Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COTTONWOOD COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $11,063,569
Total expenses: $10,987,006
Contributions and grants received: $177,200
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $10,833,215
Investment income: $53,154
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $9,029,224
Total liabilities, end of year: $746,059
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $8,283,165
Program services expenses (Part IX): $10,257,136
Management and general expenses: $729,870
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $10,257,136

Program services were 93.4% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$25,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$152,200
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$3,648
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

total $10,833,215 · related or exempt $10,833,215
3 · Investment income

total $51,997 · excluded $51,997
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

other assets $1,157
7c · Gain or loss

other assets $1,157
7d · Net gain or loss

total $1,157 · excluded $1,157

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $168,494 · management and general $168,494
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $4,409,230 · program services $4,091,204 · management and general $318,026
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $74,917 · program services $66,637 · management and general $8,280
9 · Other employee benefits

total $325,502 · program services $288,783 · management and general $36,719
10 · Payroll taxes

total $388,235 · program services $349,376 · management and general $38,859
11g · Fees: other

total $40,393 · program services $8,018 · management and general $32,375
13 · Office expenses

total $25,353 · program services $22,858 · management and general $2,495
14 · Information technology

total $75,930 · program services $68,307 · management and general $7,623
16 · Occupancy

total $769,046 · program services $718,219 · management and general $50,827
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $174,216 · program services $162,811 · management and general $11,405
23 · Insurance

total $197,678 · program services $182,132 · management and general $15,546
24a · Other expenses: HOST HOME CARE

total $3,803,254 · program services $3,803,254
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

total $194,025 · program services $194,025
24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE/TRANSPORTATION

total $161,651 · program services $160,245 · management and general $1,406
24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT & EMP DEVELOP

total $130,066 · program services $119,568 · management and general $10,498
24e · All other expenses

total $49,016 · program services $21,699 · management and general $27,317

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $3,317,455 · end of year $3,611,196
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $933,984 · end of year $1,026,434
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $402,349 · end of year $358,135
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$5,832,099
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$1,824,128
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $4,155,071 · end of year $4,007,971
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $27,333 · end of year $25,488
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $629,590 · end of year $738,599
25 · Other liabilities

end of year $7,460
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $8,206,602 · end of year $8,283,165

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

COTTONWOOD'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS AND SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, EMPOWERING THEM TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY AS POSSIBLE WHILE PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL CHOICE, DIGNITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. COTTONWOOD IS "PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE".

COTTONWOOD BEGAN FAMILY CAREGIVER SERVICES AS PART OF COLORADO'S STATE PILOT PROGRAM, AND CONTINUES TO EXPAND THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IN SETTINGS THAT VARY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE FAMILY. COTTONWOOD PROVIDES CHOICE DRIVEN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IN APARTMENT SETTINGS, HOST HOMES, AND HOMES OWNED BY THE INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICE. COTTONWOOD ALSO PROVIDES A DAY PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON INTEGRATING INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH PROVIDING ACCESS TO ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE SKILLS, AND EXPRESSION OF CREATIVE ABILITY.

Expenses $10,257,136 · Revenue $10,833,215

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

Listed in Part VII

Cynthia OpheimCYNTHIA OPHEIM

CEO/PRES

Total calculated

$165,627

From this org

$146,102

From related orgs

$0

Other

$19,525

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$126,007

Bonus

$20,095

Other

not reported

Deferred

$6,154

Nontaxable benefits

$13,371

Filer's total

$165,627
Beth ReganBETH REGAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$9,261

From this org

$9,261

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

8
Kim SorsoleilKIM SORSOLEIL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mary Beth LeitzmannMARY BETH LEITZMANN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kip McCartenKIP MCCARTEN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Seanna HortonSEANNA HORTON

CFO/COO

Total calculated

$134,580

From this org

$119,158

From related orgs

$0

Other

$15,422

Hours/week

40
Nathan Mwadiambala LukateNATHAN MWADIAMBALA LUKATE

DIRECT SUPPO

Total calculated

$124,935

From this org

$117,914

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,021

Hours/week

40

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 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: 6 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202511279349302091

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.