Mancos Creative District INC FY2024 filing

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Mancos, CO501(c)(3)Since 1991EIN 84-1183385Revenue $229K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmancoscreativedistrict.comPo Box 754, 81328-0754 · Mancos, COTax-exempt since Jun 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To create a welcoming, diverse, active creative culture that supports the Mancos Valley by socially and economically.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 24% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$229K
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$174K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$149K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$229K
FY2024▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$31K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$229K
Expenses
$174K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$174K
FY2025$175K
Net assets
$149K
FY2024▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$204K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $113K Management & general 19% · $32K Fundraising 17% · $29K

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
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chelsea Lunders$62,292$9,000——
Anne Beach———$10,020
Katie McClure—$9,600$4,000—
Dana Timmons——$5,000$2,020
Lisa Taylor$800———
Mark Stevens$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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fosters a vibrant, inclusive creative community that benefits the Mancos Valley socially and economically.

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1 program · $113K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Arts programs that vary from year to year and includes partnerships with other organizations, sponsoring of art events and other art programs

$113Kprogram 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$45K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$229K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$174K
Ln 25
Programscol B$113K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$149K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$229K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$149K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$94K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$94K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$94K$149K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$92K$44K$24K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$855$855
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$11K$517$5K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$663
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$964$964
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$326$326
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$414$877
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$11K$305$85
Total functional expensesLn 25$174K$113K$32K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $229K$175K$55K$204K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $229K$174K$55K$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $129K$94K 990 PDF
FY2022 $83K$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $31K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $68K$59K 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 $229,045 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,400$198,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,888$26,532
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,888$4,015
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $129,176$229,045
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,524$174,077
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,524$174,077
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,348$54,968
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,045 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,015 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$74,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$117,497
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,463
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$198,498
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,532$26,532
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,532$229,045
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $174,077 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $44,485 · Management $24,180 · Fundraising $23,000$91,665
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $855$855
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,087$31,087
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,213 · Management $1,977$4,190
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,340 · Management $517 · Fundraising $4,766$16,623
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,079 · Management $663$6,742
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $964$964
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $326$326
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,137 · Management $2,028$4,165
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,632 · Management $414 · Fundraising $877$5,923
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,147 · Management $305 · Fundraising $85$11,537
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $113,120 · Management $32,229 · Fundraising $28,728$174,077
Part X · Balance sheet $149,446 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,478$149,446
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,478$149,446
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,478$149,446
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,478$149,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,478$149,446
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $149,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,045
XI-2 Total expenses$174,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,968
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$149,446

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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