Gabby Krause Foundation

Tax-deductible

Centennial, CO501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 47-0946567Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbagsoffun.org7200 S Alton Way Ste A180, 80112-2240 · Centennial, COTax-exempt since Apr 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 deficit $8K a year · under 1% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$196K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$218K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$999K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 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 Apr 2005.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.6M Management & general 9% · $180K Fundraising 8% · $147K

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; $196K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman/Ed
$93,645Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$53,546Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$49,061Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tammy Krause’s $94K as Chairman/Ed is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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
Tammy Krause$93,645$91,014$86,532$84,093$79,492$79,492
Kirklyn Simonton$53,546$75,667$76,906$74,729$53,605$53,605
Kelly Moran—$65,610$67,605$67,206$53,605$53,605
Jaclyn Stolze$49,061—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Delivers bags of toys to hospitalized children fighting critical long-term and life-threatening conditions, bringing them joy and relief.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The gabby krause foundation's mission is to deliver joy, laughter and relief to children fighting a critical long-term and life-threatening condition. The signature project of the foundation is bags of fun.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $950K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$949,531

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$218K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$111K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$915K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$490K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$490K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$647K
Other assetsLn 15$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$218K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$401K$490K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$901K$647K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$218K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$950K$950K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$130K$46K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$481K$337K$62K$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$8K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$36K$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$10K$16K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$19K$6K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$53K$35K$10K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$63K$16K$11K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$965$905
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$8K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$2K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$4K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$180K$147K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.9M−$225K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.7M−$27K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$140K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$100K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$999K$173K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$928K$73K$1.1M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,713,142 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,601,185$1,679,940
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,462$33,202
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,629,647$1,713,142
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $735,614$949,531
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $619,698$749,087
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,135$239,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,656,447$1,938,140
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,800−$224,998
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,713,142 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$915,202
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$764,738
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$111,152
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,679,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,202$33,202
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $33,202$1,713,142
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,938,140 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $949,531$949,531
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,018 · Management $46,161 · Fundraising $20,074$196,253
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $337,497 · Management $62,248 · Fundraising $81,560$481,305
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,803 · Management $1,810 · Fundraising $1,696$11,309
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,555 · Management $1,287 · Fundraising $1,208$8,050
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,997 · Management $8,347 · Fundraising $7,826$52,170
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,127 · Management $15,819 · Fundraising $5,753$31,699
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,710 · Management $5,600 · Fundraising $4,343$28,653
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,639 · Management $10,368 · Fundraising $8,041$53,048
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,510 · Management $16,074 · Fundraising $10,716$89,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,161 · Management $965 · Fundraising $905$6,031
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,838 · Management $2,015 · Fundraising $1,344$11,197
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,937 · Management $4,677 · Fundraising $1,659$8,273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,244 · Management $4,994 · Fundraising $2,083$11,321
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,610,567 · Management $180,365 · Fundraising $147,208$1,938,140
Part X · Balance sheet $1,332,156 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400,542$490,357
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,375$7,992
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $886,336$638,739
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,157$195,068
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,375,410$1,332,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,709$13,528
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $76,474$204,229
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113,183$217,757
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,262,227$1,114,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,262,227$1,114,399
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,375,410$1,332,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,114,399 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,713,142
XI-2 Total expenses$1,938,140
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$224,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,262,227
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$77,170
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,114,399

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