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Colorado Canyons Association

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Grand Jct, CO501(c)(3)Since 2005Recreation & Sports EIN 20-2409837Revenue $589K in FY2025

On file with the IRScoloradocanyonsassociation543 Main St Ste 4, 81501-2666 · Grand Jct, COTax-exempt since May 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Colorado Canyons Association fosters community stewardship of our national conservation lands with a focus on dominguez-escalante, gunnison gorge and mcinnis Canyons national conservation areas in western Colorado. We are a non-partisan, nonprofit organization encouraging cooperation among all nca users and interests.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 175 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$589K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$556K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$589K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$589K
Expenses
$556K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$580K
FY2024$547K
FY2025$556K
Net assets
$180K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$180K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $371K Management & general 23% · $128K Fundraising 10% · $58K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Nick Zielinski
Past Exec.
$67,257Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Burns
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Curtis Hearst
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mackenzie Holrook
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Jaquith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hali Nurnberg
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deverna Rogers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrea Tanner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Zielinski’s $67K as Past Exec. is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Herrman—$67,694$67,736$65,000$65,000—
Nick Zielinski$67,257$6,735————
Sarah McCall—————$60,384
Chris Hermann—————$15,283

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people to Colorado's National Conservation Areas through education, stewardship, and outreach programs.

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1 program · $371K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Colorado canyons association (cca) connects with over 3,000 community members annually to colorado's national conservation areas (ncas) through education, stewardship, and outreach programs.

$371Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Conservation Lands FoundationFY2025$25K
Redlands Rotary FoundationFY2025$9K
Western Colorado Community Foundation INCFY2025$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$40K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$589K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Money outPt IX
$556K
Ln 25
Programscol B$371K
Managementcol C$128K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Government grantsLn 1e$179K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$290
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Total revenueLn 12$589K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$201K$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$50K$13K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$137K$48K$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$1K$665
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$8K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$18K$6K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$17K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$567$260
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$29K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$22K$20K$767$759
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$1K$396
InsuranceLn 23$22K$14K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$49K$56$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$556K$371K$128K$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $589K$556K$32K$180K 990 PDF
FY2024 $565K$547K$18K$148K 990 PDF
FY2023 $573K$580K−$7K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$503K−$76K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$450K$89K$213K 990 PDF
FY2020 $374K$469K−$95K$124K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $588,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,952$446,145
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,175$93,881
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,995$48,774
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $565,122$588,800
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $355,357$334,565
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,869$221,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $547,226$556,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,896$32,369
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $588,800 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,956 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$178,676
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,469
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,145
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,881$93,881
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,174$3,174
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $38,644$38,644
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,837 · Excluded from tax $41,818$588,800
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $556,431 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,443 · Management $13,451 · Fundraising $3,363$67,257
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,151 · Management $48,145 · Fundraising $37,361$222,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,648 · Management $1,262 · Fundraising $665$5,575
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,511 · Management $2,765 · Fundraising $1,368$11,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,698 · Management $5,837 · Fundraising $3,897$27,432
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,060 · Management $40,030$57,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,603 · Management $567 · Fundraising $260$2,430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,079 · Management $1,607 · Fundraising $2,712$12,398
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,161 · Management $2,143 · Fundraising $1,574$9,878
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,894 · Management $4,196 · Fundraising $1,909$34,999
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,218 · Management $767 · Fundraising $759$21,744
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,592 · Management $1,497 · Fundraising $396$10,485
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,265 · Management $5,335 · Fundraising $2,367$21,967
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,245 · Management $56 · Fundraising $1,574$50,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $370,568 · Management $127,658 · Fundraising $58,205$556,431
Part X · Balance sheet $224,170 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,433$172,754
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,000$14,811
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,313$5,126
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,961$31,479
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,707$224,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,505$28,582
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,175$15,192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,680$43,774
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,027$160,470
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$19,926
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,027$180,396
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,707$224,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,396 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$588,800
XI-2 Total expenses$556,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,396

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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