TRI LAKES CARES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: TRI LAKES CARES (EIN 74-2501356)
Tax period: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed: 2026-06-08
IRS object ID: 202611599349301756
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-06-08T15:17:15-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	341854260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CBIZ ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 S CASCADE AVE SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLORADO SPRINGS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80903	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	742501356	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRI-LAKES CARES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TRI-	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7194814864	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1301	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONUMENT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	801321301	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HALEY CHAPIN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7194814864	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-06-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LISA BURKE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00220718	PTIN
Phone	7195310445	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-06-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	HALEY CHAPIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1301	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONUMENT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	801321301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,841,784	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	TRI-LAKESCARES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1984	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TRI-LAKES CARES IS EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO REACH TOWARD A BETTER TOMORROW.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	231	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,337,981	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,150,411	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$76,203	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$95,798	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$45,094	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$91,052	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,369,090	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,337,261	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,029,754	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,099,857	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,078,226	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,039,954	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$304,539	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$344,282	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$272,600	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,452,262	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,412,411	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$83,172	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,924,850	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,448,459	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,413,841	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$127,781	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$162,003	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,320,678	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,251,838	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TRI-LAKES CARES IS A COMMUNITY BASED, VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED, RESOURCE CENTER WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO REACH TOWARD A BETTER TOMORROW.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,076,416	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$848,218	GrantAmt
Desc	PANTRY FOOD & SUNDRIES - WE PROVIDE FOOD AND SUNDRIES TO THOSE FACED WITH FOOD INSECURITIES. THE VALUE OF DONATED FOOD AND SUNDRIES WAS $622,550.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$953,668	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$251,639	GrantAmt
Desc	FAMILY STABILIZATION PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE HOUSING, UTILITIES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL, CLOTHING, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES AND SENIORS. SEASONAL PROGRAMS OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE OFFERED TO CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDREN AND SENIORS ARE PROVIDED WITH GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,030,084	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	23	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7194814864	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	235 JEFFERSON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONUMENT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80132	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICH SCHUR
PRESIDENT	1.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY EPSTEIN
VICE PRESIDENT	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
INDY FRAZEE
TREASURER	1.60	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHELLY RUEDIN
SECRETARY	1.10	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE BEASLEY
BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 07/01/25)	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDY DAHL
BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 07/01/25)	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL FOSTER
BOARD MEMBER	0.70	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM ANDERSON-GRIGG
BOARD MEMBER	0.60	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELANIE HEXTER
BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 07/01/25)	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENNY NASSER
BOARD MEMBER	0.70	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER (TERM START 07/01/25)	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK STEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEREK WILSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK CRESPIN
BOARD MEMBER (TERM END 9/25/25)	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLY MCPHERSON
BOARD MEMBER (TERM END 11/14/24)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HALEY CHAPIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$133,250	$0	$8,253

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$133,250	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$8,253	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$15,286	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$44,607	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$161,556	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,928,962	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,805,080	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,150,411	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$79,262	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$79,262	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$456,595	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$439,960	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$99	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$16,635	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$99	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,536	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,536	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$155,275	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$44,607	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$64,464	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,811	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$90,811	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$241	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$241	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$241	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,337,261	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$186,850	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,099,857	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,099,857	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,003	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$767,610	TotalAmt
Program Services	$577,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,293	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,847	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,523	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,086	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,527	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,213	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,069	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,784	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,680	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,605	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,064	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$426	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$710	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,153	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,478	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$363	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$712	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,529	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,231	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,431	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,965	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,978	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,143	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,335	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$244	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,779	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,125	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,248	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$497	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$829	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,806	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$656	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,412,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,030,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$304,539	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$94,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,100	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,591	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$182,933	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,214	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,377	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,952	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,341	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$656,541	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$181,202	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$462,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$475,339	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,603,392	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,439,879	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,095,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,448,459	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,413,841	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,781	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,003	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,781	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,003	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,056,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,995,834	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$264,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$256,004	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,320,678	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,251,838	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,448,459	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,413,841	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,924,850	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$6,691	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	-$381	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,212,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,301,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,297,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,337,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,150,411	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,299,483	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,212,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,301,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,297,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,337,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,150,411	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,299,483	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,095,556	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,203,927	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$49,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,478	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$63,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$79,262	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$238,229	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$90,811	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$90,811	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$603	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$553	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$241	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,427	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$13,629,950	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.82200	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95450	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$105,113	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$105,113	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$527,467	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$160,682	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$366,785	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,961	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,520	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,441	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$475,339	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS	Desc
Book Value	$2,095,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,095,000	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEPOSITS HELD FOR OTHERS	Desc
Amt	$3,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,567,629	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$6,691	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$203,027	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$209,718	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,357,911	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$20,153	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$40,803	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$20,650	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,337,261	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,636,469	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$203,408	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$40,803	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$244,211	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,392,258	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$20,153	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$20,153	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,412,411	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT, UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, FROM TAX ON INCOME DERIVED FROM DONATIONS, INCOME GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE AND CERTAIN OTHER SPECIFIED INCOME AND, IN ADDITION, IS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT BASED ON EVALUATION OF ITS TAX POSITION, ANY LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE MATERIAL. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, CHANGES IN THE TAX LAWS, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS TO ASSIST IN EVALUATING ITS TAX POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THEY ARE FILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE INFORMATION RETURNS FOR THREE PRIOR YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B -40,704. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS -99.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 40,704. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS 99.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	TASTE OF TRI-LAKES CARES	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$175,301	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$34,856	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$140,445	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$6,300	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$34,104	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$10,626	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$12,437	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	EMPTY BOWLS/SILENT AUCTION	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$24,581	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$9,751	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$14,830	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$997	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$199,882	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$44,607	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$155,275	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$6,300	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$34,104	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$10,626	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$13,434	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$64,464	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$90,811	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EMERGENCY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY & RELIEF	552	$405,974	N/A	N/A
FOOD PANTRY	1237	$0	FEEDING AMERICA VALUATION	FOOD PANTRY	$630,800
HOLIDAY GIFTS	205	$0	FMV	HOLIDAY GIFTS	$11,247
SCHOOL SUPPLIES	104	$0	FMV	SCHOOL SUPPLIES	$10,585
MEDICAL/ OTC SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT	105	$0	FMV	MEDICAL/ OTC SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT	$6,407
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS	648	$0	FMV	MISCELLANEOUS GOODS	$34,844

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TRI-LAKES CARES (TLC) TRACKS CLIENTS' ELIGIBILITY AND AMOUNTS AWARDED TO THE CLIENTS IN A CLIENT SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM, EMPOWOR, AND IN A CLIENT SERVICE TRACKER. UTILITIES ASSISTANCE IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH ENERGY OUTREACH COLORADO (EOC). EOC PROVIDES UTILITIES PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY DUE TO A PERSONAL CRISIS OR EMERGENCY. TLC SERVES AS A PARTNER AGENCY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CUSTOMER APPLICANTS SEEKING ASSISTANCE THROUGH EOC. UTILITIES ASSISTANCE GRANTED IS TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE EOC SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS ESSENTIAL SERVICE, TLC OBTAINED RELIEF FOR 25 CUSTOMERS VALUED AT $5,300 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025. TLC SERVES AS A PARTNER AGENCY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH VARIOUS COUNSELING CENTERS IN THE CO SPRINGS AREA. COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE CENTERS. THROUGH THIS ESSENTIAL SERVICE, TLC OBTAINED 191 HOURS OF COUNSELING SERVICES VALUED AT $21,360 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$19,888	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	KELLY BLUE BOOK	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Miscellaneous SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,095,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	STOCK QUOTE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2448	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$622,550	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FEEDING AMERICA	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	154	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,534	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	EVENT FOOD	1	$23,760	FMV
Yes (X)	MISC SUPPLIES	499	$15,516	FMV
Yes (X)	HOLIDAY GIFTS	471	$11,247	FMV
Yes (X)	SCHOOL SUPPLIES	214	$10,585	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL LINES, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE TOTAL ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE TREASURER, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED ANNUALLY TO SELF DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD HANDLES INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UTILIZED THE COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION SALARY STUDY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION AND UPDATES THIS DATA ON A RECURRING BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COMPENSATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON CANDID, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.