Collaborative Solutions INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 85-0485864)

Russell Bennett’s $183K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Russell Bennett	$183,027	$172,821	$163,608	$178,985	$163,410
Ashley Kerr	—	—	—	—	$113,413
Kate Briddell	—	—	—	$107,162	$105,560
Sharon Fenstermaker	—	—	—	$87,294	$86,474
Natelie Kilgore	—	—	—	$56,001	—

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

Empowers human service organizations and communities through training and initiatives impacting housing and health.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Center for Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

The center for ta & capacity building focuses on the strengthening organizational capacity, developing community leaders, and implementing system integration initiatives to build community readiness for change.

$829Kprogram expense

02

Center for Coalition Services

The center for coalition services provides administration, leadership, and programming to support partnerships with nonprofit organizations to further their missions to advance housing, health, and services for populations with special needs.

$651Kprogram expense

03

Center for Organizational Learning

The center for organizational learning focuses on building the movement for social change by fostering virtual and in-person opportunities for learning. Focusing on adult learning principles, the center strives to advance knowledge, expertise, and skills-development to build organization and individual readiness for social and systemic…

$448Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Enterprise Community Partners INCFY2024$31K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$736K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Money outPt IX

$3.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$930K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$303K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$736K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Total revenueLn 12$3.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$142K

SavingsLn 2$155K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$297K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$303K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 520

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$787K	$297K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$1.6M	$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$409K	$303K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.2M	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$183K	$119K	$64K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.2M	$747K	$410K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$14K	$9K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$132K	$86K	$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$114K	$74K	$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K	$8K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$446K	$340K	$106K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$119		$119
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$138	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$45K	$4K	$41K
OccupancyLn 16	$40K		$40K
TravelLn 17	$199K	$185K	$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$233K	$233K
InterestLn 20	$742		$742
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$509K	$377K	$132K
All other expensesLn 24e	$32K	$10K	$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.1M	$2.2M	$930K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$3.0M	$3.1M	−$153K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.6M	$3.1M	$532K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.4M	$2.5M	−$98K	$637K	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.3M	$2.0M	$275K	$735K	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.7M	$2.3M	$406K	$460K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,972,854 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,381,052$2,229,556

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,217,288$735,761

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,568$7,537

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,601,908$2,972,854

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 $1,616,989$1,599,175

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,453,214$1,526,203

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,070,203$3,125,378

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $531,705−$152,524

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $2,972,854 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,385,127

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$844,429

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,229,556

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $735,761$735,761

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,537$7,537

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $735,761 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,537$2,972,854

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,125,378 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,967 · Management $64,060$183,027

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $746,555 · Management $410,133$1,156,688

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,919 · Management $4,802$13,721

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $85,784 · Management $46,191$131,975

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,947 · Management $39,817$113,764

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,888 · Management $2,466$10,354

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $339,830 · Management $106,268$446,098

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $119$119

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $138 · Management $4,045$4,183

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,174 · Management $40,814$44,988

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $39,619$39,619

IX-17 TravelPrograms $185,387 · Management $14,006$199,393

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $233,333$233,333

IX-20 InterestManagement $742$742

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,386 · Management $3,260$6,646

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $376,607 · Management $132,180$508,787

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,963 · Management $21,978$31,941

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,194,878 · Management $930,500 · Fundraising $0$3,125,378

Part X · Balance sheet $1,420,511 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $786,721$142,050

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$155,172

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $791,485$1,123,289

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,578,206$1,420,511

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $409,287$302,521

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $409,287$302,521

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $926,694$476,548

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $242,225$641,442

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,168,919$1,117,990

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,578,206$1,420,511

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,117,990 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,972,854

XI-2 Total expenses$3,125,378

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$152,524

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,168,919

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$101,595

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,117,990

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

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