Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning Fund EIN 55-0873041 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning Fund

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Provides educational support to young children. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $485K in revenue, $407K in expenses, and $305K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Glenwood Springs, CO
Website
www.rar4kids.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$485KFY2025
Expenses
$407K
Net assets
$305K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  55-0873041 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Glenwood Springs, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides educational support to young children.
Leadership
Suzanne Wheeler-Del Piccolo · Executive Di · $89K
Money in and out
$485K revenue, $407K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$485K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$407K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$305K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $78K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +205% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$485K
FY2025▲ +59%
Expenses
$407K
FY2025▲ +41%
Total assets
$372K
FY2025▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$67K
FY2025▼ -39%
Total revenue
$485K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$407K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$305K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$78K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$372K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $225K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Bolsitas ROJAS/LITTLE red bags outreach fills a need for our most underserved children and parents. These parent-child early literacy family networks bring together families of children not enrolled in preschool.

$164Kprogram expense
02

123 let's read gifts one book per month to each participating preschool teacher and every student in their class. With each book, rar staff provides customized suggestions for home activities to stimulate brain development, enhance vocabulary, and motivate at-home reading.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Blue bag library days introduces over 800 children who participate in one of our book programs to local libraries so they and their families can access books and other resources. Children receive a raising a reader blue library bag to keep and carry their library books to and from home.

$28Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRoaring Fork Valley Early Learning Fund
EINHdr · item D55-0873041
Principal addressHdr · item CGlenwood Springs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rar4kids.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$88,680Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Suzanne Wheeler-Del Piccolo’s $89K as Executive Di is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Suzanne Wheeler-Del Piccolo$88,680$84,847$80,000$20,000
Cynthia Blachly$70,000

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
Contributions & grants$433K · 89%
Program service revenue$34K · 7%
Other revenue$11K · 2%
Investment income$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants89%$433K
Program service revenue7%$34K
Other revenue2%$11K
Investment income1%$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$99K
Total revenueLn 12$485K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.14
Program services78%$319K
Management & general7%$30K
Fundraising14%$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$67K
Total net assetsLn 32$305K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $348K · Operating expenses/yr $407K
10.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $319K · Total expenses $407K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $407K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $57K · Total expenses $407K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $256K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $433K · Total revenue $485K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $99K · Total revenue $485K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $34K · Total revenue $485K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $485K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $34K · Total expenses $407K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $485K · Prior year $306K
+59%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $192K · FY2024 $485K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $305K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $485K · Expenses $407K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $372K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $305K · Total assets $372K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $11K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $372K
3%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Suzanne Wheeler-Del Piccolo · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $89K · Total expenses $407K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $229K · Total expenses $407K
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 59%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$104K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $27K · 2024–2024
FocusedkidsCO · FY2024$26,598

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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)$485K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$204K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$192K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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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