Nonprofit · EIN 84-0929974
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC
Tax-exempt · FORT COLLINS, CO 80528
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,477,949 | $2,374,085 | $103,864 | $3,226,216 | $560,498 | $2,665,718 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,458,799 | $2,565,596 | -$106,797 | $3,107,780 | $568,252 | $2,539,528 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,444,485 | $2,336,857 | $107,628 | $3,212,006 | $596,349 | $2,615,657 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,325,148
- Investment income
- $44,255
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$7,147
- Other revenue
- $108,546
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $175,264
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,827
- Other salaries and wages
- $826,742
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,249,875
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,504
- Accounting fees
- $45,456
- Occupancy
- $80,004
- Travel
- $762
- Depreciation
- $48,925
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,107,780
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,226,216
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $560,498
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,665,718
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $677,086
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,044,482
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,665,718
- Gross unrelated business income
- $120,063
- Gross receipts
- $3,005,110
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY POLANSKY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $129,982 | $12,845 |
| TEREE CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE BAUMGART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN EWERT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHIRAZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN HYATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE SHOOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY OTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY WILSON | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LAINE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ELDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT NOBLE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PARKE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY POLANSKY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,026 | $15,770 |
| TEREE CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE BAUMGART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN EWERT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHIRAZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN HYATT | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE SHOOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY OTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY WILSON | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LAINE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ELDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT NOBLE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY POLANSKY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $125,038 | $13,975 |
| TEREE CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ALEXANDER | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE BAUMGART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN EWERT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHIRAZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN HYATT | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE SHOOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNINE TRUSWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY OTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY WILSON | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LAINE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ELDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8020 S COUNTY ROAD 5 UNIT 100, FORT COLLINS, CO 80528-8994
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHELLEY POLANSKY, 8020 S LARIMER COUNTY ROAD 5 100, FORT COLLINS, CO 80528
- Signed the 990
- SHELLEY POLANSKY, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (970) 488-2037
- Return prepared by
- BROCK AND COMPANY CPAS PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE CONSUMER INFORMATION, PROTECTION, AND MEDIATION IN THE MARKETPLACE.
Program accomplishments
- THE BUREAU IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN COLORADO AND SOUTHERN WYOMING CAN MANIFEST ITS CONCERN FOR SOUND CONSUMER RELATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO EXPRESS COMMENTS OR CONCERNS REGARDING MATTERS OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER POLICY. THE BUREAU PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL WHICH KEEPS CONSUMERS INFORMED AND ALSO ADMINISTERS A PROGRAM OFFERING LEGALLY BINDING ARBITRATION AS A LAST RESORT TO RESOLVE BUYER-SELLER DISPUTES.Expenses $1,987,453 · grants $175,264 · revenue $2,313,631
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-0929974
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,226,216
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,005,110
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $2,477,949 | $2,374,085 | $3,226,216 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $2,458,799 | $2,565,596 | $3,107,780 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $2,444,485 | $2,336,857 | $3,212,006 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-0929974).
Questions about BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC
- What is the EIN of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC is 84-0929974.
- Is BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1984.
- Are donations to BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names SHELLEY POLANSKY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,982 (SHELLEY POLANSKY, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF NORTHERN COLORADO INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,477,949, expenses of $2,374,085 and total assets of $3,226,216 at year end.
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