Durango Area Tourism Office INC

Not tax-deductible

Durango, CO501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 56-2307921Revenue $809K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdurango.org802 Main Ave, 81301-5434 · Durango, COTax-exempt since Jun 2004

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Marketing and promoting the Durango community and surrounding Area to increase Tourism.

Run by 13 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $231K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$809K
-74% vs prior year
Spent
$890K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$809K
FY2025▼ -74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$890K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$944K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$890K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending November 2025) · 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 2004.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Exec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel E Brown’s $155K as Ex Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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
Rachel E Brown$155,071$126,040$121,533$104,933$102,000

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

Promotes the Durango area to attract more visitors and boost tourism.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Durango area tourism office, inc. (dba visit durango) operated as a destination management organization for the purpose of promoting the durango and la plata county area as a tourist destination, engaging in sales and marketing activities, and providing visitor services to groups and tourists.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 31 grants · $453K · 2022–2025
Outdoor Blogger SummitFY2025$35,000
Durango Tool LibraryFY2024$17,125
Wizehive INCFY2024$15,000
Conservation LegacyCO · FY2024$15,000
Durango Montessori INCCO · FY2024$14,800
The Good Fight LLCFY2024$14,000
Iron Horse Bicycle ClassicFY2024$14,000
Durango Botanic GardensCO · FY2024$12,350
Carver Brewing CompanyFY2024$9,206
Esoterra INCFY2024$8,487
The PowerhouseCO · FY2023$24,000
Dancing Spirit INCCO · FY2023$17,920
Trails 2000 INCCO · FY2023$15,719
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$809K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$736K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$890K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$736K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Total revenueLn 12$809K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$78K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$142K
Office expensesLn 13$40K
Information technologyLn 14$179K
OccupancyLn 16$62K
TravelLn 17$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52K
InsuranceLn 23$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$890K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $809K$890K−$80K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$2.9M$258K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$2.6M$364K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.1M$161K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.4M$229K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$944K$452K$772K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $809,495 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,512$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,127,290$736,161
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $975$21,306
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,838$52,028
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,165,615$809,495
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $342,875$66,610
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,003,916$170,099
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,561,083$652,918
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,907,874$889,627
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $257,741−$80,132
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $809,495 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $695,840 · Unrelated business $40,321$736,161
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,306$21,306
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $49,323$49,323
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,705$2,705
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $695,840 · Unrelated business $40,321 · Excluded from tax $73,334$809,495
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $889,627 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$66,610
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$140,095
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,035
IX-9 Other employee benefits$10,446
IX-10 Payroll taxes$18,523
IX-11c Accounting fees$78,266
IX-11g Other fees for services$18,249
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$141,977
IX-13 Office expenses$40,219
IX-14 Information technology$179,185
IX-16 Occupancy$62,296
IX-17 Travel$15,551
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$51,510
IX-23 Insurance$1,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$64,350
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$889,627
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,144,594$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $361,259$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,783,335$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,144,594$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$809,495
XI-2 Total expenses$889,627
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,783,335
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,703,202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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