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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RIO GRANDE HEADWATERS LAND TR A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,315,974
Total expenses
$2,127,675
Contributions and grants received
$2,146,344
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$116,550
Investment income
$53,080
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,262,546
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,104
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,210,442
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,723,447
Management and general expenses
$344,523
Fundraising expenses
$59,705
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,723,447

Program services were 81.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,267,284

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $879,060

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $116,550 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52,079 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $52,079

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $544,287

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $543,286

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,001

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,001 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,001

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,751 · program services $21,202 · management and general $87,492 · fundraising $18,057

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $200,576 · program services $108,097 · management and general $73,181 · fundraising $19,298

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,059 · program services $1,178 · management and general $3,881 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,490 · program services $4,837 · management and general $27,653 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,696 · program services $9,044 · management and general $10,006 · fundraising $3,646

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $33,114 · program services $29,199 · management and general $3,915 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,700 · program services $0 · management and general $55,700 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,614 · program services $453 · management and general $12,983 · fundraising $1,178

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,597 · program services $0 · management and general $11,991 · fundraising $3,606

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,828 · program services $340 · management and general $6,568 · fundraising $920

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,995 · program services $0 · management and general $8,819 · fundraising $176

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,312 · program services $0 · management and general $3,312 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,778 · program services $6,171 · management and general $7,256 · fundraising $351

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,917 · program services $0 · management and general $2,917 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,902 · program services $0 · management and general $6,902 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,416 · program services $0 · management and general $8,416 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

    total $998,160 · program services $998,160 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PASS-THROUGH EXPENSES

    total $539,240 · program services $539,240 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $11,106 · program services $0 · management and general $11,106 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $12,291 · program services $0 · management and general $79 · fundraising $12,212

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,133 · program services $5,526 · management and general $2,346 · fundraising $261

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $73,410 · end of year $123,318

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $40,652 · end of year $251,228

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $83,298

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $5,206

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $269,169

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,804

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $262,267 · end of year $255,365

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,594,918 · end of year $1,544,070

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $57 · end of year $61

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,595 · end of year $52,104

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,267,673 · end of year $1,324,427

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $645,036 · end of year $886,015

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CONSERVE OUR LAND, WATER, AND WAY OF LIFE IN COLORADOS SAN LUIS VALLEY.

  • LAND AND WATER PROTECTION: WORKED TO PROTECT PRIVATE LAND THROUGHOUT COLORADOS RIO GRANDE BASIN, THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, WITH A FOCUS ON THE CORRIDORS OF THE RIO GRANDE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, AS WELL AS WETLAND ACRES AND HABITAT PROTECTION. CONTINUED TO INCLUDE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND EXPANDED OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ENCUMBERED FOUR PROPERTIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WATER RIGHTS WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN 2024 TOTALING 3,765 ACRES AND WORKED ON DUE DILIGENCE, FUNDRAISING AND OTHER PROCESSES FOR SEVERAL UPCOMING CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS.

    Expenses $1,688,462 · Revenue $116,550

  • STEWARDSHIP: MONITORED EACH OF RIGHTS 57 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS COVERING 32,000+ ACRES OF OPEN SPACE FOR AGRICULTURE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATION. PROVIDED CONSERVATION EASEMENT SERVICES, RESTORATION CONSULTS, AND CONDUCTED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AS NECESSARY.

    Expenses $30,757

  • COMMUNITY CONSERVATION: WORKED WITH NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND CREATED A FUNDRAISING, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PLAN FOR 2025. CONNECTED CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDERS TO PARTNERS FOR HABITAT AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION WORK.

    Expenses $4,228

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Pierce

    EXEC DIR THROUGH 5/31/2024

    Total calculated
    $62,358
    From this org
    $55,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,358
    Hours/week
    40

  • Laura Cusick

    EXEC DIR FROM 6/01/2024

    Total calculated
    $64,393
    From this org
    $53,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,737
    Hours/week
    40

  • Guy Keene

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kyler Brown

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Doug Clark

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lyle Hood

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Alfred Flores

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Dax

    MEMBER-JOINED IN 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Ouren

    MEMBER-RESIGNED IN 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Russell

    MEMBER-RESIGNED IN 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512799349300121

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