Art from Ashes Incorporated FY2020 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2003Youth DevelopmentEIN 20-0273372Revenue $301K in FY2020

On file with the IRSartfromashes.com1310 W 10th Ave, 80204-3908 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Oct 2006Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Art from Ashes exists to empower struggling youth by providing creative programs that facilitate health and hope through expression, connection and transformation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$301K
Spent
$277K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$213K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$301K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$354K
Expenses
$277K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$383K
Net assets
$213K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$249K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $219K Management & general 19% · $51K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Jarrard’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Catherine O'Neill Thorn———$134,000$56,419
Jessica Jarrard$70,087$72,611$67,157$42,190$40,848

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers struggling youth through creative programs for health, hope, and transformation.

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1 program · $219K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide the opportunity for at risk youth to participate in alternative programs including art and poetry.

$219Kprogram 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
$301K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Programscol B$219K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$301K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$684
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$684
Total assetsLn 16$202K$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$191K$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$42K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$125K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$727$683$29$15
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$1K$640
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$214$193$21
Office expensesLn 13$20K$17K$2K$782
OccupancyLn 16$11K$10K$1K$448
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$17$17
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$250$250
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$664$570$67$27
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$8K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$219K$51K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $354K$383K−$29K$249K 990 PDF
FY2024 $392K$391K$1K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 $379K$348K$31K$277K 990 PDF
FY2022 $316K$452K−$137K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 $464K$294K$170K$383K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $301K$277K$24K$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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $300,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,630$284,464
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,493$15,375
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $148$1,061
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $295,271$300,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,396$200,436
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $159,537$76,771
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $315,933$277,207
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,662$23,693
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $300,900 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,673
VIII-1e Government grants$82,309
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,482
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$284,464
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,375$15,375
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,061$1,061
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,436$300,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,207 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,138 · Management $6,092 · Fundraising $2,538$50,768
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,962 · Management $5,318 · Fundraising $2,659$132,939
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $683 · Management $29 · Fundraising $15$727
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,082 · Management $1,280 · Fundraising $640$16,002
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $30,617$30,617
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $193 · Fundraising $21$214
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,808 · Management $1,954 · Fundraising $782$19,544
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,632 · Management $1,120 · Fundraising $448$11,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,617 · Management $17 · Fundraising $17$1,651
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $250$250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $570 · Management $67 · Fundraising $27$664
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,525$3,525
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,946 · Management $1,160$9,106
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $218,631 · Management $51,429 · Fundraising $7,147$277,207
Part X · Balance sheet $260,650 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,720$207,063
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$43,484
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,523$5,875
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,318$3,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,348$684
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,909$260,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,301$2,323
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,524$45,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,375$47,823
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,534$212,827
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,534$212,827
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,909$260,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,827 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$300,900
XI-2 Total expenses$277,207
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,534
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,827

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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