Disabling Barriers: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 85-1586724)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$37.0M
FY2021	$742K
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	−$1.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$0
FY2021	$588K
FY2022	$1.1M
FY2023	$1.4M
FY2024	$2.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$37.0M
FY2021	$41.6M
FY2022	$35.1M
FY2023	$39.2M
FY2024	$42.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2026.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Christopher Robinson

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deana Allen

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Sauer

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Lake

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lara Stern

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanne Conder

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Desiree Skyba

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Alexis Christman	$85,000	$69,767

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports the physical and mental health of children and young adults with disabilities in Southern Colorado.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Disabling Barriers serves the physical and mental health of children and young adults with disabilities living in Southern Colorado by providing grants to fill unmet needs, overcome barriers, and support caregivers through improved access to opportunities, programs, and resources so individuals with disabilities can reach their highest…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 97 grants · $4.2M · 2021–2024

Nursing and Therapy Services of ColoradoCO · FY2024$162,938

The Arc Pikes Peak RegionCO · FY2024$140,400

Widefield School District 3FY2024$111,246

Our House INCAR · FY2024$100,000

Griffiths Center PasaCO · FY2024$100,000

Family Voices Colorado INCCO · FY2024$91,639

Parent Education and Assistance for Kids INCCO · FY2024$80,937

Monument Hill Service ClubCO · FY2024$76,187

The Resource Exchange INCCO · FY2024$75,000

Colorado Springs District11FY2024$70,367

Center for Independence INCCO · FY2024$65,000

Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte INCCO · FY2024$61,000

Feel the Beat CorpCO · FY2024$50,000

Disability Services INCCO · FY2024$50,000

Chuckies PlaceCO · FY2024$50,000

Spina Bifida Association of ColoradoCO · FY2024$40,700

SksfCO · FY2024$40,000

Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationCO · FY2024$40,000

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$37.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$4

Money outPt IX

$0

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$37.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K

Total assetsLn 16$37.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$50K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$4

Total revenueLn 12$37.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$47K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Total assetsLn 16$37.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$50K

Net assetsLn 32$37.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 67

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$0	$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$37.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$50K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$37.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25	$0	$0	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	−$1.6M	$2.1M	−$3.6M	$42.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$1.4M	−$278K	$39.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.0M	$1.1M	−$117K	$35.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$742K	$588K	$154K	$41.6M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$37.0M	$0	$37.0M	$37.0M	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

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Part I · Summary $37,000,004 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$37,000,000

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$4

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$37,000,004

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$0

I-18 Total expenses$0

I-19 Revenue less expenses$37,000,004

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,000,004 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$37,000,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,000,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4$37,000,004

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

Part X · Balance sheet $37,050,004 assets, 9 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$47,034

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$37,000,000

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,970

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$37,050,004

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$50,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$50,000

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$37,000,004

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$37,000,004

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$37,050,004

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,000,004 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$37,000,004

XI-2 Total expenses$0

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,000,004

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,000,004

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Disabling Barriers FY2020 filing

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Is it real?

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV