Denver Tool Library EIN 47-1610698

Denver Tool Library FY2024 filing

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Lends tools and teaches skills for home improvement and creative projects. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $746K in revenue, $641K in expenses, and $261K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Denver, CO
Website
denvertoollibrary.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$746KFY2024
Expenses
$641K
Net assets
$261K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-1610698 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Denver, CO Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Lends tools and teaches skills for home improvement and creative projects.
Leadership
Sarah Steiner · Executive Di · $94K
Money in and out
$746K revenue, $641K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$746K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$641K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$261K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $105K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$746K
FY2024▲ +41%
Expenses
$641K
FY2024▲ +39%
Total assets
$261K
FY2024▲ +68%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$746K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$641K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$261K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$105K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$261K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $429K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Classes

Offered a diverse range of accessible and inclusive workshops teaching practical skills in areas like woodworking, metalworking, and home repair, building individual capacity, fostering community learning, and ensuring safe tool usage. Employed over a dozen local artists as teachers, serving over 3400 students annually.

$295Kprogram expense
02

Tool Library

A cost-effective alternative to purchasing expensive tools. Provided affordable access to over 5,000 tools for over 900 members and organizations, empowering them to undertake home repairs, creative projects, and community initiatives, fostering self-reliance and promoting sustainability via resource sharing.

$105Kprogram expense
03

Open Workshop

Provided supervised access to the DTL'S industrial-sized tools and larger workspace for trained individuals to work on personal projects, fostering skill application, community collaboration, and continued engagement with the library's resources.

$30Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDenver Tool Library
EINHdr · item D47-1610698
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jdenvertoollibrary.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$94,200Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Di
$82,785Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$27,586Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Steiner’s $102K as Executive Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarah Steiner$101,562$94,200
Garrett Carr$90,920$82,785
Sarah Steiner$81,660$43,850$20,000
Garrett Carr$68,509$21,025
Ian Saunders$23,831$27,586
Ian Saunders$16,887$11,565
Jessie Rodriguez$5,120$1,830
Danielle Slabaugh$2,276$1,590

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$643K · 86%
Contributions & grants$97K · 13%
Investment income$6K · 1%
Program service revenue86%$643K
Contributions & grants13%$97K
Investment income1%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$746K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.02
Program services67%$429K
Management & general31%$198K
Fundraising2%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$641K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$261K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $261K · Operating expenses/yr $641K
4.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $429K · Total expenses $641K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $198K · Total expenses $641K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $641K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $48K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $97K · Total revenue $746K
13%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $746K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $643K · Total revenue $746K
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $746K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $643K · Total expenses $641K
100%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $746K · Prior year $528K
+41%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $261K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $746K · Expenses $641K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $261K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $261K · Total assets $261K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $261K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Steiner · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $94K · Total expenses $641K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $493K · Total expenses $641K
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 41%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

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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)$625K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$746K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$528K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$284K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$120K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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