Fish for Change EIN 82-4880566 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Fish for Change FY2020 filing

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Sustain fisheries through conservation, education, and therapeutic fly fishing experiences. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $63K in revenue, $63K in expenses, and $101K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Denver, CO
Website
fishforchange.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$63KFY2020
Expenses
$63K
Net assets
$101K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4880566 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Denver, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Sustain fisheries through conservation, education, and therapeutic fly fishing experiences.
Leadership
Rebecca Brown · Vice Chair a · $8K
Money in and out
$63K revenue, $63K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$63K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$63K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$464
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
31.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-0.7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$63K
FY2020
Expenses
$63K
FY2020
Total assets
$209K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$107K
FY2020
Total revenue
$63K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$63K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$464
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$209K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFish for Change
EINHdr · item D82-4880566
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jfishforchange.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Chair a
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$6,924Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Brown’s $15K as Vice Chair and Secretary is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Brown$15,000$15,000$12,000$11,500$7,500
Rebecca Clarke$6,924

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 $50K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Activities or initiatives are service projects and fundraising efforts that benefit the area where we provide student programs. Examples are providing and funding technology in local schools, literacy programs in schools, helping to build and provide a generator for a new hospital, hurricane relief and conservation efforts such as beach…

$50Kprogram expense
02

Week long educational programs provided abroad and in the us for high school and college students. Content focus on conservation, service work, cultural exchange, and fly fishing.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$31K · 49%
Program service revenue$29K · 47%
Other revenue$3K · 5%
Contributions & grants49%$31K
Program service revenue47%$29K
Other revenue5%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$63K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22
Program services78%$50K
Management & general22%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$63K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Total assetsLn 16$209K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$107K
Total net assetsLn 32$101K
Months of cash on handcomputed31.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $164K · Operating expenses/yr $63K
31.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $50K · Total expenses $63K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $63K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $63K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $31K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $31K · Total revenue $63K
49%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $63K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $29K · Total revenue $63K
47%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $63K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $29K · Total expenses $63K
46%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $63K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $101K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $63K · Expenses $63K
-0.7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $209K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $101K · Total assets $209K
49%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $209K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rebecca Brown · Reported title VICE CHAIR A · Highest reported compensation $8K · Total expenses $63K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $14K · Total expenses $63K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $87K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,300
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,150
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,815
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,800

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$233K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$179K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$278K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$208K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$63K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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