Nonprofit · EIN 03-0442292
SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80219
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,251,058 | $1,136,283 | $114,775 | $926,066 | $17,509 | $908,557 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,138,352 | $963,181 | $175,171 | $811,793 | $18,010 | $793,783 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $854,282 | $857,532 | -$3,250 | $636,754 | $13,007 | $623,747 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,224,203
- of which government grants
- $348,419
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $26,855
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $131,426
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $144,992
- Other salaries and wages
- $406,160
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $676,834
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,945
- Occupancy
- $35,418
- Travel
- $32,056
- Program services (functional)
- $914,792
- Management and general (functional)
- $198,706
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,785
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $811,793
- Total assets, end of year
- $926,066
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,509
- Net assets, end of year
- $908,557
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $908,557
- Gross receipts
- $1,251,058
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Francis | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,752 |
| Shania Gonzales | Director of Operations Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $30,240 |
| Richard Henson | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Echo Hawk | Secretary and Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eileen Little Thunder Masquat | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Howard Potter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Francis | Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 40 | $167,213 |
| Shaina Gonzales | Director of Operations Officer | 40 | $56,026 |
| Richard Hensen | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Echo Hawk | Secretary and Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eileen Little Thunder Masquat | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Howard Potter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON FRANCIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SHAINA GONZALES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $0 |
| RICHARD HENSEN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE ECHO HAWK | SECRETARY AND TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EILEEN LITTLE THUNDER MASQUAT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD POTTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2288 S TENNYSON ST, DENVER, CO 80219-5120
- In care of
- % BRIAN E WILKERSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Richard Henson, 1400 N Williams Street, Ste 204, Denver, CO 80218
- Signed the 990
- Shannon, Francis
- Phone
- (303) 353-4683
- Return prepared by
- Halcyon Advisers
Mission
To work in partnership with Native American communities in urban areas and on reservations to boost the resilience of Native people especially youth and young adults.
Program accomplishments
- Elders Foodshare Program: Spirit of the Suns Elders Foodshare program provided weekly food services to approximately 200 people per week. We sourced food through donations partner farms and local producers assembling culturally appropriate nutritionally complete boxes with produce grains eggs herbs teas and meat. These boxes were distributed through a combination of pickup and no-cost delivery services to ensure consistent access to healthy food.Expenses $381,194 · grants $131,426
- Healing Foodbags: Spirit of the Sun reached 500 youth through our Healings Foods Bags program. We distribute bags that contain a small variety of whole fruits and vegetables along with educational materials explaining their uses and importance to various Native cultures. We reach children through distributions at various locations including housing complexes schools and events including powwows.Expenses $304,900
- Indigenous Agriculture: Spirit of the Sun worked towards preserving the cultural practices of Indigenous foodways by growing our traditional bioregional foods and understanding our foods as our medicine through our Healing Foods Project. The Indigenous Agriculture team grows food on our partner farms to be shared with the community through our Native Elders Food Share Program. This work promotes Native and Indigenous selfdetermination and resiliency by addressing systemic environmental injustices and food apartheid through Indigenous foodsystems sovereignty traditional foodways and Indigenous climate justice. Through working with local Native and BIPOC communities we seek to strengthen economic and cultural resilience through Rematriation and ancestral ecological practices soil remediation and knowledge sharing. In 2024 Spirit of the Sun grew and distributed 1000lbs of food to our community members.Expenses $228,698
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0442292
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $926,066
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,251,058
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,251,058 | $1,136,283 | $926,066 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,138,352 | $963,181 | $811,793 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $854,282 | $857,532 | $636,754 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 03-0442292).
Questions about SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC
- What is the EIN of SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC is 03-0442292.
- Is SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPIRIT OF THE SUN 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 SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Richard Henson.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,752 (Shannon Francis, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SPIRIT OF THE SUN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,251,058, expenses of $1,136,283 and total assets of $926,066 at year end.
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