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← COLORADO LIFTED FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLORADO LIFTED FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,172,758
Total expenses
$2,041,306
Contributions and grants received
$1,975,953
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$57,131
Other revenue
$139,674
Total assets, end of year
$2,245,630
Total liabilities, end of year
$232,914
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,012,716
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,661,933
Management and general expenses
$255,344
Fundraising expenses
$124,029
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,661,933

Program services were 81.4% 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

    $93,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $938,218

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $944,235

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $57,131 · excluded $57,131

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $270,513

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

    $93,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $116,040

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $154,473 · excluded $154,473

  • 11a · Other revenue: REALIZED INVESTMENT LOS

    total -$14,799 · excluded -$14,799

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$14,799

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $372,743 · program services $287,012 · management and general $48,457 · fundraising $37,274

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,145,131 · program services $1,062,819 · management and general $63,727 · fundraising $18,585

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $116,695 · program services $89,855 · management and general $15,170 · fundraising $11,670

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,769 · management and general $2,769

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $53,313 · management and general $53,313

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $56,500 · fundraising $56,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $30,260 · program services $26,264 · management and general $3,996

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,605 · management and general $16,605

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,040 · program services $10,823 · management and general $19,217

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,569 · program services $15,655 · management and general $3,914

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $64,528 · program services $52,682 · management and general $11,846

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,493 · management and general $2,493

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,905 · program services $3,381 · management and general $13,524

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

    total $113,755 · program services $113,442 · management and general $313

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $565,577 · end of year $1,126,048

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $125,841 · end of year $277,451

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,638 · end of year $6,902

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

    $111,903

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

    $111,903

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,250,361 · end of year $835,229

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,058 · end of year $9,581

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $33,239 · end of year $223,333

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,175,646 · end of year $1,608,406

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $717,474 · end of year $404,310

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE PARTNER WITH YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER BY PROVIDING A HOLISTIC ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL PROGRAM FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE, ALONG WITH POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE.

  • COLORADO DREAM FOUNDATION WAS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO ON FEBRUARY 29, 1988. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1988, WE HAVE BEEN UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DELIVER RESULTS BECAUSE OF THE LONG-LASTING, DEEP RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILD WITH FAMILIES, STARTING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CONTINUING THROUGH COLLEGE AND INTO A CAREER. OUR PROGRAM TAKES PLACE IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SETTINGS, ALLOWING US TO UTILIZE AFTERNOONS, EVENINGS, AND THE SUMMER TO WORK WITH OUR YOUTH. OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING YOUTH THROUGH THEIR POST-SECONDARY JOURNEY MEANS WE MUST BUILD A LONG-LASTING CONNECTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEM AND ADAPT TO MEET THEIR NEEDS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. ADDITIONALLY, OUR HISTORY OF SUCCESS WITH UTILIZING DATA AND EVALUATION TO MONITOR YOUTHS ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH CLOSELY POSTIONS US WELL TO CONTINUE DELIVERING SOLID RESULTS. IN FY24, WE USED SEVERAL METRICS TO ENSURE WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY PREPARING OUR YOUTH FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND SECONDARY SUCCESS. THE FOLLOWING RESULTS DEMONSTATE OUR PROGRESS IN FY24, -OVERALL PARTICIPATION NUMBERS: 423 YOUTH ACROSS ALL PROGRAMMING SERVED. -MAINTAINING REGULAR ATTENDANCE RATES: 90% OF YOUTH HAD A DAILY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RATE OF 95% OR HIGHER.-AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING: SUPPORTED YOUTH FROM 32 TITLE I DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN DENVER, AT NO COST TO FAMILIES.-FAMILY AND YOUTH PROGRAM SATISFACTION RATES: 95% OF FAMILIES AND YOUTH WERE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED WITH OUR SUMMER CAMP.-ONE ON ONE THERAPY SESSIONS: MORE THAN 10,000 THERAPY SESSIONS SINCE PROGRAM BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2021. 135 STUDENTS SERVED ACROSS TWO SITES, WITH 87% OF CLIENTS MEETING ONE OR MORE THERAPY GOALS.-FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH SYSTEMS ADVOCACY: CDF PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP FAMILIES MEET BASIC NEEDS AND EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATING SYSTEMS SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND FOOD SUPPORT. THE FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR GRANTS AND DONATIONS AND IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE FOUNDATIONS DIVERSE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDE OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE ITS CONTINUING FINANCIAL HEALTH.

    Expenses $1,661,933

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • KAYE TAAVIALMA

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $171,185
    From this org
    $162,485
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,700
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,485
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,700
    Filer's total
    $171,185
  • STEPHANIE DREILING

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $117,151
    From this org
    $108,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,700
    Hours/week
    40
  • CAITLIN SPAIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SHELBY MARTIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BECKY MANCERO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JIM STAMBAUGH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JOHN WETHERINGTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SANDY WEISS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • RUSTY WEHNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • KIRSTEN KLIPP VANARSDALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ROB COHEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • GEORGE FLANDERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • COOPER COHEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • TONYA ALLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SEAN CAMACHO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LESLIE GINSBURG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MARK HUMPHREY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DENNY OMALLEY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • DEREK SCHOONOVER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • VANESSA DAVISON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • WENDY ROCKWELL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510449349301511

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