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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTHWEST COLORADO EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,775,111 changed to $1,721,176
Total expenses
$1,756,401 changed to $1,572,184
Contributions and grants received
$1,775,111 changed to $1,720,591
Investment income
$0 changed to $585
Total assets, end of year
$760,477 changed to $621,566
Total liabilities, end of year
$391,471 changed to $391,025
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$369,006 changed to $230,541
Program services expenses
$1,564,394 changed to $1,416,055
Management and general expenses
$185,848 changed to $150,154
Fundraising expenses
$6,159 changed to $5,975
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,564,394 changed to $1,416,055

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Gisele Pansze
  • Kevin Aten
  • Kim Leblanc
  • La Titia Taylor
  • Laura Mujares
  • Nick Olson
  • Samuel Dosumu
  • Tom Stritikus

Listed only on the later return

  • Gina Schulz
  • Jenni Trujillo
  • Latitia Taylor
  • Leon Hanhardt
  • Lisa Jacket
  • Lisa Snyder

Listed under a different title

  • Jessica Morrison: Executive Dir. then EXECUTIVE DI
  • Troy Dyer: Director then BOARD MEMBER

Totals

Total revenue
$1,721,176
Total expenses
$1,572,184
Contributions and grants received
$1,720,591
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$585
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$621,566
Total liabilities, end of year
$391,025
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$230,541
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,416,055
Management and general expenses
$150,154
Fundraising expenses
$5,975
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,416,055

Program services were 90.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,402,791

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $317,800

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,061

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $585 · excluded $585

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,455 · management and general $67,455

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $413,765 · program services $384,975 · management and general $23,977 · fundraising $4,813

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,103 · program services $16,882 · management and general $4,010 · fundraising $211

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $42,100 · program services $33,680 · management and general $7,999 · fundraising $421

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $185,465 · program services $150,551 · management and general $34,914

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,509 · program services $10,007 · management and general $2,377 · fundraising $125

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,675 · program services $19,740 · management and general $4,688 · fundraising $247

  • 17 · Travel

    total $103,406 · program services $103,406

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,771 · program services $12,617 · management and general $2,996 · fundraising $158

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

    total $517,597 · program services $517,597

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $113,075 · program services $113,075

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $36,804 · program services $36,804

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $14,570 · program services $14,277 · management and general $293

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,889 · program services $2,444 · management and general $1,445

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $27,065 · end of year $593,949

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $263,612 · end of year $20,852

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,415 · end of year $6,765

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,620 · end of year $252,050

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $193,923 · end of year $138,975

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $81,549 · end of year $230,541

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SOUTHWEST COLORADO EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE STRENGTHENS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING PATHWAYS IN CAREER READINESS AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS TO BUILD 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE FUTURES.

  • THE SOUTHWEST COLORADO EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE CURRENTLY PROVIDES CAREER AND COLLEGE ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES TO RURAL STUDENTS THROUGH TWO HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND IN FIVE SOUTHWEST REGION SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH EXPANSION PLANS TO INCLUDE FOUR ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS IN THE WORKS. SWCEC WAS AWARDED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY IN 2022 TO CONTINUE THIS WORK. SWCEC HAS EXTENSIVELY WORKED WITH THIRTY INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 186 STUDENTS LAST YEAR. SWCEC STARTED WITH TWO CAREER AND COLLEGE PATHWAYS (BUILDING TRADES AND ENVIRONMENTAL) AND EXPANDED TO THREE ADDITIONAL PATHWAYS THIS YEAR (HEALTH SCIENCES, EDUCATIONS, AND HOSPITALITY & TOURISM). IN ADDITION TO THE HOST WORK BASED LEARNING EVENTS, SWCEC BROUGHT AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE REGION TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF A CAREER EXPLORATION MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, SUPPORTING FOUR NEW DISTRICTS TO ENTER THE ORGANIZATION, AND IMPLEMENTING THREE NEW PATHWAYS WITH EQUIPMENT, EDUCATOR TRAINING, AND STUDENT ACCESS.

    Expenses $1,416,055

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Morrison

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $67,455
    From this org
    $67,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Karen Cheser

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Troy Dyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leon Hanhardt

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Jacket

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Schulz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Snyder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Latitia Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenni Trujillo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim White

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202632269349302313

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