Training Ground EIN 20-8093114

Training Ground FY2021 filing

EIN  20-8093114 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Colorado Spgs, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches young men life skills through work experience and mentoring.
Leadership
Jon Dale · Member
Money in and out
$341K revenue, $320K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Teaches young men life skills through work experience and mentoring. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $341K in revenue, $320K in expenses, and $130K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$341K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$320K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$130K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $20K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$341K
FY2021▼ -10%
Expenses
$320K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total assets
$134K
FY2021▲ +22%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2021▲ +718%
Total revenue
$341K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$320K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$130K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$134K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $317K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Training and mentoring of young adult males 18-25

$317Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTraining Ground
EINHdr · item D20-8093114
Principal addressHdr · item CColorado Spgs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.trainingground.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$325K · 95%
Program service revenue$16K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$325K
Program service revenue5%$16K
Investment income$43
Total revenueLn 12$341K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$317K
Management & general1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$126K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$130K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $126K · Operating expenses/yr $320K
4.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $317K · Total expenses $320K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $320K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $320K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $336K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $325K · Total revenue $341K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $341K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $341K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $43 · Total revenue $341K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $320K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $341K · Prior year $379K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $130K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $341K · Expenses $320K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $134K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $130K · Total assets $134K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $134K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jon Dale · Reported title MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $320K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $126K · Total expenses $320K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$351K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$266K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$421K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$341K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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