Tahoe Expedition Academy
Tahoe Expedition Academy
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About this organization
Mission
TEA's educational design, powered by Constructive Adversity®, combines academic excellence, character building, and real-world adventures to develop courageous scholars and citizens who thrive in dynamic and challenging environments and who have the compassion, experience and drive to make the world a better place.
About
178 children are learning and developing the five core character traits of courage, respect, community, discovery, and craftsmanship. Scholarships were granted to 60 unduplicated children at all grade levels. Students spent over 100 days in the field studying topics ranging from hydrology, water quality, wild fires, ecology, soils, plants and animals, and forest management. Students individually have met with over 100 local experts and 23 local organizations for field and service work. Classes target a 16-to-1 student/teacher ratio. The 2017-2018 school year was the sixth year for pre-k through 8th grade and fourth year for high school.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “To combine academic excellence, character building, and real-world adventures to develop courageous scholars and citizens who thrive in dynamic and challenging environments with the compassion, experience and drive to make the world a better place.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “To design education for today's world to empower creative problem solvers with a social conscience.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as CA, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2019 was 9765 SCHAFFER MILL ROAD, TRUCKEE, CA, 96161.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 92 employees as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$87,277.
- The organization has 5 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- The organization pays $2,885,579 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $63,053 in fundraising expenses.
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