Community Builders EIN 61-1765796 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowering communities with training, information, and assistance for success and prosperity. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $529K in revenue, $685K in expenses, and $736K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Glenwood Spgs, CO
Website
communitybuilders.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$529KFY2021
Expenses
$685K
Net assets
$736K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  61-1765796 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Glenwood Spgs, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering communities with training, information, and assistance for success and prosperity.
Leadership
Clark Anderson · Executive Director · $83K
Money in and out
$529K revenue, $685K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$529K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$685K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$736K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$156K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-29%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$529K
FY2021▲ +6%
Expenses
$685K
FY2021▼ -22%
Total assets
$761K
FY2021▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$25K
FY2021▼ -85%
Total revenue
$529K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$685K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$736K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$156K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$761K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommunity Builders
EINHdr · item D61-1765796
Principal addressHdr · item CGlenwood Spgs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jcommunitybuilders.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$83,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clark Anderson’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clark Anderson$102,341$101,360$90,680$88,000$83,000$80,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $548K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Tools & Insights

Our tools and insights program provides stories, information, and tools to give communities resources and inspiration to build more livable places. This year we delivered a wide range of blog posts and other online insights covering housing, land use, economic recovery and other relevant topics.

$380Kprogram expense
02

Technical Assistance

The goals of the technical assistance program are to: 1) help communities make tangible progress on specific livability objectives; 2) build local capacity to help communities advance livability solutions on their own; and 3) create models and success stories that inspire and inform progress in other communities within the american west…

$129Kprogram expense
03

Training

The goals of the training program are to: 1) increase knowledge, competence, and leadership abilities of people who MAKE/INFLUENCE decisions about how the community grows and changes over time; and 2) help local leaders develop the partnerships, tools, inspiration, and direction they need to advance livability.

$39Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$393K · 74%
Program service revenue$135K · 26%
Contributions & grants74%$393K
Program service revenue26%$135K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$272K
Total revenueLn 12$529K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program services80%$548K
Management & general14%$96K
Fundraising6%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$665K
Total assetsLn 16$761K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$25K
Total net assetsLn 32$736K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $665K · Operating expenses/yr $685K
11.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $548K · Total expenses $685K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $96K · Total expenses $685K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $685K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $25K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $192K
$0.13 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $393K · Total revenue $529K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants $272K · Total revenue $529K
51%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $135K · Total revenue $529K
26%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $529K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $135K · Total expenses $685K
20%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $529K · Prior year $499K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $736K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $529K · Expenses $685K
-29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $761K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $736K · Total assets $761K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $761K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Clark Anderson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $685K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $593K · Total expenses $685K
87%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 6%
Legal fee ratio 0.07%
Accounting 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$170K
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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)$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$613K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$368K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$529K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$499K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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