4 the Children

Tax-deductible

Durango, CO501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 02-0666382

4 The Childrens mission is to protect childhood today for stronger families tomorrow through three different programs: the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, the Supervised Exchange and Parenting Time (SEPT) program, and the Child Advocacy Center (CAC).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $129K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$172K
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$50K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$172K
FY2025▼ -44%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$308K
FY2025$172K
Expenses
$227K
FY2025-0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$288K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$227K
Net assets
$50K
FY2025▼ -52%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10K
FY2021−$35K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$50K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item C4 the Children
EINHdr · item D02-0666382
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2012
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CDurango, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I80)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.4thechild.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.07
Program services69%$157K
Management & general23%$53K
Fundraising7%$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
69%
of spending reaches programs▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
3.7mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -27% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
-32%
as % of revenue, this year▼ -220% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$121K
FY2025▼ -29%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$76K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$121K
Total liabilities
$71K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$0
FY2023$83K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$71K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$121K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$71K
Total net assetsLn 32$50K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$157K · 91%
Program service revenue$17K · 10%
Contributions & grants91%$157K
Program service revenue10%$17K
— government grantsLn 1e$87K
Total revenueLn 12$172K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $70K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $227K · Less non-cash grants $156 · Cash operating expenses/yr $227K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $157K · Total expenses $227K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $53K · Total expenses $227K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $17K · Total expenses $227K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $16K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $158K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $157K · Total revenue $172K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $87K · Total revenue $172K
50%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $172K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income −$2K · Total revenue $172K
-0.9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $227K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $172K · Prior year $308K
-44%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2019 $208K · FY2024 $172K
-4%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $50K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $172K · Expenses $227K
-32%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $121K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $50K · Total assets $121K
41%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $121K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bryn Joyner · Reported title Co-Exec Dir · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $227K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $145K · Total expenses $227K
64%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 69%——
Spent on management, % of spending 23%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 11%——
Revenue growth -44%——
Investment manager fees, % of assets 0%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 4%——
Paid fundraiser fees, % of spending 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Exec Dir
$60,893Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Exec Dir
$60,893Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryn Joyner’s $61K as Co-Exec Dir is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Bryn Joyner$60,893$59,696$57,589$39,493—
Kristy Lawson$60,893$59,696———
Ashley Hein———$56,888$52,664
Kristine Lawson——$54,973——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Advocates for children, supports families through supervised visits and child advocacy.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $157K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Supervised Exchange and Parenting Time (SEPT) provides supervised visits and safe exchanges for children and families who are involved in high conflict custody cases. SEPT staff and volunteers take detailed and objective summaries of each service provided, these summaries are provided to the families.

$71Kprogram expense
02

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national program that provides a highly trained volunteer, who is assigned by a judge to advocate for the best interest of children who are involved in dependency and neglect cases and placed into foster care.

$71Kprogram expense
03

The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) provides a coordinated, child-friendly response for children who have maybe victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault. The CAC operates using a multidisciplinary team (MDT) model that brings together law enforcement, child protective services, the district attorneys office, forensic interviewers, sexual…

$16Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $172K$227K-44% 990 PDF
FY2024 $308K$227K+40% 990 PDF
FY2023 $220K$217K-31% 990 PDF
FY2022 $320K$288K+66% 990 PDF
FY2021 $192K—-8% 990 PDF
FY2020 $208K$213K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $172,333 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$86,920
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,620
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$156
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$156,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,411$17,411
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,394$1,394
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,012−$3,012
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,411 · Excluded from tax −$1,618$172,333
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $226,676 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,340 · Management $18,268 · Fundraising $12,178$121,786
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,534$12,534
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,366 · Management $1,471 · Fundraising $981$10,818
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,478$9,478
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $450$450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61 · Management $61$122
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $166 · Management $167$333
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,778$2,778
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,795 · Management $5,159 · Fundraising $3,439$34,393
IX-17 TravelPrograms $786$786
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,862$2,862
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,464$2,464
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,039 · Management $2,510$12,549
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,632 · Management $8,467$13,099
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $778 · Management $1,446$2,224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,275 · Management $52,803 · Fundraising $16,598$226,676
Part X · Balance sheet $120,843 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,090$25,329
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,643$44,359
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,601$23,891
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,885$2,855
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,765$22,244
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,165$2,165
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,149$120,843
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,300$21,220
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,800$49,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,100$71,120
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,049$49,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,049$49,723
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,149$120,843
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,723 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$172,333
XI-2 Total expenses$226,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,343
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,049
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$17
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,723

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