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← COLORADO UPLIFT

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLORADO UPLIFT.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,094,747
Total expenses
$4,671,366
Contributions and grants received
$4,009,705
Grants paid
$42,124
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$129,998
Other revenue
-$44,956
Total assets, end of year
$4,188,927
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,232,947
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,955,980
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,819,222
Management and general expenses
$330,964
Fundraising expenses
$521,180
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,819,222

Program services were 81.8% 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

    $628,759

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,380,946

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $117,988

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,322 · excluded $41,322

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $80,330 · other assets $8,489

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

    securities $143 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $80,187 · other assets $8,489

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $88,676 · excluded $88,676

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $73,561

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

    $628,759

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $118,517

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$44,956 · excluded -$44,956

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $42,124 · program services $42,124

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $361,222 · program services $203,985 · management and general $43,559 · fundraising $113,678

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,061,843 · program services $1,814,607 · management and general $126,954 · fundraising $120,282

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $72,798 · program services $63,531 · management and general $4,739 · fundraising $4,528

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $386,007 · program services $323,708 · management and general $26,702 · fundraising $35,597

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $178,587 · program services $149,764 · management and general $12,354 · fundraising $16,469

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,174 · management and general $31,174

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $93,774 · fundraising $93,774

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $62,726 · program services $55,495 · management and general $3,746 · fundraising $3,485

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $140,058 · program services $21,905 · management and general $32,646 · fundraising $85,507

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,175 · program services $18,734 · management and general $1,265 · fundraising $1,176

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $149,365 · program services $132,147 · management and general $8,920 · fundraising $8,298

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $259,092 · program services $229,224 · management and general $15,474 · fundraising $14,394

  • 17 · Travel

    total $189,579 · program services $180,100 · management and general $3,792 · fundraising $5,687

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $24,890 · program services $22,021 · management and general $1,486 · fundraising $1,383

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $85,373 · program services $75,531 · management and general $5,099 · fundraising $4,743

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $183,087 · program services $161,981 · management and general $10,934 · fundraising $10,172

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF BONDING

    total $277,546 · program services $277,546

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $36,082 · program services $31,955 · management and general $2,120 · fundraising $2,007

  • 24c · Other expenses: UPLIFT GUILD EXPENSES

    total $14,864 · program services $14,864

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $887,391 · end of year $1,020,224

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $39,701 · end of year $165,537

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $128,207 · end of year $116,591

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

    $1,308,377

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

    $1,079,604

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $308,620 · end of year $228,773

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,792,225 · end of year $1,872,165

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,727,857 · end of year $785,637

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $204,362 · end of year $272,707

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,221,540 · end of year $960,240

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,691,685 · end of year $1,176,726

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,766,414 · end of year $1,779,254

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BUILDING LONG-TERM, LIFE-CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH URBAN YOUTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BUILD LONG-TERM, LIFE-CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH URBAN YOUTH.

  • DEVELOPING LIFE-CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND AT-RISK URBAN YOUTH BY TEACHING CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS AND OFFERING ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK. OUR PROGRAM CONCENTRATES ON FIVE PROGRAM AREAS - IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, ADVENTURE, POST-SECONDARY AND ADVANCED LEADERSHIP. WE WORK TO ESTABLISH A MULTI-YEAR BOND OF INFLUENCE OVER THE LIFE OF EACH CHILD THAT PROVIDES HIM OR HER NEEDED SUPPORT. OUR PROGRAM IMPACTS STUDENTS IN OVER 100 DENVER METRO SCHOOLS ANNUALLY. EACH YEAR OVER 4,000 STUDENTS LEARN THIRTEEN CHARACTER QUALITIES AND LIFE SKILLS IN CLASS, CRUCIAL TRAITS, AND RECEIVE MENTORING AND GUIDANCE OVER THE COURSE OF A CALENDAR YEAR.

    Expenses $3,805,131 · Grants $28,033

  • EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: EMPLOYEES NEEDING ASSISTANCE MEET WITH THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TO DISCUSS WHETHER THEY MAY BE A CANDIDATE FOR RECEIVING GRANT FUNDS FROM THIS PROGRAM. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

    Expenses $14,091 · Grants $14,091

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Joe Sanders

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/EXECUTIVE CO

    Total calculated
    $193,625
    From this org
    $179,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,552
    Bonus
    $573
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,713
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,787
    Filer's total
    $193,625
  • Walter Rakowich

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Pauls

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Harrison

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Saunders

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kaye Lynn Fote

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Olson

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clifford Hickey

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen James

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Koeplin

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Beaver III

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Boyko

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Boswell

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Boswell

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Lightner

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline Schuster

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Gallagher

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria O'Connor

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Antoine Toffa

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Brown

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Freedman

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Leede

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Johnson

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Dave Hunter

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Plumridge

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Saeman

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Cranberg

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rod Buscher

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Haselden

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marguerite Hunter

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Barnett

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Rebich

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neal Groff

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Rainey

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Travis

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mac Blount

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Robinson Jr

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Powell

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Ward

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Fisher

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Bell

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Becker

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Gott

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Del De Windt

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Keller

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Murray

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neville Teagarden

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Culver

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Peros

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Boade

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ivan Anaya

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Keepers

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Mueller

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brady Dolsen

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Keith

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cody Phifer

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia MacDonald

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Boyd Williams

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derek Murrow

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bret Berglund

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Sanders

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bradford Watt

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Buchanan

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicholas Lazzara

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tucker Erdmann

    ADVISORY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Berglund

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Lewis

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Vaughan

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Celso White

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Stamer

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $163,002
    From this org
    $138,827
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,175
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,229
    Bonus
    $598
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $337
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,838
    Filer's total
    $163,002

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND OTHER STAFF AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE IF COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF BONUSES WILL BE PAID. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AWARDED ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, A BONUS BASED ON REVIEW OF THEIR PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423199349308337

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