2026-06-03T10:18:50-05:00 2025-12-31 823543701 WATSON COON RYAN LLC 6025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260 CENTENNIAL CO 80111 990 2025-01-01 841483022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS ROCK 9708792315 991 CAPTAIN JACK DR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 RYAN BANKS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 9708792135 2026-06-02 1 KELLY D WATSON P01301106 3037923020 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RYAN BANKS 991 CAPTAIN JACK DR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 5309346 0 X WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINYOUTHCORPS.ORG X 1999 CO RMYC ENGAGES AND CHALLENGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. RMYC STRIVES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHWEST COLORADO BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 11-30. RMYC IS AN ACCREDITED CORPS OF THE CORPS NETWORK, THE 21ST CENTURY SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS, AND THE COLORADO YOUTH CORPS ASSOCIATION. RMYC PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES FOR OVER 700 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS EACH YEAR TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL, PRODUCTIVE, AND RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. RMYC IS ONE OF A SMALL MINORITY OF CORPS ACROSS THE NATION THAT INCORPORATE AN INTENTIONAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR EACH AGE GROUP WE SERVE, FOCUSING ON WORK SKILLS, LEADERSHIP, AND LIFE-SKILLS, PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. 10 10 304 107 0 0 4157543 3290516 3256719 1880497 88480 108362 -34462 -33343 7468280 5246032 24000 24000 0 0 5119899 3841542 0 0 120514 1763865 1459912 6907764 5325454 560516 -79422 6702745 6744052 728504 693679 5974241 6050373 X ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE OUTDOORS, INSPIRING THEM TO USE THEIR STRENGTHS AND POTENTIAL TO LEAD HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE TEACH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELF, COMMUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TEAMWORK, SERVICE, AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. 0 0 4497604 24000 1880497 RMYC IS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD OF SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS IN THAT WE ARE THE ONLY CORPS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO THAT ENGAGES CORPS MEMBERS FOR EXTENDED (2 WEEKS +) 24/7 EXPERIENTIAL WORK AND LIVING OPPORTUNITIES. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WORK ON MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT PROTECT HABITATS WHILE MAINTAINING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES THAT COLORADANS ENJOY. WE PROVIDE UNIQUE PROJECT SERVICES AND TRAINING AROUND HIGHER-LEVEL HARD SKILLS, SUCH AS CHAINSAW CERTIFICATION, WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING CERTIFICATION, HIGH ALTITUDE SITES (COLORADO FOURTEENERS), INTRICATE ROCK WORK, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND WILDERNESS SPECIALTY WORK, SUCH AS CROSS-CUT SAW USE. WE PROVIDE AN AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE FOR PUBLIC LANDS MANAGERS TO COMPLETE PRIORITY PROJECTS WITHIN RECREATION, WILDLAND FUELS, HABITAT, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION SECTORS. YOUTH CORPS PROGRAMS:SERVICE LEARNING CREW (SLC) IS A YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT TO ROUTT AND MOFFAT COUNTY YOUTH AGES 11-13. SLC SESSIONS ARE TWO WEEKS IN LENGTH, MONDAY - FRIDAY, WITH A TWO-NIGHT CAMPING EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF EACH SESSION. SLC PROVIDES ENTRY-LEVEL JOB SKILLS WHILE ENHANCING THEIR RESILIENCY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND MEANINGFUL SERVICE PROJECTS. SLC WAS CREATED IN 2010.YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (YCC) SERVES YOUTH AGES 14-18 THROUGHOUT COLORADO. MEMBERS LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER DURING THE ENTIRE SESSION. PARTICIPANTS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A TWO-WEEK OR A FOUR-WEEK OPPORTUNITY. THE RESIDENTIAL NATURE OF THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO BE FULLY IMMERSED IN ALL ASPECTS OF WORK AND CAMP LIFE. LIKE THE SLC PROGRAM, MEMBERS WORK FOR PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS ON PRIORITY SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT NW COLORADO. YCC MEMBERS EARN A WEEKLY STIPEND DURING THEIR TIME IN THE PROGRAM. YCC WAS OUR FIRST PROGRAM, STARTING IN 1993.YOUNG ADULT CORPS PROGRAMS:CONSERVATION CORPS (CC) SERVES YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-25 THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. CC CREWS SERVE ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT NW COLORADO AND WYOMING. MEMBERS EARN A WEEKLY STIPEND AND AN AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD. CC CREWS ADDRESS PRIORITY CONSERVATION GOALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION, AND A GROWING CIRCLE OF MUNICIPLE AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. WHILE COMPLETING PRIORITY PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS, PARTICIPANTS LIVE IN GROUPS OF 8-10 FOR 10 TO 22 WEEKS. THESE CREWS WORK ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING TRAILS, BRIDGES, AND FENCES, REDUCE WILDLAND FUELS, REHABILITATE WILDFIRE BURN SCARS, RESTORE RIPIRIAN HABITAT, CREATE ACCESS TO WILDERNESS AREAS, AND MUCH MORE. CC WAS CREATED IN 1999.NATURAL RESOURCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (NRI) IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16-30 YEARS IN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCES WITHIN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND NON-PROFITS. INTERNS ARE RECRUITED AND MANAGED BY RMYC TO ADDRESS PRIORITY CONSERVATION GOALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE COLORADO YOUTH CORPS ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION, AND A GROWING CIRCLE OF ADDITIONAL AGENCY AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. INTERNSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO ADVANCE CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES. RMYC PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ALL INTERNSHIPS WHILE THE INTERN WORKS UNDER THE DAILY SUPERVISION OF THE HOSTING PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT AGENCY OR NON-PROFIT. INTERNS EARN A WEEKLY STIPEND AND AN AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD. NRIP WAS CREATED IN 2015.OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS:YAMPA VALLEY SCIENCE SCHOOL WAS DEVELOPED IN 2000 AND SERVES ALL ROUTT AND MOFFAT COUNTY SIXTH GRADERS (APPROXIMATELY 400) EACH YEAR. STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THIS FOUR-DAY, ONE-OVERNIGHT EXPERIENTIAL, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM ALIGNS WITH CO DEPT. OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS IN SCIENCE. THE LESSON ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AT OPTIMAL LOCATIONS FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING. RMYC UTILIZES THE CONNECTION OF YOUTH TO THE OUTDOORS TO ATTAIN THE SELF-DEVELOPMENT ASSETS THEY NEED AT THIS TRANSITIONAL TIME, WHILE IGNITING AN EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING. YVSS WAS CREATED IN 2000. 2025 PROGRAM OUTCOMES:-RMYC'S YOUNG ADULT CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM HIRED 126 PARTICIPANTS -RMYC'S YOUTH CORPS ENGAGED 162 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR VARIOUS UNDER 18 PROGRAM MODELS-RMYC'S NATURAL RESOURCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HIRED 96 INTERNS. -RMYC'S YAMPA VALLEY SCIENCE SCHOOL ENGAGED 408 6TH GRADERS.-BUILT OR MAINTAINED THE EQUIVALENT OF 156 MILES OF TRAIL AND TREATED OR IMPROVED 1,252 ACRES OF LAND ACROSS ALL RMYC PROGRAMS 4497604 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 304 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X RYAN BANKS 9708792135 991 CAPTAIN JACK DR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 RYAN BANKS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 149493 0 6687 CHRISTINA LYNCH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 145191 0 18299 MARK WERTHEIMER CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 114227 0 17740 JENNA GANNON CHIEF OF SATFF 40.00 X 102698 0 15343 PAIGE BAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM ALSPACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGI BRIGGS-CASSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AVROM FEINBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORETTA MCELLHINEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WITHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM REDMOND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY CAREY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LUCAS MOUTTET VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER FRANK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL SACHS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK MAYER PAST-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 511609 0 58069 4 0 1 0 0 112763 2703783 473970 27128 3290516 FEES FOR SERVICES 900099 1838697 1838697 TUITION AND FEES 900099 41800 41800 1880497 108362 108362 29971 112763 63314 -33343 -33343 5246032 1880497 0 75019 24000 24000 569678 361269 169364 39045 2735739 2667917 32232 35590 16363 15627 736 251722 232669 10902 8151 268040 207581 43388 17071 70382 70382 36095 36095 53513 41443 8662 3408 143261 116971 24621 1669 53674 32140 21534 36112 34918 857 337 115606 95299 19340 967 22921 22921 125322 97054 20286 7982 172216 172216 FIELD OPERATIONS SUPPLI 206330 206330 VEHICLE EXPENSE 179728 179728 FOOD 100337 100337 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 91731 43520 46008 2203 52684 40801 8528 3355 5325454 4497604 707336 120514 2324775 1590177 38376 1038376 970255 412936 2762100 883858 1998364 1878242 1370975 1824321 6702745 6744052 118994 98334 609510 595345 728504 693679 X 3967848 5805292 2006393 245081 5974241 6050373 6702745 6744052 -79422 155554 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1431734 3605704 6133036 4157543 3290516 18618533 1431734 3605704 6133036 4157543 3290516 18618533 1005952 17612581 2117 7064 37635 88480 108363 243659 18862192 0.93380 0.92820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1370975 250200 203146 1824321 876235 375000 119740 1370975 314206 475458 86571 876235 263014 100665 -49473 314206 1.00000 1 0 330000 330000 1372375 376949 995426 497216 115029 382187 448655 318730 129925 113854 73150 40704 1878242 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1824321 1824321 5464898 155554 63312 218866 5246032 0 5246032 5388766 63312 63312 5325454 0 5325454 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 63,314. ROUNDING -2. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 63,314. ROUNDING -2. A TOAST TO TRAILS AND TALES 142734 112763 29971 25931 9674 11914 7195 8600 142734 112763 29971 25931 9674 11914 7195 8600 63314 -33343 0 CONSERVATION LEGACY 701 CAMINO DEL RIO SUITE 101 DURANGO CO 81301 841450808 501(C)(3) 24000 0 YOUTH AND CREW LEADER TRAINING X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RYAN BANKS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 149493 0 0 0 0 0 6161 0 526 0 156180 0 0 0 CHRISTINA LYNCH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 145191 0 0 0 0 0 5621 0 12678 0 163490 0 0 0 X 3 903 FAIR MARKET VALUE X PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 3 6949 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 6 3679 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE RMYC CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RECEIVES THE CPA-PREPARED 990 FORMS, SHE THEN PROVIDES THE RETURN TO RMYC'S CEO AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE RETURN, MAKES COMMENTS, POSES QUESTIONS, AND RECOMMENDS ANY REVISIONS BACK TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IF REVISIONS ARE RECOMMENDED, THE CEO AND THE CFO WORK WITH THE FORM 990 CREATORS TO ADJUST THE REPORT AS NECESSARY. ONCE ADJUSTMENTS ARE COMPLETE, THE 990 FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE RMYC BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE AND ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE RECOMMENDED SALARY INCREASES AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ARE BASED ON THREE FACTORS: 1.THE COST OF LIVING; 2.RMYC'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STANDING; 3.PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF STAFF MEMBERS. SALARY SURVEYS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE, NATURE, AND GEOGRAPHY ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THE RELEVANT SALARIES ARE GENERALLY DERIVED FROM THE COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION'S SALARY SURVEY RESULTS AND THE CORPS NETWORK SALARY SURVEY RESULTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. FORM 990, PART X, LINE 27 CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY BETWEEN PERIODS PRESENTED. DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWED ITS ENDOWMENT STRUCTURE AND DETERMINED, BASED ON THE GOVERNING AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE, THAT ITS ENDOWMENT REPRESENTS A BOARD-DESIGNATED QUASI-ENDOWMENT, NOT A DONOR-RESTRICTED PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT. ACCORDINGLY $876,236, AND $1,370,975 PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY, HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED AS NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS - BOARD DESIGNATED. THIS RECLASSIFICATION HAD NO IMPACT ON TOTAL NET ASSETS OR CHANGES IN NET ASSETS.