Idea Wild EIN 83-0299770

Idea Wild FY2020 filing

EIN  83-0299770 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Collins, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
a science and technology nonprofit
Leadership
W D Vansickle · Pres/Founder · $53K
Money in and out
$462K revenue, $462K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Idea Wild is a science and technology nonprofit based in Fort Collins, CO. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $462K in revenue, $462K in expenses, and $418K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$462K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$462K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$418K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$838
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$462K
FY2020
Expenses
$462K
FY2020
Total assets
$419K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2020
Total revenue
$462K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$462K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$418K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$838
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$419K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $370K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Idea wilds core service is distributing field and office equipment to

$370Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CIdea Wild
EINHdr · item D83-0299770
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Collins, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ideawild.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U99Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1992

Governance & Policies

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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pres/Founder
$53,000Pt VII · Sec A
Developmnt Dir
$30,795Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant
$15,275Pt VII · Sec A
$10,742Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

W D Van Sickle’s $63K as Pres/Founder is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 310 $100K–1M science & technology 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
W D Van Sickle$63,081$63,000$53,000$53,000
W D Vansickle$53,000
Chloe Abbott$28,872$31,336$7,400
Ann Marie Gage$13,750$30,795
Annette Penny$23,193$6,353
Gail M Kimmel$14,534$14,082$15,472$15,275
Harrson Goodal$13,005$15,220$10,742
Ava Aguilar$3,555

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$392K · 85%
Other revenue$69K · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$392K
Other revenue15%$69K
Total revenueLn 12$462K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$370K
Management & general20%$92K
Total functional expensesLn 25$462K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$151K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$418K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $151K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $462K · Less non-cash grants $90K · Cash operating expenses/yr $372K
4.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $370K · Total expenses $462K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $92K · Total expenses $462K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $462K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $392K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $392K · Total revenue $462K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $462K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $462K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $462K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $462K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $462K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $418K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $462K · Expenses $462K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $419K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $418K · Total assets $419K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $419K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual W D Vansickle · Reported title PRES/FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $462K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $106K · Total expenses $462K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · 5 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$346,087
Unitemized GrantFY2022$348,374
Unitemized GrantFY2021$347,252
Unitemized GrantFY2020$380,363
Unitemized GrantFY2019$316,303

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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)$530K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$516K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$518K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$589K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$462K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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