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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GAZETTE CHARITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,625,073
Total expenses
$1,583,932
Contributions and grants received
$1,625,073
Grants paid
$1,386,827
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$116,188
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,588
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$91,600
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,583,932
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,583,932

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,625,073

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,386,827 · program services $1,386,827

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $116,359 · program services $116,359

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,931 · program services $8,931

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $418 · program services $418

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,750 · program services $1,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,125 · program services $1,125

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUSINESS MEALS

    total $20,727 · program services $20,727

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD CHARGES

    total $15,492 · program services $15,492

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND AMENITIES

    total $11,634 · program services $11,634

  • 24d · Other expenses: HOSPITALITY

    total $9,096 · program services $9,096

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,573 · program services $11,573

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $91,126 · end of year $111,611

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $4,577

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,273 · end of year $12,305

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $28,394 · end of year $12,283

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $50,459 · end of year $91,600

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE GAZETTE CHARITIES CONDUCTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO METROPOLITAN AREA TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND DIRECT/INDIRECT SUPPORT TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE GAZETTE CHARITIES CONDUCTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

  • TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND DIRECT/INDIRECT SUPPORT TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA.

    Expenses $245,105 · Grants $48,000 · Revenue $368,394

  • TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE COLORADO SPRINGS EMPTY STOCKING FUND (ESF), WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO 20 LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, THE HOMELESS, AND ELDERLY FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND AID. IHEART RADIO CONTRIBUTED AIR-TIME ADVERTISING DURING 2024-2025 FOR THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND CAMPAIGN. THE VALUE OF THE ADVERTISING WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

    Expenses $1,338,827 · Grants $1,338,827 · Revenue $1,266,680

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Deborah Mahan

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $48,322
    From this org
    $48,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Vince Bzdek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31

  • Danielle Ramacciotti

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Chris Reen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.69

  • Nicola Sapp

    TREASURY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Stacey Sedbrook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31

  • Kelly Spieker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Rich Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • THE GAZETTE

    C CORP · NEWSPAPER · CO

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202601179349301445

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