Frequently Asked Questions

Team Wilderness is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization (Tax ID #81-2088743) and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes, please keep your email donation receipt as your official record. We'll send it to you upon successful completion of your donation.

Please check out or Ways to Give page.

87% of every dollar spent goes directly to programming impacting youth.
Please visit our Financials page for more details.

Base Camp is our home. It's at 503 Communipaw Ave in Jersey City, New Jersey. Like a base camp for an expedition it is a safe space for our youth and a launching point for our activities.

Our mailing address is PO Box 4095 Jersey City, NJ 07304.

Since our programs serve a variety of ages it's best to look at each program's page on this site for the most up to date information. Below is a general overview by program and tiers within programs.

Compass Project: 12-17 and 18-20

North Star Project: 12-18

Photo Club: 12-18

Summer Treks: 12-15 and 15-18