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Adaptive Adventures FY2023 filing

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Westminster, CO501(c)(3)Health Care EIN 84-1512653Revenue $2.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRSadaptiveadventures.org9053 Harlan St Ste 34, 80031-2908 · Westminster, COTax-exempt since Dec 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Adaptive Adventures is to provide progressive outdoor sports opportunities to improve quality of life for children, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$201K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$201K
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: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$573K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$573K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$353K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 8% · $154K Fundraising 10% · $203K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $201K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Elder Chelsea
Executive Director
$100,627Pt VII · Sec A
Elder Chelsea
Executive Director
$100,627Pt VII · Sec A
Verrazono Gary
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sauder Thomas
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hendesi Honey
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grib Eugene
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Johns Robert
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elder Chelsea’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elder Chelsea$120,752$100,627———
Chelsea Elder——$89,957$94,600$88,400

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

Offers outdoor sports to improve lives for people with physical disabilities and their families.

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2 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

During 2023 Adaptive Adventures conducted numerous events and activites for individuals with physical disbailites and their families, held thoughout the United States and had over 10,000 participants.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

During 2023 Adaptive Adventures conducted numerous events and activites for individuals with physical disbailites and their families, held thoughout the United States and had over 10,000 participants.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Disabled American Veterans (dav) Charitable Service TrustFY2025$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$558
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$203K
Owns and owesPt X
$573K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$147
Other incomeLn 4–11$558
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$366K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$573K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6285
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$2.2M−$220K$353K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.0M$2.0M$52K$573K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.7M$191K$521K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$69K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M−$6K$261K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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

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

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