Fresh Start INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 1994Crime & LegalEIN 84-1266993Revenue $192K in FY2023

On file with the IRSfreshstartdenver.org1230 Decatur St, 80204-3362 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Sep 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To assist families, children and youth with support during life transitions and empower participants to lead healthy and productive lives leading to self-sufficiency and success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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FY2023 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $49K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$197K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$192K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$347K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$192K
FY2023▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$109K
Expenses
$347K
FY2023▲ +166%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1994.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $314K Management & general 9% · $32K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$36,291Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanne Granville’s $79K as Executive Di is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeanne Granville$79,370$74,600$36,291$78,855$78,420$77,632

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports families and youth through life changes, empowering them for healthy, productive, self-sufficient lives.

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3 programs · $311K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Westside Stadium Community Coalition

The organization serves as the fiscal sponsor for the westside stadium community coalition (WSCC), which was formed in fiscal year 2020 by resident leaders and equity-oriented non- profit, government and business stakeholders from the sun valley neighborhood in denver to develop and negotiate, as well as facilitate the resulting…

$218Kprogram expense
02

Sun Valley Initiative

Develops and supports strong neighborhood leadership, advocating for health, social and economic improvements and opportunities for sun valley's most vulnerable residents. It also provides youth development activities, including career exploration, job readiness, entrepreneurism and healthy living for sun valley youth.

$83Kprogram expense
03

The organization serves as a fiscal sponsor for sun valley inspiration which was formed by sun valley residents to build connection among sun valley residents that is inclusive and supportive of their efforts to thrive both personally and as a community

$10Kprogram 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$49K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$192K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$314K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Total revenueLn 12$192K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$47K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$197K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$75K$21K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$6K$2K$93
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K$144
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$128
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$214
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$208K$208K$439
All other expensesLn 24e$200$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$314K$32K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $109K$164K−$55K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $227K$162K$65K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $192K$347K−$155K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $123K$131K−$8K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $618K$141K$477K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $78K$131K−$53K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $192,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,500$129,566
I-9 Program service revenue$10,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,063$52,565
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,563$192,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,516$116,730
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,095$230,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,611$347,220
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,048−$155,089
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $192,131 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,566
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,566
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,000$10,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,565$52,565
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,000 · Excluded from tax $52,565$192,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,220 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,798 · Management $21,389 · Fundraising $1,168$97,355
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,915 · Management $1,692 · Fundraising $93$7,700
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,967 · Management $2,564 · Fundraising $144$11,675
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,150$5,150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,945 · Management $128$8,073
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,885$4,885
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,333$1,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,353 · Management $214$2,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,843 · Management $439$208,282
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $200$200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $314,239 · Management $31,576 · Fundraising $1,405$347,220
Part X · Balance sheet $1,567,266 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,961$47,065
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,656$3,096
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,369,521$1,507,105
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,467,138$1,567,266
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,323$197,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,323$197,190
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,363,214$1,342,004
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $63,601$28,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,426,815$1,370,076
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,467,138$1,567,266
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,370,076 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$192,131
XI-2 Total expenses$347,220
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$155,089
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,426,815
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$108,646
XI-7 Investment expenses−$10,296
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,370,076

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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