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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,850,559
Total expenses
$2,000,134
Contributions and grants received
$1,661,432
Grants paid
$895,482
Program service revenue
$171,908
Investment income
$17,219
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,178,681
Total liabilities, end of year
$170,974
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,007,707
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,684,508
Management and general expenses
$254,047
Fundraising expenses
$61,579
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,684,508

Program services were 84.2% 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)

    $1,100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $561,432

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $158,488 · related or exempt $158,488

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPRING SUMMIT

    total $13,420 · related or exempt $13,420

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,219 · excluded $17,219

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $895,482 · program services $895,482

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $156,880 · program services $108,949 · management and general $44,429 · fundraising $3,502

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $177,827 · program services $107,646 · management and general $62,166 · fundraising $8,015

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,402 · program services $3,681 · management and general $2,721

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,540 · program services $6,231 · management and general $7,309

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,722 · program services $10,446 · management and general $8,276

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,945 · program services $1,823 · management and general $1,122

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,250 · program services $5,400 · management and general $49,850

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $53,447 · program services $53,447

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $550,511 · program services $453,449 · management and general $47,402 · fundraising $49,660

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,283 · program services $2,000 · management and general $2,283

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,794 · program services $2,931 · management and general $4,548 · fundraising $315

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,191 · program services $785 · management and general $14,337 · fundraising $69

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,109 · management and general $2,109

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,907 · program services $7,889 · management and general $3,000 · fundraising $18

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,041 · program services $24,349 · management and general $2,692

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,803 · management and general $1,803

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $1,633

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $735,926 · end of year $1,848,703

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,527,632 · end of year $1,328,345

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $105,776 · end of year $170,974

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $356,368 · end of year $262,512

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,800,914 · end of year $2,745,195

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO UNITE, ELEVATE AND EMPOWER COLORADO'S CONSERVATION COMMUNITY TO PROTECT THE LANDS AND WATERS THAT DEFINE OUR STATE.

  • LAND TRUST SUPPORT: KEEP IT COLORADO STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF LAND TRUSTS STATEWIDE BY RAISING AND REGRANTING FUNDS THAT REDUCE BARRIERS FOR LANDOWNERS TO PERMANENTLY CONSERVE THEIR LANDS. KEEP IT COLORADO'S TRANSACTION COST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MAKES CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE FOR LANDOWNERS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN 2025, WE SUPPORTED 20 PROJECTS THAT PERMANENTLY CONSERVED 23,527 ACRES. THESE INVESTMENTS DIRECTLY RESULT IN MORE WORKING LANDS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND INTACT OPEN SPACE CONSERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

    Expenses $905,278 · Grants $891,166

  • PUBLIC POLICY: KEEP IT COLORADO SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION IN COLORADO, ENSURING THAT POLICIES AND FUNDING MECHANISMS ENABLE LASTING CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. OUR POLICY WORK ENSURES THAT CONSERVATION REMAINS A SHARED PUBLIC PRIORITY BACKED BY EFFECTIVE, DURABLE TOOLS.

    Expenses $139,378

  • EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION: KEEP IT COLORADO CONNECTS, EDUCATES, AND EMPOWERS THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING CONSERVATION ACROSS COLORADO. THROUGH STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL CONVENINGS, WEBINARS, AND PEER- LEARNING FORUMS, WE PROVIDE SPACES FOR COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP GATHERINGS EXPLORED COMMUNITY-CENTERED CONSERVATION, INNOVATIVE INCENTIVE MODELS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR LAND TRUSTS AND OPEN SPACE AGENCIES. ONGOING MONTHLY CALLS AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING HELPED THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY TO ACT COLLECTIVELY TO ACHIEVE GREATER IMPACT STATEWIDE.

    Expenses $639,852 · Grants $4,316 · Revenue $171,908

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robyn Paulekas

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $92,671
    From this org
    $77,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,848
    Hours/week
    40

  • Elizabeth Conover

    INTERIM EXEC

    Total calculated
    $64,209
    From this org
    $64,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jim Petterson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Boring

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Foulis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Caligiuri

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlos Fernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erik Glenn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jake Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Jay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Sanford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Jewett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Bleiberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Stephens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcie Bidwell

    EX OFFICIO

    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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
7 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202640979349301239

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