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Platteforum FY2023 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 71-0891869Revenue $627K in FY2023

On file with the IRSplatteforum.org2700 Arapahoe St102, 80205-2706 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Nov 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Using the arts as a bridge, we connect youth and artists with resources to reach their full potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$627K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$647K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$440K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$627K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$912K
FY2023$627K
FY2024$892K
FY2025$402K
Expenses
$647K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$747K
Net assets
$440K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$664K
FY2025$319K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $461K Management & general 15% · $99K Fundraising 14% · $88K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Michael Gadlin
Executive Di
$80,712Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Len Keating
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Ambuhl
Immediate PA
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Moyski
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Angela Gunn
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leilani Abeyta
Emergingarti
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Olson’s $56K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Gadlin—$80,962$80,712———
Kim McCarty———$71,839$71,600$78,083
Jennifer Olson$56,253—————

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects youth and artists with arts resources to help them succeed.

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1 program · $461K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Using the arts as a bridge, we connect youth and professional artists with resources to reach their full potential. Platteforum provides youth the opportunity to develop personal, academic, leadership and life skills, receive critical feedback and learn to work as part of a team.

$461Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Riverfront Park Community FoundationFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$627K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$647K
Ln 25
Programscol B$461K
Managementcol C$99K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$440K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Government grantsLn 1e$174K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$627K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$319K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Other assetsLn 15$138K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$440K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 658
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$600K$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$460K$440K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$63K$7K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$155K$17K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$18K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$46K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$660
Office expensesLn 13$29K$15K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$48K$7K$13K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$67K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$4K$975
Total functional expensesLn 25$647K$461K$99K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $402K$747K−$345K$319K 990 PDF
FY2024 $892K$670K$222K$664K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $627K$647K−$20K$440K 990 PDF
FY2022 $912K$582K$329K$460K 990 PDF
FY2021 $594K$539K$55K$135K 990 PDF
FY2020 $511K$522K−$11K$70K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $626,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $908,440$557,293
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,714$57,629
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $415$5,782
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $952$6,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $911,521$626,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $306,168$338,996
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $18,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,932$308,361
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,100$647,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $329,421−$20,457
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $626,900 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$174,267
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,026
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$557,293
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,629$57,629
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,782$5,782
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,267$4,267
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,929$1,929
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,558 · Excluded from tax $10,049$626,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $647,357 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,944 · Management $7,090 · Fundraising $17,318$87,352
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,646 · Management $16,686 · Fundraising $42,165$213,497
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,740 · Management $1,341 · Fundraising $2,377$11,458
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,031 · Management $3,124 · Fundraising $5,534$26,689
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,705$16,705
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,031 · Fundraising $6,107$52,138
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,340 · Management $660$3,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,358 · Management $13,736$29,094
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,718$3,718
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,363 · Management $6,873 · Fundraising $13,164$68,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,920$13,920
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,055$16,055
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,616$9,616
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,499 · Management $1,004$6,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,173 · Management $14,643$81,816
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,475 · Management $3,946 · Fundraising $975$7,396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $460,575 · Management $99,142 · Fundraising $87,640$647,357
Part X · Balance sheet $649,845 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,905$36,506
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $300,599$319,102
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $151,103$99,440
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,705$5,389
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,716$51,599
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,846$137,809
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $599,874$649,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,306$32,594
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $114,583$72,917
X-25 Other liabilities$104,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,889$210,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $428,139$404,825
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,846$34,703
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $459,985$439,528
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $599,874$649,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $439,528 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$626,900
XI-2 Total expenses$647,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$459,985
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$439,528

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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