Data-Driven Economic Strategies INC

Monument, CO · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$539K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$531K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$253K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$539K
FY2025▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$539K
Expenses
$531K
FY2025▲ +22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$531K
Net assets
$253K
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$81K
FY2021−$83K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$253K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CData-Driven Economic Strategies INC
EINHdr · item D47-5184860
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2015
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMonument, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ddestrategies.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program services85%$449K
Management & general15%$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$531K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -93% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$253K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$253K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$17K
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$253K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$162K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$253K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$383K · 71%
Contributions & grants$156K · 29%
Program service revenue71%$383K
Contributions & grants29%$156K
Investment income$304
Total revenueLn 12$539K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $162K · Operating expenses/yr $531K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $449K · Total expenses $531K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $82K · Total expenses $531K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $531K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $145K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $156K · Total revenue $539K
29%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $539K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $383K · Total revenue $539K
71%
Investment reliance
Investment income $304 · Total revenue $539K
+0.06%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $383K · Total expenses $531K
72%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $539K · Prior year $575K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $540K · FY2025 $539K
-0.03%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $253K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $539K · Expenses $531K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $253K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $253K · Total assets $253K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $253K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tatiana Bailey · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $273K · Total expenses $531K
51%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $489K · Total expenses $531K
92%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Revenue growth -6%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$272,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tatiana Bailey’s $273K as Executive Dir. is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tatiana Bailey$272,615$250,000$213,077$39,173$1,152—
Sue Payton————$19,536$30,000
Seth Harvey————$1,536—
Sue Spradley————$1,536—
David Buck————$1,536—
Jason Knudson————$1,536—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Fosters innovation and commercialization of new technologies through partnerships across aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $449K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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DDES provides in-depth economic reports to communities in Colorado to help educate citizens, businesses, and government on the national, state, and local economies. The unbiased, government-sourced information helps inform decision making and thus helps guide economic and workforce development initiatives.

$449Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$122K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $539K$531K-6% 990 PDF
FY2024 $575K$434K+40% 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$375K+49% 990 PDF
FY2022 $275K$123K-34% 990 PDF
FY2021 $416K$418K-23% 990 PDF
FY2020 $540K$546K 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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