Future Arts Foundation EIN 47-1919609

Future Arts Foundation

EIN  47-1919609 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lafayette, CO Founded 2014
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Hosts concerts to fund youth arts programs.
Leadership
Travis Albright · Executive Di · $42K
Money in and out
$360K revenue, $414K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency

Hosts concerts to fund youth arts programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $360K in revenue, $414K in expenses, and $9K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$360K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$414K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$54K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-15%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +58% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$360K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses
$414K
FY2025▼ -27%
Total assets
$40K
FY2025▼ -39%
Total liabilities
$30K
FY2025▲ ×18
Total revenue
$360K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$414K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$40K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $339K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In 2025,THE future arts foundation opened the doors to it's free tuition music school, the bluebird school. The school provided free music instruction, over two semesters, to fourteen students. The students were aged fourteen through eighteen, and came from six colorado cities.

$325Kprogram expense
02

The foundation donated approximately 20 instruments to the children of colorado teachers and first responders.

$14Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFuture Arts Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-1919609
Principal addressHdr · item CLafayette, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fafcolorado.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$41,906Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Albright’s $42K as Executive Di is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Travis Albright$41,906$114,104$81,296$49,776$15,316
Travis Albright$4,074

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$325K · 90%
Contributions & grants$34K · 9%
Program service revenue90%$325K
Contributions & grants9%$34K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$360K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.08
Program services82%$339K
Management & general10%$43K
Fundraising8%$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$414K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$40K
Total assetsLn 16$40K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$30K
Total net assetsLn 32$9K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $40K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $414K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $407K
1.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $339K · Total expenses $414K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $43K · Total expenses $414K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $32K · Total expenses $414K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $45K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $73K
$0.61 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $34K · Total revenue $360K
9%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $360K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $325K · Total revenue $360K
90%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $360K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $325K · Total expenses $414K
79%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $360K · Prior year $418K
-14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $154K · FY2025 $360K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $360K · Expenses $414K
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $40K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9K · Total assets $40K
24%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $40K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Travis Albright · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $42K · Total expenses $414K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $48K · Total expenses $414K
12%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 95%
Revenue growth -14%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Gibson GivesFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$14K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $905 · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$150
Unitemized GrantFY2025$55
Unitemized GrantFY2023$700

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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)$360K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$418K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$567K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$154K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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