Los Angeles, CA

BRAVE TRAILS

EIN 46-4530883

Education & Youth Development Youth Mentoring & Leadership LGBTQ+ communities Children & youth

Mission

Brave Trails builds LGBTQ+ youth leadership by providing leadership-focused overnight summer camps, year-round community programs, family camps, high-adventure trips, and queer-affirming mental health services so that LGBTQ+ youth can find their people, place, and passion.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About BRAVE TRAILS

Brave Trails is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs leadership-focused overnight summer camps for LGBTQ+ youth (primarily ages 12–17) and provides year-round programs including family camps, Brave Spaces meetups, high-adventure trips, and queer-affirming therapy. The organization operates camps and programs across multiple states (including California, New York, and Georgia) and emphasizes leadership development, community building, and mental-health support. Brave Trails has scaled its operations and impact in recent years — serving youth from across the United States and internationally, increasing year-round offerings, expanding staff capacity, offering scholarships, and securing a permanent camp and community property intended to serve as the organization’s long-term home and program hub.

Notable achievements

Permanent camp & community property (Forever Home)

Brave Trails completed the purchase of a dedicated camp and community space (announced on the organization’s site in 2024–2025) to serve as a permanent program site and home for year-round activities, retreats, and leadership programming.

Program expansion and year‑round services

Expanded beyond summer sessions to offer year-round Brave Spaces meetups, family camps, backpacking/high-adventure trips, and queer-affirming therapy services, increasing access and continuity of support for LGBTQ+ youth and families.

Organizational growth and financial scale (2024)

Financial and organizational growth enabled larger program capacity and scholarship support — the organization reported revenue and asset growth in its most recent filings (fiscal 2024 figures show roughly $1.88M in revenue and approximately $4.0M in total assets), and expanded professional staff to support national programming.

At a glance

Total assets: $4.0M
Annual revenue: $1.9M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-4530883
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.bravetrails.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

High-quality rating from Charity Navigator (Four-Star / ~96%) for strong accountability and financial practices.

Publicly registered and recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit (tax-exempt since 2015) with annual Form 990 filings available through major nonprofit data platforms.

Affiliated with and operating to standards consistent with the American Camp Association and other sector organizations for youth-serving camps and programs.

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