Cloud City Conservation Center FY2023 filing

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Leadville, CO501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 46-0616024Revenue $424K in FY2023

On file with the IRScloudcityconservation.orgPo Box 459, 80461-0459 · Leadville, COTax-exempt since Oct 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to inspire stewardship of our natural resources by creating educational opportunities and lasting community infrastructure in leadville and lake county, colorado.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$424K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$388K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$249K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$424K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$388K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$249K
FY2023▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2023 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2012.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $312K Management & general 19% · $72K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$77,650Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Olsen’s $103K as Executive Di is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Olsen$103,196$77,650$63,000$57,215$55,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Inspires stewardship through education and community infrastructure projects.

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3 programs · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Cloud city farm & community garden, lake countys sole produce farm & community garden, provides local, fresh produce for our community through a weekly donation-based farm market and food donations to community partners. At 10,152 feet above sea level we are the highest farm in north america.

$82Kprogram expense
02

C4S energy program works to decrease energy consumption, reduce local GHG emissions and increase opportunities for renewable energy in lake county. In 2023, we directly assisted 171 lake county households both in making their homes safer, warmer, and more energy efficient, and in reducing their energy costs and usage.

$81Kprogram expense
03

C4S works to increase waste diversion opportunities and reduce local GHG emissions through our community composting program, zero waste event services and support for the lake county recycling center. In 2023, c4 diverted over 46,000 pounds of waste from landfills to recycling and composting programs.

$52Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$312K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$249K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Government grantsLn 1e$156K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$49
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$249K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$168K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K$82K
Total assetsLn 16$235K$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$204K$249K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$62K$12K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$147K$126K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$24K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$969$656$313
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$2K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$312K$72K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$170K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $424K$388K$36K$249K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$350K$19K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$226K$6K$185K 990 PDF
FY2020 $157K$151K$6K$179K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $424,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $288,056$345,066
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,115$76,547
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$49
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,674$2,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $368,908$424,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,466$249,765
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,443$137,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $349,909$387,616
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,999$36,384
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $424,000 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,315 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$156,057
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,009
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$345,066
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,232$74,232
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49$49
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,547 · Excluded from tax $49$424,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,616 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,120 · Management $11,648 · Fundraising $3,882$77,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $125,686 · Management $21,170$146,856
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,361 · Management $4,362$8,723
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,268 · Management $8,268$16,536
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,216 · Management $1,216$2,432
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,304 · Management $1,580$25,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,059$2,059
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,510 · Management $4,478$11,988
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,381 · Management $1,182$4,563
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,244 · Management $9,244$18,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $656 · Management $313$969
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,742 · Management $1,216$2,958
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,514$9,514
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,622 · Management $7,038$8,660
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,125$49,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,211$1,211
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,019 · Management $71,715 · Fundraising $3,882$387,616
Part X · Balance sheet $259,798 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,273$127,745
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $86,269$40,318
X-4 Accounts receivable$10,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,249$81,735
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $234,791$259,798
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,924$10,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,924$10,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,867$248,853
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,867$248,853
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $234,791$259,798
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,853 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,000
XI-2 Total expenses$387,616
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,867
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,602
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,853

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