Milestone Community Wellness

Tax-deductible

Sterling, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 88-4143454Revenue $752K in FY2025

On file with the IRS740 W Broadway St, 80751-2884 · Sterling, COTax-exempt since Feb 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Recovery support services organization (RSSO) dedicated to the ethos of peer-run, peer-driven services to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$175K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 5% 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
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$31K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% 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
$752K
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$697K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$35K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$752K
FY2025▲ +109%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$55K
FY2024$360K
FY2025$752K
Expenses
$697K
FY2025▲ +96%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$355K
FY2025$697K
Net assets
$35K
FY2025▲ ×11
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$5K
FY2024$3K
FY2025$35K

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 Feb 2024.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $313K Management & general 55% · $384K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Forest Mangus’s $70K as Director is at the 61st 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Forest Mangus$70,000——
Rebecca Stieb$70,000$65,850—
Jodi Willbanks$35,000$35,000—
Rebecca R Stieb——$17,354

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides peer-led support for people recovering from substance use disorders.

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1 program · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide individual and group peer support and holistic wellness planning for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders

$313Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$752K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$752K
Money outPt IX
$697K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$384K
Owns and owesPt X
$35K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$752K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$752K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$35K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$76K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$3K$35K
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$175K$78K$97K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$191K$86K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$825$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$25K$30K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$907$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$157K$71K$86K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$518$632
Office expensesLn 13$12K$5K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$8K$9K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$11K$13K
TravelLn 17$9K$4K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$865$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$19K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$697K$313K$384K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $752K$697K$56K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $360K$355K$5K$3K 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$5K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $752,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $359,674$752,188
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,674$752,188
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $212,585$423,019
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,421$273,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,006$696,541
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,668$55,647
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $752,188 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$752,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$752,188
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$752,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $696,541 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 staffPrograms $77,909 · Management $97,091$175,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,994 · Management $105,104$191,098
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $825 · Management $1,009$1,834
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,789 · Management $30,298$55,087
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $907 · Management $1,109$2,016
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,505 · Management $86,173$156,678
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $518 · Management $632$1,150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,241 · Management $6,406$11,647
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,724 · Management $9,440$17,164
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,782 · Management $13,177$23,959
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,022 · Management $4,916$8,938
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $865 · Management $1,057$1,922
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,640 · Management $4,449$8,089
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,882 · Management $23,077$41,959
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,603 · Management $383,938 · Fundraising $0$696,541
Part X · Balance sheet $66,718 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,619$34,780
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,876$25,420
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,518
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 $76,495$66,718
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,696$31,449
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,359$31,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,136$35,268
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,495$66,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,268 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$752,188
XI-2 Total expenses$696,541
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,647
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,136
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$23,515
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,268

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

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