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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by STARTUP COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$456,575
Total expenses
$571,452
Contributions and grants received
$456,575
Grants paid
$52,900
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$188,273
Total liabilities, end of year
$54,455
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$133,818
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$370,322
Management and general expenses
$149,026
Fundraising expenses
$52,104
Program service expenses (Part III)
$370,322

Program services were 64.8% 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)

    $217,696

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $238,879

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $46,500 · program services $46,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,400 · program services $6,400

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $110,993 · program services $74,533 · management and general $31,464 · fundraising $4,996

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $199,606 · program services $134,039 · management and general $56,583 · fundraising $8,984

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,302 · program services $16,218 · management and general $7,186 · fundraising $898

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,360 · management and general $18,360

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,857 · program services $4,901 · management and general $394 · fundraising $562

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,320 · program services $1,282 · management and general $38

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,909 · program services $12,350 · management and general $4,518 · fundraising $41

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,467 · management and general $1,467

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,365 · management and general $2,365

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING FEES

    total $36,610 · fundraising $36,610

  • 24b · Other expenses: INTERNS/CONTRACT EMPLOY

    total $31,075 · program services $28,855 · management and general $2,220

  • 24c · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE INSURANCE

    total $26,812 · program services $26,694 · management and general $105 · fundraising $13

  • 24d · Other expenses: IT SERVICES

    total $17,589 · program services $166 · management and general $17,423

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,287 · program services $18,384 · management and general $6,903

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $248,695 · end of year $172,420

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,120

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $11,733

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,751

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $51,704

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $248,695 · end of year $133,818

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

STARTUP COLORADO SERVES TO HELP BOTH ENTREPRENEURS AND ECOSYSTEM BUILDERS ACCESS THE HUMAN, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL THEY NEED TO BUILD THRIVING BUSINESSES.

  • ESTABLISH LONG LASTING, TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 250 NONPROFIT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS RURAL COLORADO. ACT AS A SILENT PARTNER AND PROVIDE FREE, TAILORED CONSULTING TO OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP IDENTITY GAPS IN PROGRAMMING AND DIRECT SERVICES TO THEIR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS. SUPPORT EXISTING GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES, SERVING A BROADER REGIONALITY AND ENCOURAGING DEEP COLLABORATION IN AN OTHERWISE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE. PROVIDE PARTNERS WITH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON ENTREPRENEURIAL EVENT SUPPORT, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND CROSS-PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS.

    Expenses $92,581 · Grants $13,225

  • PROVIDE 24/7 ACCESS TO STARTUP FOUNDERS WITH AN ON-DEMAND RESOURCE CENTER AND COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING DATABASE, ABILITY TO CONNECT 1:1 WITH PEERS, MENTORS AND CAPITAL PARTNERS THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE LIVE FEED AND PEOPLE SEARCH, AND ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND UPCOMING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, NETWORKING, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ACROSS THEIR RESPECTIVE REGION OR INDUSTRY. PROVIDE DIRECT BUSINESS SERVICES, PEER MENTORSHIP, AND CAPITAL PARTNER CONNECTIONS TO EARLY-STAGE RURAL ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH A 4-WEEK PREACCELERATOR PROGRAM CALLED FOUNDER CO-PETITIONS.

    Expenses $92,581 · Grants $13,225

  • STARTUP COLORADO AWARDS INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO RURAL ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH A VETTED APPLICATION PROCESS TO SUPPORT DIRECT ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, HELP OFF-SET THE COST OF REGISTRATION FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR TRADE SHOWS, AND CREATE PATHWAYS TO SELF-HELP INITIATIVES. STARTUP COLORADO FUNDS LOCAL GRASSROOTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, INTENDED TO LAUNCH NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES, EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING PROGRAMMING AND ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $92,580 · Grants $13,225

  • PRODUCE A NARRATIVE PODCAST SERIES ABOUT COLORADO'S RURAL ENTREPRENEURS. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR FOURTH SEASON AND HAVE PRODUCED 32 EPISODES FEATURING 37 RURAL ENTREPRENEURS AND 13 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. PUBLISH STORIES EXPLORING THE TRENDS SHAPING THE RURAL BUSINESS LANDSCAPE, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN REPUTABLE NEWS PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING FORBES, THE DAILY YONDER, 5280 MAGAZINE, NBC 9 NEWS, AND CPR. REACH OVER 10,000 ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS SUPPORT AGENTS THROUGH OUR STORY-FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL CAMPAIGN PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $92,580 · Grants $13,225

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Taylor Sanders Grande

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $79,961
    From this org
    $79,961
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Chris Franz

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Delaney Keating

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Briana Boehmer

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jeff Kraft

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Hunter Railey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Leif Ullman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Mike O'Donnell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Brittany Anna Romano

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $31,032
    From this org
    $31,032
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441359349311909

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