Totals
- Total revenue
- $313,561
- Total expenses
- $239,529
- Contributions and grants received
- $145,665
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $139,440
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $28,456
- Total assets, end of year
- $115,938
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $138,147
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$22,209
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $212,860
- Management and general expenses
- $20,394
- Fundraising expenses
- $6,275
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $212,860
Program services were 88.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$145,665
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$5,500
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $139,440 · related or exempt $139,440
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$38,168
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$15,789
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $22,379
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$12,888
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$6,811
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $6,077 · related or exempt $6,077
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $3,000 · management and general $3,000
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $75,903 · program services $65,961 · management and general $6,661 · fundraising $3,281
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,571 · program services $5,388 · management and general $789 · fundraising $394
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,142 · program services $1,142
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,512 · management and general $1,512
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $19,596 · program services $19,596
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17 · Travel
total $86 · program services $86
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,901 · program services $8,901
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23 · Insurance
total $10,520 · program services $10,520
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24a · Other expenses: RENTS
total $45,577 · program services $45,577
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24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $15,308 · program services $4,483 · management and general $8,225 · fundraising $2,600
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24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
total $11,995 · program services $11,995
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24d · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES
total $10,069 · program services $10,069
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24e · All other expenses
total $29,349 · program services $29,142 · management and general $207
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $29,930 · end of year $17,327
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $41,795
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $580
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$69,459
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$13,223
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $17,851 · end of year $56,236
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $136,005 · end of year $125,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $14,586 · end of year $13,147
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year -$102,810 · end of year -$22,209
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WORK, SOCIAL, AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM OR THAT HAVE LEARNING CHALLENGES. RATHER THAN TRYING TO FIT "SQUARE PEGS INTO ROUND HOLES," WE CREATE WORTHWILE OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL INTERESTS AND STRENGTHS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE ASPIRATIONS AND OBTAIN FULFILLMENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE. WE WANT TO HELP SHOW OTHERS THAT EVERYONE CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHEN WE SEE THE VALUE IN THEIR ABILITIES. AND THEN IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES WHO ARE AGE 15-40 AND LIVE WITHIN COLORADO, LAVACA OR FAYETTE COUNTIES.
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THE DAY PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO FILL ITS MEMBERS' DAYS WITH MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY AND LEARNING. WE OFFER DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE DAY AND TAILOR OUR ACTIVITIES TO FIT OUR MEMBER'S STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE DAY PROGRAM ORGANIZES AND CARRIES OUT A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FROM ARTS/CRAFTS, SHREDDING, HOUSEKEEPING CHORES, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES TO KEEP OUR MEMBERS ENGAGED AND OCCUPIED. IT ALSO SERVES AS AN AVENUE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. ESSENTIALLY, THE DAY PROGRAM SERVES AS AN ACTIVITY TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS' DAYS ARE FILLED WITH STIMULATION AND LEARNING TO SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE SATISFACTION.
Expenses $210,260 · Revenue $126,313
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THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE SOCIAL SKILL SET OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER LEARNING CHALLENGES. INCREASING SOCIAL SKILLS ENABLES OUR MEMBERS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY BY GIVING THEM EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING EMOTIONS, RESPONDING TO OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS, NEGOTIATING, COOPERATING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. SOCIAL SKILLS ARE TAUGHT IN THIS PROGRAM BY HAVING SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, PLANNED SOCIAL OUTINGS AND INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH MEMBERS.
Expenses $1,347 · Revenue $5,468
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THE RECYCLING PROGRAM IS A SERVICE IN WHICH AND THEN A NEW DAY MEMBERS COLLECT, TRANSPORT AND SORT RECYCLABLE GOODS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE RECYCLING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHILE EDUCATING OUR MEMBERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING. IT PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR OUR MEMBERS TO HAVE A JOB AND LEARN ABOUT HOW TO ROUTINELY CARRY OUT TASKS.
Expenses $1,253 · Revenue $10,165
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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ERIN WOTIPKA
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $3,000
- From this org
- $3,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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GEOFFREY SCHIFFLI
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
SANDY KUSY
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
MILTON KOLLER
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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SHALLAN LICHNOVSKY
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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ELISABETH KASSMAN
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533179349308578
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