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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COLORADO ENERGY & WATER INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$630,543
Total expenses
$411,136
Contributions and grants received
$310,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$313,047
Investment income
$7,496
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$395,557
Total liabilities, end of year
$102,126
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$293,431
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$213,835
Management and general expenses
$197,301
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$213,835

Program services were 52.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $310,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WESTERN POWER PLAYERS

    total $313,047 · related or exempt $313,047

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,496 · related or exempt $7,496

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $123,132 · management and general $123,132

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,733 · management and general $10,733

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,536 · management and general $3,536

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,394 · management and general $16,394

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $35,500 · program services $5,000 · management and general $30,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,415 · program services $1,415

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,020 · management and general $9,020

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $205,258 · program services $205,258

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2 · management and general $2

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,984 · management and general $3,984

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $2,162 · program services $2,162

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $140,544 · end of year $105,438

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $112,176

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $52,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,484 · end of year $22,993

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,690 · end of year $1,672

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $15,073 · end of year $212,954

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $41,086 · end of year $4,834

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $107,557 · end of year $2,030

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $96,300 · end of year $95,262

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,024 · end of year $243,431

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE COLORADO ENERGY AND WATER INSTITUTE (DBA THE INSTITUTE FOR WESTERN ENERGY (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.

  • WESTERN POWER PLAYERS (WPP) IS THE ORGANIZATION'S FLAGSHIP CONVENING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ENERGY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING UTILITIES, DEVELOPERS, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR UNIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ENERGY BUYERS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND CONSULTING FIRMS. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED WPP VI, WHICH FOCUSED ON WESTERN REGIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSMISSION PLANNING.

    Expenses $213,835 · Revenue $313,047

  • DURING 2024, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE WEC, INCLUDING RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS AND DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM FRAMEWORK. THE WEC IS FUNDED ENTIRELY THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS AND DOES NOT GENERATE PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Chris Hansen

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $28,000
    From this org
    $28,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0

  • Gena Buhler

    TREASURER/DI

    Total calculated
    $24,000
    From this org
    $24,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lincoln Davies

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thad Kurowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • 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

  • Kathleeen Staks

    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
2024
Filed
25 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202521869349300502

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