The Arc of Northeast Colorado

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841222223
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Greeley, CO, USA
Phone
9703535219
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,533,175
Expenses
$1,164,441
Assets
$1,902,290
Liabilities
$37,518

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL KELLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN KRIS HOUSEL (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • BOB GIES (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL KELLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • MARCIA ANDERSEN (SECRETARY)
  • JOHN KRIS HOUSEL (PAST PRESIDENT)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The arc of northeast Colorado promotes and protects the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through empowerment, advocacy and community outreach.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the reporting period, the arc of northeast Colorado significantly expanded its impact across individual advocacy, community outreach, and systems advocacy to advance the rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd). Individual advocacy services grew by 21%, reflecting increased demand and expanded capacity to provide direct representation, information, and referral services. The organization assisted individuals in addressing barriers related to housing, education, employment, healthcare, and access to public services, empowering clients to understand and assert their rights while achieving more equitable outcomes.community outreach efforts experienced substantial growth of 224%, driven by targeted engagement strategies, expanded partnerships, and increased presence in underserved and rural communities. The organization conducted workshops, trainings, and public education initiatives to raise awareness of disability rights, self-advocacy, and available resources. These efforts strengthened community connections, increased accessibility of services, and amplified the voices of individuals with disabilities and their families.in systems advocacy, the organization made strategic investments in infrastructure building to support long-term, sustainable change, ensuring the voice of our community members with disabilities is heard at all levels of society.collectively, these efforts resulted in measurable improvements in service reach, community engagement, and systemic impact. The organization's integrated approach, combining direct services with broader advocacy initiatives, continues to advance equity, inclusion, and independence for individuals with idd across the communities it serves.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.2%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 30; 30th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.1%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.2% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $819K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.