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← WILLIAM J PALMER PARKS FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILLIAM J PALMER PARKS FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,817,341
Total expenses
$2,370,293
Contributions and grants received
$2,390,428
Grants paid
$296,650
Program service revenue
$140,950
Investment income
$279,094
Other revenue
$6,869
Total assets, end of year
$10,003,603
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,723,760
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,279,843
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,983,300
Management and general expenses
$306,707
Fundraising expenses
$80,286
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,983,300

Program services were 83.7% 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)

    $86,200

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,304,228

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENTS

    total $48,625 · related or exempt $48,625

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES REVENU

    total $46,318 · related or exempt $46,318

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EASEMENT ADMIN FEES

    total $46,007 · related or exempt $46,007

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $270,156 · excluded $270,156

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,598,762

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

    securities $2,589,824

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,938

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,938 · excluded $8,938

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $6,869 · related or exempt $6,869

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,869

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $296,650 · program services $296,650

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,557 · program services $108,934 · management and general $45,389 · fundraising $27,234

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $768,001 · program services $612,441 · management and general $139,108 · fundraising $16,452

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,528 · program services $21,908 · management and general $6,024 · fundraising $596

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,199 · program services $58,353 · management and general $13,690 · fundraising $2,156

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $76,430 · program services $58,529 · management and general $14,469 · fundraising $3,432

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,047 · program services $27,047

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,308 · management and general $8,308

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $32,292 · management and general $32,292

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $346,791 · program services $339,342 · management and general $5,949 · fundraising $1,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $99,505 · program services $99,505

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $74,118 · program services $55,486 · management and general $7,432 · fundraising $11,200

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,381 · program services $31,218 · management and general $2,354 · fundraising $2,809

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,599 · program services $44,570 · management and general $10,405 · fundraising $2,624

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,241 · program services $16,569 · management and general $3,509 · fundraising $163

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,336 · program services $951 · management and general $307 · fundraising $78

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,466 · program services $19,738 · management and general $3,776 · fundraising $952

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $72,337 · program services $64,629 · fundraising $7,708

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAND STEWARDSHIP

    total $68,898 · program services $68,898

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $25,857 · program services $22,295 · management and general $2,845 · fundraising $717

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $16,858 · program services $12,907 · management and general $3,155 · fundraising $796

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $32,894 · program services $23,330 · management and general $7,695 · fundraising $1,869

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $278,388 · end of year $238,874

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,284,538 · end of year $3,564,567

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $206,162 · end of year $59,338

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,294 · end of year $7,708

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $110,189 · end of year $33,426

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

    $458,802

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

    $30,063

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $389,983 · end of year $428,739

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,816,772 · end of year $5,235,232

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $434,119

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $1,600

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $182,963 · end of year $231,630

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,487,540 · end of year $2,058,011

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $434,119

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,551,114 · end of year $6,142,822

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $895,209 · end of year $1,137,021

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROTECT LAND AND WATER FOR THE WELLBEING OF NATURE AND PEOPLE.

  • LAND AND WATER PRESERVATION SE COLORADO AND PIKES PEAK REGION: FUNDS USED TO CARRY OUT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INCLUDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PROTECT AND PERMANENTLY PRESERVE WATER AND LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF WIDLIFE, RECREATION, SCENIC VISTAS AND COMMUNITES.

    Expenses $1,381,657 · Grants $296,650

  • STEWARDSHIP: FUNDS USED TO PROTECT THE ONGOING STEWARDSHIP, MAINTENANCE AND DEFENSE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY PALMER LAND CONSERVANCY.

    Expenses $334,304

  • OUTREACH & EDUCATION: FUNDS USED FOR INFORMING, ENGAGING, AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CONSERVATION THROUGH EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS.

    Expenses $267,339

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Geary

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Hybl Jr

    VICE CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike League

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vanda Dyson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrea Aragon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sanjay Bhatnagar

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Niznik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Florence

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Eberhart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Lasater

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Steele

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Walker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Cannon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Evetts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Kenison

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Wiseman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy McCoy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dawnellen Dotson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Jewett

    PRESIDENT &

    Total calculated
    $152,295
    From this org
    $138,614
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,681
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,614
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,524
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,157
    Filer's total
    $152,295

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 survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349305023

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