Ace Mentor Program of Colorado

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900286132
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
8478583904
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$106,307
Expenses
$79,898
Assets
$172,785

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

People named in this filing

  • STEPHEN AGUIRRE (PAST CHAIRMA)
  • LEO DARNELL (DIRECTOR)
  • GEOFF BURRELL (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The program's mission is to engage, excite, and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in the integrated construction industry through mentoring, and to support their continued advancement in the industry through scholarships and grants.

What it reported doing in 2024

The main fundraising event called blue print 2 success is held every fall and resulted in raising money that was used to provide scholarships to selected recipients in 2021 totaling 12,828.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.16; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $79K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.