No Barriers USA FY2020 filing

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Fort Collins, CO501(c)(3)Since 2003InternationalEIN 06-1693441Revenue $4.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSnobarriersusa.org301 Boardwalk Dr, 80525-3000 · Fort Collins, COTax-exempt since Aug 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We cultivate a mindset in people affected by disabilities to break through Barriers and elevate their lives and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$366K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$366K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $305K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$457K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$943K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$322K
FY2025$768K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2003.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.8M Management & general 19% · $503K Fundraising 13% · $358K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

32 people listed on the 990; $366K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operating Officer
$142,276Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$115,324Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Executive Direct
$108,181Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Liggett’s $160K as Exec Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cynthia Bean————$169,553$142,276
Kelly Liggett$160,000$79,377————
Dave Shurna————$147,430—
Michelle Cregut——$79,275$130,181$127,414$115,324
Andrea Delorey——$63,360$126,686——
David Shurna—————$108,181
Luis Gallardo———$98,644——
Sherri Kroonenberg——$75,000$51,661——

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

No Barriers Summit

The summit is a 4-DAY conference experience that combines speakers with cutting edge technologies and getting outside to try new experiences. This family friendly event is about community, innovation, discovery and exploration.

$809Kprogram expense
02

No Barriers Youth

We provide international and domestic expeditions, regional retreats, in-school workshops and school-wide partnership programs for diverse k-12 youth. Programs connect students with our no barriers life, a dynamic set of tools to help them make an impact on the world no matter what comes their way.

$786Kprogram expense
03

No Barriers Warriors

We empower veterans and transitioning service members with disabilities, and survivors of the fallen, to overcome barriers and unleash their potential. Our experiences serve as both an opportunity for growth and catalyst for change as these brave men and women stretch boundaries, build teams, innovate through adversity and step up to…

$253Kprogram expense

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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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$707K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$503K
Fundraisingcol D$358K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$567K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$707K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$67K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$229K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K$229K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$457K
Net assetsLn 32$539K$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$389K$256K$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$840K$627K$63K$150K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$62K$23K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$54K$25K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$185K$170K$14K$850
Advertising and promotionLn 12$186K$186K$28
Office expensesLn 13$42K$14K$24K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$51K$51K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$13K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$181K$175K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$53K$31K$20K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$487K$446K$15K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$21K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$1.8M$503K$358K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$943K$446K$768K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$2.2M−$818K$322K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$3.1M−$1.6M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.2M−$87K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.4M$456K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.4M$2.7M$1.7M$2.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $4,386,258 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,970,847$3,756,883
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,422,515$706,654
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $812−$66,154
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,369−$11,125
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,401,543$4,386,258
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,438,124$1,421,626
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,288,889$1,287,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,727,013$2,709,471
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$325,470$1,676,787
Part VI · Governance 30 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,386,258 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,425 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$118,850
VIII-1e Government grants$567,241
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,070,792
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,898
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,756,883
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $677,229$677,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,259$1,259
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$67,413−$67,413
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,125−$11,125
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $706,654 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$77,279$4,386,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,709,471 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $256,085 · Fundraising $133,085$389,170
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $627,111 · Management $63,286 · Fundraising $149,892$840,289
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,567 · Management $22,557 · Fundraising $7,629$91,753
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,636 · Management $25,050 · Fundraising $21,728$100,414
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $169,869 · Management $13,785 · Fundraising $850$184,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $186,035 · Fundraising $28$186,063
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,237 · Management $24,158 · Fundraising $4,078$42,473
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $50,873$50,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,841 · Management $6,877 · Fundraising $6,949$26,667
IX-17 TravelPrograms $174,870 · Fundraising $5,649$180,519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $32,628$32,628
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,706 · Management $19,799 · Fundraising $2,516$53,021
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $445,990 · Management $15,357 · Fundraising $25,372$486,719
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,564 · Management $23,814$44,378
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,848,299 · Management $503,396 · Fundraising $357,776$2,709,471
Part X · Balance sheet $2,673,800 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,209,940$1,842,324
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $339,000$313,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $52,564$83,283
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $555,251$205,195
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $93,458$228,899
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,825$1,099
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,253,038$2,673,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $193,356$78,836
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,291,074$147,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,714,430$456,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$53,564
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $538,608$2,163,511
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $538,608$2,217,075
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,253,038$2,673,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,217,075 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,386,258
XI-2 Total expenses$2,709,471
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,676,787
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$538,608
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,680
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,217,075

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