Nonprofit · EIN 45-5423074
EPIC EXPERIENCE
Tax-exempt · ARVADA, CO 80001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $500,066 | $471,049 | $29,017 | $148,804 | $32,645 | $116,159 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $488,428 | $464,778 | $23,650 | $186,849 | $61,045 | $125,804 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $622,463 | $678,157 | -$55,694 | $198,621 | $93,503 | $105,118 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $566,408
- of which government grants
- $90,096
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $528
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$66,870
- Other revenue
- -$66,870
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,596
- Other salaries and wages
- $201,403
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $294,199
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,095
- Occupancy
- $7,200
- Travel
- $451
- Program services (functional)
- $351,611
- Management and general (functional)
- $72,961
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,477
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $186,849
- Total assets, end of year
- $148,804
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,645
- Net assets, end of year
- $116,159
- Publicly traded securities
- $66,868
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $116,159
- Gross receipts
- $566,936
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN FERRO | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $71,596 |
| DENNY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR JAN-MARCH 2025 Trustee or director | 0 | $53,184 |
| SABINE SCHWAB | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JULIE USPAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FERRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAM KIOSOGLOUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RONALD BYE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JANNA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CORY SLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TANYA FRIESEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELISSA GROSBOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN FERRO | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $76,923 |
| DAVID COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JULIE USPAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FERRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAMERON KIOSOGLOUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JANNA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARL WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CORY SLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SABINE SCHWAB | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| RON BYE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN FERRO | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,000 |
| RON BYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FERRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CORY SLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOLYNN LENZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARL WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JIM NOTTINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RUTH TESAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JULIE USPAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID COHEN | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB MORSE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SABINE SCHWAB | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 753, ARVADA, CO 80001-0753
- In care of
- % COLIN FERRO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- COLIN FERRO, 5690 WEBSTER ST STE 100B, ARVADA, CO 80002
- Signed the 990
- COLIN FERRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (720) 431-7620
- Website
- WWW.EPICEXPERIENCE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REDPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
Mission
EPIC EXPERIENCES MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS, THRIVERS, AND CAREGIVERS TO LIVE BEYOND CANCER.
Program accomplishments
- EPIC EXPERIENCE PERFORMS AND OFFERS PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE AND ENCOURAGE ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS, THRIVERS, AND CAREGIVERS TO LIVE BEYOND CANCER. OUR PINNACLE PROGRAM IS OUR WEEK-LONG CAMP IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES WHERE WE HOST SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS FROM ACROSS THE US OVER THE AGE OF 18. FUNDRAISING AND OUTREACH CONTINUE TO HELP US REACH MORE SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS EACH YEAR. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL HEARTS & HOPE GALA IN FEBRUARY AND HELD OUR RAFTOBERFEST EVENT IN AUGUST WHERE WE ENJOYED RAFTING THE COLORADO RIVER. WE HELD 4 WEEKLONG CAMPS, AS WELL AS PILOTED ONE THREE NIGHT CAMP IN MAINE. WE ALSO HELD 22 REGIONAL 1 DAY PROGRAMS HOSTED BY LOCAL ALUMNI IN NEW JERSEY, KENTUCKY, AND COLORADO, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA AND OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR SURVIVORS, THRIVERS, AND CAREGIVERS. THE THRIVEVR PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE TO BRING THE OUTDOORS INTO PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL TO EASE ANXIETY AND THE ISSUES THAT COME WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND ARE CURRENTLY IN MULTIPLE CANCER CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE CAMPFIRES OF HOPE: STORIES OF CANCER PODCAST DIRECTLY SUPPORTS EPIC EXPERIENCES MISSION TO EMPOWER ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH COMMUNITY STORYTELLING, EDUCATION, AND PEER-DRIVEN SUPPORT.Expenses $351,611
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
- 45-5423074
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $148,804
- Income (IRS master file)
- $566,936
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $500,066 | $471,049 | $148,804 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $488,428 | $464,778 | $186,849 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $622,463 | $678,157 | $198,621 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $708,670 | $675,331 | $174,923 | 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 45-5423074).
Questions about EPIC EXPERIENCE
- What is the EIN of EPIC EXPERIENCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EPIC EXPERIENCE is 45-5423074.
- Is EPIC EXPERIENCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to EPIC EXPERIENCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EPIC EXPERIENCE 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 EPIC EXPERIENCE 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 EPIC EXPERIENCE 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 EPIC EXPERIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names COLIN FERRO.
- Who are the officers and directors of EPIC EXPERIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,596 (COLIN FERRO, EXEC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EPIC EXPERIENCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $500,066, expenses of $471,049 and total assets of $148,804 at year end.
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