Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$6,634,913

Total expenses

$6,741,706

Contributions and grants received

$2,783,965

Grants paid

$6,133,901

Program service revenue

$3,846,472

Investment income

$4,476

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$4,055,619

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,775,417

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,280,202

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,613,781

Management and general expenses

$106,768

Fundraising expenses

$21,157

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,613,781

Program services were 98.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• CORPS SUPPORT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT:1) SUPPORTED STATEWIDE YOUTH PARTICIPATION OF 1695 YOUTH AT 8 INDEPENDENTLY OPERATING CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS;2) PROVIDED LAND MANAGERS WITH 350 WEEKS OF WORK THROUGHOUT THE STATE;3) COORDINATED $3,845,587 IN STATEWIDE FEE-FOR-SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC LANDS MANAGERS: EXPENSES: $3,420,419 AGAINST CONTRACT PASS-THROUGH INCOME OF $3,450,754. OF THIS ACTIVITY, $820,544 IN PASS-THROUGH INCOME WAS BILLED TO THE COSWAP (COLORADO STRATEGIC WILDFIRE ACTION PROGRAM), A NEW PROGRAM ADMINISTERED THROUGH CO DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ANOTHER $509,901 IN PASS-THROUGH INCOME WAS BILLED TO THE COLORADO STATE TRAILS-OHV PROGRAM WHICH ADDRESSES RECONSTRUCTING TRAILS DAMAGED IN 2020 WILDFIRES.4) RENEWED AMERICORPS GRANT , YOUTH CORPS FOR COLORADO EDUCATION AWARDS PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2021 (PY2021) STARTING 1/1/2022; EXPENSES $2,402,352 AGAINST GRANT PASS-THRU INCOME OF $2,388,122; INCOME AND EXPENSE BOTH INCLUDE A QUARTERLY COMMISSION OF 2.1% TO SERVE COLORADO, OF $40,335, WHICH INCLUDES PY2020 COMMISSION OF $7,705. PY2021 FINAL COMMISSION WAS BILLED IN JANUARY 2023. CYCA BILLED ADMIN FEE IN 2022: $213,557 FOR PY2020, AND $45,060 FOR PY2021 TOTALING $258,617. THE BALANCE OF PY2021 ADMIN FEE WAS BILLED IN JANUARY 2023.CYCA BILLED $4,076 IN JAN 2022 FOR DEC 2021 (PY2020) CORPSMEMBER HOURS. IN 2022, AMERICORPS PROVIDED AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARDS FOR 371 YOUNG PEOPLE:FT (1,700 HRS) TO 9 MEMBERS AT $6,895.00 EACHTQT (1,200 HRS) TO 24 MEMBERS AT $4,826.50 EACHPT (900 HRS) TO 17 MEMBERS AT $3,447.50 EACHRPT (675 HRS) TO 38 MEMBERS AT $2,626.27 EACHQT (450 HRS) TO 136 MEMBERS AT $1824.07 EACHMT (300 HRS) TO 102 MEMBERS AT $1459.26 EACHFOR A TOTAL OF $733,214.80 - NOTES: IN 2023 WE BILLED FOR DEC 2022 (PY2021) INVOICES: MHYC $4,634.84, AND RMYC $1,251.23. 2022 AMERICORPS PASS-THRU INCOME ACCT DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT 2023-EARNED AMOUNT.B) IN 2022, UNDER THIS SAME PROGRAM, CYCA PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AMERICORPS PROGRAM COSTS- PER-MEMBER THROUGH 5 PARTICIPATING YOUTH CORPS: LARIMER COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS - 34 MEMBERS TOTALING $61,025.44 MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS (2 LOCATIONS, DENVER AND SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE) 101 MEMBERS TOTALING $413,123.23 ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS - 184 MEMBERS TOTALING $583,904.38 WELD COUNTY YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS - 29 MEMBERS TOTALING $74,107.86 WESTERN COLORADO CONSERVATION CORPS - 23 MEMBERS TOTALING $51,020.13FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 394 MEMBERS TOTALING $1,183,181.04.5) FOR 2022 CYCA WAS RECIPIENT OF A SECOND AMERICORPS GRANT FOR COLORADO CLIMATE CORPS. 5 OF CYCA'S MEMBER CORPS PARTICIPATED, WITH THESE IMPACTS: PROGRAM YEAR 2021 (PY2021) STARTING 1/1/22: EXPENSES $1,148,489 AGAINST GRANT PASS-THRU INCOME OF $1,136,195; INCOME AND EXPENSE BOTH INCLUDE A QUARTERLY COMMISSION OF APPROX. 2.1% TO SERVE COLORADO, OF $11,489. PY 2021 4TH QUARTER COMMISSION WAS BILLED IN 2023. CYCA BILLED PY2021 ADMIN FEE OF $45,060 IN 2022; $101 WAS CHARGED AGAINST CYCA ADMIN FEE FOR A CORPS BILLING ADJUSTMENT OVERLOOKED IN DECEMBER. WE PAID THE CORPS PORTION OUT OF OUR AF.CYCA BILLED $9531.97 FOR DECEMBER 2022 CORPSMEMBER HOURS. IN 2022, AMERICORPS PROVIDED AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARDS FOR 223 CCC YOUNG PEOPLE:FT (1,700 HR) TO 3 MEMBERS AT $6,895.00 EACHTQT (1,200 HR) TO 11 MEMBERS AT $4,826.50 EACHPT (900 HR) TO 38 MEMBERS AT $3,447.50 EACHRPT (675 HR) TO 26 MEMBERS AT $2,626.27 EACHQT (450 HR) TO 68 MEMBERS AT $1,824.07 EACHMT (300 HR) TO 77 MEMBERS AT $1,459.26 EACHFOR A TOTAL OF $536,313.49 - NOTES: IN 2023 WE BILLED FOR DEC 2022 (PY2021) INVOICES: LCCC ADJUSTMENT OF $119.57, MHYC $5,612.37, AND RMYC $3,800.03. AMERICORPS PASS-THRU ACCOUNT DOES NOT SHOW THESE FIGURES IN 2022.B) IN 2022, UNDER THIS SAME PROGRAM, CYCA PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AMERICORPS PROGRAM COSTS-PER-MEMBER THROUGH 5 PARTICIPATING YOUTH CORPS:CONSERVATION LEGACY (WITH 2 PARTICIPATING CORPS, SOUTHWEST CONSERVATION CORPS-FOUR CORNERS AND SOUTHWEST CONSERVATION CORPS-LOS VALLES) - 79 MEMBERS TOTALING $283,029.69LARIMER COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS - 16 MEMBERS TOTALING $26,711.64MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS (2 LOCATIONS, DENVER AND SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE) - 92 MEMBERS TOTALING $352,962.75ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS - 40 MEMBERS TOTALING $272,455.99WESTERN COLORADO CONSERVATION CORPS - 35 MEMBERS TOTALING $165,096.21FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 262 MEMBERS TOTALING $1,100,256.286) IN COOPERATION WITH BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, WE HAD AN EXPIRING INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT THAT WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 2/28/22. UNDER THAT AGREEMENT WE ENROLLED 15 INTERNS, WHO COMPLETED 9,571 HOURS OF WORK DIRECTED BY PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. OF THESE INTERNS, 7 WERE STILL WORKING AT THE END OF THE AGREEMENT, UNDER NEW TASK AGREEMENTS. OF THESE INTERNS, 47% WERE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE OR CONSIDERED NON-TRADITIONAL CANDIDATES. UNDER OUR NEW BLM INTERNSHIP TASK AGREEMENTS, WE ENROLLED 7 INTERNS WHO CONTINUED FROM OUR EXPIRED AGREEMENT, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 30 INTERNS WHO COMPLETED 20,721 HOURS OF WORK DIRECTED BY PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. OF THESE INTERNS, 2 WERE STILL SERVING IN 2023. OF THESE INTERNS, 43% WERE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE OR CONSIDERED NON-TRADITIONAL CANDIDATES.

  Expenses $6,150,573 · Grants $6,133,901 · Revenue $2,120,362

• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:EXPENSES OF $89,500 IN STAFF TIME PLUS TRAVEL COSTS OF $6369 RELATED TO SUPPORTING CORPS TRAININGS AND BEST PRACTICES, WITH INCOME FROM CORPS DUES AND PROGRAM SERVICE FEES OF $49,484; AND EXPENSES OF $59,054 INCLUDING CAEE AND CYCA STAFF TIME, RELATED TO HOSTING TRAININGS FOR CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES INITIATIVE, WITH INCOME FROM GRANTS OF $52,005 FROM MARATHON PETROLEUM FOUNDATION, GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO, AND US FOREST SERVICE. 1) CONVENED CORPS DIRECTORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT PARTNERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR CYCA-FACILITATED MEETINGS, SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDING, TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED, AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS NEXT SEASON. 2) PARTNERED WITH COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (CAEE) TO PROMOTE CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES INITIATIVE, SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDING, TO IMPROVE COORDINATION BETWEEN NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING MORE PATHWAYS TO NATURAL RESOURCES CAREERS. TASKS INCLUDED DESIGNING A WEB-BASED RESOURCE FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF NATURAL RESOURCE CAREER PATHWAYS. AS A RESULT, A NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED IN 2022, UNDER THE URL GREENPATHWAYS.ORG, TARGETING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.3) NOTE RE COVID-19 IMPACTS: IN 2022, MOST CORPS DEVELOPED CAPACITY TO RUN MORE TYPICAL NUMBERS OF CREWS; CYCA RETAINED A HYBRID WORK MODEL FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES PREFERRING TO WORK PART OF THEIR SCHEDULES REMOTELY. AS IN 2021, THIS NECESSITATED REMOTE MEETING AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS. DUE TO THE GREATLY-INCREASED VISITATION OF COLORADO'S PUBLIC LANDS DURING 2020 AND 2021, GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO INCREASED FUNDING TO YOUTH CORPS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF HEAVIER VISITATION AS WELL AS 2020'S CATASTROPHIC FIRE SEASON. ADDED TO THIS WAS CYCA'S NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH COSWAP (DESCRIBED ABOVE IN CORPS SUPPORT/ PROJECT MANAGEMENT ITEM 3 ADDRESSING THE INCREASING SEVERITY OF WILDFIRES), AS WELL AS OUR WORK WITH THE COLORADO STATE TRAILS PROGRAM IN RECONSTRUCTING OHV TRAILS IMPACTED BY THE 2020 WILDFIRES.

  Expenses $463,208 · Revenue $1,726,110

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS

  $1,777,383

  ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

• ROCKY MTN YOUTH CORPS

  $1,657,275

  ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

• CONSERVATION LEGACY

  $1,302,835

  ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

• WESTERN COLORADO CONSERVATION CORPS

  $639,273

  ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

• LARIMER COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS

  $466,179

  ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

• WELD COUNTY YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

  $290,956

  ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

26 October 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202303009349300300

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