Crested Butte Land Trust: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-1190830)

Jake Jones’s $146K as Executive Di is at the 62nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2020
Jake Jones	$146,393	$146,624	$115,399	—
Noel Durant	—	—	—	$83,192

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and stewards open lands for vistas, recreation, wildlife, and ranching.

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3 programs · $491K · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Easement and Land Stewardship

Staff monitored 59 conservation properties totaling more than 5,190 acres. The new gunsight bridge was constructed to improve the watershed health of the slate river. A maintenance endowment was retained to offset the future maintenance requirements of the new bridge.

$297Kprogram expense

02

Preservation of open space and acquisition of land and easements:the land trust executed the exchange agreement for the fossil ridge ii federal land exchange with the gunnison national forest to protect 120 acres on long lake under threat of public sale and contribute 628 acres of private land to the american people.

$122Kprogram expense

03

Education & Communications

The land trust led the fourth installation of the storywalk (TM), engaging children's imagination in nature. Staff led five stewardship education days in partnership with other natural resource professionals to deepen community understanding of the natural history of the gunnison valley.

$72Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025

Community Foundation of the Gunnison ValleyFY2025$71K

Colorado Coalition of Land TrustsFY2025$48K

Gates Family FoundationFY2025$40K

Anne Lamkin Kinder Foundation INCFY2025$500

Mary Munnerlyn Anderson Foundation FundFY2025$250

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$160K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$59K

Investment incomeLn 3$52K

Money outPt IX

$645K

Ln 25

Programscol B$539K

Managementcol C$75K

Fundraisingcol D$31K

Owns and owesPt X

$13.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$14.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$525K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$265K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K

Investment incomeLn 3$52K

Other incomeLn 4–11$59K

Gains on assetsLn 7$36K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$946K

SavingsLn 2$301K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.4M

Other assetsLn 15$183K

Total assetsLn 16$14.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$525K

Net assetsLn 32$13.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 6148

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.0M	$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.6M	$12.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$6.5M	$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$85K	$525K
Net assetsLn 32	$6.4M	$13.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$256K	$226K	$18K	$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$19K	$17K	$1K	$949
Payroll taxesLn 10	$21K	$18K	$1K	$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$138K	$121K	$10K	$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$24K	$11K	$6K	$7K
OccupancyLn 16	$9K	$8K	$610	$436
TravelLn 17	$13K		$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$3K	$3K	$376
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$16K		$16K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$6K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$122K	$120K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$15K	$11K	$2K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$645K	$539K	$75K	$31K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.7M	$1.2M	$469K	$17.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.5M	$954K	$596K	$16.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.4M	$936K	$418K	$16.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.5M	$863K	$660K	$16.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$864K	$789K	$75K	$16.1M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.5M	$645K	$845K	$13.7M	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 $1,489,967 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,539,219$1,379,479

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,861$51,954

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,961$58,534

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,583,041$1,489,967

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 $288,813$295,945

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $277,084$349,211

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $565,897$645,156

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,017,144$844,811

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,489,967 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,755

VIII-1e Government grants$265,277

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,103,447

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,130

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,379,479

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,464$15,464

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $36,490$36,490

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $42,436$42,436

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,098$16,098

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,098 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,390$1,489,967

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $645,156 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,585 · Management $17,945 · Fundraising $12,817$256,347

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,703 · Management $1,329 · Fundraising $949$18,981

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,143 · Management $1,443 · Fundraising $1,031$20,617

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,039 · Management $9,628 · Fundraising $6,877$137,544

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,589 · Management $6,353 · Fundraising $6,588$23,530

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,674 · Management $610 · Fundraising $436$8,720

IX-17 TravelManagement $12,978$12,978

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,759 · Management $376$3,135

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,825$15,825

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,070 · Management $4,967$11,037

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,174 · Management $1,451$121,625

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,749 · Management $2,103 · Fundraising $1,965$14,817

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $539,485 · Management $75,008 · Fundraising $30,663$645,156

Part X · Balance sheet $14,184,410 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $787,631$945,737

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $249,317$301,303

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,687,045$378,215

X-4 Accounts receivable$6,125

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,954$8,209

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,573,318$12,361,788

X-14 Intangible assets$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $170,346$183,033

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,473,724$14,184,410

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,439$35,129

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,567$36,262

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,006$524,552

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,121,759$12,059,717

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,266,959$1,600,141

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,388,718$13,659,858

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,473,724$14,184,410

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,659,858 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,489,967

XI-2 Total expenses$645,156

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$844,811

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,388,718

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,721

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,393,608

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,659,858

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