Colorado Meth Project INC

Tax-deductible

Broomfield, CO501(c)(3)Since 2008Mental HealthEIN 26-3359868Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSriseaboveco.org11880 Upham St Unit F, 80020-2786 · Broomfield, COTax-exempt since Mar 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Rise above Colorado is a statewide prevention organization that measurably impacts teen perceptions and attitudes about the risks of substance misuse to empower youth to make healthy connections, decisions, and change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 8 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$126K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
$1.9M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.3M Management & general 11% · $187K Fundraising 10% · $163K

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; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir/Sec
$163,260Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kent Maclennan’s $163K as Exec Dir/Sec is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kent Maclennan$163,260$159,800$159,810$154,110$140,447$140,447

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

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  • 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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Empowers teens statewide to live drug-free lives.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

A. Delivered a saturation-level public messaging campaign that reached more than 80% of coloradans in our 12-17 target demographic with a significant frequency. B. Continued establishing community partnerships with local substance abuse coalitions, schools and youth-serving agencies in all regions of colorado, and delivered prescription…

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
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$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$972K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$966K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$229K$294K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$858K$966K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K$126K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$80K$20K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$465K$381K$38K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$13K$559$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$65K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$37K$5K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$239K$213K$17K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$251K$251K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$669$3K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$33K$813$905
OccupancyLn 16$32K$27K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$95K$89K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$35
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$86K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$187K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.6M$273K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$104K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.7M−$267K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$111K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$240K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$2K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,909,699 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,452,796$1,841,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $150,582$64,690
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,392$3,109
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,607,770$1,909,699
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $659,441$785,010
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $843,998$852,036
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,503,439$1,637,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $104,331$272,653
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 $1,909,699 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$972,187
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$869,713
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,841,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,690$64,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,109$3,109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,690 · Excluded from tax $3,109$1,909,699
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,637,046 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,656 · Management $20,136 · Fundraising $77,879$177,671
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $380,881 · Management $37,983 · Fundraising $45,761$464,625
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,690 · Management $559 · Fundraising $3,524$16,773
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,225 · Management $3,421 · Fundraising $5,180$73,826
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,374 · Management $4,750 · Fundraising $9,991$52,115
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,600$2,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,322$68,322
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,645$11,645
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $213,129 · Management $16,575 · Fundraising $9,000$238,704
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $250,992$250,992
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,507 · Management $669 · Fundraising $2,894$13,070
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,896 · Management $813 · Fundraising $905$34,614
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,644 · Management $1,316 · Fundraising $4,080$32,040
IX-17 TravelPrograms $88,861 · Management $2,041 · Fundraising $4,085$94,987
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,215 · Fundraising $35$2,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,250$5,250
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,573$7,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,144 · Management $3,845$89,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,286,214 · Management $187,498 · Fundraising $163,334$1,637,046
Part X · Balance sheet $1,912,739 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,896$191,213
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,670$103,034
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $411,860$538,056
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,847$18,559
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,166$61,916
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $857,965$965,937
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,982$34,024
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,544,386$1,912,739
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $135,653$91,934
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,982$34,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143,630$125,958
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $963,400$1,073,651
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $437,356$713,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,400,756$1,786,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,544,386$1,912,739
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,786,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,909,699
XI-2 Total expenses$1,637,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$272,653
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,400,756
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$113,372
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,786,781

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