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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,446,325
Total expenses
$8,741,922
Contributions and grants received
$5,849,444
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$59,715
Investment income
$1,164,130
Other revenue
$4,373,036
Total assets, end of year
$32,618,099
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,663,076
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,955,023
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,633,520
Management and general expenses
$743,690
Fundraising expenses
$364,712
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,633,520

Program services were 87.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $203,775

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $122,790

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,522,879

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $90,766

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FIELD INSTITUTE INCOME

    total $59,715 · related or exempt $59,715

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $475,430 · excluded $475,430

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $43,716

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $43,716

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $43,716 · excluded $43,716

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $895,973

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

    securities $207,273

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $688,700

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $688,700 · excluded $688,700

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $8,169,728

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,906,411

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,263,317 · related or exempt $4,263,317

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $66,003 · related or exempt $66,003

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $66,003

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $227,275 · program services $189,359 · management and general $21,778 · fundraising $16,138

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,217,684 · program services $2,680,881 · management and general $308,323 · fundraising $228,480

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $111,887 · program services $93,221 · management and general $10,721 · fundraising $7,945

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $350,071 · program services $291,669 · management and general $33,544 · fundraising $24,858

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $298,863 · program services $249,004 · management and general $28,637 · fundraising $21,222

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $31,588 · management and general $31,588

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $79,421 · program services $24,143 · management and general $54,954 · fundraising $324

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,814 · program services $17,238 · fundraising $2,576

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $255,083 · program services $214,515 · management and general $23,144 · fundraising $17,424

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $188,236 · program services $155,267 · management and general $12,925 · fundraising $20,044

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $114,080 · program services $74,299 · management and general $37,511 · fundraising $2,270

  • 17 · Travel

    total $215,644 · program services $213,194 · management and general $575 · fundraising $1,875

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $100,483 · program services $95,152 · management and general $2,822 · fundraising $2,509

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $270,426 · program services $139,232 · management and general $129,842 · fundraising $1,352

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $179,636 · program services $139,492 · management and general $38,029 · fundraising $2,115

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT LABOR AND HOUSING

    total $1,386,241 · program services $1,386,241

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT SUPPLIES

    total $874,843 · program services $874,843

  • 24c · Other expenses: DIRECT AID

    total $462,936 · program services $462,936

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK & MERCHANT FEES

    total $257,559 · program services $243,492 · management and general $220 · fundraising $13,847

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $100,152 · program services $89,342 · management and general $9,077 · fundraising $1,733

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,309,599 · end of year $2,242,009

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,150,352 · end of year $5,745,787

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $530,250 · end of year $2,575,192

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,111,428 · end of year $1,517,724

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $126,621 · end of year $141,799

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

    $4,672,502

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

    $805,525

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,043,379 · end of year $3,866,977

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,570,700 · end of year $16,515,533

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,928 · end of year $13,078

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,713,867 · end of year $1,541,108

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $7,928 · end of year $13,078

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $108,890

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,870,694 · end of year $24,525,690

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,157,768 · end of year $6,429,333

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY PROMOTES STEWARDSHIP OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AND SIMILAR LANDS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PHILANTHROPY.

  • ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY TAKES PRIDE IN ITS SERVICE TO PUBLIC LANDS, AND PARTICULARLY ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING: A) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MILLIONS OF VISITORS BY STAFFING VISITOR CENTERS, PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS, GIVING TRAVEL ASSISTANCE, AND ADVISING ABOUT SAFETY; B) ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY REACHING APPROXIMATELY 10,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS ANNUALLY, WITH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION CORPS AND THE NEXT GENERATION FUND; C) ACQUIRING PARCELS OF SIGNIFICANT LAND TO BE ADDED TO THE PARK AND NEARBY FORESTS; D) CONDUCTING MAJOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, IN BOTH TRAILS AND THE RESTORATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES.

    Expenses $7,633,520 · Revenue $59,715

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • WALTER BORNEMAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • CHRISTINA KRAFT

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DIANE GODDARD

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICH FEDORCHAK

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • BRIAN ROSS

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ZACHARY WEIBE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KIM SKYELANDER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CLAUDINE PERRAULT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAURIE MATHEWS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LIZA GRANT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GREG DANIELSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DARLA SIDLES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TIMOTHY DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMES PICKERING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATHLEEN DINES TERMED OUT FEB 2025

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HOWARD FRY TERMED OUT FEB 2025

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ESTHER MURDOCK

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $227,275
    From this org
    $196,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,567
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,708
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $17,386
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,181
    Filer's total
    $227,275

  • CAROLYN CARLSON

    DIR. OF ADMI

    Total calculated
    $146,651
    From this org
    $117,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,851
    Hours/week
    40

  • JESSICA WILLUWEIT

    FINANCE MANA

    Total calculated
    $129,086
    From this org
    $109,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,183
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202632019349300028

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