Ensemble Innovation Ventures FY2021 filing

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Ensemble Innovation Ventures allocates capital resources to improve community health & wellness.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
12¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$325K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.5M a year · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
12%
of spending
Concern: 12% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$325K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $34.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$412K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$902K
+480% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
12%
Net assets
$34.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$902K
FY2021▲ +480%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$902K
FY2022−$1.6M
FY2023−$1.6M
FY2024$131K
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +312%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$34.8M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36.4M
FY2021$34.8M
FY2022$29.7M
FY2023$29.1M
FY2024$25.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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Where the money goes

12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 12% · $227K Management & general 88% · $1.7M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $325K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$102,718Pt VII · Sec A
$59,064Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$56,492Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$32,250Pt VII · Sec A
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$28,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A

Helen W Drexler’s $169K as President and Chief Executive Officer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership 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
Helen W Drexler$169,131$161,046$167,138$102,718—
Brent Troxell$18,960$36,766$108,102——
Gregory C Vochis CPA—$53,399$66,510——
Gregory C Vochis———$59,064—
David W Gerbus—$11,987$46,662$56,492—
Adam Haynes$40,750$41,500$40,886$32,250$30,250
Gregory Vochis$38,796————
Russell Hedman Jd$34,500$34,500$36,133$28,500$26,750

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 15aNo

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1 program · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The company was organized in august 2020 and was funded by a dividend from our subsidiary organization, delta dental of colorado ("ddco"). For the year-ended ending december 31, 2021, the company generated income from investments (related to the capital received at formation of the company) and incurred personnel (shared costs from…

$227Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$902K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$792K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$227K
Managementcol C$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$34.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K
Total assetsLn 16$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$792K
Gains on assetsLn 7$499K
Total revenueLn 12$902K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$354K
SavingsLn 2$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$616K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$150K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K
Net assetsLn 32$34.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$616K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$33.7M$34.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$150K
Total assetsLn 16$36.6M$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K$412K
Net assetsLn 32$36.4M$34.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$669K$115K$554K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$630K$21K$609K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$4K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$464$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$87K$87K
Legal feesLn 11b$55K$55K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$3K$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$37K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$624$1K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$13K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$68K$22K$46K
OccupancyLn 16$120K$204$120K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$1K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$227K$1.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $131K$3.5M−$3.4M$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 −$1.6M$2.1M−$3.8M$29.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$1.6M$2.4M−$4.0M$29.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $902K$1.9M−$993K$34.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $156K$460K−$304K$36.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $902,312 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$110,439
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $155,545$791,873
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $155,545$902,312
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 $252,972$1,349,512
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $206,882$546,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $459,854$1,895,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$304,309−$993,313
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $902,312 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,439$110,439
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $292,894$292,894
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $498,979$498,979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $110,439 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $791,873$902,312
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,895,625 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,625 · Management $554,295$668,920
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,801 · Management $608,777$629,578
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,961 · Management $12,800$16,761
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $464 · Management $14,308$14,772
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,701 · Management $9,780$19,481
IX-11a Management feesManagement $87,010$87,010
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $55,100$55,100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,300 · Management $30,000$33,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $31,818$31,818
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,370 · Management $12,590$49,960
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $624 · Management $1,110$1,734
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,053 · Management $21,958$35,011
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,841 · Management $46,394$68,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $204 · Management $119,556$119,760
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,451$3,451
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,669$4,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $22,292$22,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,057 · Management $32,716$33,773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $227,001 · Management $1,668,624 · Fundraising $0$1,895,625
Part X · Balance sheet $35,241,106 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$354,191
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,838,378$261,487
X-4 Accounts receivable$34
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,179$35,098
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$150,169
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $30,039,004$29,252,867
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,644,824$4,887,760
X-14 Intangible assets$286,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $163$13,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,571,548$35,241,106
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,519$181,227
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $94,092$230,741
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,611$411,968
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,441,937$34,829,138
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,441,937$34,829,138
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,571,548$35,241,106
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,829,138 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$902,312
XI-2 Total expenses$1,895,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$993,313
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,441,937
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$619,486
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,829,138

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