Small Champions INC

Tax-deductible

Vail, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 84-1346280Revenue $418K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsmallchampions.orgPo Box 4691, 81658-4691 · Vail, COTax-exempt since Feb 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Small Champion's mission is to transform and empower the lives of Eagle County, Colorado youth who are challenged with a variety of cognitive and physical disabilities. Through repeated assurance and positive experiences our instructors and coaches help them grow, learn and have fun.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $130K a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$371K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$418K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$463K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$418K
Expenses
$371K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$371K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$681K
FY2021$889K
FY2022$992K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 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 Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $325K Management & general 8% · $30K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$111,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Weiss’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Weiss$111,200$102,000$87,600$82,688$77,000$55,200

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

Programs and updates

Empowering youth with disabilities through fun, positive experiences and skill-building activities.

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1 program · $325K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Winter Programs

68 Small Champions participated in 9 Sunday Ski and Snowboard events, Bowling, Gymnastics with one-on-one instruction as well as family events and lunches. Summer Programs: 34 Small Champions participated in our summer programs, including our summer camp, Hippotherapy, Mountain Rec Activities, golf, art therapy, biking, rafting, yoga…

$325Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$371K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$382K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$164K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$264K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$365K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$971K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$420K$365K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$881K$971K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$164K$164K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162K$162K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$791$791
InsuranceLn 23$703$703
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$0$14K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$371K$325K$30K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $418K$371K$47K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $397K$288K$108K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $463K$273K$189K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $383K$252K$130K$992K 990 PDF
FY2021 $381K$179K$202K$889K 990 PDF
FY2020 $239K$137K$102K$681K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $417,662 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,329$382,299
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,850$9,875
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,923$59,988
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$28,495−$34,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $396,607$417,662
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,445$370,567
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,445$370,567
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,162$47,095
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,662 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$164,075
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$8,802
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$209,422
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,490
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$382,299
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,875 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,988$59,988
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$34,500 · Excluded from tax $0−$34,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,875 · Unrelated business −$34,500 · Excluded from tax $59,988$417,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $370,567 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $163,533$163,533
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $161,818$161,818
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $15,050$15,050
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,824$1,824
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,998$1,998
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,038$11,038
IX-17 TravelManagement $791$791
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $703$703
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $13,812 · Fundraising $0$13,812
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,351 · Management $30,166 · Fundraising $15,050$370,567
Part X · Balance sheet $1,339,843 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,526$263,722
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $128,713$100,840
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $200$3,196
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,687$998
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $880,902$971,087
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,303,028$1,339,843
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,220
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,700$6,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,700$9,470
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,293,328$1,330,373
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,293,328$1,330,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,303,028$1,339,843
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,330,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,662
XI-2 Total expenses$370,567
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,095
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,293,328
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$10,050
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,330,373

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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