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Douglas county Soccer association will provide the best possible Soccer experience, helping each player and their family participate to the level they desire. Douglas county Soccer association will enable each child to learn, grow and celebrate his or her accomplishments and love of the game.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 230 volunteers and 64 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $399K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$489K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $64K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.8M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% 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
$7.9M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.9M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.4M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.8M

From the FY2024 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 Feb 1986.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $5.3M Management & general 29% · $2.2M Fundraising 0% · $14K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $489K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$160,376Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Coaching
$116,752Pt VII · Sec A
Gecnl Director
$108,208Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$103,365Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lorne Donaldson—$168,836$157,902$152,779$144,261
Jared Spires$160,376$150,400$139,913$160,658$147,500
Shawn Comegys$116,752————
Lyle Lebere$108,208————
Danny Bills——$102,811$104,615—
Daniel Bills—$104,307———
Nicole Niki Titus$103,365————
Theresa Ecthermeyer—$100,365———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Real Colorado Soccer is a community based organization committed to helping each player learn, grow, and celebrate his or her love of the game. We are dedicated to developing character, integrity, and personal growth for the youth player, student athlete and future leader.

$5.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$64K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $649K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$182,409
Unitemized GrantFY2023$145,361
Unitemized GrantFY2023$106,293
Unitemized GrantFY2022$137,914
Unitemized GrantFY2021$76,921

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Money outPt IX
$7.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Accounts receivableLn 4$96K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M
Other assetsLn 15$161K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 6230
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$182K$182K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$279K$132K$147K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$1K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$111K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$196K$68K$128K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.3M$16K$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$367$16K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$203K$100K$103K$22
Information technologyLn 14$104K$41K$63K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$156K$156K
TravelLn 17$907K$907K$60
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$19K$13K$307
InterestLn 20$135K$135K$175
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$96K$96K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.2M$19K$712
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M$5.3M$2.2M$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $7.9M$7.4M$492K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $7.2M$7.1M$107K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $6.4M$6.2M$254K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $6.1M$5.0M$1.1M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2021 $3.7M$3.6M$85K$1.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,923,715 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,358$111,326
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,134,151$7,662,839
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,894$73,734
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,870$75,816
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,237,533$7,923,715
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $249,654$182,409
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,857,032$2,775,443
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,024,172$4,474,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,130,858$7,432,166
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $106,675$491,549
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,923,715 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,501,467 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,625
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,701
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,326
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,219,799$6,219,799
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73,734$73,734
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $17,389$17,389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,662,839 · Excluded from tax $149,550$7,923,715
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,432,166 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $182,409$182,409
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,871 · Management $146,806$278,677
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,083,418 · Management $1,253,228$2,336,646
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,464 · Management $47,468$48,932
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $111,188$111,188
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $68,357 · Management $127,809$196,166
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,265$1,265
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,064$33,064
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,273,980 · Management $15,804 · Fundraising $750$1,290,534
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $367 · Management $15,875 · Fundraising $12,086$28,328
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $99,714 · Management $103,233 · Fundraising $22$202,969
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,061 · Management $62,541$103,602
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $155,521$155,521
IX-17 TravelPrograms $907,228 · Management $60$907,288
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,000 · Management $13,347 · Fundraising $307$32,654
IX-20 InterestPrograms $134,696 · Management $175$134,871
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $96,255$96,255
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $48,381$48,381
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,219,802 · Management $18,542 · Fundraising $712$1,239,056
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,360$4,360
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,263,982 · Management $2,154,307 · Fundraising $13,877$7,432,166
Part X · Balance sheet $6,570,326 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $566,257$173,425
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,305,472$1,437,535
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $307,024$96,326
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $163,894$96,902
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,455,724$4,605,496
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $248,265$160,642
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,046,636$6,570,326
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $385,405$20,933
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $671,761$291,166
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $2,451,101$2,301,443
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $238,378$157,171
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,746,645$2,770,713
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,231,342$3,730,964
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,649$68,649
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,299,991$3,799,613
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,046,636$6,570,326
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,799,613 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,923,715
XI-2 Total expenses$7,432,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$491,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,299,991
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$8,073
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,799,613

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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