Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,918,596
- Total expenses
- $1,316,302
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,787,192
- Grants paid
- $410,895
- Program service revenue
- $131,404
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,102,242
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,696
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,062,546
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,098,832
- Management and general expenses
- $217,078
- Fundraising expenses
- $392
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,098,832
Program services were 83.5% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,175,014
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$612,178
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2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS
total $111,000 · related or exempt $111,000
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2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
total $10,485 · related or exempt $10,485
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2c · Program service revenue: LOCATE
total $9,919 · related or exempt $9,919
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $410,895 · program services $410,895
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $121,712 · program services $61,360 · management and general $60,352
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $134,767 · program services $69,890 · management and general $64,877
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $3,875 · management and general $3,875
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $7,256 · management and general $7,256
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $21,577 · management and general $21,577
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,000 · program services $5,000
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,600 · management and general $13,600
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $50,593 · program services $50,593
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11g · Fees: other
total $495,532 · program services $481,638 · management and general $13,894
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,855 · program services $872 · management and general $5,591 · fundraising $392
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14 · Information technology
total $10,651 · program services $2,844 · management and general $7,807
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,471 · management and general $2,471
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17 · Travel
total $7,423 · program services $2,480 · management and general $4,943
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $22,296 · program services $13,260 · management and general $9,036
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23 · Insurance
total $1,799 · management and general $1,799
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $744,462 · end of year $794,742
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $1,307,500
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $12,210 · end of year $2,696
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $37,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $732,252 · end of year $564,566
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $1,497,980
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO UNITE, ELEVATE AND EMPOWER COLORADO'S CONSERVATION COMMUNITY TO PROTECT THE LANDS AND WATERS THAT DEFINE OUR STATE.
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LAND TRUST SUPPORT: KEEP IT COLORADO FUNDRAISES FOR AND REGRANTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LAND TRUSTS FOR TRANSACTION COST ASSISTANCE FOR PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THESE FUNDS ALLOW LANDOWNERS WHO FACE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CONVEY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RECEIVE STATE TAX INCENTIVES FOR THEIR EASEMENT DONATION.
Expenses $474,332 · Grants $369,895 · Revenue $168,404
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PUBLIC POLICY: WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER POLICY MAKERS, SERVING AS THE UNIFIED VOICE FOR PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION IN COLORADO. OUR ADVOCACY PROTECTS AND ENHANCES LEGAL TOOLS FOR CONSERVATION. IN 2023, KEEP IT COLORADO WORKED TO PROTECT INVESTMENTS IN CONSERVATION BY SUPPORTING GRAND COUNTY'S BALLOT ISSUE 1A, WHICH RENEWED AND MADE PERMANENT A SALES TAX FOR OPEN LANDS, RIVERS AND TRAILS. WE BUILT A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC DATABASE OF LOCAL TAXES THAT ARE USED TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE. WE BEGAN TO BUILD A COALITION AROUND INCREASING COLORADO'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT TAX CREDIT, SAVING FROM EXPIRATION ESSENTIAL STATE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE TAX CREDIT, AND MAKING A PORTION OF THE STATE TAX CREDIT IMMEDIATELY REFUNDABLE EVERY YEAR. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR WORK ON STATE PLANNING PROCESSES THAT WILL GUIDE HOW THE STATE ENSURES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP COLORADO THE COLORADO WE ALL LOVE.
Expenses $107,863
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EDUCATION: KEEP IT COLORADO SERVES AS THE CENTRAL HUB FOR INFORMATION SHARING, PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AND INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE CONSERVATION SPACE. KEEP IT COLORADO PROVIDES MULTIPLE STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL CONVENINGS, CONFERENCES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ANNUALLY. THE COALITIONS NEWSLETTERS, WEBINARS AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH COLORADO AND THE WEST. IN 2023 KEEP IT COLORADO HOSTED SEVEN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CONVENINGS FOCUSING ON INNOVATING CONSERVATION TOOLS, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR LAND TRUSTS AND OPEN SPACE AGENCIES. KEEP IT COLORADO ALSO CONVENES MONTHLY CALLS FOR DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL SECTORS ACROSS THE CONSERVATION SPACE TO BUILD A COHESIVE COALITION ACROSS THE STATE.
Expenses $516,637 · Grants $41,000
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Amy BeatieAMY BEATIE
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $51,500
- From this org
- $50,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,500
- Hours/week
- 40
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Melissa DarunaMELISSA DARUNA
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $40,376
- From this org
- $39,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,176
- Hours/week
- 40
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Linda LidovLINDA LIDOV
ACTING EXEC
- Total calculated
- $29,836
- From this org
- $28,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,036
- Hours/week
- 40
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Suzanne StephensSUZANNE STEPHENS
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeffrey BoringJEFFREY BORING
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Travis CusterTRAVIS CUSTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tony CaligiuriTONY CALIGIURI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anna SchmidtANNA SCHMIDT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carlos FernandezCARLOS FERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erik GlennERIK GLENN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rebecca JewettREBECCA JEWETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim PettersonJIM PETTERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rob BleibergROB BLEIBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica JayJESSICA JAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcie BidwellMARCIE BIDWELL
EX OFFICIO
- 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
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$127,300
CONSERVATION PROJECT
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$55,000
CONSERVATION PROJECT
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$43,063
CONSERVATION PROJECT
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$40,000
CONSERVATION PROJECT
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$38,115
CONSERVATION PROJECT
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$36,417
CONSERVATION PROJECT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 11 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202403169349306700
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