Benefits in Action
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.3m
$378k liabilities
Net assets
$933k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
4.2 years on average
Staff
86
402 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Michelle Lapierre
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Benefits in Action's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Lapierre Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Aaron Sanburg | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andrew Barnes | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cassie Angerer | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Christine YUN Sauer (also filed as Christine Yun Sauer) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Courtney Hoskins | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| DEB York (also filed as Deb York) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Michael Straight (also filed as Dr Michael Straight) | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jennifer Smith | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Laura Wachter | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ryan Dishman | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Barnes | Exec Dir | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Barnes | Exec Dir | 40 | $87k | ||
| Michelle Lapierre | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dr Michael Straight | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Laura Wachter | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Sanburg | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Courtney Hoskins | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Cassie Angerer | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Barnes | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Christine Yun Sauer | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Deb York | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Dishman | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Smith | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263025873). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Tom Narvaez | Member |
| Andrew Barnes | Treasurer |
| Stuart Knight | Member |
| Cari Frank | Executive Director |
| Michael Straight | Vice Chair |
| Michelle Lapierre | Member |
| Courtney Hoskins | Chairman |
| Will Arthur | Member |
| Aaron Sanburg | |
| Aaron Sanburg | Member |
| Laura Wachter | Member |
| Courtney Hoskins | Chair |
About
- Legal name
- Benefits in Action
- EIN
- 873774775
- Address
- 12157 W Cedar Dr Ste 100, Lakewood, CO, 80228-2102
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Benefits in action is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting our diverse community with a focus on the elderly and underserved to improve their understanding, access, and utilization of food and health-related benefits to enhance food security, health, and well-being. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P50 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Principal officer
- Michelle Lapierre (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsMichelle Lapierre
≥4years on the filingsAaron Sanburg
≥4years on the filingsAndrew Barnes
≥4years on the filingsCassie Angerer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $378k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $933k
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 86
- Volunteers
- 402
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4m | $4.4m | $10k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Benefits in Action likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 November 2021
- Registered agent
- Cari Jeanne Frank (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.