Chaffee County Community Foundation FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Buena Vista, CO501(c)(3)Since 2006Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 26-4605574Revenue $1.1M in FY2022

On file with the IRSchaffeecommunity.orgPo Box 492, 81211-0492 · Buena Vista, COTax-exempt since Jul 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Chaffee County Community Foundation acts as a catalyst to inspire positive change through the power of philanthropy to enrich the lives of all people in Chaffee County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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FY2022 · 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 $371K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$1.1M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$981K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +115%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$749K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$937K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$981K
FY2022▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$757K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$981K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.5M Management & general 2% · $39K Fundraising 3% · $41K

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; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$78,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Betsy Dittenber’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Betsy Dittenber$95,796$95,004$86,631$78,600$6,550
Joseph Teipel————$38,923

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

Programs and updates

Strengthens local nonprofits and addresses critical community needs through capacity-building training, collaborative fundraising, and coordinated philanthropic initiatives.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Coordinated initiatives to build nonprofit and community capacity including support and training for nonprofits, fundraising and coordination of housing projects.

$858Kprogram expense
02

Administered a portfolio of grant making funds include the emergency relief fund to support individual, businesses, and nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as managed the community grant processes for various partners and donor advised funds.

$383Kprogram expense
03

Administered a family of fiscal sponsored funds, the largest of which is the envision chaffee county fund and its sub funds.

$291Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 187 grants · $5.1M · 2020–2025
Watershed Np INCCO · FY2025$400,000
Central Colorado ConservancyCO · FY2025$315,500
Chaffee CountyFY2025$131,786
Colorado Firecamp INCCO · FY2025$76,095
GuidestoneCO · FY2025$68,390
South Arkansas Fire Protection DistrictFY2025$66,500
Chaffee County Public HealthFY2025$61,697
TN Bar Cattle CompanyFY2025$52,706
Hutchinson RanchFY2025$47,500
Chaffee County Fire Protection DistrictFY2025$40,477
Unitemized GrantFY2025$26,244
Places to AgeCO · FY2025$22,758
Chaffee Housing TrustCO · FY2025$16,725
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$981K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$944K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
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$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$433K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$356K
SavingsLn 2$588K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$944K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$981K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 658
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$944K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$981K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$90K$24K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$237K$228K$8K$400
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$15K$422
TravelLn 17$9K$4K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$84K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$39K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$3.3M$114K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$1.4M$967K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$937K$424K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.1M$1.6M−$481K$981K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$749K$705K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.2M$498K$757K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,130,613 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,433,842$1,104,337
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,699$22,174
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,165$4,102
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$831$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,453,875$1,130,613
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $281,083$1,083,991
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,381$157,342
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $378,516$370,579
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $748,980$1,611,912
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $704,895−$481,299
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 $1,130,613 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$433,062
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$671,275
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,511
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,104,337
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,174$22,174
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,102$4,102
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,174 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,102$1,130,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,611,912 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,083,991$1,083,991
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,743 · Management $23,601 · Fundraising $23,601$136,945
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,397$11,397
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,292$7,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $227,861 · Management $8,382 · Fundraising $400$236,643
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,412$5,412
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,650 · Fundraising $4,745$10,395
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,095 · Management $422$15,517
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,875 · Fundraising $4,673$8,548
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,283$1,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,680 · Fundraising $1,809$85,489
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,531,934 · Management $39,338 · Fundraising $40,640$1,611,912
Part X · Balance sheet $1,014,814 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,046$355,842
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,004,035$588,202
X-4 Accounts receivable$70,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,508,081$1,014,814
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,634$17,084
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $6,565$17,147
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,199$34,231
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,408,734$852,365
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,148$128,218
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,461,882$980,583
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,508,081$1,014,814
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $980,583 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,130,613
XI-2 Total expenses$1,611,912
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$481,299
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,461,882
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$980,583

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