Visit Aurora INC FY2023 filing

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Aurora, CO501(c)(6)Since 2009Community DevelopmentEIN 80-0536531Revenue $4.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRSvisitaurora.com2501 Dallas St Ste 290, 80010-1043 · Aurora, COTax-exempt since Mar 2010

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Visit Aurora is the destination marketing organization to the city of Aurora, colorado to promote businesses, workforce, and residents.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$462K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$462K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$551K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2023▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.3M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2023▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $4.3M Management & general 14% · $703K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $462K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$247,428Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing
$112,817Pt VII · Sec A
$101,761Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Honorary Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven B Dalton’s $264K as CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven B Dalton$264,269$264,141$247,428$234,165$215,681$216,969
Randi Morritt$164,467$154,389$112,817$104,539——
Paula Lynn Retired 123124—$127,241————
Justin Clark———$110,839$103,263—
Harold Ebels$107,933—————
Amanda Butler—$107,559————
Amber Hejduk$106,922—————
Heather Savoca—$103,720————

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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Promotes Aurora, Colorado as a tourist destination.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Promotion of the city of aurora

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 29 grants · $384K · 2020–2025
Aurora Chamber of CommerceCO · FY2025$13,200
Live Ai Jacks INCFY2025$12,500
Colfax Canvas LLCFY2025$10,000
Aurora PrideFY2025$10,000
Out Front Foundation LLCCO · FY2024$10,000
Colfax Canvas LLCFY2024$10,000
Out Front Foundation LLCCO · FY2023$20,000
HsmaiVA · FY2023$15,000
Aurora Chamber of CommerceCO · FY2023$12,556
Colfax Canvas LLCFY2023$10,000
Aurora Chamber of CommerceCO · FY2022$13,500
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$703K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$551K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$325K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$551K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 613
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K$301K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$541K$551K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$142K$142K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$199K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$312K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$44K$33K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$147K$112K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$93K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$238K$213K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.4M$1.4M$5K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$80K$59K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$207K$152K$55K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$673K$572K$101K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$35K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$314K$286K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.3M$703K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.3M$5.4M−$150K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$5.7M−$734K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.6M$5.0M−$427K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$4.2M−$1.2M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$3.0M$1.3M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$2.3M$1.2M$3.0M 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 I · Summary $4,603,993 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,538,892$3,137,897
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $488,522$1,463,214
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,224$2,882
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,030,638$4,603,993
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $63,508$141,801
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,558,463$1,890,525
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,563,117$2,998,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,185,088$5,031,095
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,154,450−$427,102
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $4,603,993 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,137,897
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,137,897
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,463,214$1,463,214
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,882$2,882
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,463,214 · Excluded from tax $2,882$4,603,993
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,031,095 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $141,801$141,801
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $199,450 · Management $61,935$261,385
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,004,251 · Management $311,848$1,316,099
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,348 · Management $10,355$43,703
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,313 · Management $34,877$147,190
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,205 · Management $28,943$122,148
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $5,050$5,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $212,775 · Management $25,683$238,458
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,401,225 · Management $5,020$1,406,245
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,521 · Management $2,336$8,857
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,793 · Management $21,061$79,854
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $152,161 · Management $54,506$206,667
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $571,725 · Management $100,881$672,606
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,796 · Management $12,465$47,261
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,131 · Management $2,913$11,044
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $285,599 · Management $28,074$313,673
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,666 · Management $2,388$9,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,327,810 · Management $703,285 · Fundraising $0$5,031,095
Part X · Balance sheet $3,317,286 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $426,232$324,815
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,404,910$2,020,692
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$120,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $185,343$189,148
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,450$17,540
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,643$118,316
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $301,292$300,882
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $299,294$218,996
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,897$6,897
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,734,061$3,317,286
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $193,181$202,790
X-18 Grants payable$50,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,640$72,623
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $303,846$225,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $540,667$550,994
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,193,394$2,766,292
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,193,394$2,766,292
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,734,061$3,317,286
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,766,292 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,603,993
XI-2 Total expenses$5,031,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$427,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,193,394
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,766,292

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