Black Forest Together INC

Colorado Springs, COUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-3430400

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Assisting residents of the Black Forest region in colorado with tree demolition, tree transplanting, fire recovery and mitigation.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 81% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$43K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$162K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$43K
FY2021▼ -71%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$43K
Expenses
$162K
FY2021▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$162K
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $140K Management & general 14% · $22K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps Black Forest residents with tree removal, planting, and fire recovery.

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2 program services account for $140K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Black forest together's fire recovery and restoration efforts have removed burnt trees, provided green forest fire mitigation, and assissted the state with the management of mitigation grants tareted to private partner owners and provided consultative services to wider communities preparing for, or affected by, forest fires or other…

$136Kprogram expense
02

Black forest together's restoration efforts include a green tree reforestation initiative of the burn scar thorugh imlementation of the trees 4 tomorrow program.

$4Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$43K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$162K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$43K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$0
Total assetsLn 16$120K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$120K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$301$291$10
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$287$287
TravelLn 17$420$420
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$888
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25$162K$140K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $43K$162K−$120K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $144K$176K−$32K$120K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $42,551 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,980 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$34,571
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,571
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,980 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$42,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $162,235 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,352$72,352
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,552$5,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,535$5,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $291 · Management $10$301
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,205 · Management $2,116$8,321
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,382$1,382
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $287$287
IX-17 TravelManagement $420$420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,017$10,017
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,721 · Management $888$3,609
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,659$52,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,763 · Management $22,472 · Fundraising $0$162,235
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,972$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,712$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $119,684$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,684$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,684$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $119,684$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$42,551
XI-2 Total expenses$162,235
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,684
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,684
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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