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Civic Canopy FY2020 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 26-2319042Revenue $1.3M in FY2020

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.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$197K 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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FY2020 · 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$197K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 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
$185K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$704K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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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
$1.2M
FY2020
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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
$704K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$704K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$751K
FY2025$839K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $974K Management & general 16% · $190K Fundraising 3% · $30K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $197K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jodell Hardin
Co-Executive Director
$102,313Pt VII · Sec A
William Fulton
Co-Executive Director
$94,408Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Cron
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Cobbins
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $974K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The civic canopy facilitates and strengthens engagement opportunities to improve the civic health of communities; connect networks to improve outcomes for colorado children; and connect ideas, people, and organizations through technology.

$974Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$974K
Managementcol C$190K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$704K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Government grantsLn 1e$236K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
SavingsLn 2$424K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$577K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
Net assetsLn 32$704K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K$577K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$772K$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K$185K
Net assetsLn 32$643K$704K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$205K$155K$38K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$268K$202K$58K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$2K$440
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$32K$9K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$27K$6K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$39K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$324K$315K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$597
Information technologyLn 14$37K$27K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$39K$11K$3K
TravelLn 17$42K$40K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$19K$2K$440
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$24K$8K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$38K$15K$131
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K$275
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$974K$190K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $1,255,647 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $632,845$278,451
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $799,017$983,773
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $247−$6,577
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $635$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,432,744$1,255,647
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $535,951$3,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $467,574$559,718
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $729,693$632,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,733,218$1,194,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$300,474$60,694
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,255,647 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,321 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$236,444
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,007
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$278,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $977,452$977,452
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,797$1,797
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$8,374−$8,374
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $983,773 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,577$1,255,647
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,194,953 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,523 · Management $37,863 · Fundraising $12,280$204,666
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,980 · Management $57,792 · Fundraising $7,846$267,618
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,793 · Management $2,091 · Fundraising $440$10,324
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,849 · Management $8,545 · Fundraising $1,798$42,192
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,347 · Management $6,107 · Fundraising $1,464$34,918
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $38,636 · Management $14,996$53,632
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $314,577 · Management $9,876$324,453
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,830 · Management $597$6,427
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,277 · Management $7,741 · Fundraising $1,843$36,861
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,948 · Management $11,053 · Fundraising $2,632$52,633
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,978 · Management $1,939$41,917
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,318 · Management $1,785 · Fundraising $440$21,543
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,548 · Management $8,292 · Fundraising $1,327$33,167
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,139$5,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,228 · Management $14,977 · Fundraising $131$53,336
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,204 · Management $1,648 · Fundraising $275$3,127
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $974,036 · Management $190,441 · Fundraising $30,476$1,194,953
Part X · Balance sheet $888,525 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,580$153,240
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $278,710$424,177
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $67,586$65,820
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,911$96,153
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,983$9,636
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $125,833$84,292
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,000$51,412
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,795$3,795
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $772,398$888,525
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $129,504$101,137
X-19 Deferred revenue$83,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,504$184,937
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $491,799$637,768
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $151,095$65,820
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $642,894$703,588
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $772,398$888,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $703,588 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,255,647
XI-2 Total expenses$1,194,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$642,894
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$703,588

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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