The Doug Coombs Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460956814
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Jackson, WY, USA
Phone
3072640073
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,212,991
Expenses
$1,972,345
Assets
$5,143,100
Liabilities
$2,014,942

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jennifer Wolfrom (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jennifer Wolfrom (Executive Director): $176,289 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Coombs Outdoors empowers local youth to grow and thrive by reducing barriers to outdoor recreation through programs, mentorship, and community building.

What it reported doing in 2024

Shoulder Season (Fall and Spring) Programs - Fall and spring programs create opportunities for youth to spend time outdoors, away from screens, and connected to the community. These seasonal programs include after school programs, swimming lessong, spring break camps, personal and professional development workshops, and educational opportunities. In FY25, 24 elementary students attended spring break day camp, 20 middle schoolers went on our spring break trip, 60 participants attended swimming lessons, 46 high schoolers attended professional development workshops, and 12 high school students went on our college visit trip. the Empower internship program. 70 participants in grades 1st through 12th participated in spring break day camps and overnight trips. about higher education opportunities, 10 middle school participants went to Moab, Utah on a trip, and 12 elementary students attended a spring break camp.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.9%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 73.7%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.6%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.61; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.9% of revenue deployed · 73.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $176K · 18 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.