NORTH CAROLINA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
– Zephyr B., Age 17 “
I learned how valuable and easy it is to find communities that care about you just the same, outside of the home.
A Letter from the Executive Director
Dear North Carolina Outward Bound School Community,
Fiscal Year 2025 proved to be both a successful and unprecedented year for North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS). Following a great summer of changing lives through challenge and discovery, for the first time in the School’s history, one single stormHurricane Helene - impacted every NCOBS course area and physical assets. From Sunset Island in the Everglades to our base camps in Western North Carolina, the aftermath of the storm was felt strongly.
What emerged in the wake of Helene was nothing short of extraordinary. Students, staff, families, donors, and community partners came together with compassion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to serve the NCOBS mission. Seventeen courses were cancelled or rescheduled, crews were supported, roads and trails were cleared, courses were rerouted, and eventually NCOBS resumed daily operations. With the help of our strong community, NCOBS was able to live what we teach, and at every
turn, we met the challenge with resilience, passion, and grace. From the aftermath of Hurricane Helene emerged innovation and new opportunities to expand our reach and deepen our impact.
Despite the challenges NCOBS navigated this past year, in this Impact Report, you will read about how we advanced our strategic plan, guided by five core pathways: Staff, Programs, Culture, Sustainability, and Impact. Across each pathway, NCOBS made significant progress in delivering our Program Progression Model, improving program quality, expanding access to the outdoors, and ensuring long-term sustainability.
This past year brought moments of disruption and moments of triumph, and through them all, our community stood strong. Thank you for your support of our students, staff, and mission.
Onward, Bea Armstrong Executive Director
HURRICANE HELENE
Timeline of
Events
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Hurricane Helene hits Western North Carolina.
There were 66 people at the NCOBS Table Rock Base Camp, including students and administrators from Girard College in Philadelphia, adult semester course students, and NCOBS staff. A small number of staff and students were at the Cedar Rock Base Camp. All were reported safe with ample food supplies, water, heated shelter, and shower facilities. Both Base Camps had generators.
SEPTEMBER 30
Evacuation efforts are underway.
The National Forest Service cleared four miles to a road washout that was impassable by car. Table Rock staff and the semester course students teamed to clear a path from base camp to the road washout. Staff prepared gear and lunches for Girard students to hike out the next morning.
OCTOBER 1
Girard students head home.
Table Rock Staff assisted the Girard students on a two-mile hike to the road washout. Cedar Rock Staff mobilized to meet the Girard Crew at the other side of the road washout with van transportation to meet their buses waiting in Morgantown, NC. The Girard Crew arrived home in Philadelphia and reunited with their families that evening.
Heroes of Helene
Many heroes arose during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Here are just a few that NCOBS would like to recognize and thank for their extraordinary generosity, passion, and dedication:
FOUNDATIONS
The Dowd Foundation and The Glass Foundation were instrumental in NCOBS’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. The Dowd Foundation provided funding support for key infrastructure projects at Table Rock, including a new student bathhouse, laundry facility, and the rebuild of its beloved ropes course.
The Glass Foundation provided critical support for Table Rock and Cedar Rock, providing funding to repair cabins, update staff facilities, and replace essential gear.
The generosity of these foundations helped NCOBS return to the field stronger and more prepared for the seasons ahead.
VOLUNTEER WORK CREWS
Forty wildland firefighters from Pacific Oasis, Inc. and PatRick Corporation volunteered at Table Rock Base Camp to help clear debris from Hurricane Helene and prepare the area for reopening. Over three days, the crew removed downed trees, branches, and brush from the roads and around buildings. They also felled several dead trees, leaving the wood neatly stacked along the roads.
OUR STAFF
From the base camps to remote locations, NCOBS staff jumped into action, working swiftly to ensure the safety and well-being of every student and staff member. Despite widespread communication outages and logistical hurdles, teams coordinated to account for needs, share updates, and provide support. Their steady presence, adaptability, and deep care for the community guided NCOBS through the storm and recovery.
“
I am stronger, I feel more capable, and I have more resilience... This trip helped me grow into the person I want to be. - Ivy F., Age 16
Making an
IMPACT
In FY 2025, NCOBS engaged 2,256 students in transformative learning experiences spanning 11,872 student participant days.
Participants ranged from youth and teens to adults, educators, veterans, and professionals. From the mountains of North Carolina to the Florida Everglades and the astonishing landscapes of Patagonia, Argentina, students have built confidence, resilience, and connections that will endure well beyond the end of course.
FY 2025 STUDENTS COURSE DAYS
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS
(OBP & Veterans)
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
(Group Wilderness, Group Day, Educators & Unity)
TOTAL 404 529 1,323 2,256 5,533 1,254 5,085 11,872
I am truly grateful for this experience because I was shown a version of myself that I did not meet prior. I was able to believe in myself truly for the first time.” - Melanie C., Age 19
FY25 highlighted both the resilience of NCOBS and the strength of our financial stewardship as we navigated significant challenges, most notably the operational and fiscal effects of Hurricane Helene and having to cancel and/or pivot 17 courses. Throughout a year filled with storm recovery needs, NCOBS remained focused on integrating financial considerations into everyday decision-making, allowing the organization to manage resources responsibly while supporting our staff, students, and programs. These achievements were made possible in large part through the generosity of our donors and the steadfast support of our community partners, who stepped up at critical moments to ensure we could continue delivering our mission.
SUPPORT & REVENUE
Net Tuition & Scholarship Revenue
Total Contributions & Grants
Investment Income
Other Revenue
Net Assets Released from Restriction
Total Support & Revenue
support & revenue expenses Without Restrictions Without Restrictions
$6,746,040
$3,880,561
$1,107,858 $78,383 $251,477 $1,160,124
$6,478,403 $4,998,649 $1,388,248 $359,143 $6,746,040 $6,478,403
EXPENSES
Program Services
Supporting Services
Development
Total Expenses
INNOVATION
Through Adversity
In the wake of Hurricane Helene came the opportunity to innovate. With more than seventeen courses disrupted, NCOBS staff leaned into creativity, adaptability, and long-standing partnerships to keep programs moving forward. In collaboration with the Daniel Stowe Conservancy in Belmont, North Carolina, courses for the Waccamaw and Charlotte Chapters of the American Leadership Forum (ALF) were successfully reimagined, allowing NCOBS to continue delivering meaningful experiences.
With ALF’s Charlotte chapter, NCOBS ran its first overnight program outside of a traditional course area and base camp setting. Participants shared an Outward Bound experience complete with navigation challenges, team initiatives, and solo reflection while camping overnight at the Daniel Stowe Conservancy. Despite changes, the core of the experience remained: challenge, connection, and growth.
These creative adaptations have broadened what is possible for future NCOBS programming.
“This is the perfect stepping stone as we are trying to reach more urban communities,” shared Jordan Gurkin, Outward Bound Professional Program Director. “It makes the outdoors more accessible and lessens the barriers to getting students on overnight programs.”
Charlotte Unity Project
More Than A Week in the Woods
For over 25 years, NCOBS has partnered with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to empower young people to initiate social change through the Charlotte Unity Project. What begins as a seven-day wilderness expedition—where students develop compassionate leadership, build resilience, and foster a strong sense of community—extends far beyond their time in the wilderness.
In Fiscal Year 2025, 42 students attended a weeklong wilderness expedition with NCOBS. Equipped with new skills and perspectives, students brought what they learned back home with them to implement Unity Projects that create positive ongoing impact in their communities. Projects ranged from planting gardens and cleaning the environment to organizing donation drives and spreading cheer to their classmates.
“Together, we are truly educating the whole child- their minds, bodies, and spirit through Charlotte Unity. The students learn life lessons in the woods... Let’s not relegate our learning to the pages of a textbook or a laptop. Let us venture into the wilderness, where we can learn about ourselves and each other, and about the world.”
DR. INGRID W. MEDLOCK, Chief of Staff and Community Engagement for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
PROJECT
Sunset Island and the Resilient Base Camp Project
Sunset Island, a small island just off the coast of Everglades City, Florida, has been home to NCOBS’s Florida programs since 1974.
From our unique base camp, generations of students have launched their journeys into the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Islands to discover what it means to lead, to serve, and to grow through challenge. But today, Sunset Island faces growing risks of sea level rise, hurricane frequency, and ongoing maintenance needs that pose challenges to the long-term sustainability of this beloved island.
In Fall 2023, NCOBS launched the Sunset Island Task Force as part of our Strategic Plan’s Sustainability Pathway. The group was charged with assessing the site’s future and determining how to protect its legacy while preparing for the realities of a changing climate. After months of collaboration with expert engineering firm Brizaga, the task force presented its findings to the NCOBS Board of Directors. In March 2025, the Board voted “yes” to partially fortify Sunset Island against these impending threats.
Key components include selective site elevation, infrastructure upgrades, public utility connections, enhanced coastal protection, and further upgrades.
The approved plan focuses on a site-wide upgrade designed to enhance disaster resilience, operational reliability, and sustainability of the base camp.
Sunset Island has long been a place where students learn, navigate uncertainty, and grow through challenge.
With this investment, we are ensuring this legacy continues while ensuring student safety, minimizing environmental disruptions, and preserving the island’s natural learning environment.
FUTURE PROOFING
SUNSET ISLAND
The following cost estimate outlines anticipated expenses associated with implementing the Resilient Base Camp Project. These figures are based on current design concepts and industry benchmarks and are intended to support planning and budgeting efforts.
Solution
Comprehensive Site Elevation
Water & Wastewater Connection to Public Systems
Four New Buildings (Sleeping Quarters & Bathrooms)
Three Improvements to Existing Buildings
Rainwater Collection System
Generator and Solar Backup System
Seawall Repairs
Living Shoreline
Contingency
Project Management and Staff Project Support
Cost Estimate
$215,000
$740,000 $2,900,000 $990,000 $130,000 $138,000 $446,000 $1,500,000 $352,950 $1,125,000
Total: $8,536,950
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors and partners, NCOBS had a measurable impact in Fiscal Year 2025.
40% OF STUDENTS
on open enrollment courses received full or partial scholarships, advancing access to the outdoors.
Thankyouforyour steadfastsupport!
100% OF VETERANS
received scholarships to attend a Veterans Program course.
OVER $1,161,000
was raised to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
$4,165 IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Is the average awarded amount given to Open Enrollment students.
Endowments and Scholarships
American Veterans Program Endowment
Ann R. Baruch Endowment for Philadelphia Scholarships
Belikove/Piala Family Scholarship Endowment
Richard Bowles Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Cody Bradford Memorial Scholarship Endowment
R.E.F. Buckley Endowment Fund
Kevin Chynoweth Memorial Endowment Fund
Robert M. and Annetta J. and Robert M. Coffelt, Jr. Endowment
Rhea Elliott Cooper Endowment
B. Dalton Endowment Fund
Rufus M. Dalton Scholarship Endowment
Ecology Wildlife Foundation Scholarship Fund
Field Staff Support Fund
James M. Galbrath Memorial Endowment Fund
GlaxoSmithKline Endowment
Gray Wolf Scholarship for Western North Carolina
Mark E. Headen Memorial Endowment
Hearst Endowment
John C. Huie Educator’s Endowment
Jeanette W. Hyde Scholarship Endowment
Thomas James Educators Endowment
Andrew Jitkoff Memorial Endowment Fund
Hugh Jones Jr. Family Endowment Fund
Elizabeth (Libby) Jones Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Ben Lenett Scholarship Endowment
Leydic Endowment Fund
Travis Lizotte Endowment Fund
Louis McGuinn Memorial Endowment Fund
Baxter Miller Memorial Endowment
Mary Adair Phifer Endowment Fund
Royce E. Ratcliff Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Ellie Raynolds Memorial Endowment Fund
Readers Digest III Endowment Fund
Gray Schell Endowment Fund
Nelson Schwab Endowment
Schwartzberg Endowment Fund
Marshall Siler Scholarship Endowment
Ginger Simms Leadership Fund
Staff Salary and Enhancements Endowment
Stetson Endowment Fund
Sulzberger Endowment
Unity Project Endowment
John Webster Four Pillars Scholarship Endowment
Virginia Worden Expeditionary Learning Endowment
Zeke Zeliff Endowment for Leadership through Service
Honors and Memorials
By making an honorary or memorial gift to NCOBS, donors can offer valuable support to the School while honoring the lives of people they love and respect.
We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for the gifts they made in honor or memory of specific individuals in fiscal year 2025.
In Honor of Ann R. Baruch
Frank and Margery Cooper
In Honor of M. Baskin
Sharene J. Pierce
In Memory of William A. Battey III
Susan Simmons
In Memory of Tom Bauman
Rachel Leigh Lewis
In Honor of Dr. Andy Beall
Elizabeth Patterson
In Memory of Jacob Bradbury Bean
Pamyla Haselton Bean
In Memory of Prof. Lloyd J. Borstelmann
Thomas and Lynn Borstelmann
In Honor of Hargrove Skipper Bowles
William and Holly Blanton
In Memory of Bob Box
Marilyn Box
In Honor of Rich Boyd
Caroline Olzinski
Patricia Boyd
In Honor of Amanda Buch
Julie Costa
In Honor of Marjorie B. Buckley
Geoffrey and Virginia Worden
In Memory of Walter W. Buckley Jr.
Matthew Gould and Jennifer Loehle
In Memory of Walter W. Buckley Jr. and Diane Meyer
Margo Nottoli and Paul Bartels
In Honor of Kay and Rick Burch
Mary Beth Burch
In Honor of Alexandria Craig
Christopher Leeming
In Memory of Gwin Barnwell Dalton
Thomas and Millie Cox
In Honor of Rufus M. Dalton
Elizabeth Clasen
Fred Lowrance and Alice MacKay
Jean Sullivan
Betsy and Jim Williams
In Honor of Mary C. Decker
Paul Bauer
In Honor of Crew Leaders Cheryl and Doug
Patricia Edwards
In Honor of Stanwick Dunham K.C. Brechnitz
In Honor of Anne T. Fitzgerald
Rachel Page
In Memory of Dave and Peggy Genova
Kelly Genova Dunbar
In Honor of Sarah Goldman
Cecele Murphy
In Honor of Anne Gorton
Amelia Adams
In Memory of Sherrill Dalton Grant
Sarah Graham
In Honor of Guy Hagan
Mary and David Hagan
In Honor of Trisha Lynn Haitz
Patricia Woodson
In Honor of Pat and Lisa Hanaway
Arnold Bellowe
In Honor of Stephen C. Hassenfelt
Mary and David Hagan
In Honor of Pammy and Bill Herring
Robert Falk
In Honor of Sydney Hilton-Siegel
Gloria Miner
In Memory of Pop Hollandsworth
Peter Lutken
In Honor of Robbie Howell
Pat and Jim Martin
In Honor of Stephanie Howell
Michelle and Eric Howell
In Honor of John C. Huie
Charles and Ann Baker
In Honor of Whitney Montgomery and John Huie
Henry and Edith McHenry
In Memory of Harold Dean Jackson
Joseph Binns
Ravenel B. Curry
Lyles Cooper
Maxfield Gunther
Jennifer and George Hodges
Eleanor Long
Whitney Montgomery
Molly Riddle
Sarah Roosa-Collins
Jodi Schwab
Julie Springsteen
Nancy Watford
Jim and Cyrene Wells
In Honor of Crew leaders Nettie
and Jim
Catherine Moore
In Honor of Ciro Rodriguez Klomp
Flor Klomp and Ciro Rodriguez Klomp
In Honor of Frank Charles Krenek III
Frank Krenek
In Honor of Noah and Benjamin LaPrad
James LaPrad
In Honor of W. States and Alison Lee
Michael Follo and Deb Caughron
In Honor of the Sunset Island Crew
Sarah Szymaniak
In Honor of Fred T. Lowrance
Alice MacKay
Mildred Neville
In Honor of Alice MacKay
Fred Lowrance
In Memory of Hunter Marshall IV
Sarah Jensen
In Honor of Dan and Diane Meyer
Arlene Ustin
In Honor of Dan Meyer
Clyde Harris
In Memory of Grace Murray
Nancy Murray
In Honor of Philip Myerson
Paul Myerson
In Honor of NCOBS
Christine Edwards
In Memory of Bruce Nofsinger
Thompson Allred
Melinda McMeekin
Lydia and John McNeary
Julia Nofsinger
In Honor of Margo Nottoli
Joseph Beckham
In Honor of Cyndee Patterson
The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation
John Munce
Ruth Shaw
In Memory of Royce Ratcliff
Shirlyn MacPherson
In Honor of Meredith Kelly Rose
Sarah Rose
In Honor of Richard and Leigh Schell
Michael Follo and Deb Caughron
In Memory of Dr. Allan Schwartzberg
Robert M. Schwartzberg
In Honor of Michael Shoptaw
Stephen Williams
In Honor of Ji Moss Simmons
Susan Simmons
In Memory of Ginger Simms
Carol Bernstein-Eckstein
Joseph Jaccarino
In Memory of Larry Stanley
Jonathan and Meg Robinson
In Honor of David Stephenson
Katherine Stephenson
In Memory of Richard Taddonio III
Richard A. Taddonio Jr.
In Memory of Lauren Thompson
Stuart Thompson
In Memory of Jeffrey Raymond Toll
Dale and Patty Stahre
Kathy Toll-Grossman and Raymond Toll
Robert Toll
In Honor of Dave Wangrien
Kevin Glynn
In Honor of Mitchell and Leslie Wickham
Michael Follo and Deb Caughron
In Honor of Alexys Woods
Sarah Goldman
In Memory of Herbert C. (Woody) Woodward
Robert Albright
Gregory Peterson
In Memory of Zeke Zeliff
Morgan and Kyle Shimabuku
Dick Stokes
In Memory of William Richard Zimmerman
Ellen Dempsey Kurt and Tonya Hunter
Donors
Summit Society
$25,000+
Charles Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman
Jay and Karen Ahuja
Anonymous
Bank of America Foundation
James Belikove and Vanessa Piala
Marjorie B. Buckley
Cox Enterprises Inc.
James M. Cox Foundation of Georgia, Inc.
William and Pamela Crowder
The Dowd Foundation
The Glass Foundation
Dave and Lara Nolletti
Leona Z. Rosenberg Charitable Trust
Richard and Leigh Schell
Bradford Stanback and Shelli Lodge-Stanback
Mitchell and Leslie Wickham
Beth and Daniel Zweig
The Kurt Hahn Society
Mountaineer
$10,000+
Robert and Milano Buckley
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Rufus M. Dalton
Gambrell Foundation
St. John Family Foundation Trust
Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation
Clay and Weetie Kennedy
Scott Landis
David and Risa Miller
Hannah Rankin
Brook E. Reynolds
Kent and Linda Satterfield
Jane and Nelson Schwab
Robert M. Schwartzberg
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.
Darryl Thompson
Richard Webb
Geoffrey and Virginia Hill Worden
Leave a legacy that will inspire generations to come by choosing NCOBS as a beneficiary of your will, trust, or estate plan. Your generous decision will ensure a lasting impact on NCOBS and our students and help shape a brighter future for the coming generations.
To learn more: Walker Jones, Associate Director of Advancement Operations
(828) 239.2124 | wjones@ncobs.org
Navigator - $5,000+
Charles and Ann Baker
William and Elsie Barnhardt
Ann R. Baruch
Walter and Susan Buckley
Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community
Brenda and Dan Crocker
Ravenel Curry
Kelly and Chris Dunbar
David Hardy and Zina
Oliver-Hardy
Henry B. and Jessie W. Keiser Foundation, Inc.
Jewish Community Foundation
Laura Kohler and Stephen Proudman
Laurel Charitable Trust
Janet Hatfield Legro and Jeffrey Legro
William and Nancy Leroy
Fred Lowrance and Alice MacKay
Clare McCamy and Harrison Miller
Scott McGovern and Peggy Brown
McKissick Family Foundation
Ann Miller
Sharon Mills
Paul Myerson and Giselle Wagner
Julia Nofsinger
Scott and Anne Perper
Scott and Susan Puritz
Megg and Robert Rader
Rolander Family Foundation
Trane Technologies
Jonathan Weiss
Caroline and Wade Young
Amy Younger
Belayer - $2,500+
Ted and Ann Beason
Richard Boyd and Shalini Kamodia
BWXT Political Action Committee
Frank and Margery Cooper
David Farnsworth
Jacob Bradbury Bean Foundation
Richard and Laurie Freudenberger
Linda Lawson
Catherine Ross Loveland
Pershing
National Philanthropic Trust
W. States and Alison Lee
Anne and David Regnery
The Ross Foundation, Inc.
Charles Schwab
Schwartzberg Family Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Jean Sullivan
James Sweetman
Glenn and Nancy Tucker
Lex and Dru Warmath
John and Catharina Webster
William B. Dietrich Foundation
Explorer - $1,000+
David and Valerie Adams
John and Ripple Alkire
Lynn Allison
Thompson Allred
Bernard and Holly Arghiere
Aram and Linda Attarian
Alan Barnhardt
Richard Battle
Battle Family Foundation, Inc.
Pamyla and Christopher Bean
Joseph Beckham
Nancy Benerofe
Carol Bernstein-Eckstein and Martin Eckstein
Franklin and Virginia Blackford
Peter Blair
Mitchell and Marjorie Breit
Gordon Caudle
Susan Clark
Dr. Amy Climer
Robert Coffelt Jr.
Merle Cosgrove
Thomas and Millie Cox
Caroline Davis
The Dickson Foundation
Matt Doyle
Krumholtz Family Foundation
Anne and Henry Flint
Simple Generosity
George Foundation, Inc.
Scott Gerlach
Hope Gleicher and Andy Burness
Sarah Graham
Lee and Milton Hakel
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Peter Hampson
Carol Hardison
Paige Harrigan
James Hassinger
Catharine Hill
Elizabeth and Larry Horrell
Brian Jones
Robert and Kristin Jones
Barrett Kennedy and Peggy Reily
Jo Ann Kitik
Neeley Koester
Karen Krumholtz
Mark Lardie
Michelle Lavigne and Tim Biety
The Lee Institute
John Logsdon and Dodie Maxted
Lunsford Richardson Preyer
Charitable Lead Unitrust
Shirlyn MacPherson
Erwin and Nancy Maddrey
The Maddrey Foundation
Charles and Laurie Maguire
Peter Maxson
Raymond and Susan McClinton
Henry and Edith McHenry
James and Karen McKenzie
Crisis Assistance Ministry
John Munce
Cecele Murphy
Derick Naef and Colony Brown
Clarinda Patterson
Lane Potkin and Jodie Jacobs
Alberta O’Brien
Mary Norris Oglesby
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
Susan Patterson
Kent Porter
Pandora Redwin
Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Jay and Marcie Roberts
Sally and Russell Robinson
Paul and Diane Sonnecken
David and Marilyn Slade
Jeffrey Slavin
Sanford and Doris Slavin Foundation, Inc.
Benjamin Smeal and Diana White
Catherine Smith
David Smith
Laura and Robert Smith
Gary Squire
Kevin and Mamie Stichter
Melissa and John Sullivan
Stephanie Doyle Sullivan
Richard Taddonio
Meredith and James Thompson
Doyle & Wallace, PLLC
Susan Wanser
Nancy Watford
James Winters and Bonnie Marshall
Patricia Woodson
Scott and Maria Wurtzbacher
Adventurer - $500+
Harriet Bakken
Heather and Mark Baldino
William Bedard
William and Holly Blanton
Patricia Boyd
K.C. Brechnitz
F. Cooper Brantley
Alyssa and Michele Casey
John and Diana Clarkson
Julie Coleman
Justin Lord Coleman Foundation
Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Elyse Dashew
Edward Dayton
Tim and Margaret Drennan
Jubal Early
Richard Felker
Floyd Family Foundation
Gregory and Anne Giraud
Thomas Glaisyer
Eddie Goodwin
Bruce Grier
Jenny Hakel
Clyde Harris
Robert Hess
Jennifer and George Hodges
Cleve Howard
James Hughes and Carol Frye
Edward Jones
Pat and Teri Jordan
Thomas Kenan
W. Verdery and Mary Ann Kerr
Frank Krenek
Bart Lanman
Delores Lastinger
Jan Letendre
Matthew Gould and Jennifer Loehle
Robert McNeely
Hal Meyer
Catherine Moore
James Morris
Stuart Nofsinger
Pan Family Charitable Fund
Dan and Margie Pearson
Joseph Plas
Kenneth Powell
Robert and Clarinda Patterson
Douglas Reetz
Jonathan and Meg Robinson
Meredith Rose
Gerald Rosen
John and Nancy Sacci
Mark Schifrin
The Schifrin Foundation, Inc.
Steve and Lisa Schwat
Martin Segal
Ginny Shaw
Ruth Shaw
Sheryl Ash and Edwin Sherman
Richard and Fran Silbert
Tom and Priscilla Siler
Wilson Sims
Gary and Meg Smeal
Robert Stout
Jonathan Taylor
Jane and Paul Taylor
Daniel and Marti Thomas
Jonathan Graham and Elizabeth Ulmer
Larry and Beth Walters
Arthur Werner
Laurens Willard
Richard Williams
Roy Wright
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Backpacker - $250+
Richard and Judith Adamkiewicz
Bea and Mike Armstrong
Jeffrey and Theresa Baena
Giving Basket
Carl and Judith Beal
Arnold Bellowe
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Flavio Bollag
Bonfire
David Borsani
Thomas and Lynn Borstelmann
Robert Boykin
Grady Britt
Charles Bryan
James and Elinor Buck
Frank Konhaus and Ellen Cassilly
Mr. and Mrs. James Caughman
Our Change Foundation
National Christian Foundation
Carolinas
Elizabeth Clark
CME Group
Kerr and Tori Collins
High Point Community Foundation
Salisbury-Rowan Community Foundation
Triangle Community Foundation, Inc.
Scott Conley
Rhea Cooper
Hilary Coman and Mike Cushinsky
Charles Davis
Barry Carden and Susan Daws
Deborah Miller and Emily Krempa
Miriam Dixon
Dianne English
Michael and Joyce Ernst
Emma Lipton and John Evelev
Robert Falk
The Dot & Lam Hardman Family Foundation, Inc.
Jill Flynn
Scott Golden
Miles Graham
Matt Guernsey
Mary and David Hagan
William Hanlon
Laura and John Hardman
Fred and Joan Harris
Phillip and Becky Hatzopoulos
David and Vicky Hedden
Scott Cragle and Linda Hodecker
Benjamin Gardner and Katherine Hollis-Gardner
Mary Howell
Charleen Hsuan
Mary Day Mordecai and Edward Hulbert
James Hunter
J.P. Morgan Securities Charitable Giving Fund
Dwight Jacobs
Judith Futch and Paul Smith
George Kite
Barrett Kollme
Steven Penansky and Joan Kristal
Anand and Sandhya Lagoo
John Lawrence
Dorothy Leapley
Robert F. Leibner
Dan and Marin Leroy
Carol Lite
Skip Sickler and Lisa M. Loveday
Merrill Lynch
Sharon Vaissiere and Michael MacFayden
Richard Malnati
Margaret Marshall
Timothy Martin
Sarah Matthews
William and Caroline McGuinn
Beverly Michaux
Whitney Montgomery
Steve and Barbara Morgan
Nancy Murray
Winnie Nofsinger
Katheryn and Otis Northington
Keith Nowokunski
Robert and Laurie Oates
Caroline Olzinski
Paul Thomas
Christine Phelps
Tim Pieh
Oakdale Pizza, LLC
Rachel Page
Tom Rearick
Carlton Pendley and Teri Reddick
Mark and Jane Ritchie
Cynthia Rivas
Jeff and Nan Robertson
Lauren Kosseff and Heath Robinson
Barbara Schroeder-Buck
American Enterprise Investment Services
Becky Sinclair
Robert Shaw
Mary and Roy Smart
Dave and Martha Spicer
Julia Spicer
Linda Delauder and William Steigelmann
Christopher and Barbara Strong
Terry and Patti Wurtzbacher
William and Siri Thomas
Emerson Thompson
Marsha VanBourgondien
Jill Wallace
Douglas Wells
Stephen Williams
Kathleen Wobma
Joseph and Anne Yap
Climber - $100+
Ralph and Amy Adamo
Derek Adkisson
Julian Adney
Charities Aid Foundation America
Robert Albright
Carlton and Susan Allen
Joseph and Staci Allen
Douglas and Melinda Anderson
Ian Bamman
Craig Barger
William Bartee
Karen Barton
Michael and Winnie Beach
William Smith and Vivian Bechtler-Smith
Joseph Binns
Elizabeth Bloxham
Kenneth and Robin Boger
Matthew Boland
Andrew and Mary Bonacker
Dorothy Borden
Michelle and Jess Bowers
Marilyn Box
Lawrence Brandon
Erin Broome
Karl Brotzman
Brooks Browne
Grant and Ann Bullard
William and Jane Cahn
Tracey Callahan
Barbara and Robert Carey
David and Bonnie Childs
Cisco
Tor Clark
Elizabeth Clasen
Richard Cole
Anne Collins
Trust Company of Vermont
John Wolford and Rhonda Cooper
Alexandra Corr
Jerry Coughter
Alan Coulter
Tara Cross
Keira Dembowski
James Doane
Dusty Doddridge
Anne and Kerry Douglas
Dean Dragonetti
John Dragonetti
Karen Dresden
John Dunham
David Eichler
Cynthia Aziz and Tim Van der Embse
Perry Esterson
The Marc and Mattye Silverman
Family Foundation
Leah Denton and Reid Farley
Thomas and Stephanie Favia
Benjamin Landman and Jen Feldman
Linda Ferguson
RBC Financial Group
Andrew Flach
Chad Fleener
Stephen Streufert and Lisa Foisy
Elliot Gersh
Chris Gallagher
Christina Geithner
America Online Giving
The UK Online Giving Foundation
Heather and Michael Goldberg
Ann Golden
Susannah Goodman
F. Kevin Gorham
Francis Gribbin
Donald Hackler
Jay D. Haden
Lynda Haitz
Florence Hamrick
John and Carol Hardenburg
Chris Harris
John and Leslie Haslam
Rebecca Helms
Herbert and Patricia Allen
Natasha and natasha Hernandez
Hillary Hess
Kathleen Hodges
Teena and John Hoen
Garner Hood
Michelle and Eric Howell
Alan Hull
Kurt and Tonya Hunter
Jason Inman
Caroline and Mike Irvine
Joseph Jaccarino
W. Beaty Jackson
Bill Jacobs
John Jarboe
Sarah Jensen
Johnson & Johnson
Charles and Deborah Jones
Joseph Pasqualini
John Jurgens
Thurlow Kearns
Tony Keaty
Julie Kehrli
Donna Kempner
Robert Degrasse and Sarah Killory
Dennis Kimbleton
Nancy King
Flor Klomp and Ciro
Rodriguez Klomp
Susan and Ronald Knape
Frank Lamson
James LaPrad
Lisa Lark
Stacey Laumann
Cynthia Lee
Rachel Leigh Lewis
Susan Limestall
Peter Lisiecki
Peter Lutken
Kathleen Luvisi
Brandon and Erica Mack
Thomas Maliszewski
David and Jelena Mann
Margo Nottoli and Paul Bartels
Jennifer Mason
John McBride
Melinda McMeekin
Lydia and John McNeary
The MHG Foundation
Rob Middlemas
Scott and Hsi Ying Miller
Gloria Miner
Rhonda Morin
Jewel Moulthrop
Philip Myerson
Barbara Naef
Diana Najarian
Greg and Barbara Nelson
Larry and Marilyn Nelson
James and Marla Nix
Seana Doherty and Perry Norris
Dr. Robert and Bonnie Nye
Deirdre O’Connor
Terri O’Leary
Thomas and Ashley Oxnard
Pamela Wolfe
Pat and Jim Martin
Pat Spillman
Patricia Edwards
Patricia Gardner
Paul and Cynthia Orlando
Paul and Linda Ibsen
Paul Bauer
Lachlan and Jacqueline Peeke
Kenneth Peeples
Gregory Peterson
Guy Peterson
Tisbest Philanthropy
Sharene J Pierce
Jeff Pitts
David Porter
R. Randolph and Carolyn Powell
Caleb Pusey
Ralph and Patricia Snow
Christopher Reisert
Oakley and Nadji Reynolds
Julie Ricker
Molly Riddle
Edgar Rivas
Robert and Kathy Page
Robert and Patricia Gage
Francis Roche
Roger Paige and Sara Schoenberg
Sarah Rose
Frank Rutan
Edward and Joan Sare
Thomas and Carolyn Saunders
Nicole Bolduc Schmidt
Mel and Sabrina Schulze
Terrence and Noreen Shaughnessy
Tim Sheehan
Raleigh and Kathryn Shoemaker
Mattye and Marc Silverman
Peter Silvester
Mark J Simmons
Susan Simmons
Barbara Sipp
Michelle Sissine
Barbara Smith
Edward Smith
Emily and John Smith
Evan Smith
Kathy and Bill Southerland
Julie Springsteen
David Stebenne
Robert Stein
Clinton Studdard
Dane Summers
Sarah Szymaniak
Janice Tedder
John and Elizabeth Thomas
Elizabeth Thompson
Helene and Gregory Thoreson
Andrew Thurber
Camille Townsend
Susan Tripp
Larry and Nancy Turner
Sharon Turovaara
John Williams
Beverly Wolf
Cathy Wright
Clark Wright
James Wright
Susan Wright
Mike Wylander
Homi Kharas and Shelley Yerman
Matthew Zaft
Program Partners
AC Reynolds Middle
Amana Academy West Atlanta (EL)
American Leadership Forum, Charlotte Chapter
American Leadership Forum-Waccamaw
A School Without Walls
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Brooklyn Collaborative School
Buncombe County Soil and Water
Camp Judaea
Capital City Public Charter School
Carolina Center for Public Service
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Channel View School for Research
Charles D. Owen High School
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
Charlotte Unity Project
Community Academy of Philadelphia
Creative Learning Academy
Cropster
Delta Air Lines LEAD Commercial (RM)
Dobyns-Bennett High
EBCI Cherokee Youth Council
EBCI Remember the Removal
ECBI Right Path Leadership Program
EdLight
Edneyville Elementary
Episcopal Academy
Evergreen Community Charter School
The Franklinl School of Innovation
Gaston Day School
Gaynor McCown
GenOne Girard College
Harpeth Hall School
Helping Hands of Georgetown, Inc
High Meadows School
Hurricane Island Outward Bound School
Identity, Inc
Ira B. Jones Elementary
JP Morgan’s The Fellowship Initiative
LaGrange College
Leaders High School
Leadership Perimeter
Lucy S. Herring Elementary
Maryville High School
MAST Academy
Military Operated Real Estate Group
New York City Outward Bound Schools
North Carolina Wesleyan University
North Hendersonville High School
Oakhurst Elementary School
The Out-of-Door Academy
Paideia School
Peck Elementary
Philadelphia Outward Bound School
Board of Directors
Providence Day School
Ransom Everglades School
Rufus M. Dalton Leadership Scholarship
Saint Mary’s School
Savannah Country Day School
SEI
She Built This City
Simple Gifts Fund
Suzano Pulp and Paper America, Inc
Take Flight 21
The Exploris School
The James Baldwin School
The Lawrenceville School
The Multicultural Academy Charter School
UNC Global Gap Year Fellowship
Valor Collegiate Academy
Veterinary Management Group
Voyager Academy
Warren Wilson College
William Jewell College
Westchester Elementary
Charlotte
Coconut Grove
Charlotte Raleigh
Savannah
Charlotte Charlotte Clinton Fort Lauderdale
McDonough
Raleigh
York Lawrenceville
Chapel Hill
Nashville Johns Creek
Outward Bound taught me that it is possible to be present somewhere in every possible way. Without the distractions of technology, I was able to focus on the present moment.
- Qingyang L., Age 19
Board Chair
Janet Legro
Board Vice Chair
David Hardy
Board Members
Charles Baker
Amos Beason
James Belikove
Mitchell Breit
Ann Brock Prater
Bob Buckley
Susan Buckley
John Buford
Amy Climer
Dan Crocker
Sonji Jacobs
Scott Landis
Daniel Leroy
Scott Puritz
Megg Rader
Jay Roberts
Kent Satterfield
Leigh Schell
Robert Schwartzberg
Rosa Verdeja
Nathan Vish
Mitchell Wickham
Tricia Wilson
Patricia Woodson
Ex-Officio Board Member
William Barnhardt Life Directors
Arthur Blank
Marjorie Buckley
Rufus Dalton
Nelson Schwab III
Scott Perper
Honorary Directors
John Huie
Dan Meyer
NORTH CAROLINA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
- Ezra M., Age 15 “
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