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← THE BUDDY PROGRAM INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE BUDDY PROGRAM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,312,529
Total expenses
$2,436,770
Contributions and grants received
$2,085,641
Grants paid
$19,360
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$222,129
Other revenue
$4,759
Total assets, end of year
$3,528,978
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,332
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,387,646
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,622,014
Management and general expenses
$246,459
Fundraising expenses
$568,297
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,622,014

Program services were 66.6% 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

    $908,014

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $120,952

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,056,675

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,869 · excluded $79,869

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,420,325

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

    securities $1,277,230 · other assets $835

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $143,095 · other assets -$835

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $142,260 · excluded $142,260

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $339,791

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

    $908,014

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $314,606

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $25,185 · excluded $25,185

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUT

    total $62 · excluded $62

  • 11b · Other revenue: LESS INVESTMENT FEES

    total -$20,488 · excluded -$20,488

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$20,426

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $19,360 · program services $19,360

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $179,779 · program services $35,742 · management and general $18,957 · fundraising $125,080

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,469,392 · program services $1,019,759 · management and general $162,688 · fundraising $286,945

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $220,394 · program services $148,624 · management and general $24,355 · fundraising $47,415

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,336 · program services $91,674 · management and general $15,683 · fundraising $34,979

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,160 · program services $29,086 · management and general $4,976 · fundraising $11,098

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,035 · program services $6,138 · fundraising $14,897

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,335 · program services $2,147 · management and general $367 · fundraising $821

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,077 · program services $36,214 · management and general $2,493 · fundraising $3,370

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,518 · program services $37,045 · management and general $6,338 · fundraising $14,135

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,743 · program services $1,248 · management and general $153 · fundraising $342

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,484 · program services $5,389 · management and general $802 · fundraising $1,293

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,552 · program services $8,969 · management and general $1,055 · fundraising $528

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,942 · program services $16,364 · management and general $4,946 · fundraising $1,632

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP/CAMP

    total $69,876 · program services $69,876 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER INDIRECT EXPENSES

    total $40,363 · program services $30,492 · management and general $3,646 · fundraising $6,225

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $29,728 · program services $29,728 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $22,091 · program services $6,627 · management and general $0 · fundraising $15,464

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,605 · program services $27,532 · fundraising $4,073

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $779,582 · end of year $544,373

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $541,292 · end of year $325,250

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,038 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,577 · end of year $27,221

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

    $82,522

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

    $21,111

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $37,313 · end of year $61,411

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,207,890 · end of year $2,485,924

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $62,987 · end of year $72,104

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,027 · end of year $7,539

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,771 · end of year $5,156

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,855 · end of year $69,522

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $55,000 · end of year $17,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $38,919 · end of year $54,310

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,857,450 · end of year $2,204,507

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,638,253 · end of year $1,183,139

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

(SEE SCHEDULE O)MISSION: THE BUDDY PROGRAM EMPOWERS YOUTH THROUGH MENTORING EXPERIENCES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE BUDDY PROGRAM OFFERS FOUR MENTORING PROGRAMS TO YOUTH IN THE ROARING FORK VALLEY OF COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUDDY PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES SUCH AS THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING, SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENHANCED CASE MANAGEMENT. THE BUDDY PROGRAM WORKS WITH PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS, AND OTHER AREA NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ARE BEING MET, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH ONE OR A COMBINATION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, IT IS THE GOAL OF THE BUDDY PROGRAM THAT EACH YOUTH PARTICIPANT IS ABLE TO THRIVE AND REACH HIS OR HER FULL POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

(SEE SCHEDULE O)THE BUDDY PROGRAM EMPOWERS YOUTH THROUGH MENTORING EXPERIENCES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

  • COMMUNITY/SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM YOUTH AGES 6 TO 18 ARE PAIRED WITH CARING, RESPONSIBLE, ADULT MENTORS MEETING 3-4 TIMES PER MONTH.

    Expenses $719,494 · Grants $15,560

  • PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH ARE PAIRED WITH HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER MENTORS TO MEET WEEKLY THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.

    Expenses $148,393

  • LEAD: LEADERSHIP THROUGH EXPLORATION, ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EXPERIENTIAL)PROGRAMEDUCATING YOUTH IN GRADES 8-12 IN A GROUP SETTING ON TOPICS OF LEADERSHIP, LIFESKILLS, AND OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, WHILE DEVELOPING DEEP PEER CONNECTIONS.

    Expenses $750,327

  • HIGHER-EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

    Expenses $3,800 · Grants $3,800

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Lennie Weinglass

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Iola

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jenny Elliot

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Katie Goldsmith

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Becker

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wes Cole

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Connolly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bailey Everhart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Fosnaught

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Goldsmith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Hirsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alexandra Hughes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roger Marolt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Mason

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Murray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana Presutti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erika Souki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lindsay Lofaro

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $179,778
    From this org
    $164,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,992
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,786
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,992
    Filer's total
    $179,778
  • Brooke A Bockelman

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,625
    From this org
    $111,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,385
    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 · 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART II
ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY MANAGEMENT ARE DETERMINED THROUGH INDUSTRY COMPARISON, AND JOB PERFORMANCE, WITH REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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
2024
Filed
6 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202521749349300872

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