Progressnow Colorado Education FY2020 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 73-1674017Revenue $2.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSprogressnowcolorado.org1536 Wynkoop St Ste 224, 80202-1569 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jan 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$127K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $95K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$524K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$519K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$941K
FY2022$969K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$731K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$519K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021−$122K
FY2022−$235K
FY2023−$423K
FY2024−$349K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.9M Management & general 24% · $605K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$126,543Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Loflin’s $1K as Executive Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2833 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ian Silverii———$126,543
Sara Loflin$1,000$124,644$45,000—

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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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

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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-Produced daily news clip service for over 2500 subscribers highlighting state and local news stories of importance-Conducted weekly collaboration meetings for state/local organizations and affiliates to share best practices and strategies for digital communications-Continued development of a statewide narrative development project with…

$1.9Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$475
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$605K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$519K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$589K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$524K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$475
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$356K
SavingsLn 2$233K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$589K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$425K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$524K
Net assetsLn 32$519K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K$589K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$757K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K$524K
Net assetsLn 32$690K$519K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$646K$646K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$69K$5K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$708K$708K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$97K$15K$82K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$15K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$7K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$675K$431K$244K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$5K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$877$877
OccupancyLn 16$65K$14K$51K
TravelLn 17$11K$5K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$9K$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$605K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.3M$62K−$349K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$731K$537K−$423K 990 PDF
FY2022 $969K$1.2M−$261K−$235K 990 PDF
FY2021 $941K$1.6M−$641K−$122K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.4M$2.5M−$171K$519K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,361,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,355,620$2,162,227
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,102$199,293
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $380$475
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,514,102$2,361,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$646,102
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $708,251$941,062
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $857,355$945,871
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,565,606$2,533,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,504−$171,040
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $2,361,995 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,162,227
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,162,227
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $199,293$199,293
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $475$475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $199,768 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,361,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,533,035 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $646,102$646,102
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,167 · Management $5,481 · Fundraising $1,297$75,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $707,919$707,919
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,217 · Management $81,527$96,744
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,509 · Management $45,945$60,454
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,681 · Management $21,700$28,381
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $430,881 · Management $244,004$674,885
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,518$1,518
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,567 · Management $14,709$19,276
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $877$877
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,016 · Management $50,506$64,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,006 · Management $6,302$11,308
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,647 · Management $3,074$4,721
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,861$12,861
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,557$3,557
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,466 · Management $112,317$121,783
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,182$2,182
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,925,178 · Management $605,042 · Fundraising $2,815$2,533,035
Part X · Balance sheet $1,043,244 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,131$356,343
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $553,179$232,657
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,025$364
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,250$20,174
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,511$8,695
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,257$425,011
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $757,353$1,043,244
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,076$8,670
X-19 Deferred revenue$304,863
X-25 Other liabilities$210,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,076$524,007
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $503,872$331,832
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $186,405$187,405
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $690,277$519,237
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $757,353$1,043,244
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $519,237 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,361,995
XI-2 Total expenses$2,533,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$171,040
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$690,277
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$519,237

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