Columbia Future Forge EIN 81-4252073 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Columbia Future Forge FY2023 filing

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Teaches life and job skills to help people succeed. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $372K in revenue, $367K in expenses, and $168K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2016
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Camas, WA
Website
thecolumbiafutureforge.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$372KFY2023
Expenses
$367K
Net assets
$168K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  81-4252073 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Camas, WA Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches life and job skills to help people succeed.
Leadership
Julie Mauer · Director Secretary · $5K
Money in and out
$372K revenue, $367K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$372K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$367K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$168K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$372K
FY2023▲ +9%
Expenses
$367K
FY2023+0.3%
Total assets
$176K
FY2023▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2023▲ +43%
Total revenue
$372K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$367K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$168K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$176K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CColumbia Future Forge
EINHdr · item D81-4252073
Principal addressHdr · item CCamas, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jthecolumbiafutureforge.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director Secretary
$4,665Pt VII · Sec A
$3,469Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luis Avila Mis’s $2K as Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $303K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

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

$154Kprogram expense
02

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

$149Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$242K · 65%
Contributions & grants$127K · 34%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Program service revenue65%$242K
Contributions & grants34%$127K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$372K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$303K
Management & general17%$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$168K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $141K · Operating expenses/yr $367K
4.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $303K · Total expenses $367K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $63K · Total expenses $367K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $367K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $944 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $137K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $127K · Total revenue $372K
34%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $372K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $242K · Total revenue $372K
65%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $372K
+0.9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $242K · Total expenses $367K
66%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $372K · Prior year $340K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $168K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $372K · Expenses $367K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $176K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $168K · Total assets $176K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $74K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $176K
42%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julie Mauer · Reported title Director Secretary · Highest reported compensation $5K · Total expenses $367K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $271K · Total expenses $367K
74%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2020–2020

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$411K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$372K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$340K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$310K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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