The Colleagues INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-6112197)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$684K
FY2022	$820K
FY2023	$973K
FY2024	$801K
FY2025	$749K
FY2025	$937K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$707K
FY2022	$680K
FY2023	$843K
FY2024	$975K
FY2025	$674K
FY2025	$619K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$374K
FY2022	$513K
FY2023	$643K
FY2024	$463K
FY2025	$539K
FY2025	$856K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1951.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $568K Management & general 8% · $50K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Leslie Drago

Board Member/President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Booth

Board Member/1st Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Beth Thomas

Board Member/2nd Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Holt

Board Member/Recording Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sabrina Schick

Board Member/Corresponding Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patty Brown

Board Member/Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Raises funds to support underserved women, children, and families in the community.

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1 program · $568K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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The colleagues room is a space dedicated to reselling donated items, with proceeds directed toward charitable organizations whose missions align with our own.

$568Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$35K

Harold McAlister Charitable FoundationFY2024$30K

Anita Bhatia Foundation for Tomorrow INCFY2024$19K

Mark C Lemons FoundationFY2024$12K

The Fran & Ray Stark FoundationFY2024$10K

Grand Rapids Community FoundationFY2024$10K

Tawny and Jerry Sanders Charitable FoundationFY2024$9K

Seven Pines FoundationFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 20 funders$172K

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Grants paid · 30 grants · $3.5M · 2020–2025

Vision to LearnCA · FY2025$100,000

The Teen Project INCCA · FY2025$100,000

Children's Burn FoundationCA · FY2025$100,000

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and InstituteCA · FY2025$50,000

Echoes of HopeCA · FY2025$50,000

Los Angeles Police FoundationCA · FY2025$12,000

Children's Burn FoundationCA · FY2024$100,000

United Friends of the ChildrenCA · FY2024$100,000

FosterallCA · FY2024$100,000

Vision to LearnCA · FY2024$100,000

The Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNY · FY2024$50,000

Los Angeles Police FoundationCA · FY2024$28,162

Firework FoundationCA · FY2023$200,000

The Painted TurtleCA · FY2023$117,000

The Teen Project INCCA · FY2023$107,000

United Friends of the ChildrenCA · FY2023$107,000

FosterallCA · FY2023$102,000

The Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNY · FY2023$86,000

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$937K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Money outPt IX

$619K

Ln 25

Programscol B$568K

Managementcol C$50K

Owns and owesPt X

$856K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$745K

Total assetsLn 16$857K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$749K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$937K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$745K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$745K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$84K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K

Other assetsLn 15$8K

Total assetsLn 16$857K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

Net assetsLn 32$856K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 664

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$198K	$745K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$313K	$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$21K	$19K
Total assetsLn 16	$540K	$857K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$1K
Net assetsLn 32	$539K	$856K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$420K	$420K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$23K		$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$16K	$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K	$11K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K		$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$420	$420
OccupancyLn 16	$86K	$86K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$8K		$8K
InterestLn 20	$50		$50
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$38K	$28K	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$833	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$619K	$568K	$50K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025	$749K	$674K	$75K	$539K	990 PDF
FY2024	$801K	$975K	−$175K	$463K	990 PDF
FY2023	$973K	$843K	$130K	$643K	990 PDF
FY2022	$820K	$680K	$140K	$513K	990 PDF
FY2021	$684K	$707K	−$23K	$374K	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 $936,928 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $552,095$784,972

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $180,050$141,519

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,774$10,437

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $748,919$936,928

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $478,162$419,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $195,338$199,035

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $673,500$618,535

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,419$318,393

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $936,928 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$36,395

VIII-1c Fundraising events$748,577

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,886

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$784,972

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $141,519$141,519

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,858$8,858

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,579$1,579

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141,519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,437$936,928

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $618,535 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $419,500$419,500

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,500$1,500

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,183$23,183

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,900$15,900

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,774$10,774

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,041$7,041

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $420$420

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,000$86,000

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $7,519$7,519

IX-20 InterestManagement $50$50

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,872$1,872

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,985$4,985

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,899 · Management $9,648$37,547

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $833 · Management $1,411$2,244

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $568,183 · Management $50,352 · Fundraising $0$618,535

Part X · Balance sheet $856,762 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,537$745,420

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,314$19,442

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $313,454$83,900

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,000$8,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $540,305$856,762

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,115$1,224

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,115$1,224

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $539,190$855,538

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $540,305$856,762

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $855,538 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$936,928

XI-2 Total expenses$618,535

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,393

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$539,190

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,045

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$855,538

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

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The Colleagues INC

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV