CHARACTER CHOICE INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $29K · expenses $18K · assets $77K

EIN
11-3704883
Address
2300 BLOCK CT, ERIE, CO 80516-6558
Website
CHARACTERCHOICE.ORG
NTEE code
P40
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Verneal M Schorr (its 2010 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2010 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS TO GUIDE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THAT GROWS THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Vernie Schorr Love PRESIDENT2020-2025 $2,100$111,300 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharon Floyd BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Bishop Sterling Lands Ii BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Dr Tom Forbes BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kathy Palmer BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tom Palmer BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VERNIE SCHORR LOVE PRESIDENT10 $2,100-$0 $2,1001
SHARON FLOYD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BISHOP STERLING LANDS II BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DR TOM FORBES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VERNIE SCHORR LOVE PRESIDENT30 $16,800-$0 $16,8001
SHARON FLOYD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BISHOP STERLING LANDS II BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DR TOM FORBES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VERNIE SCHORR LOVE PRESIDENT40 $25,200-$0 $25,2001
SHARON FLOYD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BISHOP STERLING LANDS II BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DR TOM FORBES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VERNIE SCHORR LOVE PRESIDENT40 $16,800-$0 $16,8001
SHARON FLOYD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BISHOP STERLING LANDS II BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DR TOM FORBES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VERNIE SCHORR LOVE PRESIDENT40 $25,200-$0 $25,2001
SHARON FLOYD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BISHOP STERLING LANDS II BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DR TOM FORBES BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VERNIE SCHORR LOVE PRESIDENT40 $25,200-$0 $25,2001
SHARON FLOYD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BISHOP STERLING LANDS II BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
DR TOM FORBES BOARD MEMBER8 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PALMER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,860$18,007 $77,243$77,243 $28,860- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,241$21,048 $66,390$66,390 $38,241- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,598$32,973 $49,197$49,197 $25,535- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,061$27,648 $56,572$56,572 $37,005- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,442$28,032 $47,159$47,159 $36,440- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,779$33,130 $38,749$38,749 $41,772- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $31,636 in all, tax years 2011 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LOWELL BERRY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Character Choice Inc” 2011-2023 13$31,000 2023$3,000
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BEAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHARACTER CHOICE INC” 2019 1$500 2019$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHARACTER CHOICE INC” 2020-2023 4$136 2023$27
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10 GREATEST GIFTS PROJECTCOP40 $29,193$43,334 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$31,762 Same NTEE code P40, revenue within 2x, same state
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MERCY AUTO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCFLP40 $32,838$40,654 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code P40, revenue within 2x
SAVVY GIVING BY DESIGN INCCAP40 $51,362$130,878 Executive Dir.$4,715 Same NTEE code P40, revenue within 2x
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$80,0234 32021–2023 FISHER HOUSE OF COLUMBIA SC INC; 26 WELLNESS CENTER; SWEET NECTAR SOCIETY INC
THE OJC FUND DAF sponsor$72,6905 12019–2024 SHOE DISCOUNT CORP
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$47,0003 32018–2020 SAVVY GIVING BY DESIGN INC; ONE HOPE ALLIANCE INC; MERCY AUTO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$40,1604 12019–2022 FISHER HOUSE OF COLUMBIA SC INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $18,007 spent · pay $2,100 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,825 49.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,148 34.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,100 11.7%
Printing, publications, postage $934 5.2%
Total$18,007100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $21,048 spent · pay $16,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,800 79.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,008 14.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,190 5.7%
Fees to independent contractors $50 0.2%
Total$21,048100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $32,973 spent · pay $25,200 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,200 76.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,690 11.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,393 7.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,690 5.1%
Total$32,973100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $27,648 spent · pay $16,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,800 60.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,947 25.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,164 11.4%
Printing, publications, postage $737 2.7%
Total$27,648100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $28,032 spent · pay $25,200 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,200 89.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,665 5.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $610 2.2%
Printing, publications, postage $557 2.0%
Total$28,032100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $33,130 spent · pay $25,200 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,200 76.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,536 10.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,800 8.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,594 4.8%
Total$33,130100%

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