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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,781,591 | 3,309,006 | 3,499,094 | 3,682,166 | 3,009,692 | 16,281,549 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,781,591 | 3,309,006 | 3,499,094 | 3,682,166 | 3,009,692 | 16,281,549 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 55,015 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 16,226,534 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,781,591 | 3,309,006 | 3,499,094 | 3,682,166 | 3,009,692 | 16,281,549 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 12,648 | 22,327 | 16,802 | 13,785 | 21,645 | 87,207 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 26,528 | 16,721 | 1,139 | 11,268 | 55,656 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 16,503,643 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | Continued: WE PURSUE THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES TOWARD OUR MISSION: TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CRISIS. TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS THROUGH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS OUR ADVOCACY, COUNSELING AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR ALL FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OUTREACH. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4b | Continued: AS PART OF TESSA'S HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM, TESSA PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOUSING AND/OR UTILITY ASSISTANCE. CLIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DETAILED APPLICATION THAT REQUIRES THEM TO DESCRIBE THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION (EMPLOYMENT, INCOME SOURCES, EXPENDITURES, APARTMENT SIZE, ETC.) IN DEPTH. ALL ASSISTANCE IS PAID DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS OR UTILITY COMPANIES. ADDITIONALLY, TESSA USES A SLIDING SCALE TO DECREASE ASSISTANCE OVER TIME TO HELP FOSTER THE CLIENT'S FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4d | RURAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM: TO IMPROVE SERVICE ACCESS FOR VICTIMS LOCATED IN ISOLATED RURAL AREAS, TESSA OPERATES SATELLITE OFFICES IN TELLER COUNTY AND EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. A FULL-TIME ADVOCATE STAFFS EACH OFFICE WHILE A STAFF THERAPIST SPLITS TIME BETWEEN THE TWO. CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COUNSELING ARE PROVIDED, WHILE CLIENTS WHO REQUIRE SHELTER ARE REFERRED TO TESSA'S SAFEHOUSE PROGRAM IN COLORADO SPRINGS. IN FY2022, TESSA PROVIDED SERVICES IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES TO 165 VICTIMS. COUNSELING PROGRAM: PROGRAM STAFF PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND/OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TESSA'S COUNSELORS, SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO TREAT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES THAT RESULT FROM THESE TYPES OF VIOLENCE, PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT GROUPS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. THESE SERVICES ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO WORK ON SELF-ESTEEM, PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT HEALTHY VS. UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND ASSIST IN GOAL SETTING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. IN FY2022, TESSA PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SERVICES TO 485 VICTIMS AND A TOTAL OF 3,564 THERAPY SESSIONS. ANOTHER 99 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED GROUP COUNSELING FOR A TOTAL OF 757 GROUP SESSIONS. HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM: TESSA ASSISTS DVSA AND HT CRIME VICTIMS IN MEETING THEIR LONG-TERM HOUSING NEEDS BY PROVIDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, MOVING ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND/OR UTILITY ASSISTANCE. IN FY2022, TESSA HELPED 84 VICTIMS' HOUSEHOLDS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE. MOBILE ADVOCACY: TESSA ADVOCATES WILL MEET SURVIVORS WHERE THEY ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, HOME, OR WHEREVER IS MOST CONVENIENT AND SAFE FOR THE SURVIVOR. THE SURVIVORS HAVE A SAY IN HOW AND WHERE THE CONTACTS WILL TAKE PLACE (E.G. HOME VISITS, COFFEE SHOP, ETC) AND ADVOCATES ALONG WITH SURVIVORS CAN SAFETY PLAN TO DETERMINE WHERE MEETINGS WILL OCCUR. ACCOMPANY SURVIVORS TO MEETINGS AND APPOINTMENTS SUCH AS ASSISTING IN THE HOUSING APPLICATION PROCESS, IF NEEDED). LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM: TESSA WILL ASSIST DVSA VICTIMS IN ACCESSING DIRECT CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION. TESSA HAS CONTINUED TO CONNECT WITH COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES, THE EL PASO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, THE EL PASO COUNTY WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION, AND THE PIKES PEAK JUSTICE AND PRO BONO CENTER TO BUILD CONTACTS AND RECRUIT ATTORNEYS. IN FY2022, TESSA CONTRACT ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR 191 INDIVIDUALS IN A PERMANENT PROTECTION ORDER HEARING. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: TESSA PROVIDES TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, TESSA STAFF WORK CLOSELY WITH MANY SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO TEACHERS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AROUND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE. IN LOCAL SCHOOLS IN 2022, TESSA REACHED 1758 STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATION ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BOUNDARIES AND CONSENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors meets monthly and reviews all Financial Documents, Including Annual Audit Report and the Form 990 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | Potential New Board Members receive all policies before joining the Board. The Board is asked annually to reaffirm that they do not have interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | TESSA uses DATA from CANPO (Colorado Association of Non-Profit Organizations) surveys for comparability of job responsibilities and compensation. TESSA strives to be in the 25th percentile of our peers (size & services) for annual salary rates for all positions. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD VOTES ON ANY CHANGES TO SALARY AND IMPLEMENTS THEM ACCORDINGLY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES MEETING THE IRS DEFINITION OF A KEY EMPLOYEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | TESSA's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Certain documents are also available on the organization's website. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2A | Pre-Plea Investigation Report Revenue: The District Attorney will refer an individual who has been arrested in a domestic violence dispute and the District Attorney has doubts whether the domestic violence was truly domestic violence or defense, particularly in cases where a woman has been arrested. The individual will pay for the case assessment $250 per case. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | The Executive Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, and compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. |
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