Big Fish Foundation EIN 84-4160627 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers veterans through education, public service, and business support to improve mental health and personal growth. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $378K in revenue, $470K in expenses, and $117K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Nederland, CO
Website
www.bigfishfoundation.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$378KFY2023
Expenses
$470K
Net assets
$117K
People
9
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  84-4160627 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nederland, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers veterans through education, public service, and business support to improve mental health and personal growth.
Leadership
Nicole Carroll · Board Member
Money in and out
$378K revenue, $470K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$378K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$470K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$93K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$378K
FY2023▼ -26%
Expenses
$470K
FY2023▲ +10%
Total assets
$118K
FY2023▼ -43%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2023
Total revenue
$378K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$470K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$118K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBig Fish Foundation
EINHdr · item D84-4160627
Principal addressHdr · item CNederland, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bigfishfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Colina’s $1K as Board Chairm is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021
Brian Chontosh$22,000$18,000
Dave Colina$1,000
Chris Slye$1,000
Noah Dean$1,000
Andrea Smith$1,000
Nicole Carroll$1,000
Herman Phillips$1,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $328K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Contract with other 501(c) organizations to provide educational and support services who are located outside our geographic region of boulder, colorado

$277Kprogram expense
02

Educational services contracting outside subject matter experts to provide services during big fish foundation retreats and associated expenses for hosting these retreats

$51Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$221K · 59%
Other revenue$157K · 41%
Contributions & grants59%$221K
Other revenue41%$157K
Total revenueLn 12$378K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.08
Program services85%$402K
Management & general6%$30K
Fundraising8%$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$117K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $118K · Operating expenses/yr $470K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $402K · Total expenses $470K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $470K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $39K · Total expenses $470K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $312K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $221K · Total revenue $378K
59%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $378K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $378K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $378K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $470K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $378K · Prior year $512K
-26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $117K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $378K · Expenses $470K
-24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $118K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $117K · Total assets $118K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $118K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nicole Carroll · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $470K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $60K · Total expenses $470K
13%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth -26%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Brcc FundFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$62K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $133K · 2021–2024
Shields and Stripes INCNC · FY2024$15,000
Warrior SaberCO · FY2024$6,000
Shields and Stripes INCNC · FY2023$30,000
The 22 Project INCFL · FY2023$20,000
Heroes for Heroes INCMO · FY2023$6,000
Shields & StripsFY2022$10,000
Pb AbbatteVA · FY2022$10,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$424K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$378K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$283K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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