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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,708,680
Total expenses
$1,623,389
Contributions and grants received
$1,702,189
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$51,863
Other revenue
-$45,372
Total assets, end of year
$2,825,000
Total liabilities, end of year
$324,697
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,500,303
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,270,776
Management and general expenses
$181,511
Fundraising expenses
$171,102
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,270,776

Program services were 78.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $259,914

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $453,052

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $989,223

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $45,401

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,153 · excluded $51,153

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,420

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $710

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $710

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $710 · excluded $710

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,439

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $259,914

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $64,811

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$46,372 · excluded -$46,372

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,000 · excluded $1,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $124,514 · program services $93,386 · management and general $15,564 · fundraising $15,564

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $965,086 · program services $794,253 · management and general $67,746 · fundraising $103,087

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $76,039 · program services $57,792 · management and general $5,528 · fundraising $12,719

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,660 · program services $75,639 · management and general $6,985 · fundraising $10,036

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,500 · management and general $2,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $64,923 · management and general $64,923

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,629 · program services $1,854 · management and general $41 · fundraising $734

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,197 · program services $19,352 · management and general $807 · fundraising $2,038

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,481 · program services $8,387 · management and general $857 · fundraising $1,237

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,771 · program services $8,962 · fundraising $809

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,391 · program services $14,982 · management and general $1,406 · fundraising $2,003

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,542 · management and general $12,542

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM AND EVENT

    total $87,199 · program services $66,026 · management and general $19 · fundraising $21,154

  • 24b · Other expenses: HARMONY HOUSE EXPANSION

    total $80,382 · program services $80,382

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $27,363 · program services $25,522 · management and general $767 · fundraising $1,074

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $21,573 · program services $19,480 · management and general $1,545 · fundraising $548

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,139 · program services $4,759 · management and general $281 · fundraising $99

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $183,964 · end of year $211,707

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,820,205 · end of year $1,124,908

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $294,696 · end of year $254,255

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,716 · end of year $10,791

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,346,768

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $217,761

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $196,564 · end of year $1,129,007

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $84,806 · end of year $94,332

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $101,788 · end of year $82,203

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $20,625 · end of year $176,318

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $66,176 · end of year $66,176

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,911,362 · end of year $2,431,803

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $487,000 · end of year $68,500

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MISSION: TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFE, NURTURING, AND PERMANENT CONNECTIONS TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SO CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: AT CASA OF LARIMER COUNTY (CLC), WE PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY ABUSE AND TRAUMA. THROUGH COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE (CASA), FAMILY CONNECTIONS (FC) AND TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI) PROGRAMMING CLC CREATES SAFE, NURTURING, AND PERMANENT CONNECTIONS SO VICTIMS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE EMPOWERED TO HEAL AND THRIVE.

  • THE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE (CASA) PROGRAM PAIRS TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT. CASA VOLUNTEERS MONITOR CHILD WELL-BEING, ADVOCATE IN COURT FOR THEIR BEST INTERESTS, AND HELP OLDER YOUTH TRANSITION FROM FOSTER CARE INTO ADULTHOOD THROUGH OUR CASA FOSTERING FUTURES PROGRAM. IN 2024, 181 CASA VOLUNTEERS ADVOCATED FOR 319 CHILDREN. IN JANUARY OF 2022, THE MAGISTRATE ON THE DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT DOCKET BEGAN REFERRING EVERY NEW CASE TO THE CASA PROGRAM. THE CASA PROGRAM SERVED 89% OF NEW CASES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASA IN 2023. ALL STAFF AND NEW CASA VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED IN TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI).

    Expenses $565,550

  • FAMILY CONNECTIONS AT HARMONY HOUSE: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED FAMILY TIME AND CUSTODY EXCHANGE SERVICES. DOCUMENTATION FROM THESE SERVICES HELPS THE COURT DETERMINE WHETHER ITS SAFE FOR A CHILD TO BEGIN UNSUPERVISED VISITATION, OR RETURN TO THE CUSTODY OF THEIR PARENT(S) OR GUARDIAN(S). FAMILIES RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED AS COACHES IN TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI). TBRI IS INTEGRATED INTO SERVICES FOR PARENTS. THE TBRI CAREGIVER PACKAGE IS ALSO OFFERED OUTSIDE OF SERVICES TO CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. TAKING A HOLISTIC, FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH, THE FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN PARENTING SKILLS AND PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY LONG AFTER SERVICES AT CLC END. COMBINING THESE SERVICES MAKES A REAL IMPACT ON THE RATES OF RECURRENCE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2024, 224 CHILDREN (496 TOTAL CLIENTS) BENEFITED FROM 1,898 SAFE FAMILY TIME VISITS AND EXCHANGES.

    Expenses $400,144

  • CASA OF LARIMER COUNTY IMPLEMENTS TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI), A TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE BASED MODEL DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND/OR TRAUMA. IN 2024, CASA OF LARIMER COUNTY PROVIDED TBRI TRAINING TO 89 CAREGIVERS, 136 CASA VOLUNTEERS, AND 40 LOCAL DISTRICT PROFESSIONALS. THESE TRAININGS EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS TO BUILD TRUST, PROMOTE HEALING, AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO TRAUMA-RELATED BEHAVIORS. TBRI PRINCIPLES CONNECTING, EMPOWERING, AND CORRECTINGARE INTEGRATED INTO THE CASA ADVOCACY PROCESS AND THE FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM TO ENHANCE PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS DURING SUPERVISED VISITS AND COACHING SESSIONS. THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS ADULT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTERS SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS, RESULTING IN IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN LARIMER COUNTY.

    Expenses $305,082

  • GENERAL SUPPORT OF CASA OF LARIMER COUNTY

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jen Ryan

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $132,271
    From this org
    $124,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,757
    Hours/week
    40

  • Wendy Banks

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pat Barlow

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Wilmsen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ben Van Hoose

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Greenwood

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allan Ewert

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kay Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Grawe

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison O'Brien

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula Clark

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janna West Kowalski

    PRIOR MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kayleen Fraley

    PRIOR MEMBER

    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
2024
Filed
13 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202512319349300016

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