Mutual Aid Partners

Tax-deductible

Grand Junction, CO501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 85-2492601

Mutual aid partners is a network that supports and connects grassroots efforts in mesa county colorado, by facilitating communication, education, boosting collaboration and accessibility to resources & volunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,607 volunteers and 2 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$475K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$475K
FY2025▼ -12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$273K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$540K
FY2025$475K
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$262K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
$229K
FY2025-0.3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$23K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$229K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $464K Management & general 2% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$56,665Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephania Vasconez’s $57K as Executive Di is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stephania Vasconez$56,665$55,000$42,550$33,600$20,000

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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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

Supports and connects local grassroots efforts by facilitating communication, education, and resource access.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $464K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Mutual aid partners is a network that supports and connects grassroots efforts in mesa county colorado, by facilitating communication, education, boosting collaboration and accessibility to resources & volunteers.

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$475K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$475K
Investment incomeLn 3$278
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$464K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$229K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$475K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$245K
Investment incomeLn 3$278
Total revenueLn 12$475K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$229K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61,607
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$239K$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$229K$229K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$54K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$40K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$137
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$401
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$447$428$19
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$59
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$80
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$268
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$184
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$325K$325K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K$9
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$464K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $475K$475K−$581$229K 990 PDF
FY2024 $540K$424K$116K$229K 990 PDF
FY2023 $332K$281K$51K$113K 990 PDF
FY2022 $152K$113K$39K$62K 990 PDF
FY2021 $273K$262K$12K$23K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $474,886 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$474,608
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$245,326
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$474,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $278$278
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $278$474,886
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,467 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,832 · Management $2,833$56,665
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,906 · Management $2,100$42,006
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,599 · Management $137$2,736
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,621 · Management $401$8,022
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,418$5,418
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,373$2,373
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $428 · Management $19$447
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,125 · Management $59$1,184
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,620 · Management $80$1,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,084 · Management $268$5,352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,500 · Management $184$3,684
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $325,359$325,359
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,512 · Management $9$20,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $463,959 · Management $11,508 · Fundraising $0$475,467
Part X · Balance sheet $233,150 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,925$222,892
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,609$10,258
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $238,534$233,150
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,141$4,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,141$4,338
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,393$228,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,393$228,812
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $238,534$233,150
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,812 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$474,886
XI-2 Total expenses$475,467
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,393
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,812

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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