Inside Passage Field Studies
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADMINISTER AND IMPLEMENT FIELD BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CULTIVATE FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF LANDSCAPE AND COMMUNITY FRAMEWORKS IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
- Income
- $11,252
- Spending
- $23,532
- Reserves
- 44.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $18,402 spent. TATOOSH SCHOOL (DBA INSIDE PASSAGE FIELD STUDIES (IPFS)), IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT UNIVERSITY-LEVEL FIELD SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 2011 WHOSE MISSION IS TO FOSTER FIRST-HAND LEARNING ABOUT THE ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. IPFS HAS A FORMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON AQUATIC AND FOREST HABITATS AND A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. THE IPFS BASE CAMP PROVIDES A LOGISTICAL HUB FOR STUDENTS, PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS AND THEIR TEAMS TO ENGAGE IN TIMELY AND ROBUST RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC LANDS POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS, WITH AN INTEREST IN PRODUCING SOUND SCIENCE THAT SERVES DECISION-MAKERS AT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. IPFS HAS WORKED WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PARTNERS (NONPROFIT, GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES) TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF INTEREST AND NEED AND TO DIRECT DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS TO ANSWER TARGETED RESEARCH QUESTIONS. QUALIFIED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS SEEKING TO GAIN VALUABLE FIELD RESEARCH SKILLS THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING BY EXPERT FACULTY ARE ENGAGED THROUGH COURSEWORK AND DIRECTED RESEARCH AND THESE EXCITING PROJECTS PROVIDE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY THEIR UNDERSTANDINGS OF SOUTHEAST'S DYNAMIC TERRESTRIAL, RIPARIAN, AND NEARSHORE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS WHILECONTRIBUTING TO A VALUABLE BODY OF SCIENTIFIC DATA. AS PART OF CORE CURRICULUM, STUDENTS AND FACULTY BENEFIT FROM GUEST LECTURERS WHO DONATE MANY HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO CO-PRODUCE COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING AND RESEARCH.IN 2024 IPFS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TO ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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