2025-11-03T11:57:09-05:00 2024-12-31 814061473 ImpAcct LLC 9101 Harlan St Ste 135 Westminster CO 80031 990 2024-01-01 365082144 Colorado Sun % Lamont Browne COLO 3039081693 2101 Arapahoe St Denver CO 80205 LAMONT BROWNE COO 3039081693 2025-11-03 true true TERESA LINDBERG P02048675 7205356914 2025-11-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Lawrence Ryckman 2101 Arapahoe St Denver CO 80205 5767462 false X www.coloradosun.com X 2023 CO The Colorado Sun is a digital, nonpartisan news organization that seeks to educate and inform the people of Colorado about the issues that affect us all. We produce daily news stories about the environment, climate change, education, health, water, transportation, and govt. 3 3 29 386854 91334 0 5767462 0 0 5767462 0 0 2679278 0 190537 776350 3455628 2311834 594703 1300000 -705297 The Colorado Sun is a digital, nonpartisan news organization that seeks to educate and inform the people of Colorado about the issues that affect us all. We produce daily news stories about the environment, climate change, education, health, water, transportation, and govt. false false 2987589 Provide a journalist-founded, award-winning news outlet based in Denver that strives to cover all of Colorado. 2987589 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 49 0 true 29 true true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true true true true false CO X Lawrence Ryckman 3039081693 2101 Arapahoe St Denver CO 80205 Sylvia Harmon Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 125362 0 0 Lawrence Ryckman President 40.00 0.00 X 123600 0 0 Dana Coffield Vice President 40.00 0.00 X 118450 0 0 Jennifer Brown-Koenig Vice President 40.00 0.00 X 90176 0 0 Danika Worthington Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 77250 0 0 Nina Henderson Moore Board President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Neal-Graves Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Ingold Secretary 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lamont Browne COO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 534838 0 0 3 false false false Newspaper memberships 513110 1460639 1460639 Grant income 513110 3683250 3683250 Advertising income 513110 386854 386854 Syndication income 513110 138624 138624 Community Events 513110 98095 98095 5767462 5767462 5380608 386854 0 X 2322233 1986512 180421 155300 61533 52637 4781 4115 81935 70090 6366 5479 213577 182701 16593 14283 3414 713 2701 6446 6446 328725 281725 47000 16719 16719 1978 1692 154 132 4827 4129 375 323 32003 32003 26325 26325 39942 34168 3103 2671 15643 14928 384 331 Dues and Subscriptions 225000 218072 3723 3205 Bank Fees 62687 53625 4870 4192 12641 11550 585 506 3455628 2987589 277502 190537 567978 21276 17414 11965 5449 0 594703 1300000 0 1300000 X -705297 0 -705297 0 594703 X 2311834 -3017131 X false false false X 5678724 5678724 5678724 5678724 0 0 0 0 0 0 5678724 0 0 0 0 5678724 5678724 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17414 11965 5449 5449 Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a All board meetings are documented through meeting minutes kept by the Secretary and made available to other Board Members for review. Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b All subcommittees are required to take contemporaneous meeting minutes and document decisions made, and make available to the Board of Directors for review. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Form 990 is provided to the Board for review prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The Board maintains a written conflict of interest policy and requires all members to self-disclose and recuse themselves from any operational or financial decisions of which they have a conflict. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a Board members confer and agree on compensation for all management level and higher employees of the organizaion. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b All compensation decisions are reviewed by the Board for management level or higher employees. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 The 990 and supporting information is available to the public upon request to the Board of Directors. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Governing documents are available to the public upon written request to the Board of Directors. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Beginning net assets were zero, and entity activity noted in 2024, however, audited financials show $(3017131) as beginning balance due to consolidation of wholly owned SCorp subsidiary that had this as retained earnings balance. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g News Wire Services (Program): $40,983 News freelance writers: (Program) : $240,742 Business consultant: (Management): $45,000 Software development: (Management): $2,000 List of other expenses Part IX line 24e Other expenses for 2024 include the completion of asset/loss transfer from The Colorado Sun PBC (83-0538245) to the non-profit entity. The colorado Sun PBC 2101 Arapahoe St Denver CO 80205 830538245 Newspaper CO c3 10 N/A The Colorado Sun PBC 2101 Arapahoe St Denver CO 80205 830538245 Newspaper CO Colorado Sun S Corp 38257 21276 1.00000 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true The Colorado Sun PBC s 650750 Cost Explanation of information on Schedule R The Colorado Sun PBC Scorporation transitioned to an exempt entity beginningin 2024 The prior operations were under an Scorporation that only continued toexist to collect ERC refunds that were issued for 20202021 received in 2024The PBC bank accounts are closing in 2025 and will issue a final SCorp return in2025