Address: 153 West 27th Street
Suite 1102
New York, NY 10001 Year, State Incorporated: 1887, New York Stated Purpose: " Facilitates the development of values and life skills essential for productive citizenship in inner-city youth through outdoor experiential education, year-round mentoring, and leadership training. "
Trail Blazers provides youth development programs for inner-city youth from the Metropolitan New York and New Jersey areas. Located on a 1,000 acre site, Trail Blazers engages participants through experimental learning that promotes emotional, social, intellectual, and physical growth, while emphasizing the development of the whole child. Trail Blazers operates programs including mentoring, leadership training, summer and winter outdoor experimental education, and after-school programs. The mentoring program offers children a one-to-one relationship with their mentors who provide friendship, support, and guidance. Within the leadership program, the urban youth learn a series of leadership skills in year-round activities such as community service, college tours, and receive career counseling. During the summer, approximately 300 New York and New Jersey youth come to Trail Blazers’ site to live, work, and play in an outdoor setting. Participants also learn survival skills and conflict resolution. In the winter, Trail Blazers offers an after-school program designed to provide a structured learning environment for young people ages 7-15 that have been exposed to urban poverty.
Chief Executive Officer: Riel Peerlooms, Executive Director Chair of the Board: Marc Hyman Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach Co-Chair of the Board : Arthur Fishelman Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Trade Winds Lake Camp
| *Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. |
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet appeals, cause-related marketing (i.e. affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc. that indicate purchases will benefit your organization)
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| Fund raising costs were 4.2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $454,205, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.) |
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This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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| The following information is based on Trail Blazer Camps' Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. |
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Source of Funds
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Contributions
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$419,761
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Fundraising Benefits
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37,746
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Registration Fees
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35,324
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Trust Fund Income
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22,399
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Investment Income
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15,868
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Direct Fundraising Costs
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(3,302)
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Total Income | $527,796
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Expenses | | | Program Expenses | |
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Program Services
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$404,728
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Total Program Expenses:
Fund Raising Expenses
Administrative Expenses
Total expensesIncome in Excess of Expenses
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404,728
19,158
54,088
$477,974$49,822
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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses
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Programs: 85%
Fund Raising: 4%
Administrative 11%
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| Beginning net assets |
$796,430 |
| Ending net assets |
846,252 |
| Total liabilities |
16,866 |
Total assets |
$863,118 |
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