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.
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1d · Related organizations
$1,557,222
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,814,537
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,418,341
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3 · Investment income
total $919,783 · excluded $919,783
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $812,164
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $812,164
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $812,164 · excluded $812,164
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $2,510,817 · program services $2,510,817
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,021,681 · program services $2,021,681
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $268,641 · management and general $161,185 · fundraising $107,456
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $754,127 · program services $188,636 · management and general $334,249 · fundraising $231,242
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $266,503 · program services $61,096 · management and general $121,610 · fundraising $83,797
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $111,232 · management and general $111,232
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11g · Fees: other
total $25,500 · management and general $25,500
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $21,925 · program services $13,155 · management and general $4,385 · fundraising $4,385
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13 · Office expenses
total $23,399 · program services $3,238 · management and general $16,922 · fundraising $3,239
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14 · Information technology
total $71,392 · program services $26,953 · management and general $35,038 · fundraising $9,401
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17 · Travel
total $52,942 · program services $826 · management and general $24,381 · fundraising $27,735
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $9,593 · program services $1,858 · management and general $4,591 · fundraising $3,144
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24a · Other expenses: DONOR CULTIVATION
total $30,808 · fundraising $30,808
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $15,159 · management and general $3,713 · fundraising $11,446
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,683,275 · end of year $3,113,055
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,054,136 · end of year $1,339,315
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $81,557 · end of year $269,065
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$47,965
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$9,593
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $38,372
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $25,113,157 · end of year $27,080,577
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $32,855 · end of year $32,152
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,326,366 · end of year $1,505,656
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $558,239 · end of year $500,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,591,765 · end of year $7,228,031
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Kristin Heath ColonKRISTIN 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
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Diana ScherrDIANA 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
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Rob LevineROB LEVINE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Doug YeakelDOUG YEAKEL
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Craig GoochCRAIG GOOCH
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Colleen DeliaCOLLEEN DELIA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Esgar AcostaESGAR ACOSTA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Norm BacheldorNORM BACHELDOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathy BargerKATHY BARGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sally BrandsSALLY BRANDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff HostetlerJEFF HOSTETLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joav KohnJOAV KOHN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachel LongRACHEL LONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie MackleyKATIE MACKLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anne McCarthyANNE MCCARTHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicole McDermottNICOLE MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike NakagawaMIKE NAKAGAWA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike RushmoreMIKE RUSHMORE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Trish ShapiroTRISH SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Luella Chavez D'AngeloLUELLA CHAVEZ D'ANGELO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elaine KeltonELAINE 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
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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.
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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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