Guidestone EIN 20-8782291

Guidestone FY2024 filing

EIN  20-8782291 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salida, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Cultivates a thriving agricultural future via education, community, and partnerships.
Leadership
Elizabeth Little · President
Money in and out
$554K revenue, $502K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Cultivates a thriving agricultural future via education, community, and partnerships. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $554K in revenue, $502K in expenses, and $234K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$554K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$502K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$234K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $52K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$554K
FY2024▲ +52%
Expenses
$502K
FY2024▲ +38%
Total assets
$241K
FY2024▲ +28%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2024▲ +24%
Total revenue
$554K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$502K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$234K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$241K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $433K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Farm to School Program grew 12,000 pound of produce that was distributed to the Salida School District, Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, Community Members, Restaurants, and Food Banks. Guidestone provided education programming to over 1,100 students through school garden, spring/summer camp, and field trip opportunities.

$433Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGuidestone
EINHdr · item D20-8782291
Principal addressHdr · item CSalida, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.guidestonecolorado.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$324K · 58%
Program service revenue$138K · 25%
Other revenue$92K · 17%
Contributions & grants58%$324K
Program service revenue25%$138K
Other revenue17%$92K
Investment income$23
— government grantsLn 1e$93K
Total revenueLn 12$554K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$433K
Management & general14%$69K
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$234K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $130K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $502K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $500K
3.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $433K · Total expenses $502K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $502K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $502K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $159K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $324K · Total revenue $554K
58%
Government reliance
Government grants $93K · Total revenue $554K
17%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $138K · Total revenue $554K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $23 · Total revenue $554K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $138K · Total expenses $502K
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $554K · Prior year $365K
+52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $370K · FY2024 $554K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $234K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $554K · Expenses $502K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $241K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $234K · Total assets $241K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $241K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elizabeth Little · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $502K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $346K · Total expenses $502K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 52%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$71K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$573K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$554K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$365K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$320K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$457K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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