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NORTHERN COLORADO KIDS THRIVE

EIN 01-0633672 FORT COLLINS, CO

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Revenue 2024
$2,313,107
Expenses 2024
$2,180,591

Program services were 88.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P99
Classification
1000
Street
424 PINE ST STE 201

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES, BUILD EXPERTISE AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUNG CHILDREN IN LARIMER COUNTY HAVE THE CARE, SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY TO GROW, LEARN AND SUCCEED.

  • SUPPORTING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE EARLY LEARNING, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN WHO WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE. TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY CARE, WE CONNECT PROVIDERS TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORTING QUALITY CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN, INCLUDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAININGS, CAREER PATHWAY SUPPORT, COACHING SUPPORT ON SITE AT CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, AND FUNDING FOR CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO SUPPORT QUALITY CARE AND RATINGS.

    Expenses $877,032 · Grants $338,086 · Revenue $1,714

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH- NORTHERN COLORADO KIDS THRIVE WORKS TO BUILD AND SUPPORT A ROBUST AND WELL-CONNECTED EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE IN LARIMER COUNTY WITH SPECIFIC EXPERTISE IN INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH (IECMH), AND HEALTH EQUITY. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS A COORDINATED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PREVENTION, EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS IN YOUNG CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION TO CAREGIVERS AND EARLY EDUCATORS TO REDUCE BURNOUT, INCREASE RETENTION OF EDUCATORS, AND SUPPORT FAMILIES EXPERIENCING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS IN THEIR CHILDREN.

    Expenses $471,165 · Grants $21,500

  • COMMUNITY/SYSTEMS INITIATIVES- WE CONVENE PROFESSIONALS, FAMILIES AND POLICY-MAKERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUES IMPACTING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHT. WE FACILITATE OR CO-FACILITATE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD. OUR WORK INCREASES COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE LONG-TERM SOCIETAL IMPACT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. CURRENT INITIATIVES INCLUDE PROMOTING DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, SUPPORTING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE INITIATIVES. WE PROVIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCES TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $323,519

  • UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL (UP)- OUR ROLE IS SUPPORTING BOTH FAMILIES IN ACCESSING AVAILABLE SPOTS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN PARTICIPATING IN THE UP PROGRAM INCLUDING ENROLLMENT, CURRICULUM, AND QUALITY INITIATIVES. AS THE LCO, WE ALSO WORK TO CONNECT PARTNERS IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, OTHER NON-PROFITS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS TO ENSURE A STRONG MIXED DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR FAMILIES ACCESSING OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. CHILD CARE RESOURCE SERVICES- WE MAINTAIN A DATABASE WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN LARIMER COUNTY, AND TRACK AND ANALYZE DATA ABOUT AVAILABLE LICENSED CHILD CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF LICENSED CHILD CARE IN LARIMER COUNTY, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT, NAVIGATION AND FUNDING TO NEW AND EMERGING CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.

    Expenses $262,408

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Christina Taylor

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $113,575
    From this org
    $113,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $174
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steve Kuehneman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Averil Strand

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristin Kurbjun

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Auer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Aguilar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becca Benedict

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abby Callan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lamb Caro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • April Gerakos-Rooker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanie Gilbertson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Hughes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susie Hochstetler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Lance

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thad Paul

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valeria Silva-Woodruff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,313,107
    Expenses
    $2,180,591
    Contributions
    $2,311,358
    Grants paid
    $359,586
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,901,357
    Expenses
    $2,907,240
    Contributions
    $2,899,130
    Grants paid
    $917,290
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,116,410
    Expenses
    $2,077,110
    Contributions
    $2,102,623
    Grants paid
    $60,599

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,288,612
    Expenses
    $2,211,800
    Assets (EOY)
    $816,014
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,393,789
    Expenses
    $1,195,224
    Assets (EOY)
    $732,659
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,037,406
    Expenses
    $975,621
    Assets (EOY)
    $464,546
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,016,755
    Expenses
    $976,864
    Assets (EOY)
    $446,496
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $822,703
    Expenses
    $818,532
    Assets (EOY)
    $410,583
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,138,926
    Expenses
    $1,073,085
    Assets (EOY)
    $438,822
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,055,418
    Expenses
    $1,036,107
    Assets (EOY)
    $353,050
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $807,183
    Expenses
    $814,496
    Assets (EOY)
    $315,381
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $762,194
    Expenses
    $843,299
    Assets (EOY)
    $321,136

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

  • ALVARIUM LEARNING CENTER

    $201,199

    2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • TODAY'S LIFE LLC KIDDY ACADEMY OF WINDSOR

    $186,130

    2024 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • 2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE - LOVELAND WEST

    $12,398

    2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • ELA LPL HOLDINGS DBA LITTLE PEOPLE'S LANDING

    $11,500

    2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE - LOVELAND WEST

    $10,754

    2024 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • SEEDLINGS KINDERTRIBE

    $6,466

    2024 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • 2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • YMCA OF THE ROCKIES BENNETT PRESCHOOL

    no cash amount reported

    2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

  • TEACHING TREE LOVELAND

    no cash amount reported

    2023 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

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Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.