Manaus is a non-profit fund that works in partnership with others using the principle of community organizing and human-centered design to create sustainable solutions to issues that further equity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$209K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $156K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$209K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
$462K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$732K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$462K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$979K
FY2023$884K
FY2024$462K
Expenses
$732K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$933K
FY2024$732K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$565K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $587K Management & general 20% · $146K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $209K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$208,989Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sydney Schalit’s $209K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sydney Schalit$208,989$136,458$124,441$113,750$78,000
Cindy Kahn————$32,468

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

Programs and updates

Partners with communities to create equitable, sustainable solutions using human-centered design.

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3 programs · $587K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Social justice training to build capacity to achieve a more just society through investments and partnerships in non-profit endeavors. Manaus makes grants and loans that it describes as social capital to benefit lower income sectors of society.

$414Kprogram expense
02

The Equity Action Project strives to create a regional community of organizations and individuals that work to dismantle oppressive systems with the support of ani-racism facilitation experts and community-wide partnerships.

$110Kprogram expense
03

Confluence of Early Childhood Education is a group of child advocates - business, education, and non-profit leaders - in the Roaring Fork Valley (Aspen to Parachute). Our goal as an organization is to develop a sustainable model offering high- quality early education opportunities for all members of our diverse, rural-resort community.

$63Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $655K · 2020–2024
Two Rivers Community SchoolCO · FY2024$120,000
Rocky Mountain Early Childhood ConferenceCO · FY2024$6,500
TacawCO · FY2024$6,000
Two Rivers Community SchoolCO · FY2023$35,153
TacawCO · FY2023$10,000
Roaring Fork School DistrictFY2022$57,750
Two Rivers Community SchoolCO · FY2022$39,375
Youth EntityCO · FY2022$16,290
Sopris Sun INCCO · FY2022$12,500
The Arts Campus at WillitsCO · FY2022$10,381
Roaring Fork School DistrictFY2021$57,750
La MedichiCO · FY2021$55,298
English in ActionCO · FY2021$19,000
Alpine Legal Services INCCO · FY2021$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$279
Money outPt IX
$732K
Ln 25
Programscol B$587K
Managementcol C$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$279
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$680$0
Total assetsLn 16$335K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$0
Net assetsLn 32$317K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$105K$14K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$8K$1K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$21K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$155$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$808$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$154$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$477$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$216$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$541$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$530K$415K$115K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$732K$587K$146K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $462K$732K−$270K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $884K$933K−$49K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $979K$1.2M−$200K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.5M−$444K$565K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.5M$182K$1.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $462,034 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $862,409$457,555
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,475$4,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $414$279
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $884,298$462,034
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,591$170,655
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $739,327$561,675
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $932,918$732,330
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,620−$270,296
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $462,034 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,555
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,555
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$279
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,479 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$462,034
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $732,330 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,867 · Management $14,300 · Fundraising $0$119,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,766 · Management $1,059 · Fundraising $0$8,825
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,014 · Management $2,866 · Fundraising $0$23,880
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,529 · Management $2,254 · Fundraising $0$18,783
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,856 · Fundraising $0$2,856
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,464 · Fundraising $0$2,464
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,391 · Management $155 · Fundraising $0$1,546
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,270 · Management $808 · Fundraising $0$8,078
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,388 · Management $154 · Fundraising $0$1,542
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,289 · Management $477 · Fundraising $0$4,766
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,947 · Management $216 · Fundraising $0$2,163
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,865 · Management $541 · Fundraising $0$5,406
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,524 · Fundraising $0$2,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $415,415 · Management $114,915 · Fundraising $0$530,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,741 · Management $145,589 · Fundraising $0$732,330
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,252$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $680$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,409$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $335,341$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,219$0
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,219$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $317,122$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $335,341$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,034
XI-2 Total expenses$732,330
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$270,296
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$317,122
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$46,826
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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