Summit54 EIN 27-2978700

Summit54 FY2021 filing

EIN  27-2978700 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Aspen, CO Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Invests in education to improve Colorado's economy and society.
Leadership
Terri Caine · Chair
Money in and out
$978K revenue, $882K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Invests in education to improve Colorado's economy and society. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $978K in revenue, $882K in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$978K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$882K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$978K
FY2021▲ +7%
Expenses
$882K
FY2021▲ +183%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$215
FY2021▲ +43%
Total revenue
$978K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$882K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $842K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Summer Advantage USA

SUMMIT54 continued its partnership with summer advantage usa to combat summer learning loss. Through a 5-WEEK summer program including rigorous academic instruction, physical fitness, and enrichment programs, students gained an average of 2.5 months in math and reading skills.

$730Kprogram expense
02

In 2020, the organization created a new outdoor tutoring model enabling small groups of elementary students to enhance their academic learning. The summer and fall tutoring programs collectively enrolled nearly 500 students.

$112Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSummit54
EINHdr · item D27-2978700
Principal addressHdr · item CAspen, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.summit54.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$977K
Investment income$686
— government grantsLn 1e$22K
Total revenueLn 12$978K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$842K
Management & general5%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$882K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$215
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed19.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses/yr $882K
19.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $842K · Total expenses $882K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $40K · Total expenses $882K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $882K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $883K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $977K · Total revenue $978K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $22K · Total revenue $978K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $978K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $686 · Total revenue $978K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $882K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $978K · Prior year $917K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $978K · Expenses $882K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Terri Caine · Reported title CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $882K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $56K · Total expenses $882K
6%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 7%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.7M · 2020–2025

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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)$982K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$925K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$681K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$978K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$917K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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