Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821752513
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Durango, CO, USA
Phone
9708444337
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$614,436
Expenses
$617,500
Assets
$555,866
Liabilities
$11,828

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • XANDER HUGHES (EXECUTIVE DI): $83,704 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Four corners rainbow youth center (fcryc) was formed as a not-for-profit to build a brave, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, non-judgmental, and visible space and community for two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual (2slgbtqia+) youth, families and allies in southwest Colorado.

What it reported doing in 2024

Offering activities and safe places for lgbtq youth in the four corners, including the following: - rainbow youth rising after school program, a drop in safe space providing snacks, games, and opportunities to connect with peers in a welcoming and nonjudgemental environment open to ages 12-18. All 2slgbtqia+ youth and allies welcome. - tea time, a support group open to ages 12-18 who identify as transgender, gender fluid/queer, or gender non-binary and gender expansive - after school program, a youth led project to disrupt the oppressive systems while learning how to be social justice advocates. - uprise, a grant funded tobacco prevention education program. - playgroup and parent support group. Open to agest 5-11 for those identifying as transgender, gender fluid/queer, or gender non-binary and their families. The children play and connect while the parents/families engage. Parents that have older children may attend the adult support group. - gender and sexuality alliances in the surrounding schools - provide support in facilitating meetings with a school sponsor. - discord program - private server for youth 12-18 to connect safely online, moderated by staff and paid peer advisors. - one-on-one mentorship program - pairs lgbt safe and trusting adults with lgbt youth of all ages. - educational program - provide educational trainings to community schools, organizations and businesses to foster support for supporting the lgbt community. - empower pride: a free mental health therapy group for 2slgbtqia+ highschool aged youth who have experienced crime or harm. - individual counseling: free individual counseling for 2slgbtqia+ youth ages 12-24. This program is meant to provide 2slgbtqia+ youth with counseling and therapy that is 2slgbtqia+ competent and knowledgeable. - youth of culture: an in-school facilitated group for youth of color (ibpoc) by adults of color to hold space and provide support and education around mental health, identity, community, microaggressions, racism and teaching health coping skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 76% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $126.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.5%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.9; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.4% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.7% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $527K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $84K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.