Hands to the Future INC

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2021EducationEIN 85-2741553Revenue $910K in FY2024

On file with the IRShands2thefuture.org8581 E 21st Ave, 80238-3305 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jun 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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H2tf aims to increase the number of students from refugee and immigrant backgrounds completing credentials of value and degrees. We illuminate choices for paths toward economic and social mobility through educational coaching, mentoring, and leadership development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $114K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$910K
+396% vs prior year
Spent
$693K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$910K
FY2024▲ +396%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$91K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$184K
FY2024$910K
Expenses
$693K
FY2024▲ +187%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$69K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$242K
FY2024$693K
Net assets
$324K
FY2024▲ +204%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$22K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$106K
FY2024$324K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $586K Management & general 12% · $82K Fundraising 4% · $25K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,481Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Small’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2024
Tracy Small$74,481$75,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Guides refugees and immigrants toward education and careers with essential support.

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3 programs · $582K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Opportunity now! Create intentional construction pathways to earn credentials of value, paired with opportunities as an apprentice or employee that allow learners and earners to transition more easily into and out of each system and that ensure a highly skilled and well-education workforce.

$426Kprogram expense
02

Colorado refugee services program build and implement newcomer mentoring program for 15 refugee youth, ages 15-24, for 6-MONTHS, with career development: skill building, resume drafting, and understanding workers and students rights through guidance from mentors and training from H2TF staff.

$149Kprogram expense
03

Co health foundation develop a female-specific professional mentoring project that will pair young female students from refugee and immigrant backgrounds with female professionals in the fields of medicine, social work, behavioral health, government and law who may also have refugee and immigrant backgrounds or life experience.

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Daniels FundFY2024$370
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$114K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $150K · 2024–2024
Teach by Tech INCCO · FY2024$149,867

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$910K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$910K
Money outPt IX
$693K
Ln 25
Programscol B$586K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$910K
Government grantsLn 1e$657K
Total revenueLn 12$910K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$230K
Total assetsLn 16$106K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$45K
Net assetsLn 32$106K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$150K$150K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$30K$34K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$132K$15K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$1K$527
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$4K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$72K$62K$7K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$2K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$47K$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$368$270$48$50
Office expensesLn 13$10K$7K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$1K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$646$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121$61$60$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$2K$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$127K$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$693K$586K$82K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $184K$242K−$58K$106K 990 PDF
FY2023 $315K$206K$110K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $406K$373K$33K$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $91K$69K$22K$22K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $910,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $183,591$910,422
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,591$910,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$149,867
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,220$253,586
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,635$289,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $241,855$693,222
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$58,264$217,200
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $910,422 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$657,134
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$910,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$910,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $693,222 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $149,867$149,867
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,792 · Management $33,516 · Fundraising $11,172$74,480
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $131,553 · Management $15,477 · Fundraising $7,738$154,768
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,497 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $527$6,389
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,632 · Management $3,836 · Fundraising $1,481$17,949
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $61,569 · Management $6,639 · Fundraising $3,339$71,547
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,000 · Management $1,990 · Fundraising $0$3,990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $46,656 · Management $3,544 · Fundraising $0$50,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $270 · Management $48 · Fundraising $50$368
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,652 · Management $3,163 · Fundraising $0$9,815
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,951 · Management $1,312 · Fundraising $0$4,263
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,616 · Management $646 · Fundraising $1,000$10,262
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61 · Management $60 · Fundraising $0$121
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,729 · Management $6,201 · Fundraising $0$7,930
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,106 · Management $4,167 · Fundraising $0$131,273
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $585,951 · Management $81,964 · Fundraising $25,307$693,222
Part X · Balance sheet $368,828 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,007$230,112
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $303$138,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,310$368,828
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$45,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$45,318
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,310$323,510
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $106,310$323,510
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,310$368,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $323,510 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$910,422
XI-2 Total expenses$693,222
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$106,310
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$323,510

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

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