Preservery Foundation

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 87-2751011Revenue $242K in FY2024

On file with the IRSthepreserveryfoundation.org1630 N Clarkson St Apt 516, 80218-1482 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jul 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To build community through food by providing hunger relief to peopel experiencing homelessness and other food insecure communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 89 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $181 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$195K
to officers and key staff · 82% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 82% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$242K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$239K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$9K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$242K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$50K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$242K
Expenses
$239K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$274K
FY2024$239K
Net assets
$9K
FY2024▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$10K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$9K

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 Jul 2022.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $170K Management & general 29% · $68K Fundraising 0% · $250

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

11 people listed on the 990; $195K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Obadiah Ariss’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Obadiah Ariss$110,000$119,167$18,333
Whitney Ariss$85,000$92,083$14,167

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

Programs and updates

Feeds homeless and food-insecure people, building community through shared meals.

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2 programs · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization delivers hot, wholesome meals directly to tent encampments in the denver metro area. The organization also provides bottled water, toilet paper, and sanitizer to the individuals they serve. The organization delivers to areas where needed with concentration in five points, downtown, uptown and capital hill area of denver.

$170Kprogram expense
02

In addition to our weekly giving meals distribution, we also manage a community garden in globeville for the garden place academy community. This vibrant space in the heart of the neighborhood not only helps address food insecurity, but also serves as a teaching and learning space for the school.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$242K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Money outPt IX
$239K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$250
Owns and owesPt X
$9K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Total revenueLn 12$242K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$9K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 689
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$6K$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$6K$9K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$195K$136K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$988
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$263$250
Office expensesLn 13$299$209$90
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$817
OccupancyLn 16$6K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$993
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$951$666$285
Total functional expensesLn 25$239K$170K$68K$250

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $242K$239K$3K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $271K$274K−$3K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 $50K$10K 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 $241,628 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,501$241,628
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,501$241,628
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 $227,500$210,010
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,277$28,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,777$238,714
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,276$2,914
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $241,628 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,628
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$241,628
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,714 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,500 · Management $58,500$195,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,507 · Management $4,503$15,010
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,305 · Management $988$3,293
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,653 · Management $263 · Fundraising $250$12,166
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $209 · Management $90$299
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,906 · Management $817$2,723
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,174 · Management $1,789$5,963
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,316 · Management $993$3,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $666 · Management $285$951
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,236 · Management $68,228 · Fundraising $250$238,714
Part X · Balance sheet $9,205 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,291$9,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,291$9,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,291$9,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,291$9,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,291$9,205
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$241,628
XI-2 Total expenses$238,714
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,291
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,205

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

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