College Outreach

Tax-deductible

Aspen, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-4755540Revenue $180K in FY2024

On file with the IRS235 High School Rd, 81611-3357 · Aspen, COTax-exempt since Aug 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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College Outreach connects 28,000 rural students at all 82 high schools in Western Colorado with college and career opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$180K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$180K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$131K
FY2023$68K
FY2024$210K
FY2024$180K
Expenses
$210K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$172K
FY2024$210K
Net assets
$19K
FY2024▼ -61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$123K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$49K
FY2024$19K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $203K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
College and Career Coordinator
$17,036Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brennan Dignan’s $17K as College and Career Coordinator is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Tania Bantay—$23,654$46,731—
Kathleen M Klug———$30,000
Brennan Dignan$17,036$19,250——
Amy Hawf———$10,931

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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Programs and updates

Connects rural students with college and career opportunities.

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3 programs · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Colorado Western Slope College Fair

College Outreach connects all 28,000 rural students at all 82 high schools in Western Colorado with college and career opportunities. We provide access by hosting an annual Colorado Western Slope College Fair bringing 250+ colleges and career and technical programs to meet with 3,000+ students.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Outreach (bilingual) to (i) rural students and families, (ii) rural high schools, and (iii) colleges and career and technical educational programs - College Outreach works throughout the year connecting the 28,000 rural high school students and their families and the rural high school counselors and other educators at 82 high schools…

$48Kprogram expense
03

Year-Round Seminar and Other Educational Programming

Continuing after the Colorado Western Slope College Fair, College Outreach hosts (1) classroom visits, (2) evening seminars for students and families, (3) high school counselor symposiums, and (4) 24/7 website college and career planning resources throughout the school year. All offerings are free and available in Spanish.

$17Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$51K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$180K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$180K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$180K
Total revenueLn 12$180K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $210K$172K$38K$49K 990 PDF
FY2023 $68K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $131K$123K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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