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$15,248
Down $32,825 (-68%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$78,442
Down $11,613 (-13%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down-$63,194
Down $21,212 (-51%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$173,523
Down $135,665 (-44%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$201,468
Down $143,468 (-42%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$27,945
Up $7,803 (+22%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $15,248
- Liabilities
- $78,442
- Net assets
- -$63,194
- Revenue
- $173,523
- Expenses
- $201,468
- Net income
- -$27,945
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 11, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $182,789
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The mission of ravenwood is to provide outdoor education and science programs to children and other groups.
Ravenwood's mission is to connect people with nature, community, and self through thoughtful mentoring, service to others, and skill development in the outdoors.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 LOOKS TO BE RAVENWOOD'S FINAL YEAR OF OPERATION. WE MADE THE DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY DECISION TO CEASE OPERATIONS AT THE END OF AUGUST, 2024. OUR BOARD IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING OUR OPTIONS FOR DISSOLUTION OR WHETHER TO TRY AND REVIVE THE PROGRAMMING WITH A NEW MODEL AND NEW LEADERSHIP. | - | $149,204 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT HOLMQUIST | Trustee And | FT | $44,138 | $446 | $44,584 |
| MARGARET SCOTT | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALICE CABELL | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| GARY JOHNSON | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID SCOTT | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center
- EIN
- 81-0537457
- Phone
- 4062608620
- Address
- PO BOX 1314, WHITEFISH, MT 59937
Signing Officer
- Name
- Brett Holmquist
- Title
- Trustee and Ed
- Phone
- 4062608620
- Signed
- 2025-11-11
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Swiftcurrent Accounting & Tax Inc
- Address
- 19 APPLEWAY DRIVE, KALISPELL, MT 59901
- Preparer
- Christian Shaeffer CPA
- Phone
- 4067555428
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses marketing 614 office 540 supplies 237 payroll software and fees 2,469 mileage 2,222 professional development 790 interest 3,996 insurance 9,702 bank/service charges 3,310 program food 790 license and permits 530 dues 1,615 volunteer appreciation 170 non-investment depreciation 2,093 total 29,078”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Prior period assets expensed 6,733”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 3,041 0 others assets 29,539 2,800 less accumulated depreciation 18,568 980 total 14,012 1,820”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,194 742 unsecured notes and loans payable 77,700 77,700 payroll 11,161 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Ravenwood's mission is to connect people with nature, community, and self through thoughtful mentoring, service to others, and skill development in the outdoors.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“2024 looks to be ravenwood's final year of operation. We made the difficult but necessary decision to cease operations at the end of august, 2024. Our board is currently considering our options for dissolution or whether to try and revive the programming with a new model and new leadership.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES MARKETING 614 OFFICE 540 SUPPLIES 237 PAYROLL SOFTWARE AND FEES 2,469 MILEAGE 2,222 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 790 INTEREST 3,996 INSURANCE 9,702 BANK/SERVICE CHARGES 3,310 PROGRAM FOOD 790 LICENSE AND PERMITS 530 DUES 1,615 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 170 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 2,093 TOTAL 29,078 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 3,041 0 OTHERS ASSETS 29,539 2,800 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 18,568 980 TOTAL 14,012 1,820 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | RAVENWOOD'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE, COMMUNITY, AND SELF THROUGH THOUGHTFUL MENTORING, SERVICE TO OTHERS, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE OUTDOORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | 2024 LOOKS TO BE RAVENWOOD'S FINAL YEAR OF OPERATION. WE MADE THE DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY DECISION TO CEASE OPERATIONS AT THE END OF AUGUST, 2024. OUR BOARD IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING OUR OPTIONS FOR DISSOLUTION OR WHETHER TO TRY AND REVIVE THE PROGRAMMING WITH A NEW MODEL AND NEW LEADERSHIP. |
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