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Gunnison Tough

Tax-deductible

Gunnison, CO501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 93-3409584Revenue $1.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgunnisontough.comPo Box 375, 81230-0375 · Gunnison, COTax-exempt since Jan 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Gunnison Tough is dedicated to providing comprehensive cancer programs to keep our community strong.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 5 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
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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
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
$18K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 98% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 42.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$255K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$1.4M

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 Jan 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% · $114K Management & general 34% · $86K Fundraising 22% · $56K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Heidi Sherratt
Executive Director
$17,768Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Dawson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gloria Kern
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cjay Clark
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeri Defeo
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Sherratt’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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.

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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

Offers comprehensive cancer programs to support community strength.

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3 programs · $61K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Financial assistance through the friends of tough program to help cover the costs of cancer treatment.

$30Kprogram expense
02

Providing lodging to individuals and their families in close proximity to cancer treatment centers throught the course of their cancer treatments.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Providing transportation for individuals for out of town treatments and appointments for over 15 families.

$12Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Community Foundation of the Gunnison ValleyFY2025$21K
Rocky Mountain Health FoundationFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$142K
Money outPt IX
$255K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$912K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$535K
Investment incomeLn 3$142K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$585K
SavingsLn 2$328K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$912K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$414K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6120
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$912K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$414K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$84K
Total assetsLn 16$0$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$0$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$24K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$61K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$58K$25K$13K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$255K$114K$86K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$255K$1.5M$1.4M 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 $1,773,333 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,803,396
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$141,956
I-11 Other revenue−$172,019
I-12 Total revenue$1,773,333
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$53,850
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$201,568
I-18 Total expenses$255,418
I-19 Revenue less expenses$1,517,915
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,773,333 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,330 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$535,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,268,046
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,803,396
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $141,956$141,956
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$185,349−$185,349
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$30,063$1,773,333
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,418 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,856 · Management $26,167$50,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,827$3,827
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,882$17,882
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $11,507$11,507
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $2,233$2,233
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,555$1,555
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,881$2,881
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,351$19,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,166 · Fundraising $22,190$83,356
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,286 · Management $13,400 · Fundraising $19,617$58,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,135 · Management $85,736 · Fundraising $55,547$255,418
Part X · Balance sheet $1,434,680 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$584,670
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$327,646
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$25,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$83,563
X-11 Publicly traded securities$413,801
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$1,434,680
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$1,428,323
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$1,428,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$1,434,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,428,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,773,333
XI-2 Total expenses$255,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,517,915
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$89,592
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,428,323

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

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