Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $26,218,672
- Total expenses
- $27,557,487
- Contributions and grants received
- $24,845,653
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $491,203
- Investment income
- $998,648
- Other revenue
- -$116,832
- Total assets, end of year
- $69,892,072
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,322,291
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $61,569,781
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $18,553,626
- Management and general expenses
- $2,750,630
- Fundraising expenses
- $6,253,231
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $18,553,626
Program services were 67.3% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$12,878,395
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1c · Fundraising events
$188,856
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,247,720
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$8,530,682
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$856,739
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE
total $195,498 · related or exempt $134,998 · unrelated business $60,500
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2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION STUDIO RENT
total $124,764 · related or exempt $124,764
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2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM EVENTS
total $89,617 · related or exempt $89,617
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2d · Program service revenue: TOWER RENT
total $75,315 · unrelated business $75,315
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2e · Program service revenue: BROADCAST ROYALTIES
total $6,009 · related or exempt $6,009
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3 · Investment income
total $681,224 · excluded $681,224
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,299,606
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $982,182
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $317,424
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $317,424 · excluded $317,424
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$83,625
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$188,856
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$210,256
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$126,631 · excluded -$126,631
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $9,799 · excluded $9,799
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11e · Other revenue, total
$9,799
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $743,316 · management and general $743,316
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $9,959,455 · program services $7,103,503 · management and general $789,162 · fundraising $2,066,790
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $244,426 · program services $162,227 · management and general $34,998 · fundraising $47,201
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $956,280 · program services $634,690 · management and general $136,925 · fundraising $184,665
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $955,341 · program services $634,066 · management and general $136,791 · fundraising $184,484
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11b · Fees: legal
total $58,679 · management and general $58,679
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $121,637 · management and general $121,637
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $51,971 · management and general $51,971
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,499,623 · program services $1,020,359 · management and general $119,615 · fundraising $1,359,649
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $909,082 · program services $620,085 · management and general $16,476 · fundraising $272,521
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,427,401 · program services $1,196,092 · management and general $81,764 · fundraising $1,149,545
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,837,441 · program services $2,493,512 · management and general $112,752 · fundraising $231,177
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17 · Travel
total $259,668 · program services $179,457 · management and general $61,239 · fundraising $18,972
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $195,961 · program services $76,530 · management and general $73,135 · fundraising $46,296
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20 · Interest
total $2,196 · management and general $2,196
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $801,738 · program services $510,320 · management and general $158,026 · fundraising $133,392
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23 · Insurance
total $374,781 · program services $327,627 · management and general $24,161 · fundraising $22,993
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACQUISITIONS
total $3,539,576 · program services $3,539,380 · management and general $196
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24b · Other expenses: TRANSACTION FEES
total $538,424 · program services $4,485 · management and general $4,508 · fundraising $529,431
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24c · Other expenses: FINANCE LEASE
total $51,015 · program services $51,015
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24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $23,262 · management and general $17,147 · fundraising $6,115
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24e · All other expenses
total $6,214 · program services $278 · management and general $5,936
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $150 · end of year $150
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $10,887,739 · end of year $10,589,397
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,770,160 · end of year $3,581,665
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $744,203 · end of year $703,144
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $6,690,000 · end of year $6,690,000
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $146,551 · end of year $142,154
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $568,626 · end of year $825,709
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$19,349,696
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$6,960,031
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $12,991,069 · end of year $12,389,665
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $15,451,886 · end of year $16,944,002
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $6,820,863 · end of year $6,902,291
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $12,423,222 · end of year $11,123,895
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,004,322 · end of year $2,431,064
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $132,839 · end of year $375,305
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,760,000 · end of year $2,760,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,078,178 · end of year $2,755,922
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $56,442,470 · end of year $57,262,694
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,076,660 · end of year $4,307,087
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC FABRIC OF COLORADO.
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PROVIDE A MULTI-PLATFORM PUBLIC MEDIA SERVICE TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS SEEMING DIVIDES THROUGH THE THOUGHTFUL CREATION AND CURATION OF SHARED EXPERIENCES, LEARNING, AND DIALOGUE TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES ACROSS COLORADO.
Expenses $15,402,231 · Revenue $363,838
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CURATE TWO MULTIPLATFORM PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS TO CONNECT COLORADO COMMUNITIES THROUGH TWO UNIQUELY AMERICAN ARTFORMS OF JAZZ AND HIP HOP BRIDGING DIVIDES OF HISTORY AND GENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
Expenses $3,151,395
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Amanda MountainAMANDA MOUNTAIN
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $391,679
- From this org
- $375,905
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,774
- Hours/week
- 40 + 0.5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $272,485
- Bonus
- $103,000
- Other
- $420
- Deferred
- $7,332
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,442
- Filer's total
- $391,679
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Anna StoutANNA STOUT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Anthony DaviesANTHONY DAVIES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Bob GreeneBOB GREENE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Carlos JimenezCARLOS JIMENEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Cary BairdCARY BAIRD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Chad HollingsworthCHAD HOLLINGSWORTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Charles Gilford IIICHARLES GILFORD III
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Colleen AbdoulahCOLLEEN ABDOULAH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Craig SmithCRAIG SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Duke HartmanDUKE HARTMAN
IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Erin McIlvainERIN MCILVAIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Evan P BankerEVAN P BANKER
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Katie MacwilliamsKATIE MACWILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Lucille EchohawkLUCILLE ECHOHAWK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Michelle CampbellMICHELLE CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Mollie CarterMOLLIE CARTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Monty CleworthMONTY CLEWORTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Raylene DecaturRAYLENE DECATUR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Tom WhyteTOM WHYTE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Karla HanlonKARLA HANLON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $248,035
- From this org
- $243,406
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,629
- Hours/week
- 40 + 0.5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $197,937
- Bonus
- $45,084
- Other
- $385
- Deferred
- $4,629
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $248,035
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Kirby Witten-SmithKIRBY WITTEN-SMITH
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $204,535
- From this org
- $190,816
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,719
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,260
- Bonus
- $32,171
- Other
- $385
- Deferred
- $5,796
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,923
- Filer's total
- $204,535
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Joseph E KlossJOSEPH E KLOSS
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $188,710
- From this org
- $182,890
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,820
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,270
- Bonus
- $30,400
- Other
- $220
- Deferred
- $5,368
- Nontaxable benefits
- $452
- Filer's total
- $188,710
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Kim Salvaggio ClemensenKIM SALVAGGIO CLEMENSEN
CHIEF COMMUNITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $202,731
- From this org
- $189,291
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,440
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,644
- Bonus
- $38,456
- Other
- $191
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,440
- Filer's total
- $202,731
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Dennis James DiamondDENNIS JAMES DIAMOND
SVP, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $179,676
- From this org
- $179,158
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $518
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,290
- Bonus
- $29,502
- Other
- $366
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $518
- Filer's total
- $179,676
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Kelly FlinkKELLY FLINK
VP, CREATIVE SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $197,963
- From this org
- $177,973
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,990
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,419
- Bonus
- $33,136
- Other
- $418
- Deferred
- $5,778
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,212
- Filer's total
- $197,963
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE CEO'S FINAL BONUS AFTER AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DETERMINED WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TIED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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PUBLIC INTEREST COMMUNICATIONS LLC
501(C)(3) · RADIO TOWER · CO · controlled entity
Directly controlled by RMPM
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA QALICB INC
501(C)(3) · NMTC FINANCING · CO · controlled entity
Directly controlled by RMPM
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KUVO DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING
501(C)(3) · RADIO BROADCAST · CO · controlled entity
Directly controlled by RMPM
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN INVESTIGATIVE NEWS NETWORK
501(C)(3) · RADIO BROADCAST · CO · controlled entity
Directly controlled by RMPM
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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RADIO BROADCAST · CO · income $2,072,860 · assets $4,378,045
Directly controlled by RMPM
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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CMC QALICB LLC
RELATED · REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT · CO · 5% owned · share of income $2,829 · share of assets $118,120 · general or managing partner
Directly controlled by RMPM
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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RMPB VENTURES INC
C · PROFIT ACTIVITY · CO · 100% owned · controlled entity
Directly controlled by RMPM
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202611359349315621
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