Civic Intelligence

Trailblazer Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 20-1063922

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 05, 2018

Organization ProfileTHETRAILBLAZERFOUNDATION.ORG
PO Box 271767Fort Collins, CO 80527

(307) 399-2192

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

75th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

70th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

46th percentile

1.6%

Higher net margin than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

66th percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

30th percentile

-13%

Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets75th percentile

Assets

Up

$92,845

Up $10,838 (+13%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$86,524

Up $4,517 (+5.5%) from 2016

Liabilities

Up

$6,321

Up $6,321 from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue70th percentileNet Margin46th percentile

Revenue

Down

$284,901

Down $42,899 (-13%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$280,384

Down $102,954 (-27%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$4,517

Up $60,055 (+108%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth66th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $106,983Liabilities 2010: $6,138Net Assets 2010: $100,8452010Assets 2011: $150,609Liabilities 2011: $6,509Net Assets 2011: $144,1002011Assets 2012: $145,155Liabilities 2012: $3,608Net Assets 2012: $141,5472012Assets 2013: $129,369Liabilities 2013: $4,097Net Assets 2013: $125,2722013Assets 2014: $150,885Liabilities 2014: $3,989Net Assets 2014: $146,8962014Assets 2015: $137,546Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $137,5462015Assets 2016: $82,007Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $82,0072016Assets 2017: $92,845Liabilities 2017: $6,321Net Assets 2017: $86,5242017Assets 2018: $101,705Liabilities 2018: $5,668Net Assets 2018: $96,0372018Assets 2019: $154,513Liabilities 2019: $1,287Net Assets 2019: $153,2262019Assets 2020: $177,094Liabilities 2020: $1,250Net Assets 2020: $175,8442020Assets 2021: $173,673Liabilities 2021: $1,222Net Assets 2021: $172,4512021Assets 2022: $158,239Liabilities 2022: $1,328Net Assets 2022: $156,9112022Assets 2023: $143,960Liabilities 2023: $1,332Net Assets 2023: $142,6282023Assets 2024: $487,545Liabilities 2024: $3,700Net Assets 2024: $483,8452024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$92,845
Liabilities$6,321
Net Assets$86,524
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth30th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $162,1622010Revenue 2011: $193,867Expenses 2011: $150,612Net Income 2011: $43,2552011Expenses 2012: $129,0022012Revenue 2013: $192,909Expenses 2013: $209,184Net Income 2013: -$16,2752013Revenue 2014: $327,794Expenses 2014: $306,170Net Income 2014: $21,6242014Revenue 2015: $244,600Expenses 2015: $253,950Net Income 2015: -$9,3502015Revenue 2016: $327,800Expenses 2016: $383,338Net Income 2016: -$55,5382016Revenue 2017: $284,901Expenses 2017: $280,384Net Income 2017: $4,5172017Revenue 2018: $409,884Expenses 2018: $400,371Net Income 2018: $9,5132018Revenue 2019: $313,016Expenses 2019: $255,827Net Income 2019: $57,1892019Revenue 2020: $252,997Expenses 2020: $230,379Net Income 2020: $22,6182020Revenue 2021: $331,323Expenses 2021: $334,716Net Income 2021: -$3,3932021Revenue 2022: $261,670Expenses 2022: $277,210Net Income 2022: -$15,5402022Revenue 2023: $296,785Expenses 2023: $311,067Net Income 2023: -$14,2822023Revenue 2024: $802,390Expenses 2024: $461,100Net Income 2024: $341,2902024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$284,901
Expenses$280,384
Net Income$4,517
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 5, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$284,901
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our four program areashealth, food security, education, and economic developmentrepresent a well-rounded strategy for not just giving our partner communities a proverbial fish, but helping them learn how to live in ways that are self-sustaining. Trailblazer Foundation sustainable community development in Cambodia.Trailblazer Foundation chooses our projects based on an annual local government assessment of village needs. We are honored to be one of only a handful of NGOs invited to this annual meeting. Through this bottom-up process, the villages themselves identify their needs. Their requests, in turn, direct our annual activities, which are developing ripples of sustainability through community water projects."

To improve health, food security, education, and economic development in rural Cambodia in ways that are self-sustaining by the individuals and communities we serve.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$35,144$66,416▲ $31,272
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$20,341$13,925▼ $6,416
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$26,522$12,504▼ $14,018
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$82,007$92,845▲ $10,838
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Other Liabilities-$6,321-
Total Liabilities$0$6,321▲ $6,321
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$82,007$86,524▲ $4,517
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$82,007$86,524▲ $4,517
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$82,007$92,845▲ $10,838

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$13,869$37,554$51,423
Other Land Buildings$56$1,069$1,125
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Mary Jo LockbaumPast-president
Thomas SkeelePresident
Don KushnerVice President
Vandy StaleyBoard Member
Sam AumSecretary
Jamie ReillyTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$284,854
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$47
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$284,854
Change in Net Assets
$4,517
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$180,314
Other Expenses$100,070
Total Fundraising Expense$68,096
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$78,260$16,949$51,266$146,475
Payroll Taxes$13,030$5,202$9,817$28,049
Occupancy$11,795$415-$12,210
Travel$8,722$2,497$976$12,195
Fees for Services Other$6,978--$6,978
Depreciation Depletion-$6,416-$6,416
Insurance$4,945$889-$5,834
Other Employee Benefits$2,798$966$2,026$5,790
Information Technology$3,685-$1,101$4,786
Fees for Services Accounting$3,702$927-$4,629
Office Expenses$1,069$679$132$1,880
Other Expenses$888$316$24$912
All Other Expenses$676$27-$703
Conferences and Meetings$256-$64$320
Advertising$133$17-$150
Total Functional Expenses$176,763$35,525$68,096$280,384
International Activity

International Summary

Offices
1
Employees
1
Spending
$176,763

International Compliance

Foreign grant records maintained
Yes
Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
CambodiaProgram ServicesHealth Education & Development11$176,763
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Credit Cards Payable$5,621
Staff Reimbursements$700
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“Board receives a draft of the form 990 and meets via teleconference to review the return prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“During board meetings, inquiry is made as to whether any sort of conflict of interest has come up since the last board meeting.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and form 990 are available to the public upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Trailblazer Foundation
EIN
20-1063922
Phone
3073992192
Address
PO BOX 271767, FORT COLLINS, CO 80527

Signing Officer

Name
Thomas Skeele
Title
President
Signed
2018-11-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Thomas Skeele
Formed
2004
Legal Domicile
Wy
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
3
Volunteers
20

Preparer

Firm
Wilcox Arredondo & Co
Address
190 North Douglas, Canby, OR 97013
Preparer
Jeremy Gingerich
Phone
5032667545
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 4D: Other Program Services Description

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: HEALTH PROGRAMSWe constructed and delivered 460 water filters, one per family, and ten more than our goal. We conducted trainings for the recipients of these filters, on how to use and maintain the filters, and how to maintain basic hygiene. This included reaching our goal of 34 group trainings, and 460 individual trainings.Next, we drilled 117 wells, seventeen more than our goal. Each new well owner participated in one of our twelve planned group trainings, where we taught them how to maintain and repair their well.Also, we constructed fifty-four latrines, four more than we had planned to build. And we conducted eight trainings, for the 54 latrine beneficiary families, on latrine use and sanitation.Finally, we raised the $20,000 needed to purchase new well drilling equipment (our existing gear was seven years old). In many ways, this was our biggest Health program success in 2017.In all, these efforts directly benefited 3,155 rural Cambodians (each product going to one family, with an average family of five).”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMThere was a call to increase the number of agricultural trainings we offered. Responding to that call, we increased the number of agricultural trainings we provide annually. Having hosted six trainings for 100 people in 2016, this year we held twenty-two trainings for 270 trainees.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0EDUCATION PROGRAMSSchool construction is Trailblazers biggest single expense. The construction cost is now $75,000 (up from $65,000 in 2016), and all other associated costs can increase the total cost by $10,000-$15,000. Adding to this challenge, two of our major funding sources philanthropic foundations and Rotary clubs typically do not fund this type of infrastructure project. However, some things are worth waiting for. Such is the case for Trailblazers next school, which we now plan to build in 2018. The very good news is that we already have initial verbal funding commitments totaling 75% of the construction cost. That is a great start for the new year.
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IRS990ScheduleF/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0OUR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE IN CAMBODIA WHERE WE BUILD SCHOOLS, PROVIDE FRESH WATER WELLS AND WATER FILTERING SYSTEMS TO VILLAGERS, AND TRAIN FARMERS TO OPERATE SUSTAINABLE FARMING OPERATIONS. WE HAVE KEY EMPLOYEES ON SITE TO MONITOR THE USE OF DONATED FUNDS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: HEALTH PROGRAMSWe constructed and delivered 460 water filters, one per family, and ten more than our goal. We conducted trainings for the recipients of these filters, on how to use and maintain the filters, and how to maintain basic hygiene. This included reaching our goal of 34 group trainings, and 460 individual trainings.Next, we drilled 117 wells, seventeen more than our goal. Each new well owner participated in one of our twelve planned group trainings, where we taught them how to maintain and repair their well.Also, we constructed fifty-four latrines, four more than we had planned to build. And we conducted eight trainings, for the 54 latrine beneficiary families, on latrine use and sanitation.Finally, we raised the $20,000 needed to purchase new well drilling equipment (our existing gear was seven years old). In many ways, this was our biggest Health program success in 2017.In all, these efforts directly benefited 3,155 rural Cambodians (each product going to one family, with an average family of five).
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1BOARD RECEIVES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND MEETS VIA TELECONFERENCE TO REVIEW THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2DURING BOARD MEETINGS, INQUIRY IS MADE AS TO WHETHER ANY SORT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS COME UP SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$92,845
Liabilities
$6,321
Net assets
$86,524
Revenue
$284,901
Expenses
$280,384
Net income
$4,517
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.88$0.04$4.84$8.02$4.61$3.41
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.44$0.01$1.43$2.97$3.11$0.14
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.58$0.01$1.57$2.62$2.77$0.16
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.74$0.01$1.72$3.31$3.35$0.03
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.77$0.01$1.76$2.53$2.30$0.23
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.55$0.01$1.53$3.13$2.56$0.57
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.02$0.06$0.96$4.10$4.00$0.10
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.06$0.87$2.85$2.80$0.05
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.82$0.00$0.82$3.28$3.83$0.56
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.38$0.00$1.38$2.45$2.54$0.09
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.51$0.04$1.47$3.28$3.06$0.22
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.29$0.04$1.25$1.93$2.09$0.16
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.45$0.04$1.42$1.29
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.51$0.07$1.44$1.94$1.51$0.43
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.07$0.06$1.01$1.62