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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COLORADO ENERGY & WATER INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$551,409
Total expenses
$367,158
Contributions and grants received
$300,089
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$250,557
Investment income
$763
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$410,421
Total liabilities, end of year
$230,093
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$180,328
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$318,445
Management and general expenses
$24,757
Fundraising expenses
$23,956
Program service expenses (Part III)
$318,445

Program services were 86.7% 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)

    $24,010

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $276,079

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FORUM FEES & REG.

    total $250,557 · related or exempt $250,557

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $763 · excluded $763

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,000 · program services $63,000 · management and general $9,000 · fundraising $18,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,181 · program services $7,127 · management and general $1,018 · fundraising $2,036

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,187 · program services $5,731 · management and general $819 · fundraising $1,637

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $525 · management and general $525

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,370 · management and general $1,370

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,133 · program services $9,133

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,926 · program services $5,926

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,781 · management and general $8,655 · fundraising $2,126

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $977 · management and general $977

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,204 · program services $3,204

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $210,321 · program services $210,321

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $608 · management and general $608

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT PROC. & SVC. FEES

    total $12,157 · program services $12,157

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,706 · management and general $1,706

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,295 · program services $1,295

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $787 · program services $551 · management and general $79 · fundraising $157

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $30,524 · end of year $76,681

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $80,003 · end of year $211,109

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $1,496

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $404

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $71,135

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,544 · end of year $1,066

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $107,727

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $121,300 · end of year $121,300

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $19,010 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$3,923 · end of year $50,328

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $130,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE COLORADO ENERGY AND WATER INSTITUTE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS FORMED TO BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY, POLICY, NONPROFIT AND ACADEMIC LEADERS IN INTENTIONALLY INTIMATE SETTINGS TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NORTH AMERICA'S ENERGY AND WATER FUTURE; AND TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING ENERGY AND WATER AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO CHALLENGES FACING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND WATER. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A FORUM TO ENGAGE IN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH, DISCUSSION, AND COLLABORATION ON PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS AND INITIATIVES CONCERNING ENERGY AND WATER. THE ORGANIZATION MAY ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES AS ALLOWED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3), WHICH ARE RELATED TO OR FURTHER ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER WESTERN POWER PLAYERS EVENT, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED WITH THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MODERNIZING THE WESTERN ELECTRICITY GRID. INVOLVED PARTIES INVOLVED KEY POLICY MAKERS, ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY LEADERS, ACADEMICS STUDYING THIS AREA AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS. A WHITE PAPER WAS PUBLISHED FOLLOWING THE EVENT DETAILING THE KEY THEMES FROM THE FORUM AND AGREED UPON NEXT STEPS, WHICH INCLUDED FUTURE CONVENINGS OF THIS TYPE.SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S EVENTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON POLICY EXPERTISE. DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED AND WELCOMED UNDER THE COMMITMENT TO AVAIL EXPERTISE TO THESE TOPICS. SUCH EVENTS ARE ORGANIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER KEY PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO PARTNER WITH ACADEMIC AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON EVENTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INDIVIDUALS' UNDERSTANDINGS OF THESE TOPIC AREAS.

    Expenses $318,445 · Revenue $250,557

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Larry Holdren

    PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $32,500
    From this org
    $32,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Gena Buhler

    TREASURER/DIRECTOR-OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $30,000
    From this org
    $30,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Chris Hansen

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR-PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $27,500
    From this org
    $27,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Joe Milczewski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Murray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dahvi Wilson

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313129349304296

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