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To advance the science of jurisprudence; to encourage the adoption of proper legislation; to advocate thorough and continuing legal education; to uphold the honor and integrity fo the Bar; to cultivate cordial relations among the lawyers of Colorado; to perpetuate the history of the profession and the memory of its members.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$667K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$667K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
9.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
25% of total assets
Liabilities are 25% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
23 of 23 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.3M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
Net assets
$7.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.3M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$7.8M
FY2025+0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$7.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1928.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990; $667K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec. Director
$125,204Pt VII · Sec A
Legislative Relations Dir.
$124,747Pt VII · Sec A
Section & Committee Dir.
$89,329Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$81,569Pt VII · Sec A
Former Membership Director
$78,126Pt VII · Sec A
Former Access to Justice Dir.
$59,683Pt VII · Sec A
Information Technology Dir
$54,228Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$45,611Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amy Larson$125,204$149,600$149,600$163,200$149,600
Tyler Mounsey$124,747$118,870$112,789——
Andrew White———$113,893—
Amy Sreenen$89,329$77,524———
Lori Krupske$45,611$43,462$41,992$40,625$87,870
Brooke Thomason$81,569————
Margaret Haywood$78,126————
Patrick Flaherty————$78,024

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes legal science, legislation, education, and the bar's integrity while fostering lawyer relations and preserving professional history.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support Access to the Legal System

1) federal pro se assistance project: clinic to assist unrepresented litigants in the U.S. District court for the district of colorado. The clinic helps to prepare complaints and responsive pleadings, provides assistance with other common pleadings, answers procedural questions, and explains legal concepts such as jurisdiction, venue…

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

Technology and internet; communications; membership; sections and committees; local bar relations: provide legal information, resources and discussion forums to members. Faciliate communication among members and other local bar associations and specialty bar associations.

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

Publish the Colorado Lawyer Magazine

Monthly scholarly journal that provides members with information on the legal profession and legal topics.

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$677K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$594K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$7.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$594K
Investment incomeLn 3$677K
Other incomeLn 4–11$367K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$158K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$2.4M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.8M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M$7.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$131K
Office expensesLn 13$11K
Information technologyLn 14$138K
OccupancyLn 16$212K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$91K
InsuranceLn 23$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$2.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $4.3M$4.3M$23K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2024 $4.6M$4.4M$229K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2023 $4.5M$4.2M$275K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $3.1M$4.2M−$1.1M$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $5.3M$3.9M$1.4M$8.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $4,339,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,893,051$2,701,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $721,909$594,096
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $610,521$676,835
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $408,896$366,959
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,634,377$4,339,002
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $499,278$381,095
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,906,432$3,934,482
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,405,710$4,315,577
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $228,667$23,425
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,339,002 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,449,668
VIII-1d Related organizations$15,500
VIII-1e Government grants$197,044
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,701,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $413,249 · Unrelated business $161,827 · Excluded from tax $19,020$594,096
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $676,835$676,835
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $127,465$127,465
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $204,150 · Unrelated business $35,344$239,494
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $617,399 · Unrelated business $197,171 · Excluded from tax $823,320$4,339,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,315,577 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$293,615
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$22,096
IX-9 Other employee benefits$38,638
IX-10 Payroll taxes$26,746
IX-11b Legal fees$13,330
IX-11c Accounting fees$17,568
IX-11g Other fees for services$130,665
IX-13 Office expenses$10,527
IX-14 Information technology$138,017
IX-16 Occupancy$211,637
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$91,124
IX-23 Insurance$30,585
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,275,124
IX-24e All other expenses$2,015,905
IX-25 Total functional expenses$4,315,577
Part X · Balance sheet $10,474,960 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,426,763$3,474,511
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $168,732$157,889
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,877$31,963
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,483,688$1,294,354
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,320,649$4,473,415
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,517,577$976,638
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $66,190$66,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,025,476$10,474,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,069$87,184
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,274,286$975,474
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,744,872$1,573,628
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,210,227$2,636,286
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,704,812$7,813,803
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $110,437$24,871
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,815,249$7,838,674
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,025,476$10,474,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,838,674 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,339,002
XI-2 Total expenses$4,315,577
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,425
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,815,249
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,838,674

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

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