The Delores Project: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-1122039)

Emily Wheeland’s $133K as CEO is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Emily Wheeland	$133,122	$129,637	$82,637	—	—	—
Stephanie Miller	—	—	$101,549	$132,636	$126,154	$90,852

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

Programs and updates

Offers safe shelter and personalized services for homeless women and transgender individuals, advocating for housing solutions.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

The organization provides low-barrier, housing-focused shelter services in a 50 bed facility. Shelter guests receive case management based on a housing-first model with support from a housing navigator to assist the guest in securing appropriate, long-term housing.

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025

Caring for Denver FoundationFY2025$613K

Denver Post Community FoundationFY2025$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$633K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K

Investment incomeLn 3$83K

Money outPt IX

$3.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$298K

Fundraisingcol D$277K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K

Total assetsLn 16$3.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$79K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$161K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$54K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K

Investment incomeLn 3$83K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K

Total revenueLn 12$3.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$188K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$188K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K

Other assetsLn 15$7K

Total assetsLn 16$3.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$79K

Net assetsLn 32$3.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 539

VolunteersI 6881

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$161K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$419K	$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.6M	$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$237K	$316K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.1M	$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$171K	$79K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.9M	$3.0M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$150K	$67K	$30K	$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.6M	$1.4M	$109K	$102K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$144K	$124K	$10K	$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$151K	$126K	$12K	$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K		$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$39K		$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$20K			$20K
Office expensesLn 13	$64K	$53K	$3K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$7K		$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$46K	$39K	$4K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$22K	$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$518K	$507K	$5K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$195K	$73K	$59K	$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.0M	$2.4M	$298K	$277K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 13, 2026	$3.8M	$3.5M	$327K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2025	$3.1M	$3.4M	−$346K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2024	$2.9M	$3.3M	−$364K	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 7, 2023	$3.4M	$3.0M	$402K	$3.0M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2022	$3.2M	$2.5M	$742K	$2.9M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2021	$2.5M	$1.8M	$694K	$2.1M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Part I · Summary $3,370,010 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,020,430$3,258,357

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $190,932$86,004

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,665$82,951

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $394−$57,302

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,225,421$3,370,010

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 $1,704,111$2,034,744

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $779,761$932,937

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,483,872$2,967,681

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $741,549$402,329

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $3,370,010 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$53,520

VIII-1e Government grants$1,300,596

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,904,241

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$161,431

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,258,357

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,004$86,004

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $93,956$93,956

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$11,005−$11,005

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$57,852−$57,852

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $550$550

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,554 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,099$3,370,010

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,967,681 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,286 · Management $29,905 · Fundraising $52,333$149,524

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,380,654 · Management $108,569 · Fundraising $101,583$1,590,806

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $124,110 · Management $10,001 · Fundraising $9,686$143,797

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $126,474 · Management $11,648 · Fundraising $12,495$150,617

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,798$20,798

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $39,094$39,094

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $19,920$19,920

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,959 · Management $3,191 · Fundraising $7,477$63,627

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,439$7,439

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,533 · Management $3,633 · Fundraising $3,995$46,161

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,387$22,387

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $507,335 · Management $5,165 · Fundraising $5,680$518,180

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73,067 · Management $58,525 · Fundraising $63,739$195,331

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,392,805 · Management $297,968 · Fundraising $276,908$2,967,681

Part X · Balance sheet $3,083,678 assets, 13 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $567,394; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $419,333$187,526

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $300,685$329,344

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,679$23,964

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $237,484$315,727

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,570,269$1,652,293

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,430$7,430

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,063,757$3,083,678

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $164,279$79,058

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $170,779$79,058

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,712,978$2,974,620

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $180,000$30,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,892,978$3,004,620

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,063,757$3,083,678

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,004,620 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,370,010

XI-2 Total expenses$2,967,681

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$402,329

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,892,978

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$290,687

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,004,620

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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