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Thrive Community Building FY2023 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2019Education EIN 84-3483142Revenue $379K in FY2023

On file with the IRSthrivecb.org10065 E Harvard Ave Ste 700, 80231-5915 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Feb 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Thrive Community Building's mission is to partner with those who are committed to improving and raising the standards of early childhood environments so that children can learn, grow and thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $178K a year · 62% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
2
named funders · $278K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$379K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$456K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$379K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$479K
FY2025$321K
Expenses
$456K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$399K
Net assets
$22K
FY2023▼ -78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$532K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$12K
FY2025−$78K

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 Feb 2021.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $395K Management & general 14% · $62K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rhonda Powell
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Ponder
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eugene Tsinajinnie
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Elliott
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerome Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Improves early childhood environments so children can learn and thrive.

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3 programs · $300K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

See Schedule O.association of Village Council Presidents

Supporting in the merging of Child Care & Head Start services into one department, Strategizing optimum service delivery approaches to children & families across 11 villages and development of provider Health & Safety Standards, associated trainings and monitoring practices.

$190Kprogram expense
02

See Schedule O.tribal Child Care of California

Supporting leadership in the development and implementation of a Tribal Quality Improvement System, Updating of the health and safety standards for provider care and support in the development of strategies for the Board of Directors

$65Kprogram expense
03

See Schedule O.confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

The Thrive team supported leadership in a process of evaluating their early childhood services structure and the viability of service growth. This included a feasibility study to determine current and future need of care and the potential of building a new early childhood facility.

$44Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Community Development Institute KansasFY2023$238K
Early Milestones ColoradoFY2023$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$278K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$379K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$364K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Money outPt IX
$456K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$364K
Total revenueLn 12$379K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$99K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$58$50$8
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$393K$340K$53K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$361
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$345
TravelLn 17$37K$32K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$12K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$456K$395K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $321K$399K−$78K−$78K 990 PDF
FY2024 $479K$489K−$10K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $379K$456K−$78K$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $463K$477K−$13K$99K 990 PDF
FY2021 $67K$487K−$419K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 $19K$486K−$468K$532K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $378,641 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,000$14,726
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $263,077$363,915
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $463,077$378,641
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 $476,549$456,402
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $476,549$456,402
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,472−$77,761
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,641 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,726
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,726
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $363,915$363,915
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $363,915 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$378,641
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $456,402 across 7 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50 · Management $8$58
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $339,579 · Management $53,270$392,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,300 · Management $361$2,661
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,202 · Management $345$2,547
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,873 · Management $5,000$36,873
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,719 · Management $1,054$7,773
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,791 · Management $1,850$13,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,514 · Management $61,888 · Fundraising $0$456,402
Part X · Balance sheet $169,464 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,287$36,663
X-4 Accounts receivable$132,801
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,287$169,464
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,883$147,760
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,883$147,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,404$21,704
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,287$169,464
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,704 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,641
XI-2 Total expenses$456,402
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,761
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,404
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$61
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,704

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

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