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IN 1992, PHILADELPHIA LEADERS, INCLUDING FORMER PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, ESTABLISHED THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (POBS) TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP OUR REGION'S YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE THROUGH OUTDOOR LEARNING PROGRAMS AND EXPEDITIONS THAT BUILD CHARACTER, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, AND FOSTER AN ETHIC OF SERVICE TO ONE'S COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF 11 INDEPENDENT AND LOCALLY OPERATED SCHOOLS CHARTERED BY OUTWARD BOUND USA. POBS IS THE FIRST OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IN THE U.S. AND THE SECOND IN THE WORLD TO EARN RIGOROUS ACCREDITATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION (AEE). false false 2336198 1183428 POBS PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. POBS ALSO OFFERS SPECIALIZED COURSES FOR EDUCATORS, VETERANS, AND GRIEVING TEENS. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, POBS HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY, FROM SERVING 48 YOUTH IN 1993 TO SERVING OVER 8,500 YOUTH AND ADULTS IN 2022. EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF POBS STUDENTS COME FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN PHILADELPHIA, AND 75% ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOLS. POBS SINGLE-DAY AND MULTI-DAY OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND BUILD CHARACTER, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, IN THEIR CAREERS, AND IN LIFE. IN 2022, OVER 6,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: - INSIGHT COURSES ARE ONE-DAY SESSIONS AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER'S AERIAL TEAMS CHALLENGE COURSE WHERE PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME FEARS, LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER, AND LEAVE WITH A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THEIR POTENTIAL. - PEER LEADERSHIP EXPEDITIONS ARE WEEK-LONG COURSES THAT ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS WITH PEERS IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL SKILLS. - GET OUT AND LEAD IS A MERIT-AWARD BASED 10-DAY EXPEDITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE PA WILDERNESS. - YOUTH LEADERSHIP CORPS IS A MERIT-AWARD BASED 14-DAY EXPEDITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT FEATURES BACKPACKING, CANOEING, AND ROCK-CLIMBING IN THE PA WILDERNESS. POBS SPECIALTY PROGRAMS. - EDUCATORS EXPEDITIONS DEVELOP EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SKILLS THAT TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TAKE BACK INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. - GRIEVING TEENS ARE SPECIALTY EXPEDITION COURSES FOR YOUTH AGES 14-17 WHO HAVE SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC LOSS. - OUTWARD BOUND FOR VETERANS EXPEDITIONS HELP VETERANS BUILD PEER PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND CENTER, INC 56-2472884 NETWORKS AND ASSIST IN POST-DEPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT TO LIFE AT HOME. A TOP PRIORITY FOR POBS IN 2022 HAS BEEN TO INTRODUCE OUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS TO OUTWARD BOUND PROGRAMMING AND TO MAKE THE AT OUT HEADQUARTERS IN THE WORLD-CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY, THE DISCOVERY CENTER, IN EAST FAIRMOUNT PARK NEAR THE STRAWBERRY MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CENTER ENABLES POBS TO MEET RISING DEMAND FOR ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVE MORE STUDENTS THAN IT HAS YET IN ITS HISTORY. THE DISCOVER CENTER IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AFFILIATE AUDUBON MID ATLANTIC, AND IS ONE-OF-A- KIND CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OVERLOOK A 37-ACRE LAKE, THE DISCOVERY CENTER FEATURES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAILS, HIGH ROPES COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, AND BIRD WATCHING LOOK-OUTS. 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ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT ENGAGE IN ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAXEXEMPT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. POBS 30TH ANNIV 239736 239736 PADDLE RAISE - 84450 84450 324186 324186 X false false false false false false false false false MEG WISE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 159163 7226 13211 179600 SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION LOOKED AT OTHER OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL COMPENSATION TO DETERMINE RATES, AND DID NOT ENGAGE AN "EXTERNAL SOURCE" TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IS TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH CHALLENGE AND DISCOVERY. IN 1992, PHILADELPHIA LEADERS, INCLUDING FORMER PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, ESTABLISHED THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (POBS) TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP OUR REGION'S YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE THROUGH OUTDOOR LEARNING PROGRAMS AND EXPEDITIONS THAT BUILD CHARACTER, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, AND FOSTER AN ETHIC OF SERVICE TO ONE'S COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF 11 INDEPENDENT AND LOCALLY OPERATED SCHOOLS CHARTERED BY OUTWARD BOUND USA. POBS IS THE FIRST OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IN THE U.S. AND THE SECOND IN THE WORLD TO EARN RIGOROUS ACCREDITATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION (AEE). FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A POBS PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. POBS ALSO OFFERS SPECIALIZED COURSES FOR EDUCATORS, VETERANS, AND GRIEVING TEENS. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, POBS HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY, FROM SERVING 48 YOUTH IN 1993 TO SERVING OVER 8,500 YOUTH AND ADULTS IN 2022. EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF POBS STUDENTS COME FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN PHILADELPHIA, AND 75% ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOLS. POBS SINGLE-DAY AND MULTI-DAY OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND BUILD CHARACTER, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, IN THEIR CAREERS, AND IN LIFE. IN 2022, OVER 6,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: - INSIGHT COURSES ARE ONE-DAY SESSIONS AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER'S AERIAL TEAMS CHALLENGE COURSE WHERE PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME FEARS, LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER, AND LEAVE WITH A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THEIR POTENTIAL. - PEER LEADERSHIP EXPEDITIONS ARE WEEK-LONG COURSES THAT ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS WITH PEERS IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL SKILLS. - GET OUT AND LEAD IS A MERIT-AWARD BASED 10-DAY EXPEDITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE PA WILDERNESS. - YOUTH LEADERSHIP CORPS IS A MERIT-AWARD BASED 14-DAY EXPEDITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT FEATURES BACKPACKING, CANOEING, AND ROCK-CLIMBING IN THE PA WILDERNESS. POBS SPECIALTY PROGRAMS. - EDUCATORS EXPEDITIONS DEVELOP EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SKILLS THAT TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TAKE BACK INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. - GRIEVING TEENS ARE SPECIALTY EXPEDITION COURSES FOR YOUTH AGES 14-17 WHO HAVE SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC LOSS. - OUTWARD BOUND FOR VETERANS EXPEDITIONS HELP VETERANS BUILD PEER PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND CENTER, INC 56-2472884 NETWORKS AND ASSIST IN POST-DEPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT TO LIFE AT HOME. A TOP PRIORITY FOR POBS IN 2022 HAS BEEN TO INTRODUCE OUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS TO OUTWARD BOUND PROGRAMMING AND TO MAKE THE AT OUT HEADQUARTERS IN THE WORLD-CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY, THE DISCOVERY CENTER, IN EAST FAIRMOUNT PARK NEAR THE STRAWBERRY MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CENTER ENABLES POBS TO MEET RISING DEMAND FOR ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVE MORE STUDENTS THAN IT HAS YET IN ITS HISTORY. THE DISCOVER CENTER IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AFFILIATE AUDUBON MID ATLANTIC, AND IS ONE-OF-A- KIND CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OVERLOOK A 37-ACRE LAKE, THE DISCOVERY CENTER FEATURES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAILS, HIGH ROPES COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, AND BIRD WATCHING LOOK-OUTS. ALL AMENITIES THAT WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE LIVES OF PHILADELPHIA YOUTH THROUGH POBS' PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 13A PA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B NO OTHER COMMITTEE IS ALLOWED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW ELECTRONICALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT IN WRITING WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EACH FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION HAD A EMPLOYEE SALARY AND COMPENSATION REVIEW COMPLETED BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE, AND USED THIS DATA TO INFORM RESTRUCTURING AND SALARY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION HAD A EMPLOYEE SALARY AND COMPENSATION REVIEW COMPLETED BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE, AND USED THIS DATA TO INFORM RESTRUCTURING AND SALARY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATI 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 462907677 EDUCATIONA PA 501C3 7 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false