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Partners with communities to create equitable, sustainable solutions using human-centered design. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $565K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Carbondale, CO
Website
www.manaus.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$1.0MFY2021
Expenses
$1.5M
Net assets
$565K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-2710588 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Carbondale, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Partners with communities to create equitable, sustainable solutions using human-centered design.
Leadership
Sydney Schalit · Executive Director · $114K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$565K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$444K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-42%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -61%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021▼ -40%
Total assets
$565K
FY2021▼ -63%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$565K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$444K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$565K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CManaus
EINHdr · item D20-2710588
Principal addressHdr · item CCarbondale, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.manaus.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$113,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 1710 $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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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.

$936Kprogram 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.

$229Kprogram expense
03

The Rocky Mountain Preschool Colalition is a program 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…

$101Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 99%
Investment income$14K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$1.0M
Investment income1%$14K
— government grantsLn 1e$32K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program services85%$1.3M
Management & general15%$224K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$556K
Total assetsLn 16$565K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$565K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $556K · Operating expenses/yr $1.5M
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.3M · Total expenses $1.5M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $224K · Total expenses $1.5M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.8M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.0M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $32K · Total revenue $1.0M
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14K · Total revenue $1.0M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $2.7M
-61%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $565K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $1.5M
-42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $565K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $565K · Total assets $565K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $565K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sydney Schalit · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $114K · Total expenses $1.5M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $144K · Total expenses $1.5M
10%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -61%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

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

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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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$462K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$884K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$979K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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