Enhance Southeast Colorado Springs from within through resident-led change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 3 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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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $240K a year · 48% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
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Revenue
$261K
-65% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$480K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$261K
FY2025▼ -65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$741K
FY2025$261K
Expenses
$341K
FY2025▲ +90%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$180K
FY2025$341K
Net assets
$480K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$561K
FY2025$480K

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 May 2024.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $215K Management & general 22% · $74K Fundraising 15% · $52K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce Salazar’s $75K as Executive Dir. is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Joyce Salazar$75,000$72,116

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering residents to lead change and improve Southeast Colorado Springs.

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1 program · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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RISE Southeast advances community well-being by building resident and youth leadership through leadership development, civic engagement, and advocacy, empowering residents to influence decisions and lead meaningful improvements in Southeast Colorado Springs.

$215Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$261K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Investment incomeLn 3$119
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$215K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$480K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
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$261K
Investment incomeLn 3$119
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$261K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$281K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$299K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$480K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 613
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$299K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$566K$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$561K$480K
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$75K$20K$18K$37K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$108K$45
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$310$310
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K$21
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$22K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$850$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
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$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$48K$9K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$108−$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$215K$74K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $261K$341K−$80K$480K 990 PDF
FY2024 $741K$180K$561K$561K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $261,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $740,993$260,892
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$119
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $740,993$261,011
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $128,397$201,170
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,731$140,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $180,128$341,432
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $560,865−$80,421
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 $261,011 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,892
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$260,892
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $119$119
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 revenueExcluded from tax $119$261,011
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,432 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 $20,000 · Management $18,348 · Fundraising $36,652$75,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,436 · Fundraising $45$108,481
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $310$310
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,165 · Management $1,738 · Fundraising $3,476$17,379
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,299 · Fundraising $21$20,320
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,985 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $2,425$27,410
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,965$5,965
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $850 · Management $3,565 · Fundraising $1,811$6,226
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,650$9,650
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 InsuranceManagement $2,308$2,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,155 · Management $9,143 · Fundraising $7,611$64,909
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,368 · Management $108 · Fundraising −$2$3,474
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $214,959 · Management $74,434 · Fundraising $52,039$341,432
Part X · Balance sheet $490,947 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$18,708
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $316,073$280,621
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,000$186,488
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$5,130
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $566,073$490,947
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,283$10,502
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,283$10,502
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $310,790$230,370
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $250,000$250,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $560,790$480,445
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $566,073$490,947
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $480,445 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,011
XI-2 Total expenses$341,432
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,421
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$560,790
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$76
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$480,445

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