Cultivate knowledge and encourage a greater interest among the counties of the state of colorado in the administration of county government.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$323K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$323K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$114K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$744K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$632K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$744K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$679K
FY2025$744K
Expenses
$632K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$394K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$627K
FY2025$632K
Net assets
$447K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$447K

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 Jun 2013.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $622K Management & general 2% · $10K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $323K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$182,500Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$140,538Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Flenniken’s $182K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates Colorado counties about county government and fosters greater interest in its administration.

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1 program · $622K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conferences, Training and Education

Activities that promote and provide opportunities for educating members in the administration and function of county government.

$622Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$744K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$718K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$632K
Ln 25
Programscol B$622K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$447K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$500K
Total assetsLn 16$561K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$718K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$744K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$430K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$500K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$561K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32$447K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$361K$500K
Total assetsLn 16$456K$561K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K$114K
Net assetsLn 32$334K$447K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$442K$442K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$5K$10K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$164K$164K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$632K$622K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $744K$632K$112K$447K 990 PDF
FY2024 $679K$627K$52K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 $652K$600K$52K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $531K$549K−$18K$228K 990 PDF
FY2021 $436K$394K$42K$246K 990 PDF
FY2020 $70K$158K−$88K$204K 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 I · Summary $744,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $672,727$718,178
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,146$12,568
I-11 Other revenue$13,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,873$744,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $627,253$632,273
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $627,253$632,273
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,620$111,973
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $744,246 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$718,178
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,568
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $744,246 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$744,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $632,273 across 5 lines filed
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,945 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,945
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $441,562 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$441,562
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,227 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,227
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,982 · Management $9,881 · Fundraising $0$14,863
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $163,676 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$163,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $622,392 · Management $9,881 · Fundraising $0$632,273
Part X · Balance sheet $560,880 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,024$69,173
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $317,294$430,443
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,465$33,284
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,077$26,293
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,564$1,687
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $456,424$560,880
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,329$1,739
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $106,650$92,804
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,514$19,554
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,493$114,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $333,931$446,783
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,931$446,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $456,424$560,880
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $446,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$744,246
XI-2 Total expenses$632,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,931
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$879
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$446,783

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