Restoration Outreach Programs FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Aurora, CO501(c)(3)Since 2008Crime & LegalEIN 80-0001215

Restoration Outreach Programs provides services to homeless, disadvantaged and at-risk individuals and youth, including a food bank, GED training, ESL teaching, after-school tutoring and group youth mentoring programs. ROP provides direct services to address hunger, homelessness, lack of education, underemployment, language barriers, addictions, and hopelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$606K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$509K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$806K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$606K
FY2024▲ +14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$606K
FY2025$673K
Expenses
$509K
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$604K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$494K
Net assets
$806K
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$688K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$725K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$806K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $351K Management & general 22% · $113K Fundraising 9% · $44K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$39,568Pt 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Tellis’s $39K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenton Scroggs———$14,408$57,200$77,000
Mary Tellis$38,617$39,568$76,880$76,707$75,800$23,800

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

Provides food, education, and mentoring to homeless, disadvantaged, and at-risk youth.

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3 program services account for $333K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Youth Ministries is made up outreach to Children (Selah) and Teens (Kairos). SELAH is ROP's children's program that exists with the goal of providing quality, Jesus- centered programing for inner city and refugee children on and around East Colfax.

$220Kprogram expense
02

The ROP Food Bank seeks to provide food for people at risk of hunger living along Colfax in Northwest Aurora and Northeast Denver. Every Tuesday, the Food Bank provides groceries and other resources to many families and individuals in need, as well as provides food to individuals and families in crisis on an as-needed basis throughout…

$84Kprogram expense
03

The Work Readiness/GED Ministry strives to enhance employability of those within the community we serve. We provide tutoring to prepare students for the high school equivalency test (GED or HiSet), assist participants in creating effective resumes, train in effective interview techniques, and help participants develop soft skills that…

$29Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$606K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$522K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$509K
Ln 25
Programscol B$351K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$806K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$826K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$522K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$393
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$606K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$453K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$826K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$806K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 664
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K$329K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$453K$453K
Total assetsLn 16$724K$826K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$708K$806K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$336$336
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$48K$24K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$144K$23K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$2K$550
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$33K$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$2K$8K$844
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K−$701$962
OccupancyLn 16$27K$22K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$857$429
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$534$534
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K$134
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$75K$4K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K$351K$113K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $673K$494K$179K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $606K$509K$98K$806K 990 PDF
FY2023 $532K$549K−$17K$708K 990 PDF
FY2022 $608K$574K$34K$725K 990 PDF
FY2021 $532K$549K−$17K$678K 990 PDF
FY2020 $805K$604K$201K$688K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $606,342 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$522,169
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,907
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$522,169
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $393 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$393
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,427 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,427
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $866 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$866
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $19,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,800
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $55,687 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$55,687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$606,342
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $508,675 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $336$336
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,341 · Management $24,170 · Fundraising $8,057$80,568
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $143,894 · Management $23,180 · Fundraising $7,727$174,801
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,300 · Management $1,650 · Fundraising $550$5,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,703 · Management $4,851 · Fundraising $1,617$16,171
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,021$27,021
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,975$1,975
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,014 · Management $8,071 · Fundraising $8,071$49,156
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,200 · Fundraising $4,200$8,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,322 · Management $8,031 · Fundraising $844$11,197
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,222 · Management −$701 · Fundraising $962$1,483
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,653 · Management $5,414 · Fundraising $0$27,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,753 · Management $857 · Fundraising $429$6,039
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $534 · Management $534$1,068
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,271 · Management $2,019 · Fundraising $134$9,424
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,856 · Management $3,760 · Fundraising $1,293$79,909
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $8,560$8,560
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $351,199 · Management $113,057 · Fundraising $44,419$508,675
Part X · Balance sheet $826,295 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,680$88,886
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $232,771$239,733
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$13,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $453,224$453,224
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $100$11,811
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,907$18,907
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $723,682$826,295
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,222$19,197
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,311$1,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,533$20,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $708,149$805,817
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $723,682$826,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $805,817 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$606,342
XI-2 Total expenses$508,675
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,667
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$708,149
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$805,817

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