Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency

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Durango, CO501(c)(3)Since 2008EnvironmentEIN 26-2091859

The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) serves Southwest Colorado by promoting resource conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy through education and programs that strengthen the local economy and foster a healthy, sustainable environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $130K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$874K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$770K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$277K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$874K
FY2025▲ +53%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$874K
Expenses
$770K
FY2025▲ +62%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$770K
Net assets
$277K
FY2025▲ +60%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$277K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $603K Management & general 19% · $145K Fundraising 3% · $22K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,979Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jenny Hill’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jenny Hill$72,979$63,361$10,618———
Laurie Dickson——$62,922$60,500$54,917$51,083

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

Promotes resource conservation and energy efficiency through education and programs.

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3 program services account for $557K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

4COREs Clean Transportation Program advances zero-emission transportation and electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Southwest Colorado. The program prioritizes disproportionately impacted communities and income-qualified residents those who stand to benefit most from cleaner air, lower fuel costs, and expanded mobility access.

$262Kprogram expense
02

4COREs Energy Efficiency Programs help households and businesses reduce energy use, lower utility costs, and improve home comfort, health, and safety. Programs include Colorado Affordable Residential Energy, which provides free energy-saving services to income-qualified households, and Energy Smart Colorado, which offers home energy…

$201Kprogram expense
03

4COREs Renewable Energy Programs expand access to clean energy, with a focus on income-qualified households. Through Project SunShare, a partnership with La Plata Electric Association and Shaw Solar, 4CORE supports affordable rooftop solar installations for homeowners facing financial barriers to renewable energy.

$93Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$130K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $221K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$110,615
Unitemized GrantFY2025$57,471
Unitemized GrantFY2024$53,168

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$874K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$710
Money outPt IX
$770K
Ln 25
Programscol B$603K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
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$871K
Government grantsLn 1e$284K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$710
Total revenueLn 12$874K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
SavingsLn 2$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$210K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$775
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 610
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$140K$210K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$173K$277K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$168K$168K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$50K$20K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$328K$223K$92K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$323$219$90$14
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$25K$10K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$16K$7K$892
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$88K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K$170
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$467
OccupancyLn 16$20K$15K$5K$817
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$665$116
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$2K$6K$194
Total functional expensesLn 25$770K$603K$145K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $874K$770K$104K$277K 990 PDF
FY2024 $570K$476K$94K$173K 990 PDF
FY2023 $438K$401K$37K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K$229K−$30K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 $291K$276K$15K$71K 990 PDF
FY2020 $267K$220K$47K$56K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $874,363 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,868
VIII-1e Government grants$283,956
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$575,225
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$871,049
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,100$3,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $710$710
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$496−$496
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,810 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$496$874,363
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $770,260 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $168,086$168,086
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,534 · Management $20,355 · Fundraising $3,091$72,980
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $222,803 · Management $91,554 · Fundraising $13,901$328,258
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $219 · Management $90 · Fundraising $14$323
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,963 · Management $10,258 · Fundraising $1,558$36,779
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,279 · Management $6,929 · Fundraising $892$24,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,151$88,151
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,090 · Management $1,359 · Fundraising $1,583$7,032
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,153 · Management $1,650 · Fundraising $170$3,973
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,496 · Management $467$3,963
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,911 · Management $4,698 · Fundraising $817$20,426
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,829$2,829
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,230 · Management $1,087$2,317
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,111 · Management $665 · Fundraising $116$2,892
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,405 · Management $5,552 · Fundraising $194$8,151
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $603,260 · Management $144,664 · Fundraising $22,336$770,260
Part X · Balance sheet $279,691 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,191$138,832
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $69,269$71,457
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,534$54,336
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,740$14,291
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $775$775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,509$279,691
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,138$2,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,138$2,217
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $166,222$246,055
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,149$31,419
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,371$277,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,509$279,691
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$874,363
XI-2 Total expenses$770,260
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,103
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,371
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,474

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