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Civic Canopy

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 26-2319042Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSciviccanopy.org3532 Franklin Street Suite I, 80205-3961 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Apr 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Civic Canopy designs innovative tools and facilitates collaborative processes that create the conditions for meaningful change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$223K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$839K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$839K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$704K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$751K
FY2025$839K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $682K Management & general 43% · $544K Fundraising 3% · $32K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
William Fulton
Executive Director
$144,187Pt VII · Sec A
Kate McElhaney
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Wiseley
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Downey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jenn Mok
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Annie Miller
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Fulton’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Fulton$144,187$137,975$128,205$105,507$98,188$94,408
Jodell Hardin———$112,073$105,275$102,313

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

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1 program · $682K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Organization's Work Spans Three Key Areas

Building relationships in local communities, developing capacity of organizations and coalitions to collaborate more effectively, and catalyzing collective action toward systemic change.

$682Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Community First FoundationFY2024$24K
The Jacob & Ruth Mazer Foundation Co Michael MazerFY2024$4K
The Dunlap-Cogswell FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$993K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$682K
Managementcol C$544K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$839K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$833K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$788
Fees for servicesLn 2g$993K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$280
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$664K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$833K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$103K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
Net assetsLn 32$839K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$784K$833K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$297K$223K
Net assetsLn 32$751K$839K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$149K$118K$22K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$639K$336K$293K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$14K$10K$622
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$34K$24K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$37K$32K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$37K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$2K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$24K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$38K$33K$5K$72
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$51K$38K$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$2K$280
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$3K$18K$99
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$403
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$682K$544K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$88K$839K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$14K$751K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$49K$765K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M−$52K$716K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$64K$767K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$61K$704K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,345,522 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $66,494$336,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,316,055$992,680
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,912$16,450
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,175$280
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,399,636$1,345,522
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 $965,867$942,004
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,455$315,945
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,413,322$1,257,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,686$87,573
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,345,522 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $26,459 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,112
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$336,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $966,221$966,221
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,450$16,450
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $280$280
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $992,960 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,450$1,345,522
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,257,949 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,986 · Management $22,402 · Fundraising $8,961$149,349
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $335,540 · Management $292,732 · Fundraising $10,546$638,818
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,359 · Management $9,904 · Fundraising $622$24,885
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,150 · Management $23,554 · Fundraising $1,481$59,185
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,565 · Management $31,611 · Fundraising $1,591$69,767
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,820$52,820
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,730 · Management $30,232$66,962
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,716 · Management $34,275$35,991
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,348 · Management $6,910 · Fundraising $1,645$32,903
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,046 · Management $5,085 · Fundraising $72$38,203
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,896 · Management $6,544 · Fundraising $6,652$51,092
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,978 · Management $1,753 · Fundraising $280$7,011
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,825$6,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,408 · Management $18,463 · Fundraising $99$21,970
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,765 · Management $403$2,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $682,487 · Management $543,513 · Fundraising $31,949$1,257,949
Part X · Balance sheet $1,061,399 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $299,612$168,977
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $484,327$664,348
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $71,152$115,567
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,939$9,928
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $159,563$102,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,047,890$1,061,399
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $141,517$123,438
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $155,311$99,326
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $296,828$222,764
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $735,514$584,410
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,548$254,225
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $751,062$838,635
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,047,890$1,061,399
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $838,635 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,345,522
XI-2 Total expenses$1,257,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$751,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$838,635

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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