THE BUDDY PROGRAM INC

EIN 74-2594693 ASPEN, CO

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Revenue 2024: $2,312,529
Expenses 2024: $2,436,770

Program services were 66.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
Classification: 1000
Street: 110 E HALLAM ST STE 101

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

(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.

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.

Lennie WeinglassLENNIE WEINGLASS

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mark IolaMARK IOLA

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Jenny ElliotJENNY ELLIOT

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Katie GoldsmithKATIE GOLDSMITH

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Erin BeckerERIN BECKER

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Wes ColeWES COLE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michael ConnollyMICHAEL CONNOLLY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Bailey EverhartBAILEY EVERHART

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
James FosnaughtJAMES FOSNAUGHT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Adam GoldsmithADAM GOLDSMITH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Amanda HirschAMANDA HIRSCH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Alexandra HughesALEXANDRA HUGHES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Roger MaroltROGER MAROLT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jennifer MasonJENNIFER MASON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Becky MurrayBECKY MURRAY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Dana PresuttiDANA PRESUTTI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Erika SoukiERIKA SOUKI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lindsay LofaroLINDSAY 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 BockelmanBROOKE 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$2,312,529

Expenses

$2,436,770

Contributions

$2,085,641

Grants paid

$19,360
2023

Revenue

$2,295,725

Expenses

$2,163,919

Contributions

$2,231,923

Grants paid

$12,039
2022

Revenue

$3,017,335

Expenses

$1,865,979

Contributions

$2,922,135

Grants paid

$14,976

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$2,312,529	$2,436,770	$2,085,641	$19,360
2023	$2,295,725	$2,163,919	$2,231,923	$12,039
2022	$3,017,335	$1,865,979	$2,922,135	$14,976

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

$2,020,434

Expenses

$1,548,044

Assets (EOY)

$2,449,078
2020 · 990

Revenue

$1,525,693

Expenses

$1,352,115

Assets (EOY)

$1,919,495
2015 · 990

Revenue

$1,196,257

Expenses

$1,234,535

Assets (EOY)

$1,483,624
2014 · 990

Revenue

$1,086,082

Expenses

$1,094,055

Assets (EOY)

$1,590,349
2013 · 990

Revenue

$1,107,514

Expenses

$1,216,507

Assets (EOY)

$1,700,152
2012 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$1,061,724

Assets (EOY)

$1,637,658
2011 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$1,065,948

Assets (EOY)

$1,621,407
2010 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$1,122,045

Assets (EOY)

$1,684,202

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$2,020,434	$1,548,044	$2,449,078
2020	990	$1,525,693	$1,352,115	$1,919,495
2015	990	$1,196,257	$1,234,535	$1,483,624
2014	990	$1,086,082	$1,094,055	$1,590,349
2013	990	$1,107,514	$1,216,507	$1,700,152
2012	990	not reported	$1,061,724	$1,637,658
2011	990	not reported	$1,065,948	$1,621,407
2010	990	not reported	$1,122,045	$1,684,202

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$64,000

2023 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$62,231

2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

$50,000

2023 COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$50,000

2024 2024 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO

$50,000

2023 GENERAL
ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$50,000

2023 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL SUPPORT.
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$48,100

2024 HEALTH
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$42,500

2022 HUMAN SERVICES
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$38,390

2022 HEALTH
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$32,750

2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.