Southside Childrens Center

Tax-deductible

Pueblo, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 84-0645787Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRS2601 Sprague Ave, 81004-2643 · Pueblo, COTax-exempt since Aug 1975Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide childcare and supervision for the citizens of pueblo, colorado

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 29 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $84K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$276K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$970K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$975K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$276K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$276K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.2M Management & general 18% · $267K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josette Rusk’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Josette Rusk$66,471$56,800

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers childcare and supervision for Pueblo, Colorado residents.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides daycare for chidren between the ages of 2 1/2 and 12 years of age. The center's programs promote social, physical, emotional, and intellectual development.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$84K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$740K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$589K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$267K
Owns and owesPt X
$276K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$589K
Government grantsLn 1e$324K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$740K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$340K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
Net assetsLn 32$276K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 617
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$367K$340K
Total assetsLn 16$649K$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$240K$244K
Net assetsLn 32$409K$276K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$889K$691K$199K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$1K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$73K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$24K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$119
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$107K$105K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$728
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$4K$6K
InterestLn 20$12K$11K$355
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$25K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$173K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$57K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$267K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.5M−$133K$276K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$73K$409K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$70K$482K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$975K$146K$412K 990 PDF
FY2020 $970K$805K$164K$267K 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 $1,338,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $502,288$589,130
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $814,646$739,869
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,000$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,728$9,607
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,326,662$1,338,606
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $927,854$990,065
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $471,923$481,122
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,399,777$1,471,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$73,115−$132,581
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,338,606 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$34,328
VIII-1e Government grants$324,327
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,475
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$89,345
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$589,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $739,869$739,869
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,607$9,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $749,476$1,338,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,471,187 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $690,846 · Management $198,549$889,395
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,381 · Management $5,521$6,902
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,139 · Management $20,629$93,768
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,864 · Management $15,910$39,774
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,076 · Management $119$1,195
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,914 · Management $1,303$5,217
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,215 · Management $1,713$106,928
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,556 · Management $728$7,284
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,194 · Management $6,051$10,245
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,465 · Management $355$11,820
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,090$27,090
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,154 · Management $3,203$28,357
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,121 · Management $3,103$176,224
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $56,828 · Management $10,160$66,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,203,843 · Management $267,344 · Fundraising $0$1,471,187
Part X · Balance sheet $520,140 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,557$51,452
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,754$98,648
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,200$15,544
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,910$14,472
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $367,114$340,024
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $648,535$520,140
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,240$49,036
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,936$244,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $408,599$276,018
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,599$276,018
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $648,535$520,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $276,018 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,338,606
XI-2 Total expenses$1,471,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$132,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,599
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$276,018

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