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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,332,171
Total expenses
$1,684,055
Contributions and grants received
$1,189,962
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,645
Investment income
$129,045
Other revenue
$9,519
Total assets, end of year
$2,868,557
Total liabilities, end of year
$351,373
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,517,184
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,352,059
Management and general expenses
$284,551
Fundraising expenses
$47,445
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,352,059

Program services were 80.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $920,317

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $269,645

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,874

  • 2a · Program service revenue: INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

    total $3,645 · related or exempt $3,645

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,422 · excluded $72,422

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,340,189

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

    securities $1,283,566

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $56,623

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $56,623 · excluded $56,623

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,355

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,486

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,131 · excluded -$3,131

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,291

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $5,361

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$4,070 · excluded -$4,070

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $16,720 · excluded $16,720

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,720

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $221,876 · program services $183,087 · management and general $33,759 · fundraising $5,030

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $809,356 · program services $667,864 · management and general $123,144 · fundraising $18,348

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,648 · program services $5,485 · management and general $1,012 · fundraising $151

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,723 · program services $55,058 · management and general $10,152 · fundraising $1,513

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $93,102 · program services $76,825 · management and general $14,166 · fundraising $2,111

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,755 · management and general $2,755

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,800 · management and general $22,800

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,250 · fundraising $1,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,990 · management and general $7,990

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $108,202 · program services $87,987 · management and general $20,122 · fundraising $93

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,709 · program services $3,709

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $82,940 · program services $66,743 · management and general $15,224 · fundraising $973

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $43,550 · program services $35,937 · management and general $6,625 · fundraising $988

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $93,218 · program services $76,922 · management and general $14,183 · fundraising $2,113

  • 17 · Travel

    total $64,360 · program services $60,311 · management and general $3,524 · fundraising $525

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $20,146 · program services $5,511 · management and general $1,016 · fundraising $13,619

  • 20 · Interest

    total $404 · program services $334 · management and general $61 · fundraising $9

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,015 · program services $21,467 · management and general $3,958 · fundraising $590

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,840 · program services $4,819 · management and general $889 · fundraising $132

  • 24a · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE

    total $3,171 · management and general $3,171

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $59 · end of year $402

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $665,784 · end of year $686,167

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $214,275 · end of year $301,878

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $11,713

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,419 · end of year $7,242

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

    $197,534

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

    $72,674

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $96,578 · end of year $124,860

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,269,266 · end of year $843,826

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $630 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $889,695 · end of year $892,469

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,395 · end of year $83,221

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $306,296 · end of year $268,152

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,582,470 · end of year $1,588,638

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,206,545 · end of year $928,546

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH VOLUNTEER-BASED TRAIL AND RESTORATION PROJECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RESTORATION RESEARCH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION.

  • RMFI CONSERVES AND RESTORES KEY PUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL AREAS IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. RMFI ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: RESOURCE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION, PUBLIC STEWARDSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDY AND RESEARCH. IN 2024, RMFI PROVIDED OUTDOOR VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDED HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AND PROVIDED FIELD STUDY AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. 1,081 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TOWARDS THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $1,352,059 · Revenue $3,645

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alex Lippert

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Winn Jewett

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brittany Kaire

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Shuman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Gerber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Herschberger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Priscilla Marbaker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan Winnicker

    DIRECTOR (TERM END 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elissa Unger

    DIRECTOR (TERM END 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jolie Nesmith

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 12/5/24)

    Total calculated
    $127,412
    From this org
    $113,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,159
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kristen Cahill

    FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $94,464
    From this org
    $84,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,249
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522829349302057

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