The organization is a community-based nonprofit, incorporated in 1976, that empowers people to live more sustainably and make conservation a way of life. Its vision is to build a waterwise, resilient, and waste-free colorado. The organization serves homeowners, water utilities, municipalities, and small businesses across colorado. Through conservation programs that reduce water use and through a retail operation that diverts reusable building materials from the landfill, Resource Central advances practical, community-driven solutions to environmental problems. The organization operates most programs as a social enterprise by identifying market-based opportunities to engage more residents in everyday conservation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $497K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$133K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $193K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$305K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.5M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$5.3M
FY2021▲ +295%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$5.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1980.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.1M Management & general 12% · $312K Fundraising 6% · $162K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$132,578Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neal Lurie’s $186K as President/Ce is at the 79th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Neal Lurie$185,721$186,068$166,461$147,361$132,578$136,927
Kate Larson$124,571—————
Joe Pitts$108,721—————

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

Helps people conserve resources through practical actions and programs.

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2 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Water and Energy Programs Which Include

Garden in a box: offers professionally designed, waterwise garden kits tailor made for colorado yards. The kits are affordable, do it yourself gardens that are easy to use and help save water; renew our schools: helping students and schools conserve energy and hosting competitions to encourage schools to compete in saving the most…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Materials Reuse

Reselling donated building materials at discounted prices to help reduce the levels of materials that go to landfills.

$846Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $431K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$77,752
Unitemized GrantFY2025$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$297,417
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,700

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$757K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$312K
Fundraisingcol D$162K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$881K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$399K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$580K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$757K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$575K
SavingsLn 2$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$881K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$858
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
VolunteersI 6449
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$881K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$271K$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$398K$305K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$5.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$69K$36K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$174K$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$160K$123K$28K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K$91K$14K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$115K$64$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$37K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$145K$133K$9K$3K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K$11
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134K$118K$10K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$31K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$166K$1K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$51K$14K$907
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.1M$312K$162K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.5M$5.4M$93K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.3M$4.9M$400K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$3.9M$311K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$3.3M$269K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$2.5M$611K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,837,283 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,117,093$2,010,369
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $506,073$757,274
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,885$1,444
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $512,211$1,068,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,137,262$3,837,283
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,715,363$1,771,300
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $811,383$768,166
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,526,746$2,539,466
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $610,516$1,297,817
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $3,837,283 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,045,543 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$399,460
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,610,909
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$580,433
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,010,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $757,274$757,274
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,444$1,444
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $11,435$11,435
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,218$11,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,814,035 · Excluded from tax $12,879$3,837,283
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,539,466 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,940 · Management $35,796 · Fundraising $27,841$132,577
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,100,997 · Management $174,479 · Fundraising $89,124$1,364,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $123,080 · Management $27,524 · Fundraising $9,495$160,099
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,218 · Management $13,768 · Fundraising $9,038$114,024
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,300$21,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,166 · Management $64 · Fundraising $3,683$118,913
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,966$5,966
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,786 · Management $1,474 · Fundraising $2,003$40,263
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,292 · Management $8,693 · Fundraising $2,898$144,883
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,522 · Fundraising $11$23,533
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $117,660 · Management $10,266 · Fundraising $5,806$133,732
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,815 · Management $3,420 · Fundraising $1,402$35,637
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $166,212 · Management $1,356 · Fundraising $9,805$177,373
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,328 · Management $14,331 · Fundraising $907$66,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,064,982 · Management $312,471 · Fundraising $162,013$2,539,466
Part X · Balance sheet $5,629,803 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $596,198$574,917
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $554,443$305,886
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $230,099$2,291,985
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $77,036$56,759
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,895$32,295
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $270,779$2,367,103
X-15 Other assets$858
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,746,450$5,629,803
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $178,808$298,053
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $218,796$7,445
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $397,604$305,498
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $791,211$1,886,229
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $557,635$3,438,076
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,348,846$5,324,305
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,746,450$5,629,803
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,324,305 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,837,283
XI-2 Total expenses$2,539,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,297,817
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,348,846
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,677,642
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,324,305

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