Ambassador Foundation FY2022 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 88-3738568Revenue $225K in FY2022

On file with the IRS925 S Niagara St Ste 360, 80224-1681 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Aug 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Opening doors to higher education for Colorado students throughout their post-secondary journey through graduation. Building community while enriching the lives of families, fellow students, and those who follow. We welcome students 15 years and older from traditionally under-represented populations who seek advice and assistance with all aspects of the college application process, leadership development, and graduation. We include refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers & asylees, DACA, undocumented, students from multi-cultural homes, first generation, and multi-language speakers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
14¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
14%
of spending
Concern: 14% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
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
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
Spent
$180K
To programs
14%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$225K
FY2024$595K
Expenses
$180K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$180K
FY2024$493K
Net assets
$45K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$45K
FY2024$145K

From the FY2022 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 Aug 2023.

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

Where the money goes

14 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 14% · $26K Management & general 86% · $154K

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; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$27,708Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A

Marius Finch’s $112K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022
Marius Finch$111,800$27,708
Jennifer Porter—$30,000
Johanna Noel—$25,000

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

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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

Helps under-represented Colorado students navigate college applications, develop leadership, and graduate.

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1 program · $26K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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We welcome students 15 years and older from traditionally under-represented populations who seek advice and assistance with all aspects of the college application process, leadership development, and graduation.

$26Kprogram expense

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$13K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Money outPt IX
$180K
Ln 25
Programscol B$26K
Managementcol C$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$83K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46$46
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$300$300
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$26K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$180K$26K$154K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $595K$493K$102K$145K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Viewing $225K$180K$45K$45K 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 $225,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$225,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$225,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$119,154
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$60,500
I-18 Total expenses$179,654
I-19 Revenue less expenses$45,346
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $225,000 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$225,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$225,000
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$225,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $179,654 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $82,708$82,708
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $36,400$36,400
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $46$46
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,500$6,500
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $300$300
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,700 · Management $5,000$30,700
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,700 · Management $153,954 · Fundraising $0$179,654
Part X · Balance sheet $45,346 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$45,346
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$45,346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$45,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$45,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,000
XI-2 Total expenses$179,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,346
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,346

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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