THE FOUNDATION FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY LAW
EIN 84-6037688 BROOMFIELD, CO
- Revenue 2024
- $5,211,030
- Expenses 2024
- $3,230,140
Program services were 77.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- C056
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 2095 W 6TH AVE STE 109
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
DEDICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARLY AND PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO MINING, OIL AND GAS, PUBLIC LANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND OTHER RELATED AREAS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARLY AND PRACTICAL NATURAL RESOURCES LEGAL EDUCATION.
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INSTITUTES. 5-DAY SEMINARS (THREE), 3-DAY SEMINARS (TWO), 2-DAY SEMINARS (SIX), 1-DAY SEMINARS (ONE), FOUR-HOUR SEMINARS (TWO), ON SPECIALIZED AREAS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. (APPROXIMATELY 3,006 CLIENTS SERVED)
Expenses $1,766,196 · Revenue $1,397,573
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PUBLICATIONS, PERIODICALS, CDS, AND ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON NATURAL RESOURCES LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW TOPICS (APPROXIMATELY 9,667 CLIENTS SERVED.)
Expenses $131,900 · Revenue $226,807
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OUTREACH. A PROGRAM INITIATED TO SUPPORT MINERAL LAW SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH, WRITING, TEACHING AND STUDY. PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ATTENDING FOUNDATION INSTITUTES AND CLASSES (153 INDIVIDUALS AND SCHOOLS SUPPORTED.) ALSO SUPPORTS A LAW STUDENT NETWORKING PROGRAM FACILITATING COLLABORATION OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN MINERAL LAW TOPICS (1 SCHOOL SUPPORTED.) SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL (34 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS), GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN LAW SCHOOLS (2 GRANTS GIVEN.)
Expenses $599,411 · Grants $343,415
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MEMBERSHIP. A GROWING NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, LAW FIRMS, COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY LAW COMMUNITY. MEMBERS NOT ONLY ARE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS AND PUBLICATIONS DESCRIBED BELOW, BUT ALSO ALLOWS THE FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY OIL & GAS, MINING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, PUBLIC LANDS, WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. (APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MEMBERS)
Revenue $783,452
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Michael J BourassaMICHAEL J BOURASSA
VP (THRU 7/20/24), PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jolisa M DobbsJOLISA M DOBBS
PRESIDENT (THRU 7/20/24), PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joel O BensonJOEL O BENSON
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jana L GraubergerJANA L GRAUBERGER
SECRETARY (THRU 7/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert C MathesROBERT C MATHES
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathleen C SchroderKATHLEEN C SCHRODER
TREASURER (THRU 7/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy E SeneshenAMY E SENESHEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scot W AndersonSCOT W ANDERSON
PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 7/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Oscar R BenavidesOSCAR R BENAVIDES
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robin Kundis CraigROBIN KUNDIS CRAIG
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ramona L MonroeRAMONA L MONROE
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patricia NunezPATRICIA NUNEZ
MEMBER-AT-LARGE (THRU 7/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle PhillipsMICHELLE PHILLIPS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce F RudoyBRUCE F RUDOY
MEMBER-AT-LARGE (THRU 7/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elizabeth A RyanELIZABETH A RYAN
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachael E SalcidoRACHAEL E SALCIDO
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pilar M ThomasPILAR M THOMAS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David A RitchieDAVID A RITCHIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $338,381
- From this org
- $310,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,381
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $300,000
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,881
- Filer's total
- $338,381
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Jaleen W EdwardsJALEEN W EDWARDS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $158,814
- From this org
- $139,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,814
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,000
- Bonus
- $11,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,950
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,864
- Filer's total
- $158,814
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Melissa L MageeMELISSA L MAGEE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $163,556
- From this org
- $143,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,056
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,000
- Bonus
- $13,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,175
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,881
- Filer's total
- $163,556
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Ryan A MintonRYAN A MINTON
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $140,269
- From this org
- $121,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,769
- Hours/week
- 40
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Surbhi ChavdaSURBHI CHAVDA
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $121,032
- From this org
- $103,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,032
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $5,211,030
- Expenses
- $3,230,140
- Contributions
- $133,325
- Grants paid
- $343,415
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2023
- Revenue
- $3,198,459
- Expenses
- $3,177,989
- Contributions
- $728,009
- Grants paid
- $359,125
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2022
- Revenue
- $5,007,728
- Expenses
- $3,331,294
- Contributions
- $687,176
- Grants paid
- $368,508
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,924,384
- Expenses
- $2,603,697
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,262,955
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,704,948
- Expenses
- $2,703,031
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,221,257
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $3,692,861
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,821,252
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $3,455,924
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,127,998
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2010 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $3,084,909
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,878,803
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS
$7,645
2023 FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, FOOD, AND LODGING AT THE FIRST-EVER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND GEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP.
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Washburn University
$7,500
2022 Research of interstate water cases
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2023 FOR FUNDING TRANSLATION SERVICES TO PUBLISH IN ENGLISH A COMPARATIVE LAW ARTICLE ON THE PATH TOWARD PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT: THE EMERGING FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON INDIGENOUS LANDS AND TERRITORIES.
Grants received
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$30,150
2024 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
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2022 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
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2023 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.