2024-03-19T15:01:28-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 237098708 BALARAT COUNCIL BALA 4204242940 1300 S Lowell Blvd Denver CO 80219 Erik Hurst Treasurer 7204242940 2024-03-08 Erik Hurst 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X X X Non-profit organization 4360 X 3852 0 0 508 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4360 0 0 0 0 0 81 33987 34068 -29708 90304 25409 86005 X 90304 60596 0 0 0 25409 90304 86005 0 0 90304 86005 To support the Balarat Outdoor Education programs Provided 18 Balarat program staff members recognition appreciation items, purchased student writing journals to benefit 500 of the Balarat Outdoor Education program students, provided funding for new planetarium at the center for educational benefit to hundreds of students, and invested in a new endowment fund that will benefit the program in future years. 0 34068 34068 Patrick Emery President 1 0 0 0 Lauren Paley Vice President 1 0 0 0 Erik Hurst Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Teri Appell Secretary 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO Erik Hurst 1300 S Lowell Blvd Denver CO 80219 7204242940 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 41499 2536 19268 6790 3852 73945 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41499 2536 19268 6790 3852 73945 73945 376 336 128 188 508 1536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75481 0.97965 0.98332 X Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B This amended return reflects a change due to an error in the initial filing of the 2023 Form 990-EZ. Specifically, our organization underwent a re-characterization of some of our assets due to a transfer of some assets to The Denver Foundation, a community foundation which holds these assets as an endowment fund in which the Balarat Council now shares a beneficial interest in assets. The specific Form 990-EZ lines that have been amended are Lines 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 27, as well as the explanation on Schedule O. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other expenses were direct support to the Balarat Outdoor Education program as follows: $3253 for staff recognition items, $932 for Student Journal Purchases, $216 for Bird Box Installations, $750 for Staff Professional Development, $371 for online account fees, $1435 for student apparel items, $2031 for planetarium installation costs. A large expense of $25,000 was for our initial contribution to our new endowment fund held by The Denver Foundation, with our organization as the beneficiary of future distributions from this asset. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 This amount reflects a beneficial interest in assets held at The Denver Foundation, a community foundation which holds these assets as an endowment fund in which the beneficiary is the Balarat Council. This is a new endowment that was created and invested in December 2023. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 This is the amount of a beneficial interest in assets held at The Denver Foundation, a community foundation which holds these assets in an endowment fund that the Balarat Council is a beneficiary to. The amount is made up of $25000 that our organization transferred to the community foundation to make an initial investment, as well as $409 in change in value by the end of the tax year.