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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,103,706
Total expenses
$6,183,719
Contributions and grants received
$5,371,759
Grants paid
$4,532,498
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,731,947
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$31,872,536
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,005,656
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,866,880
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,828,260
Management and general expenses
$842,806
Fundraising expenses
$512,653
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,828,260

Program services were 78.1% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,557,222

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,814,537

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,418,341

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $919,783 · excluded $919,783

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $812,164

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $812,164

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $812,164 · excluded $812,164

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,510,817 · program services $2,510,817

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,021,681 · program services $2,021,681

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $268,641 · management and general $161,185 · fundraising $107,456

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $754,127 · program services $188,636 · management and general $334,249 · fundraising $231,242

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $266,503 · program services $61,096 · management and general $121,610 · fundraising $83,797

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $111,232 · management and general $111,232

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,500 · management and general $25,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,925 · program services $13,155 · management and general $4,385 · fundraising $4,385

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,399 · program services $3,238 · management and general $16,922 · fundraising $3,239

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $71,392 · program services $26,953 · management and general $35,038 · fundraising $9,401

  • 17 · Travel

    total $52,942 · program services $826 · management and general $24,381 · fundraising $27,735

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,593 · program services $1,858 · management and general $4,591 · fundraising $3,144

  • 24a · Other expenses: DONOR CULTIVATION

    total $30,808 · fundraising $30,808

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $15,159 · management and general $3,713 · fundraising $11,446

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,683,275 · end of year $3,113,055

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,054,136 · end of year $1,339,315

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $81,557 · end of year $269,065

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

    $47,965

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

    $9,593

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $38,372

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $25,113,157 · end of year $27,080,577

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $32,855 · end of year $32,152

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,326,366 · end of year $1,505,656

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $558,239 · end of year $500,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,591,765 · end of year $7,228,031

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,488,610 · end of year $22,638,849

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION BUILDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDS AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AND ITS STUDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND FINANCIAL AID FOR COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE STUDENTS.

  • GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE PRIORITIZED FUNDRAISING FOCUS OF THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (CMC) FOUNDATION, ENABLING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER GOALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS COLLECTIVELY RECEIVED 2.02M IN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, A 41% INCREASE OVER THE YEAR'S PRIOR SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF 1.44M DISTRIBUTED. WITH THE ADDITION OF FIVE NEW ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED IN FY25, FOR A TOTAL OF 73; REPRESENTING 20.3M IN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED THROUGH GENEROUS GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS; INCLUDING 50% OF CMC'S FACULTY AND STAFF, ALUMNI, FOUNDATIONS, AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO VALUE HOW FAR A SCHOLARSHIP CAN GO AT COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE WITH OUR LOW-COST TUITION AND HIGH-QUALITY DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT A SCHOLARSHIP HAS ON ITS RECIPIENT. SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HONOR FORMER STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE. THEY ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH THE SELECTION PROCESS OF RECIPIENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CMC ACROSS OUR 11 CAMPUSES.

    Expenses $2,021,681 · Grants $2,021,681

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, A DUAL MISSION COLLEGE, OFFERING CERTIFICATES, ASSOCIATE, AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES, SEEKS TO BE THE MOST INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND STUDENT-CENTERED COLLEGE IN THE NATION. FISCAL YEAR '25 WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017 THAT A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT INTRODUCED BY THE COLLEGE, THUS CAPITAL DONATIONS WERE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR. PLEDGE PAYMENTS FOR THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 7.2 MILLION "RURAL NURSING SUCCESS FUND," THAT HAD RUN THE PREVIOUS FIVE FISCAL YEARS, SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THREE HIGH-FIDELITY NURSING SIMULATION LABS, ACQUISITION OF NEW SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, AND INCREASED NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, WERE FINALIZED. PLEDGES FROM THE SUCCESSFUL "THE PROMISE OF SPRING VALLEY" 5M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, COMPLETED IN FY22, ALSO TAPERED OFF, WITH SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT. THE CMC FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO ADDITIONALLY COLLECT ON THE 1.5M RAISED IN SUPPORT OF A NEW ORAL HEALTH CLINIC, IN FISCAL YEAR '24, IN SUPPORT OF OUR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS, WHO WILL OFFER PREVENTATIVE CARE AT THE CMC VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM. DONATIONS TO CMC'S RURAL TEACHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE OF INTEREST TO DONORS AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EVERY TEACHER CANDIDATE WHO AGREES TO STUDENT TEACH IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH A 10,000 HOUSING STIPEND AND A GUARANTEE OF A JOB IN THE DISTRICT. THIS 10,000 STIPEND IS FUNDED HALF BY THE STATE OF COLORADO THROUGH RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION AND REQUIRES A 50% (5,000) PRIVATE MATCH PER FELLOW.

    Expenses $2,510,817 · Grants $2,510,817

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OFFERS 7 ACADEMIC PATHWAYS WITH MORE THAN 130 PROGRAMS. DYNAMIC COMBINATIONS OF DEGREES (INCLUDING 8 BACHELOR'S DEGREES), CERTIFICATES, MINORS, AND SPECIALTIES EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOOSE THEIR OWN ADVENTURE. CMC'S RECENT PROMINENT DESIGNATIONS: HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI), HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS, AND HEALTHY MINDS, CONTINUE TO DRIVE IMPORTANT STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND PRIORITIZATION. DONATIONS TO CMC VIA THE CMC FOUNDATION HELP TO MAKE THESE TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTCOMES POSSIBLE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AS AN HSI IN 2021 AFTER YEARS OF DELIBERATE EFFORTS TO GROW CMC'S STUDENT BODY TO BE 25% OR MORE LATINO (NOW AT 41%), REFLECTING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. CMC IS THE FIRST HSI LOCATED IN COLORADO'S RURAL, HIGH-COST MOUNTAIN RESORT REGION. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS CONTINUE TO GROW AS WELL IN SUPPORT OF ALL STUDENTS AND IS REFLECTED IN THE 41% GROWTH OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS DESIGNATION CAME IN LARGE PART THANKS TO THE FOOD PANTRIES PILOTED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AT THE VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS, WHICH WAS THEN REPLICATED AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION. HUNGER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS REMAINS A NATIONAL ISSUE AND THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS AT CMC BE HUNGER-FREE. FINALLY, THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECENTLY AWARDED COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE A HEALTHY MINDS DESIGNATION, RECOGNIZING CMC'S ONGOING WORK IN ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS. MANY OF THE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE RECEIVE FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, OR FOUNDATIONS THROUGH THE CMC FOUNDATION. TO LEARN MORE: HTTPS://COLORADOMTN.EDU/CMC-NEWS/COLORADO- MOUNTAIN-COLLEGE-EARNS-HEALTHY-MINDS-DESIGNATION/.

    Expenses $295,762

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristin Heath Colon

    CEO VP ADVAN

    Total calculated
    $270,995
    From this org
    $207,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,048
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,276
    Bonus
    $4,671
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $40,906
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,142
    Filer's total
    $270,995
  • Diana Scherr

    DIR OF DEVEL

    Total calculated
    $164,751
    From this org
    $134,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,664
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,685
    Bonus
    $2,402
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $27,019
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,645
    Filer's total
    $164,751
  • Rob Levine

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Yeakel

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Craig Gooch

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colleen Delia

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Esgar Acosta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Norm Bacheldor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Barger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sally Brands

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Hostetler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joav Kohn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Long

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Mackley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne McCarthy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole McDermott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Nakagawa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Rushmore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trish Shapiro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Luella Chavez D'Angelo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elaine Kelton

    DIRECTOR

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
THE CEO AND VP OF ADVANCEMENT RECEIVED 4,671 IN MERIT PAY DURING THE YEAR. THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED 2,402 IN MERIT PAY DURING THE YEAR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE DISTRICT

    $2,510,817

    CAMPUS DISBURSEMENTS

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE

    501C1 · COLLEGE · CO

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202502909349301805

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