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← THE DELORES PROJECT

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE DELORES PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,086,089
Total expenses
$3,432,462
Contributions and grants received
$2,964,143
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$86,004
Investment income
$43,441
Other revenue
-$7,499
Total assets, end of year
$2,523,701
Total liabilities, end of year
$97,214
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,426,487
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,690,827
Management and general expenses
$485,942
Fundraising expenses
$255,693
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,690,827

Program services were 78.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $78,946

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,410,313

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,474,884

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $225,004

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

    total $86,004 · related or exempt $86,004

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,854 · excluded $43,854

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,059,096

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

    securities $1,059,096 · other assets $413

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$413

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$413 · excluded -$413

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,100

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

    $78,946

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $21,175

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$10,075 · excluded -$10,075

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $2,576 · related or exempt $2,576

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,576

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $145,577 · program services $65,510 · management and general $29,115 · fundraising $50,952

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,005,435 · program services $1,675,003 · management and general $214,287 · fundraising $116,145

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $161,589 · program services $134,695 · management and general $16,823 · fundraising $10,071

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $195,824 · program services $158,961 · management and general $22,545 · fundraising $14,318

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $445 · management and general $445

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,200 · management and general $23,200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $24,365 · fundraising $24,365

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $109,473 · program services $87,340 · management and general $6,936 · fundraising $15,197

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,098 · management and general $7,098

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,403 · program services $32,764 · management and general $4,555 · fundraising $3,084

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $35,800 · program services $29,031 · management and general $4,036 · fundraising $2,733

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $32,936 · program services $32,936

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTED NONFINANCIA

    total $225,998 · program services $225,998

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $71,667 · management and general $60,000 · fundraising $11,667

  • 24c · Other expenses: HR AND EMPLOYEE EXPENSE

    total $64,938 · management and general $64,938

  • 24d · Other expenses: RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSI

    total $63,187 · program services $63,187

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $224,527 · program services $185,402 · management and general $31,964 · fundraising $7,161

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $202,326 · end of year $209,252

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $298,654 · end of year $362,795

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $582,607 · end of year $597,819

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,656 · end of year $0

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

    $374,731

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

    $72,524

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $325,960 · end of year $302,207

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,375,377 · end of year $1,044,198

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,430 · end of year $7,430

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $99,154 · end of year $97,214

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,565,712 · end of year $2,296,557

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $140,144 · end of year $129,930

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE DELORES PROJECT PROVIDES SAFE, COMFORTABLE SHELTER AND PERSONALIZED SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED WOMEN AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE ALSO WORK TO END HOMELESSNESS BY ADVOCATING FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE DELORES PROJECT PROVIDES SAFE, COMFORTABLE SHELTER AND PERSONALIZED SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED WOMEN AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BY ADVOCATING FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS.

  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LOW-BARRIER, HOUSING-FOCUSED SHELTER SERVICES IN A 50 BED FACILITY. SHELTER GUESTS RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT BASED ON A HOUSING-FIRST MODEL WITH SUPPORT FROM A HOUSING NAVIGATOR TO ASSIST THE GUEST IN SECURING APPROPRIATE, LONG-TERM HOUSING. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES REHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WITH AT LEAST 12 MONTHS OF CONTINUED CARE CASE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING SEVERAL MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES 35 ONE-BEDROOM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS WITH ON-SITE WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN HOUSING RETENTION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FISCAL YEAR 2024 WAS A BUSY ONE AT THE DELORES PROJECT. WE FINALIZED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON BEING A DESTINATION EMPLOYER, HAVING EXCEPTIONAL AND IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND GROWING OUR CAPACITY TO DO, BE, AND SERVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE. THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS ALLOWED FOR MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NOT JUST WHAT WE DO, BUT HOW WE DO IT AND WHY THAT MAKES THE DELORES PROJECT SPECIAL AND UNIQUE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, PEOPLE NEW AND OLD TO OUR COMMUNITY SAY THE SAME THING; WE ARE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS IS REMINDED OF THEIR WORTH, DIGNITY, AND BELONGING. THUS OUR NEW TAGLINE, BUILDING BELONGING, WAS BORN. TO FULLY BRING IT TO LIFE, WE PARTNERED WITH RENOWNED ARTIST RAE SENARIGHI TO CREATE OUR NEW BORN TO BELONG MERCHANDISE AND COMMISSION A BEAUTIFUL NEW PORTRAIT OF OUR NAMESAKE DELORES BIG BOY.WE ARE PROUD THAT IN FY 2024 WE INCREASED OUR INVESTMENT IN OUR TEAM BY COMPLETING AN ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURE THAT ENABLED US TO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT WAGE INCREASES FOR ALL OF OUR DIRECT SERVICE AND MANAGERIAL STAFF, MAKING US ONE OF THE HIGHEST-PAYING SHELTER PROVIDERS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER. AS AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON BUILDING COMMUNITY AND HELPING PEOPLE HEAL AND PERMANENTLY RESOLVE THEIR HOMELESSNESS, WE KNOW THAT OUR MISSION IMPACT DEPENDS ON THE TALENT, SKILL, AND COMMITMENT OF THOSE WHO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE AROUND THE CLOCK. WE HAD ANOTHER CHALLENGING YEAR FINANCIALLY IN 2024. AS WE LOOK TOWARD OUR TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025, WE ARE FOCUSED ON FINDING NEW AND SUSTAINABLE SOURCES OF FUNDING TO REPLACE MANY OF THE TIME-LIMITED COVID FUNDING THAT HELPED US TO GROW OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN RECENT YEARS. WE HAVE A NEWLY- EXPANDED FUNDRAISING TEAM AND SEVERAL STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO HELP US RECOUP SOME OF THE FUNDS LOST IN RECENT YEARS AS LEGACY FUNDERS MOVED THEIR PRIORITIES AWAY FROM SHELTERS. AS ALWAYS, THE ONGOING GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS REMAIN CRUCIAL IN KEEPING THIS BIG, DIVERSE, BELOVED COMMUNITY AFLOAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED AS WE WORK TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WE SERVE HAVE THE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT AND HOUSING STABILITY THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

    Expenses $2,690,827 · Revenue $88,580

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Liam Cabal

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kirsty Greer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kevin Lwango

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Donna Goldin Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Adriana Gomez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nestor Meza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nevine Nagji

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tyler Nemkov

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brenda Vasquez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Emily Wheeland

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $139,843
    From this org
    $129,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,206
    Hours/week
    50

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
2023
Filed
13 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500419349301605

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