The Place

Tax-deductible

Colorado Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Since 2000Human ServicesEIN 84-1549702Revenue $6.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRStheplacecos.org423 E Cucharras St, 80903-3609 · Colorado Spgs, COTax-exempt since Jul 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Place helps youth experiencing homelessness and youth at risk of becoming homeless overcome real life challenges by providing essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-sufficient adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 260 volunteers and 75 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $149K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $106K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$124K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$6.5M
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2024▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$6.5M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$3.2M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +248%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$980K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2000.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $2.1M Management & general 24% · $771K Fundraising 9% · $275K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO (to 06/2025)
$111,388Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO (06/2025 - 09/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Treece’s $111K as CEO (to 06/2025) is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rebecca Treece$111,388————
Shawna Kemppainen—$106,150$84,599$75,599$75,599
Becky Gundrum—$86,811$16,668——
Rebecca Treece Chief Development—$77,091———
Andrew Petersen————$60,058

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering homeless youth to build fulfilling, independent futures.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing Services

The place provides support to youth placed in scattered site housing units. Individual treatment, support groups, and case management are combined in our housing program to provide a stable and safe platform for a life off the streets.

$831Kprogram expense
02

Overnight Shelter and Day Services

Homeless youth are invited to stay at the shelter as long as they are actively receiving services and are making progress on their case plan toward achieving self-sufficiency. When youth first enter the shelter, they participate in an intake assessment to help determine individual needs and identify personal barriers to exiting living on…

$705Kprogram expense
03

Outreach

The place's street outreach team members are on the streets seeking out runaway and homeless young people wherever they may be congregating. The staff engage youth in conversation and distribute hygiene supplies, clothing, food and items that offer protection on the street.

$286Kprogram 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 3 funders$106K
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$432,167
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,062
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,892
Unitemized GrantFY2023$458,082
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,167
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,930
Unitemized GrantFY2022$315,598
Unitemized GrantFY2022$76,176
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,282
Unitemized GrantFY2021$502,315
Unitemized GrantFY2021$51,544
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,684
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,123
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,452
Unitemized GrantFY2020$422,656
Unitemized GrantFY2020$37,891
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,515
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,530
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$771K
Fundraisingcol D$275K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$190K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$160K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$427K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 6260
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K$263K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$461K$427K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K$124K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$504K$504K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$39K$63K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.1M$382K$149K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$164K$109K$35K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$143K$94K$35K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$73K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$2K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$809$809
Office expensesLn 13$49K$17K$15K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$108K$77K$17K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$64K$11K$14K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K$35
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$650$7K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$75K$57K$13K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$961$186
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.1M$771K$275K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.5M$3.5M$4K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.6M$37K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.4M$330K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.9M$226K$980K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,532,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,512,149$6,509,422
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,452$39,677
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$21,718−$16,968
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,497,883$6,532,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $553,431$503,632
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,171,020$2,112,810
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,075$17,175
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $754,485$549,667
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,494,011$3,183,284
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,872$3,348,847
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $6,532,131 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$190,360
VIII-1e Government grants$5,063,194
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,255,868
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,774
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,509,422
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,677$39,677
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,982−$16,982
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $14$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,709$6,532,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,183,284 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $503,632$503,632
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,450 · Management $63,292 · Fundraising $23,841$126,583
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,147,698 · Management $382,248 · Fundraising $149,310$1,679,256
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $108,586 · Management $35,225 · Fundraising $20,473$164,284
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,842 · Management $35,382 · Fundraising $13,463$142,687
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $31,411$31,411
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $72,975$72,975
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $17,175$17,175
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,400 · Management $45,176$47,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $809$809
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,159 · Management $15,120 · Fundraising $16,318$48,597
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $77,045 · Management $17,330 · Fundraising $13,882$108,257
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,959 · Management $11,493 · Fundraising $13,649$89,101
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,659 · Management $35$20,694
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $650 · Management $7,258$7,908
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,218$2,218
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $38,570$38,570
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,813 · Management $12,625 · Fundraising $5,896$75,334
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,070 · Management $961 · Fundraising $186$6,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,136,963 · Management $771,319 · Fundraising $275,002$3,183,284
Part X · Balance sheet $4,818,300 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,550,900; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,861$103,385
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $321,974$159,872
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $549,090$497,623
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,734$27,663
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $460,702$427,240
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,376$51,617
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,668,737$4,818,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114,938$70,281
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $103,376$53,867
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318,314$124,148
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $661,100$4,368,496
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $689,323$325,656
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,350,423$4,694,152
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,668,737$4,818,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,694,152 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,532,131
XI-2 Total expenses$3,183,284
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,348,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,350,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,118
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,694,152

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

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