Project Ember Initiative INC

Tax-deductible

Colorado Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 92-0681742Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRS4360 Montebello Dr Ste 400, 80918-7224 · Colorado Spgs, COTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide mental and behavioral health services to individuals, couples, and families, along with offering low to no cost services for those who would otherwise be unable to afford mental/behavioral health care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $272K a year · 25% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$16K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$820K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$501K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$262K
FY2024$912K
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$820K
FY2025▲ +112%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$246K
FY2024$386K
FY2025$820K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Bridgman’s $72K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Kyle Bridgman$72,000$29,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers affordable mental and behavioral health care for all.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide mental and behavioral health services to individuals, couples, and families, along with offering low to no cost services for those who would otherwise be unable to afford mental/behavioral health care.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$820K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$829K
Total assetsLn 16$836K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Government grantsLn 1e$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$829K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$829K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$836K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$820K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$390K$829K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$836K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$383K$820K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$771K$771K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$62K
Accounting feesLn 11c$928$928
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$69K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$211K$211K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$100K$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$0$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.3M$436K$820K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$912K$140K$386K 990 PDF
FY2023 $501K$262K$240K$246K 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 $1,710,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $90,108$202,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $956,967$1,496,208
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,735$11,994
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,051,810$1,710,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $150$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $536,615$833,753
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,260$440,153
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $912,025$1,273,906
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $139,785$436,489
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,710,395 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$201,745
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$448
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,193
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,496,208$1,496,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,994$11,994
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,508,202 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,710,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,273,906 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $771,279$771,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $62,474$62,474
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $928$928
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,876$6,876
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,811$8,811
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $69,386$69,386
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,238$2,238
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $211,112$211,112
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,304$1,304
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,505$11,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $28,071$28,071
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $99,922$99,922
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,273,906 · Fundraising $0$1,273,906
Part X · Balance sheet $835,773 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $390,099$828,824
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,087$3,923
X-15 Other assets$3,026
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,186$835,773
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,809$15,907
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,809$15,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $383,377$819,866
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,186$835,773
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $819,866 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,710,395
XI-2 Total expenses$1,273,906
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$436,489
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$383,377
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$819,866

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

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