2024-02-15T16:34:38-05:00 2023-06-30 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2022-07-01 611431665 COLO FOUNDATION FOR WATER EDUCATION COLO 3033774433 CSU SPUR 4777 NATIONAL WESTERN DR DENVER CO 80218 BRIAN WERNER SECRETARY 3033774433 2024-02-10 true BRIAN WERNER 999009999 true DIANE GRANGER P01388919 3038308109 2024-02-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z WATER EDUCATION COLORADO LISA DARLING CSU SPUR 4777 NATIONAL WESTERN DR DENVER CO 80218 1049489 false X WWW.WATEREDUCATIONCOLORADO.ORG X 2002 CO WATER EDUCATION COLORADO ENSURES COLORADANS ARE INFORMED ON WATER ISSUES AND EQUIPPED TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT GUIDE OUR STATE TO A SUSTAINABLE WATER FUTURE. 26 26 10 17 0 863089 830749 159525 178506 33 1005 -13807 -2649 1008840 1007611 0 0 450970 504012 0 83883 442958 417709 893928 921721 114912 85890 581675 790399 102188 225022 479487 565377 X WATER EDUCATION COLORADO ENSURES COLORADANS ARE INFORMED ON WATER ISSUES AND EQUIPPED TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT GUIDE OUR STATE TO A SUSTAINABLE WATER FUTURE. false false 295734 WATER EDUCATION COLORADO'S PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS SERVICE ARE INTEGRAL TO KEEPING COLORADANS INFORMED. THESE TRUSTED, TIMELY AND POLICY-NEUTRAL RESOURCES REACH ELECTED OFFICIALS, WATER SECTOR LEADERS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ------------------------- SEE SCHEDULE O ------------------------------- 343631 43489 OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE TOURS, WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, THE ANNUAL SUSTAINING COLORADO WATERSHEDS CONFERENCE, AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE STATEWIDE WATER EDUCATOR NETWORK, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AWARENESS-BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO CULTIVATE A CONNECTED AND ENGAGED NETWORK OF INFORMED DECISION MAKERS, CONSTITUENTS AND PRACTITIONERS. ------------------------- SEE SCHEDULE O ------------------------------- 101026 135017 OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WATER LEADERS AND WATER FLUENCY, EQUIP LEADERS WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX WORLD OF COLORADO WATER AND ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS. ------------------------- SEE SCHEDULE O ------------------------------- 740391 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false 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 true 2 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 26 26 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X JAYLA POPPLETON 3033774433 CSU SPUR 4777 NATIONAL WESTERN DR DENVER CO 80218 JAYLA POPPLETON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 90000 0 8565 LISA DARLING PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DULCINEA HANUSCHAK VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN WERNER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN MATLOSZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARY BAIRD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PERRY CABOT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK COLGLAZIER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY DONOVAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL FANNING MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GROF MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC HECOX MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT HEIMERICH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE KALLENBERGER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAFRANCE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA LEONARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN LUECKE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MCBRIDE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MCCORMICK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEANN NOGA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ORTEGO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY ROMERO-HEANY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANA RUIZ MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SCHODER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON SHAWCROFT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA SPANN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS TREESE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 90000 8565 false false false 112972 64631 370870 282276 830749 PROGRAM FEES 611430 178506 178506 178506 1005 1005 13168 64631 37593 -24425 -24425 20220 4285 15935 15935 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 5841 5841 5841 1007611 200282 -23420 X 107405 81862 10392 15151 322882 245648 31514 45720 17440 13269 1702 2469 20818 15690 2122 3006 35467 26983 3462 5022 20475 20475 183909 183909 52269 42462 5173 4634 12429 9456 1213 1760 34180 25661 6208 2311 47243 46350 843 50 5004 5004 13123 11526 806 791 4472 3403 436 633 FOOD 18193 15516 2677 OTHER EXPENSES 14737 5627 9110 EVENTS 8610 6436 274 1900 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3065 1589 1040 436 921721 740391 97447 83883 395 327 450654 297171 277598 48200 17393 34991 30589 6275 7715 58114 58114 18996 22164 22814 136792 581675 790399 82644 71549 12100 15600 7444 137873 102188 225022 X 419559 516306 59928 49071 479487 565377 581675 790399 85890 X true X false true false X 290673 649027 513466 863089 830749 3147004 290673 649027 513466 863089 830749 3147004 323259 2823745 54 77 42 33 1005 1211 3148215 840371 0.89690 0.81730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 58114 58114 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 130918 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 5874 136792 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 131771 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 6102 137873 SPECIAL EVENTS 77799 64631 13168 37593 77799 64631 13168 37593 37593 -24425 FORM 990, PART III SECTION 4A - CONTINUED NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS: HEADWATERS MAGAZINE, PRODUCED THREE TIMES PER YEAR, IS WATER EDUCATION COLORADO'S FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION, COVERING THE MOST PRESSING WATER ISSUES IN COLORADO WITH COMPELLING, IMPARTIAL REPORTING AND STORYTELLING. HEADWATERS IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF COLORADO AND BEYOND, REACHING OVER 7,500+ PEOPLE WITH EACH ISSUE. WATER EDUCATION COLORADO'S HIGH-QUALITY REFERENCE GUIDE SERIES OF CITIZEN'S GUIDES BOASTS TEN GUIDES TO DIFFERENT WATER TOPICS, WHICH ARE USED IN A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, MEMBER EVENTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, COLLEGE CURRICULUMS, AND MORE. EACH EDITION HAS A SHELF LIFE OF 5+ YEARS. MORE THAN 2,500+ GUIDES ARE DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR. FRESH WATER NEWS IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN NEWS INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY WECO IN 2018 TO PROVIDE TIMELY, IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF WATER ISSUES ACROSS COLORADO AND THE WEST. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, FRESH WATER NEWS HAS PUBLISHED ORIGINAL REPORTING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. FRESH WATER NEWS HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,200 WEEKLY SUBSCRIBERS, AND FWN ARTICLES ARE ALSO REPUBLISHED BY NUMEROUS MEDIA PARTNERS ACROSS COLORADO. WECO ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING A BLOG, WEBINARS, FACT SHEETS AND MORE. SECTION 4B - CONTINUED WATER EDUCATION COLORADO'S ANNUAL RIVER BASIN TOUR TAKES LEGISLATORS AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, WATER MANAGERS, EDUCATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON A MULTI-DAY TOUR OF A RIVER BASIN IN COLORADO. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN AN ON-THE-GROUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY, WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND CURRENT CHALLENGES OF THE LOCAL WATERSHEDS. VARIOUS SMALLER TOURS, WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CURRENT WATER ISSUES.THE SUSTAINING COLORADO WATERSHEDS CONFERENCE CONVENES 250 PROFESSIONALS ANNUALLY TO SHARE THEIR WORK IN ORDER TO EXPAND COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT COLORADO IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT. THE WATER EDUCATOR NETWORK IS AN AFFILIATE GROUP OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROFESSIONALS CONVENED AND SUPPORTED BY WECO TO ENHANCE THE AMOUNT, QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WATER EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE. COLLABORATION, RESOURCE SHARING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALL BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES ACCESS TO PROJECT WET CURRICULUM. IN 2022, WATER EDUCATION COLORADO SPEARHEADED THE WATER '22 PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, A YEAR-LONG INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF WATER, RISKS TO SUSTAINABILITY, OUR ROLE AS A HEADWATERS STATE, AND SIMPLE ACTIONS COLORADANS CAN TAKE TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY. SECTION 4C - CONTINUED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS: THE WATER LEADERS PROGRAM TRAINS 16 WATER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND HAS GRADUATED MORE THAN 222 LEADERS SINCE 2006. THE WATER LEADERS PROGRAM POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE COLORADO WATER PROFESSION BY DEVELOPING A PIPELINE OF SKILLED WATER LEADERS ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS READY TO CHART THE PATH FORWARD TO INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE WATER SOLUTIONS IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WORLD. THE WATER FLUENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH A PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF COLORADO WATER RESOURCE ISSUES AND THE RELATED IMPLICATIONS TO LOCAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. PARTICIPANTS LEARN THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EXPERT SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS, PEER DISCUSSION, READING ASSIGNMENTS AND INTERSESSION APPLICATIONS OF LEARNING. WATER FLUENCY REACHES 35 ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY AND COUNTY STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND EDUCATORS EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B 990 IS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE FINANCIAL EXPERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW 990 BEFORE SIGNING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED BY THE MEMBERS ON AN ONGOING BASIS AS CONFLICTS ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY AND CONSIDERS THE SALARY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION AS A BENCHMARK IN COMPARING WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE, OPERATING IN THE DENVER METRO AREA, ARE PAYING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AS PART OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G FACILITATOR FEES 58,212 0 0 GRAPHIC DESIGN 15,423 0 0 WRITERS 23,424 0 0 CONTRACT 86,850 0 0 TOTAL 183,909 0 0