Memories Made Outdoors

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990994395
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
North Branch, MN, USA
Phone
9529920083
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$159,711
Expenses
$138,821
Assets
$36,417

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mike Ferrell (President)
  • Ryan Street (President)

People named in this filing

  • Mike Ferrell (President)
  • Ryan Street (President)
  • Alie Whitthans (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

At Memories Made Outdoors, our mission is to honor and appreciate the service of Military and First Responders by crafting extraordinary outdoor experiences throughout the Midwest.

What it reported doing in 2025

Founded by lifelong outdoorsman Mike Ferrell, Memories Made Outdoors MMO is driven by a singular goal: to provide unparalleled outdoor experiences for our nation's finest. This non-profit organization specializes in week-long destination trips across the Midwest, offering a range of activities from taking veterans and first responders fishing and hunting. Meticulously outfitted for an unforgettable adventure. What sets MMO apart is our unwavering commitment to those who serveour Veterans, Military personnel, and First Responders. At MMO, we proudly extend these life-enriching experiences at no cost, expressing our profound gratitude for their sacrifices and dedicated service. Join us as we embark on a mission to create lasting memories and honor those who have given so much to protect and serve our country.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 46.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 80.4% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.