Can'd Aid provides tools and access for under-resourced communities to lead healthy, active, and creative lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$114K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$114K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$547K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$547K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1000K
FY2024$709K
FY2025$624K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2013.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $832K Management & general 6% · $67K Fundraising 15% · $157K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$114,480Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diana Falls Hicks’s $148K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diana Falls Hicks$147,600$161,356$147,600———
Sara Hannifin—$117,723$123,400———
Diana Ralston———$123,000$113,400$114,480
Sarah Leavitt——$106,754———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Spreads dogoodery through events and community efforts nationwide.

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3 programs · $553K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Treads + Trails Program

Focused on promoting a healthy+ active lifestyle for people of all walks of life with a special focus on underserved youth. Treads+ trails has worked to improve access to multi-use trails in colorado, vermont, north carolina and partnered with appalachian trail conservancy to provide summer-long trail LEADERSHIP/STEWARDSHIP program for…

$302Kprogram expense
02

Tunes Program

Focused on eliminating barriers and providing access to music, arts+ culture. Working with nationally touring musicians {tunes ambassadors), we provide hands-on music workshops for underserved youth and have donated more than 2,370 instruments to title 1 public school music programs in need across the country.

$200Kprogram expense
03

Love Yur Mama Program

From the crush it crusade to jumping in and spearheading RIVER/BEACH and trail clean-up efforts, can'd aid works to support sustainability initiatives across the country. Our recycling program, the crush it crusade, works to get organizations, municipalities and schools to launch their own sustainable grassroots recycling programs off…

$51Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Kla FoundationFY2025$20K
Gibson GivesFY2025$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K
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Grants paid · 31 grants · $296K · 2020–2022
Coffey Health FoundationKS · FY2022$10,594
SunsquabiFY2022$10,000
Diversion Designers LLCFY2022$9,388
FruitionFY2022$7,522
WegenerativeFY2022$7,459
Sinks Canyon Natural Resource CouncilFY2022$6,798
Abby Bryant & the EchoesFY2022$5,750
Recycle AwayFY2021$15,891
Emmanuel Communities INCFL · FY2021$10,716
Mount Pleasant A M E ChurchMD · FY2021$10,028
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$832K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$547K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$81K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$326K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$326K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$547K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 61,367
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K$326K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$251K$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$501K$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$476K$547K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$119K$119K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$62K$62K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$429K$245K$55K$129K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$22K$5K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$80$46$10$24
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$8K$2K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$7K$2K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K$41$96
TravelLn 17$21K$20K$434$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$187$436
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$803$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$992$224$524
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$328K$323K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$290$681
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$832K$67K$157K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.3M−$89K$624K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.7M−$332K$709K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.7M−$144K$1000K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.1M$1.2M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$95K$653K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$104K$547K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,159,872 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $932,984$1,165,518
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,347$2,841
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,957$9,844
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,128−$18,331
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $966,160$1,159,872
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $309,310$181,761
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $446,534$467,913
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,695$406,120
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,133,539$1,055,794
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$167,379$104,078
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,159,872 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,478
VIII-1e Government grants$80,717
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,077,323
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,165,518
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,841$2,841
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,844$9,844
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,331−$18,331
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,841 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,487$1,159,872
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,055,794 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $119,387$119,387
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $62,374$62,374
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $244,801 · Management $55,402 · Fundraising $129,272$429,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,909 · Management $4,959 · Fundraising $11,570$38,438
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $46 · Management $10 · Fundraising $24$80
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,070 · Management $1,826 · Fundraising $4,263$14,159
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,088 · Management $1,604 · Fundraising $3,743$12,435
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,675 · Management $41 · Fundraising $96$16,812
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,665 · Management $434 · Fundraising $1,013$21,112
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,064 · Management $187 · Fundraising $436$3,687
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,548 · Management $803 · Fundraising $1,874$6,225
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $992 · Management $224 · Fundraising $524$1,740
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $323,256 · Management $1,305 · Fundraising $3,048$327,609
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,290 · Management $290 · Fundraising $681$2,261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $832,165 · Management $67,085 · Fundraising $156,544$1,055,794
Part X · Balance sheet $578,970 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $231,590$326,065
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,072$13,347
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $251,122$239,558
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $500,784$578,970
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,949$19,041
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,655$13,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,604$32,151
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $476,180$546,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $476,180$546,819
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $500,784$578,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $546,819 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,159,872
XI-2 Total expenses$1,055,794
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,078
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$476,180
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$21,408
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,031
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$546,819

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