Columbia Future Forge

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Camas, WA501(c)(3)Since 2016Youth DevelopmentEIN 81-4252073Revenue $411K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthecolumbiafutureforge.com124 Ne 19th Ave, 98607-1001 · Camas, WATax-exempt since May 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Teach life and employment skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 36 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$411K
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$424K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$411K
FY2025+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$411K
Expenses
$424K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$364K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$424K
Net assets
$136K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$136K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $378K Management & general 11% · $46K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,550Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luis Avila Mis’s $2K as Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Overton———$15,030——
Julie Mauer——$4,665$6,695$6,680$5,435
Luis Avila Mis$1,550$2,435$3,469———

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 15aNo

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2 programs · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Apply what has been learned in Columbia Future Forge classes and workshops

$267Kprogram expense
02

Learn how to apply Christian principles and life skills in sports activities.

$111Kprogram expense

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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$22K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$411K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$424K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$411K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$51
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$136K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$52K$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$151K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$149K$136K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$2K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$283K$266K$17K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$29K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$592$592$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$22K$20K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$50K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$0$7K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$424K$378K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $411K$424K−$13K$136K 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$430K−$20K$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $372K$367K$5K$168K 990 PDF
FY2022 $340K$365K−$25K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $403K$364K$39K$135K 990 PDF
FY2020 $310K$318K−$8K$96K 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 $411,384 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $132,991$114,686
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $273,723$294,629
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,256$2,069
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,970$411,384
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $347,459$320,869
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,202$103,231
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $429,661$424,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,691−$12,716
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $411,384 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$11,500
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,186
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$114,686
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $294,629 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$294,629
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,069 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,069
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
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 $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $296,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$411,384
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $424,100 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,550
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $265,913 · Management $17,093 · Fundraising $0$283,006
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,781 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,781
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,151 · Management $1,381 · Fundraising $0$30,532
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,267 · Fundraising $0$7,267
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $592 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$592
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,438 · Fundraising $0$3,438
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,900 · Fundraising $0$3,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,716 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,716
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,089 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $0$22,489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,032 · Management $3,561 · Fundraising $0$53,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,236 · Fundraising $0$7,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,824 · Management $46,276 · Fundraising $0$424,100
Part X · Balance sheet $137,646 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,336$66,635
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51$51
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,506$18,593
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,139$12,011
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $51,930$40,356
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 $2,800$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $150,762$137,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,920$1,520
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,920$1,520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,842$136,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $150,762$137,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $136,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$411,384
XI-2 Total expenses$424,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,716
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,842
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$136,126

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