Nonprofit · EIN 74-2486204
MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC
Also known as MESA CO PARTNERS
Tax-exempt · GRAND JCT, CO 81501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,234,212 | $3,105,199 | $129,013 | $2,943,991 | $137,744 | $2,806,247 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,967,785 | $3,423,886 | $543,899 | $2,829,056 | $151,822 | $2,677,234 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,598,659 | $3,053,790 | $544,869 | $2,258,273 | $124,938 | $2,133,335 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,153,915
- of which government grants
- $689,286
- Program service revenue
- $2,026,474
- Investment income
- $30,858
- Net income from fundraising events
- $20,232
- Other revenue
- $22,965
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,981,474
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,365,785
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,900
- Occupancy
- $38,791
- Travel
- $37,257
- Depreciation
- $150,908
- Program services (functional)
- $2,732,654
- Management and general (functional)
- $237,855
- Fundraising (functional)
- $134,690
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,829,056
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,943,991
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $137,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,806,247
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,310,290
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,372,287
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,806,247
- Gross receipts
- $3,251,042
- Employees
- 98
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA MATTAS | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $86,750 | $10,713 |
| ERICK FIELD | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI CARLSTON-THOMPSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SPRINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DORNBURG | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY JO RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK LIDEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE CARLEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KELLEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MENDENHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BRUTOSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA KENT | CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINCOLN EARLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARENCE MEDINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA CYPHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA MATTAS | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $82,193 | $24,245 |
| ALY AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BRUTOSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE CARLEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI CARLSTON-THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DORNBURG | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINCOLN EARLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM ESPINDOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FAIRBANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICK FIELD | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KELLEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK LIDEMANN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MENDENHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY JO RODRIGUEZ | PAST-CHAIRPE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SPRINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA MATTAS | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $87,810 | $12,875 |
| ALY AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BRUTOSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE CARLEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI CARLSTON-THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DORNBURG | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FAIRBANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICK FIELD | FINANCE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HASTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KELLEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK LIDEMANN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MENDENHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY JO RODRIGUEZ | PAST-CHAIRPE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SPRINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1169 COLORADO AVE, GRAND JCT, CO 81501-3522
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PAULA MATTAS, 1169 COLORADO AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501
- Signed the 990
- PAULA MATTAS, EXEC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (970) 245-5555
- Return prepared by
- BLAIR AND ASSOC
Mission
WORKING WITH TROUBLE YOUTH IN A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE, MENTORING, LIFE SKILLS, ETC.
Program accomplishments
- ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES FOR COURTS & DA. PROGRAMS WHICH ASSIST YOUTH IN OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT OR COMMUNITY SERVICES.Expenses $2,732,654 · revenue $2,026,474
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
- 74-2486204
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,943,991
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,251,042
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,234,212 | $3,105,199 | $2,943,991 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,967,785 | $3,423,886 | $2,829,056 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,598,659 | $3,053,790 | $2,258,273 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,847,713 | $2,761,370 | $1,736,448 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2016 | – | – | – | 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 74-2486204).
Questions about MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC
- What is the EIN of MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC is 74-2486204.
- Is MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MESA YOUTH SERVICE 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 MESA YOUTH SERVICE 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 MESA YOUTH SERVICE 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 MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PAULA MATTAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,750 (PAULA MATTAS, EXEC DIRECTO).
- How much revenue does MESA YOUTH SERVICE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,234,212, expenses of $3,105,199 and total assets of $2,943,991 at year end.
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