2026-07-07T14:07:04-05:00 2025-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2001 16TH STREET SUITE 1700 DENVER CO 80202 990 2025-01-01 841155029 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLY CONSORTIUM ROCK 3034695441 6252 WEST 104TH AVE WESTMINSTER CO 80020 RYAN WELCH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3034695441 2026-07-02 1 REBECCA DETTMANN CPA P01408585 3037795710 2026-07-02 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BUTTERFLY PAVILION RYAN WELCH 6252 WEST 104TH AVE WESTMINSTER CO 80020 9131521 0 X WWW.BUTTERFLIES.ORG X 1990 CO TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF INVERTEBRATES BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THREATENED HABITATS. 7 6 123 384 0 0 2403702 2780171 3888067 4219383 148096 145107 1732960 1134882 8172825 8279543 0 26530 0 0 5528559 5109910 0 0 402648 3759960 2778518 9288519 7914958 -1115694 364585 9682752 10445063 1656385 1632337 8026367 8812726 TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF INVERTEBRATES BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED TO PROTECT AND CARE FOR THREATENED HABITATS GLOBALLY, WHILE CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS IN INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION. 0 0 2658539 0 365263 INVERTEBRATE ZOO AND RESEARCH: WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE FIRST AND ONLY STAND-ALONE INVERTEBRATE ZOO ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA). AS AN AZA MEMBER, WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS IN THE AREAS OF CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND RECREATION. WE WORK LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO STUDY AND PROTECT INVERTEBRATES WHICH ARE THE FOUNDATION OF EVERY ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM IN WHICH WE LIVE. AT BUTTERFLY PAVILION, WE EXCEL AT INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION THAT BENEFITS THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE PLANET, PEOPLE AND PROFIT (I.E., CREATING ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE WAYS FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM INVERTEBRATES WHILE ELIMINATING DESTRUCTIVE AND ILLEGAL POACHING). 1524042 0 3977073 GUEST EXPERIENCE: BUTTERFLY PAVILION PLAYS A SPECIAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN OUR REGION. SINCE THE BUTTERFLY PAVILION OPENED, WE HAVE WELCOMED MILLIONS OF VISITORS AND HELPED THEM CREATE MEMORABLE, FUN, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES WITH INVERTEBRATES. EVERY YEAR, OVER 350,000 GUESTS ARE INTRODUCED TO INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY OF INVERTEBRATE LIFE AND GAIN AN APPRECIATION FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE CREATURES. LEARNERS OF ALL AGES ARE IMMERSED IN A TROPICAL CONSERVATORY WITH THOUSANDS OF BUTTERFLIES, AND TOUCH MARINE INVERTEBRATES. THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, VISITORS DISCOVER HOW OUR LIVES ARE DEPENDENT ON INVERTEBRATES AND ARE INSPIRED TO DO THEIR PART IN PROTECTING THESE INVALUABLE ANIMALS. 1447931 26530 997467 EDUCATION: BUTTERFLY PAVILION TYPICALLY REACHES OVER 115,000 LIFELONG LEARNERS, INCLUDING OVER 60,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, OUTREACH, AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. BUTTERFLY PAVILION HAS BECOME A REGIONAL LEADER IN HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY EDUCATION FOR PRE-K THROUGH 12 LEARNERS. WE BRING SCHOOL CURRICULUM ALIVE THROUGH PLAY, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, AND IN-DEPTH SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATIONS. IN ADDITION, WE CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF CONSERVATION THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, FAMILY NATURE CLUBS, YOUTH DAY CAMPS, ADULT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECTS. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION FOR INVERTEBRATES AND TO HELP DEVELOP A SOUND, SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLE IN OUR ECOSYSTEMS. 5630512 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 1 123 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X ERIN MACGUIRE 3034695441 6252 W 104TH AVE WESTMINSTER CO 80020 NATHALIE BROCHU - CHAIR AND INTERIM CEO (THROUGH APRIL 2025) 45.00 X X 75695 0 2390 MARK CORBETT TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY COOPER SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DEMOTT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RACHAEL KING DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS LANE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE WEIDNER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN WELCH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 45.00 X 156937 0 5506 ERIN MACGUIRE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 45.00 X 140881 0 6316 MARY ANN COLLEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 45.00 X 133668 0 7400 SHARTRINA WHITE VP OF EDUCATION 45.00 X 115400 0 7765 RICHARD READING VP OF SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION 45.00 X 115995 0 6554 MICHAEL MCCOY SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RETAIL SALES 40.00 X 107047 0 984 845623 0 36915 6 0 1 0 0 1750 70542 1863948 843931 43891 2780171 ADMISSION FEES 712130 2382424 2382424 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 712130 758637 758637 MEMBERSHIPS 712130 530322 530322 OUTREACH AND EVENTS 712130 231121 231121 E.E.S. 712130 216287 216287 100592 100592 4219383 145107 145107 37643 70542 37643 0 1878662 814335 1064327 1064327 OTHER SERVICES 900099 56093 56093 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 14462 14462 70555 8279543 5339803 0 159569 25500 25500 1030 1030 308092 220196 70908 16988 4040435 2887741 929903 222791 66660 46947 16722 2991 286030 201803 71042 13185 408693 288350 101498 18845 25569 17243 8113 213 54000 36416 17134 450 438204 239021 151024 48159 165973 79 165894 363918 213518 123406 26994 265690 180541 82915 2234 121040 95093 24519 1428 68875 63371 5148 356 18454 18454 328958 306588 17764 4606 70351 65567 3799 985 SUPPLIES 532719 497326 28659 6734 LOSS ON CONTRIB RETURN 138000 138000 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 74256 36970 36632 654 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 22313 20979 1059 275 90198 48233 7205 34760 7914958 5630512 1881798 402648 2171448 416155 2689631 5402223 1133878 816463 271685 539201 291299 304818 58720 128710 9723302 7125039 2807872 2598263 158635 171210 99584 68020 9682752 10445063 492633 599358 414094 450958 450000 345000 91260 191260 69690 108398 76071 1656385 1632337 X 4861585 5638698 3164782 3174028 8026367 8812726 9682752 10445063 X 364585 409199 12575 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2288027 4249342 1734438 941565 1245918 10459290 974325 1124966 1418904 1462137 1534253 6514585 3262352 5374308 3153342 2403702 2780171 16973875 416687 16557188 11244 2757 120120 148096 145107 427324 14462 14462 17415661 27398939 0.95070 0.85540 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2025 AMOUNT: $ 14,462. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 158635 20386 6069 1742 171210 153614 11293 6272 158635 144141 15818 6345 153614 169887 -25746 144141 159043 10844 169887 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 1 0 977685 977685 5353766 4670075 683691 1499795 1389631 110164 1892056 1065333 826723 2598263 LEASE LIABILITY 76071 76071 X 8138495 10907 -125425 -114518 8253013 26530 26530 8279543 7761335 10907 10907 7750428 164530 164530 7914958 PART V, LINE 4: THE PAVILION ESTABLISHED TWO PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS (THE FUNDS) WITH COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) ON JUNE 21, 2004 (THE EDUCATION FUND) AND OCTOBER 24, 2013 (THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND) AND NAMED ITSELF AS THE BENEFICIARY. PROCEEDS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED BY THE PAVILION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. PART X, LINE 2: THE PAVILION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PAVILIONS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING 2025. MANAGEMENT IS REQUIRED TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PAVILION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THERE ARE NONE. THE PAVILION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS: HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE PAVILION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS OF RETURNED CONTRIBUTION -138,000. CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 12,575. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIPS RECLASSED FROM REVENUE TO EXPENSES 26,530. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIPS RECLASSED FROM REVENUE TO EXPENSES 26,530. LOSS OF RETURNED CONTRIBUTION 138,000. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM REVENUE NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES RESTORATION 66601 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES CONSERVATION 38913 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES BEE FENCES 27349 0 0 0 0 0 0 132863 0 132863 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USED THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES IN PART I COLUMN (F). CONSERVATION EVENT 108185 70542 37643 15015 9083 8097 630 4818 108185 70542 37643 15015 9083 8097 630 4818 37643 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RYAN WELCH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 144687 0 12250 0 0 0 3774 0 1732 0 162443 0 0 0 DAVID WEIDNER BOARD MEMBER/ OWNER OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGICAL SERVICES BUTTERFLY PAVILION PROVIDES X 100000 91260 0 1 1 91260 X 3 8605 FMV X 1 16248 FMV X SUPPLIES 8 13170 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 7 5868 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A BY ONE OR MORE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DESIGNATE FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND ANY OTHER COMMITTEES, EACH OF WHICH, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SUCH COMMITTEE, SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE AUTHORITY AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY STATUTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, TREASURER AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ANY COMMITTEE SHALL NOT OPERATE TO RELIEVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY IMPOSED BY LAW. RULES GOVERNING PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS OF ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD SHALL BE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR IN THE ABSENCE THEREOF, BY THE COMMITTEE ITSELF. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL APPOINT AN AD HOC SECRETARY TO KEEP MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS AND SUCH MINUTES SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CONSORTIUM TO BE ENTERED IN THE PERMANENT RECORD OF THE CONSORTIUM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR FOR EVERY FIVE NON-CITY APPOINTED DIRECTORS SERVING ON THE BOARD, MAKING THE SIXTH DIRECTOR A CITY REPRESENTATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. IT IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COPY IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF BUTTERFLY PAVILION ARE REQUIRED, AT A MINIMUM, TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY, BUT SHOULD DISCLOSE AS SOON AS THEY ARE AWARE SUCH CONFLICTS EXIST. WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES, THE CEO REVIEWS THE CONFLICT AND BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD MEMERS TO INTERVIEW AND MAKE A FINAL DECISION. IF A MEMBER IS FOUND TO BE IN CONFLICT, APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PREDICATED ON BOTH JOB DESCRIPTION AND SUBMITTED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS ARE BASED ON SURVEYS FROM THE COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS, UPDATED EVERY 23 YEARS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE MERIT BASED COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO BASED ON AN ANNUAL REVIEW. THE CEO SETS THE MERIT BASED COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANNUAL REVIEW AND BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST 12,575. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.