Drive Clean Colorado

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Berthoud, CO501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 83-3194642Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSdenvermetrocleancities.org821 8th St, 80513-1152 · Berthoud, COTax-exempt since Feb 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Championing healthy air quality by accelerating the deployment of Clean transportation and mobility through stakeholder education and advising, and industry leadership and promotion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$186K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$780K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$432K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$753K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$80K
FY2025▲ +579%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$47K
FY2024−$17K
FY2025$80K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Feb 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $998K Management & general 17% · $215K Fundraising 2% · $20K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$117,387Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bonnie Trowbridge’s $117K as Executive Di is at the 42nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bonnie Trowbridge$117,387$116,701$74,197$62,083$79,200$54,600

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes clean transportation and mobility to improve air quality through education and industry leadership.

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3 programs · $998K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Colorado Recharge Program

The colorado energy office recharge colorado program works to advance the adoption of electric vehicles (evs) and installation of charging infrastructure across the state. Drive clean colorado helps consumers, local governments, workplaces, and multiunit housing developments identify monetary savings, grant opportunities, and other…

$499Kprogram expense
02

Doe Clean Cities and Communities Program

As partners with doe's vehicle technologies office (vto), drive clean colorado deploys affordable, efficient, and clean transportation fuels; energy-efficient mobility systems; and other fuel-saving technologies and practices.

$349Kprogram expense
03

Other Programs

Drive clean colorado works on other projects to deploy affordable, efficient, and clean transportation fuels. Drive clean colorado works with various fleets to deploy fully electric, propane, and other alternate fuel technologies to reduce their carbon footprint in their communities.

$150Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$623
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$998K
Managementcol C$215K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$623
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$258K$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K$186K
Net assetsLn 32−$17K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$155K$29K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$693K$573K$106K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$872$109
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$35K$7K$858
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$55K$11K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K$328
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$44K$42K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$650$2K
InterestLn 20$16K$14K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$998K$215K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$99K$80K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$64K−$17K 990 PDF
FY2023 $780K$753K$28K$47K 990 PDF
FY2022 $521K$507K$14K$19K 990 PDF
FY2021 $422K$432K−$10K$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 $187K$15K 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 $1,331,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,306,660$1,312,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,670$19,165
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$623
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,312,330$1,331,956
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,064,182$994,950
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $311,933$238,146
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,376,115$1,233,096
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,785$98,860
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,331,956 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,099,352
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,816
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,312,168
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,165$19,165
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $623$623
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,788$1,331,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,233,096 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,517 · Management $28,773 · Fundraising $3,741$187,031
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $573,192 · Management $105,551 · Fundraising $13,853$692,596
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,506 · Management $872 · Fundraising $109$5,487
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,247 · Management $6,822 · Fundraising $858$42,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,939 · Management $10,632 · Fundraising $1,338$66,909
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,887$49,887
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,895$38,895
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,244 · Management $1,209$7,453
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,156 · Management $2,960 · Fundraising $328$8,444
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,259$21,259
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,017 · Management $2,479$44,496
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $650 · Management $1,876$2,526
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,801 · Management $2,062$15,863
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,625 · Management $2,160$5,785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,538$43,538
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $997,586 · Management $215,283 · Fundraising $20,227$1,233,096
Part X · Balance sheet $266,037 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,912$80,242
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $154,844$178,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,841$6,907
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $257,882$266,037
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,151$74,428
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $177,466$111,484
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $274,617$185,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$16,735$80,125
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$16,735$80,125
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $257,882$266,037
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,125 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,331,956
XI-2 Total expenses$1,233,096
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,860
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$16,735
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,125

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

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