2023-11-07T18:06:30-06:00 2022-12-31 271433452 CRADY PUCA & ASSOCIATES 6140 S GUN CLUB ROAD SUITE K6-281 AURORA CO 80016 990 2022-01-01 300037131 CONSERVATION COLORADO CONS 3035347066 303 E 17TH AVE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 80203 NIKKI RIEDT VP OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE 3035347066 2023-11-06 NIKKI RIEDT 999009999 0 DEBBIE CRADY P01485243 7205812505 2023-10-26 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HELEN GEMMIL 303 E 17TH AVE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 80203 2296192 0 X CONSERVATIONCO.ORG X 2001 CO TO PROTECT COLORADO'S CLIMATE, AIR, LAND, WATER, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND ELECTIONS. 13 13 43 114 0 0 1825889 1961906 49337 54575 76415 23495 23769 11013 1975410 2050989 95150 380250 0 0 1067058 1168026 0 0 299791 901402 695615 2063610 2243891 -88200 -192902 1793599 1490239 143677 178971 1649922 1311268 X CONSERVATION COLORADO IS A GRASSROOTS STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PROTECT COLORADO'S ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE BY MOBILIZING PEOPLE AND ELECTING CONSERVATION-MINDED POLICYMAKERS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES THIS BY (A) BUILDING LONG-TERM CAPACITY AND POWER FOR COLORADO'S ENVIRONMENT THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING;(B) ADVOCATING FOR LAWS THAT PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT; (C) BROADENING THE BASE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS BY ENGAGING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING YOUNG VOTERS AND LATINOS; (D)WINNING STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS IN COLORADO'S CRITICAL RACES BY PROVIDING ENDORSEMENTS, VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES-BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR FUTURE POLICY AND POLITICAL VICTORIES;(E) HOLDING ELECTED LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH TARGETED MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIKE OUR LEGISLATIVE CONSERVATION SCORECARD; AND(F) FOSTERING CONNECTIVITY WITH COLORADO'S HIGH-PROFILE LAWMAKERS, SUSTAINABILITY PIONEERS, OUTDOOR INDUSTRY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS. 0 0 1413664 78950 65588 EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES GERMANE TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BY INFORMING THEM ABOUT LEGISLATIVE CONSERVATION AGENDAS, SENDING INFORMATION AND FACT SHEETS TO OUR MEMBERS, BUILDING LONG-TERM CAPACITY AND POWER FOR COLORADO'S ENVIRONMENT THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND INFLUENCING PUBLIC OPINION ON A NON-PARTISAN BASIS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: PUBLIC LANDS & WILDERNESS, CUTTING CARBON POLLUTION, CLEAN ENERGY, WATER QUANTITY & QUALITY, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ISSUES AND BROADENING THE BASE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS BY ENGAGING HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO INVOLVE CITIZENS IN CONSERVATION ISSUES. 388787 301300 0 EDUCATED AND LOBBIED COLORADO STATE LEGISLATURE AND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ON CONSERVATION ISSUES-REGULATING GREENHOUSE GASES AND CARBON POLLUTION; THWARTING DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS OF OIL AND GAS DRILLING; IMPROVING STANDARDS FOR CLEAR AIR AND WATER; MANAGING OUR WATER SUPPLY; AND LEADING THE NATION IN OUR USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY -- INCLUDING HOLDING ELECTED LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH TARGETED MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLICATIONS LIKE OUR LEGISLATIVE CONSERVATION SCORECARD. 1802451 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 43 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3035347066 303 E 17TH AVE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 80203 RUDY VERNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NING MOSBERGER-TANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA DEBRADY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JW POSTAL SECRETARY & TEASURER/DIREC 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE MELAKU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN KAPLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN GEMMILL CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA HANDLEY VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY FETCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI MCINTOSH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA GIRON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA BRYSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONRISA LUCERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARTHERINE ARCHELUTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY NORDINI CEO 16.00 X 78320 0 11964 NIKKI RIEDT VP OF OPERATIONS AND FINAN 13.00 X 38844 0 3609 117164 0 15573 0 0 0 0 0 114913 1846993 1961906 LOBBYING CONSULTING 541900 54575 54575 54575 10707 10707 233400 220612 12788 12788 12788 24591 114913 24591 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11013 11013 11013 2050989 65588 0 23495 X 380250 380250 120665 42640 19890 58135 873895 669113 59485 145297 24800 18402 2409 3989 71549 53533 3990 14026 77117 55152 5836 16129 57862 52780 5055 27 22039 22039 104000 104000 6578 6578 258444 254895 876 2673 70943 70704 80 159 62974 33084 7948 21942 25714 19309 1579 4826 30078 21777 2330 5971 8312 8005 5 302 12306 6001 5825 480 783 783 4676 1023 3342 311 CATERING AND EVENT EXPE 28916 10359 0 18557 MISCELLANEOUS 1990 1424 177 389 2243891 1802451 141649 299791 564277 496597 419942 100544 2430 4614 134458 340704 2366 5702 40880 38629 3034 2251 663878 432666 100688 3214 6473 1793599 1490239 143677 178971 143677 178971 X 1162165 880747 487757 430521 1649922 1311268 1793599 1490239 -192902 -145752 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 377570 100 100000 213800 313800 1 CONSERVATION COLORADO VICTORY FUND 303 E 17TH AVE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 80203 810903344 100000 PART I-A, LINE 1: CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELECT PRO-CONSERVATION CHAMPIONS AND PROTECT COLORADO'S ENVIRONMENT. 7773 5522 2251 33107 33107 0 2251 COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUNDS - CRANX 10,815.036 SHARES 100688 F 100688 1898659 -145752 -145752 2044411 6578 6578 2050989 2237313 0 2237313 6578 6578 2243891 GALA 139504 114913 24591 14647 9944 139504 114913 24591 14647 9944 24591 0 0 WESTERN COLORADO ALLIANCE 2481 COMMERCE BLVD GRAND JUNCTION CO 81505 840837218 501(C)3 20000 0 WATER POLICY GRANT VOCES UNIDAS DE LAS MONTANAS PO BOX 3157 GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO 81602 850993139 501(C)3 40000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT CONSERVATION COLORADO VICTORY FUND 303 E 17TH AVE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 80203 810903344 527 100000 0 GENERAL CONTRIBUTION LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS 740 15TH ST NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 521733698 501(C)4 200000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT COLORADO FOR ALL 2023 303 S BROADWAY SUITE 200-392 DENVER CO 80209 920871760 501(C)4 10000 0 GOVERNOR'S INAUGURATION SPONSORSHIP 2 5 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING AND IS THEN EMAILED TO THE REMAINING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY COMPLETE THE CONFLICT DISCLOSURE FORM, DISCLOSING THEIR INVOLVEMENTS AND INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THEIR INVOLVEMENT OR THOSE OF FAMILY MEMBERS, AS DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS WILL PROMPTLY UPDATE THEIR DISCLOSURES IF, DURING THE YEAR, A MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD OCCUR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (WHICH CONSISTS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) MEETS AND DISCUSSES EXISTING COMPENSATION, COMPARES COMPENSATION TO THAT OF COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXECUTIVES IN COLORADO AND FOR COMPARABLE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, AND REACHES A CONSENSUS PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION IS VOTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. THE DELIBERATIONS ARE REFLECTED IN EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS AMONG COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G POLLING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 113,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 113,250. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 141,645. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 876. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,673. TOTAL EXPENSES 145,194. PART XIII 2C THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE AUDIT SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT PROCESS.