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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT GOTHIC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,283,629
Total expenses
$4,832,753
Contributions and grants received
$4,383,743
Grants paid
$121,749
Program service revenue
$1,898,475
Investment income
-$66,522
Other revenue
$67,933
Total assets, end of year
$15,907,733
Total liabilities, end of year
$691,272
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,216,461
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,332,213
Management and general expenses
$1,249,271
Fundraising expenses
$251,269
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,332,213

Program services were 69.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,227,877

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,155,866

  • 2a · Program service revenue: USER FEES

    total $1,537,510 · related or exempt $1,537,510

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $360,965 · related or exempt $360,965

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $47,528 · excluded $47,528

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $50,000

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

    other assets $164,050

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$114,050

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$114,050 · excluded -$114,050

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $67,933 · excluded $67,933

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $67,933

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $121,749 · program services $121,749

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $424,354 · program services $151,688 · management and general $135,628 · fundraising $137,038

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,833,128 · program services $1,110,022 · management and general $723,106

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $49,744 · program services $26,967 · management and general $22,777

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,483 · program services $2,458 · management and general $6,025

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $118,024 · program services $60,806 · management and general $50,788 · fundraising $6,430

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $87,060 · program services $24,048 · management and general $63,012

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,393 · program services $624 · management and general $132 · fundraising $5,637

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $199,280 · program services $189,998 · management and general $8,969 · fundraising $313

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $141,948 · program services $139,092 · management and general $2,216 · fundraising $640

  • 17 · Travel

    total $100,482 · program services $45,819 · management and general $50,447 · fundraising $4,216

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $252,124 · program services $237,100 · management and general $14,517 · fundraising $507

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $179,950 · program services $169,227 · management and general $10,361 · fundraising $362

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $298,321 · program services $157,164 · management and general $93,482 · fundraising $47,675

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT COST

    total $290,951 · program services $290,951

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND FOOD SERVICE

    total $183,662 · program services $151,151 · management and general $23,867 · fundraising $8,644

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $171,944 · program services $164,795 · management and general $6,908 · fundraising $241

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $365,156 · program services $288,554 · management and general $37,036 · fundraising $39,566

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,880,593 · end of year $1,522,647

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $274,584 · end of year $694,201

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $231,849 · end of year $1,546,465

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $277,320 · end of year $408,625

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $16,597 · end of year $21,130

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,172 · end of year $56,553

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

    $13,046,689

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

    $4,346,160

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,887,554 · end of year $8,700,529

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,827,498 · end of year $2,587,613

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $103,714 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $239,825 · end of year $369,970

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $147,750 · end of year $171,302

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $97,496

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $239,825 · end of year $272,474

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,947,640 · end of year $10,515,121

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,289,991 · end of year $4,701,340

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE CORPORATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT GOTHIC (RMBL) ADVANCES THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE THAT PROMOTES INFORMED STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE THAT PROMOTES INFORMED STEWARDSHIP OF EARTH.

  • RMBL CONDUCTS FIELD RESEARCH ON A RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, AND HYDROLOGY. SINCE 1928 RMBL SCIENTISTS HAVE PUBLISHED APPROXIMATELY 1800 PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.

    Expenses $1,964,432 · Grants $121,749

  • RMBL LAYERS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON TOP OF RESEARCH, PROVIDING UNIQUE FIELD-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING SUPPORTING SCHOOL PROGRAMS. RMBL PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $551,473

  • PHYSICAL PLANT

    Expenses $452,812

  • OTHER PROGRAM

    Expenses $363,496

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Wildes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce McClean

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Blumstein

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elvia Melendez-Ackerman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lara Souza

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Avery

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Hughes

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt Giesselman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kailen Mooney

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Williams

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Darnell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Iler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ian Billick

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,820
    From this org
    $161,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,752
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,068
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,552
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,200
    Filer's total
    $177,820

  • Jennifer Garver

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $53,062
    From this org
    $49,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,200
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kelly Sudderth

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $166,679
    From this org
    $150,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,640
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,039
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,440
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,200
    Filer's total
    $166,679

  • Brett Biebuyck

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $110,937
    From this org
    $98,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,321
    Hours/week
    40

  • Erik Hulm

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $111,800
    From this org
    $99,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,308
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Reithel

    SCIENCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $105,788
    From this org
    $93,377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,411
    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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • BWC CAFE

    C · CAFE · CO · 100% owned

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343149349302479

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