Pillar INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Colorado Springs, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 84-1353435

Pillar's mission is to provide lifelong learning, volunteer, and social opportunities for engaged adults. We seek to stimulate adult brain health through interactive learning, volunteer, and social opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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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 $58K a year · 32% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$263K
+102% vs prior year
Spent
$161K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$239K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$263K
FY2023▲ +102%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$99K
Expenses
$161K
FY2023
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$161K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$85K
Net assets
$239K
FY2023▲ +74%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$219K

From the FY2023 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 Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $145K Management & general 10% · $16K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,537Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vickie Heffner’s $40K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vickie Heffner$40,000—$80,537———
Vickie Heffner———$74,091$69,963$68,078
Vickie Heffnerheather Hopkins—$66,062————

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

Offers lifelong learning, volunteer, and social activities to boost adult brain health.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $145K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Pillar's main program service is to provide life-long learning opportunities to adult in the Pikes Peak region.

$145Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$145K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$239K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$239K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$127K$243K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$0
Total assetsLn 16$144K$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$239K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$81K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$0$16K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$145K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $99K$85K$14K$219K 990 PDF
FY2024 $73K$205K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $263K$161K$102K$239K 990 PDF
FY2022 $130K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $136K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020 $182K$163K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $262,834 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$15,475
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,440
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,354
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,269
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,692 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,692
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,546 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,546
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,327 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,327
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,565 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$262,834
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $161,242 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,537 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$80,537
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,849 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,849
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,416 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,416
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,920 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,920
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,228 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,228
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,075 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,075
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,815 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,815
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,609
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,860 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,860
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,910 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,910
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $16,193 · Fundraising $0$16,193
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,830 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,830
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,049 · Management $16,193 · Fundraising $0$161,242
Part X · Balance sheet $243,109 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,729$24,569
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,816$218,461
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $152$79
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,969$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $143,666$243,109
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,607$1,958
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,700$2,200
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,307$4,158
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,359$238,951
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $143,666$243,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $238,951 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$262,834
XI-2 Total expenses$161,242
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,592
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,359
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$238,951

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