Gerry Spence Method at Thunderhead Ranch INC FY2022 filing

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Longmont, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 86-3971781

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The Gerry Spence Method is committed to carrying on Gerry spence's legacy, in developing, educating, and training trial lawyers so they are best able to represent ordinary people against the government and large corporations, so they find the justice they deserve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$487K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$632K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$127K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$487K
FY2022▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$513K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$632K
FY2022▲ +163%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$241K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$127K
FY2022▼ -53%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$273K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$196K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $615K Management & general 3% · $17K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Muir’s $171K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Thomas Muir$171,146—
Tommy Muir—$132,292

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains trial lawyers to champion ordinary people against powerful adversaries for justice.

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1 program service account for $615K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Providing a personal and professional development program for trial attorneys. To personally and professionally develop trial attorneys, so they can better serve their clients. Had 55 trial attorneys in one three-week, 21-DAY, program during the calendar year.

$615Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$487K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$422K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Money outPt IX
$632K
Ln 25
Programscol B$615K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$127K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$422K
Total revenueLn 12$487K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$127K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$22K
Net assetsLn 32$273K$127K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$38K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$154$154
InsuranceLn 23$43K$35K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$415K$415K
All other expensesLn 24e$74K$72K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$632K$615K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.6M−$337K$196K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$666K$406K$533K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $487K$632K−$145K$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $513K$241K$273K$273K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $487,095 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$65,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $422,095$422,095
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $422,095 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$487,095
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $632,487 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,299$37,299
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,720$5,720
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,363$2,363
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,991$37,991
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,861$10,861
IX-20 InterestManagement $154$154
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,502 · Management $8,626$43,128
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $415,118$415,118
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $71,543 · Management $2,810$74,353
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $615,397 · Management $17,090 · Fundraising $0$632,487
Part X · Balance sheet $149,295 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $272,701$149,295
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,701$149,295
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$21,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$21,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,701$127,309
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,701$127,309
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,701$149,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,309 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$487,095
XI-2 Total expenses$632,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,701
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,309

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