philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in
T E S S A EIN 84-0746803

T E S S A FY2023 filing

EIN  84-0746803 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Colorado Spgs, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →
Compare with another nonprofit →
Verified accurate 8/31/26 · see original filing: IRS
Is this your organization?
Claim this profile to manage it and share your story.
Claim
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until T E S S A claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers women and children to find safety and improve their well-being.
Leadership
Anne Markley · CEO · $111K
Money in and out
$3.9M revenue, $3.4M expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Empowers women and children to find safety and improve their well-being. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $3.9M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, and $2.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$3.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $522K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2023▲ +21%
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2023▲ +10%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +33%
Total liabilities
$225K
FY2023▲ +32%
Total revenue
$3.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$522K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Safehouse Program

Tessa's safehouse program provides emergency shelter, food, case management, counseling, and support to domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking victims and their children who have become homeless due to dvsa or HT. In FY2023, tessa provided 6,725 nights of shelter to 97 (new) adults and 75(NEW) children.

$616Kprogram expense
02

Victim Advocacy

Tessa staff provide advocacy, systems assistance (criminal justice and other institutional systems), court support, and community resources and referrals for victims experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, intimate partner stalking, sexual assualt AND/OR human trafficking. Services are provided in a secure and safe environment.

$479Kprogram expense
03

Youth and Children's Program

This program offers therapeutic and non-therapeutic services for children who have witnessed AND/OR been victims of domestic violence. Available to both children residing in tessa's safehouse program (residential) and children from the community-at-large (community), services include therapy; PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL/AGE-APPROPRIATE support…

$294Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CT E S S A
EINHdr · item D84-0746803
Principal addressHdr · item CColorado Spgs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jtessacs.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P430)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1978

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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 (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$111,000Pt VII · Sec A
$90,480Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Piet
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jrace Rider
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Markley’s $116K as Vice President is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anne Markley$116,147$111,000$104,300$105,923$45,433
Darryl Glenn$94,565$90,480———
Sherrylynn Boyles————$59,313

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.

See T E S S A executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.8M · 98%
Program service revenue$71K · 2%
Investment income$46K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$3.8M
Program service revenue2%$71K
Investment income1%$46K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program services92%$3.1M
Management & general6%$189K
Fundraising2%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$225K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$225K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.4M · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.4M
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.1M · Total expenses $3.4M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $189K · Total expenses $3.4M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $3.4M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $117K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.8M · Total revenue $3.9M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.9M · Total revenue $3.9M
49%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $71K · Total revenue $3.9M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $46K · Total revenue $3.9M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $71K · Total expenses $3.4M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.9M · Prior year $3.2M
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.9M · Expenses $3.4M
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.3M · Total assets $2.6M
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
67%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Anne Markley · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $111K · Total expenses $3.4M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.2M · Total expenses $3.4M
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 21%——
Investment management fee ratio 1%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee 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 · FY2025
Woodford Manufacturing Charities INCFY2025$71K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$71K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $2.2M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$539,528
Unitemized GrantFY2022$536,369
Unitemized GrantFY2021$794,857
Unitemized GrantFY2020$197,238
Unitemized GrantFY2019$139,619

Similar Organizations

Closest in mission — by what they do
Uniting Partners for Women and Children INCKY
Women Helping WomenHI
Hope for FamiliesWA
Noras Women of PurposeTX
Friendship of Women INCTX
Women Helping Women Fund Tri-CitiesWA
See all organizations like T E S S A →

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

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)$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.