2025-11-05T18:54:54-05:00 2024-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 1580 LINCOLN ST STE 520 DENVER CO 802031517 990 2024-01-01 841305302 BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER BLUF 7207084147 4760 OAKLAND STREET SUITE 200 DENVER CO 80239 RACHEL HUTCHENS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7207084147 2025-11-04 true true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2025-11-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RACHEL HUTCHENS 4760 OAKLAND STREET SUITE 200 DENVER CO 80239 2517070 false X WWW.BLUFFLAKE.ORG X 1994 CO BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER EDUCATES INDIVIDUALS TO BE ENGAGED, RESILIENT, AND CURIOUS; CONSERVES A NATURAL AREA IN THE CITY; FURTHERS EQUITY IN OUTDOOR ACCESS; AND NURTURES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. 12 12 21 749 0 3851611 2167567 217320 235426 23066 94300 -1159 11833 4090838 2509126 0 0 476417 513377 0 83564 441970 370822 918387 884199 3172451 1624927 10887487 12671455 54301 97456 10833186 12573999 X BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER EDUCATES INDIVIDUALS TO BE ENGAGED, RESILIENT, AND CURIOUS; CONSERVES A NATURAL AREA IN THE CITY; FURTHERS EQUITY IN OUTDOOR ACCESS; AND NURTURES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. false false 416688 235426 BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET. IN 2024, OVER 100,000 VISITORS CAME TO BLUFF LAKE TO ENJOY A FEW MOMENTS OF SOLACE AND CONNECTION TO NATURE, GO FOR A RUN, OR TO ENJOY AN AFTERNOON EXPLORING WITH THEIR FAMILY. NEARLY 6,000 AREA ECE- 12TH GRADE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN STEM BASED FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS, OVER 80% OF THESE STUDENTS FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS (OVER 50% FREE/REDUCED LUNCH) AND CAME FOR FREE THANKS TO GRANT FUNDING AND DONATIONS. ON FIELD TRIPS, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT HABITATS, WATER QUALITY, AND MORE. IN 2024, BLUFF LAKE ALSO HOSTED 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR OVER 450 CAMPERS AGED 5-17, PROVIDING OVER 100 FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SPOTS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDED MONTHLY FAMILY DAYS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAM EVENTS SUCH AS BOO ON THE BLUFF, AND GUIDED WALKS (BIRD WALKS, MINDFULNESS WALKS, ETC.). BLUFF LAKE ALSO HOSTS AN ONSITE FOREST SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES THAT IS FREE FOR THE FAMILIES, THANKS TO STATE FUNDING. EACH YEAR BLUFF LAKE WORKS WITH OVER 700 VOLUNTEERS (INCLUDING SCOUTS, CORPORATE GROUPS, FAMILIES, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS) DOING SITE PROJECTS AND FACILITATING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 277792 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE EXPERIENCES LISTED ABOVE WE MANAGE OUR WILDLIFE REFUGE, PRESERVING AND RESTORING OUR 123-ACRE SITE WHICH HAS PRAIRIE, WETLAND, AND RIPARIAN HABITATS. YEARLY ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDE TRAIL RESTORATION, WILDLIFE STUDIES, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, TREE PLANTING, SEEDING DISTURBED AREAS, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF FENCING, SITE SECURITY AND SIGNAGE, AND MORE. 694480 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true 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 4 0 true 21 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true false true true false false false X X RACHEL HUTCHENS 7207084147 4760 OAKLAND ST SUITE 200 DENVER CO 80239 RACHEL HUTCHENS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 78898 0 7676 JARED LUNER PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN HEBERT VICE PRESIDE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LUKE GALLI TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE ROBB-DAVIS SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 TINA LANDERS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN LOMMELE FESTIN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM LOPEZ MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ISABEL TOVAR MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA PERA MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN PRITCHARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSHINI SHANKARAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY ROSENTHAL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 78898 7676 false false false X 772450 1395117 3137 2167567 PROGRAM FEES 611600 235426 235426 235426 94300 94300 18377 7944 10433 10433 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1400 1400 1400 2509126 236826 104733 86574 64932 10821 10821 374045 280533 46756 46756 8446 6334 1056 1056 10932 8200 1366 1366 33380 25034 4173 4173 10500 10500 42575 42575 1363 1227 136 4783 2721 1930 132 3510 2653 383 474 71109 56769 6406 7934 3707 3151 445 111 110255 105845 2205 2205 11077 9415 1108 554 EDUCATION SUPPLIES 23054 18443 4611 SITE RESTORATION 18608 18608 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 16217 12974 3243 BAD DEBT EXPENSE-PLEDGES 14558 14558 39506 20508 11152 7846 884199 694480 106155 83564 599678 534432 1602072 2527572 1332719 1869325 24001 8498 1687 6581 7157831 649553 6158099 6508278 1169231 1216769 10887487 12671455 30827 45825 45693 23474 5938 54301 97456 X 6635001 6944592 4198185 5629407 10833186 12573999 10887487 12671455 X 1624927 115886 X false true X true false X 1389131 398798 701234 3851611 2167567 8508341 1389131 398798 701234 3851611 2167567 8508341 3073247 5435094 1729 142247 3397 23066 21540 191979 8700320 899034 0.62470 0.53900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 979570 138107 -50000 -17310 1050367 1188472 5350 -146767 -50000 -17485 979570 1024547 25141 154117 -15333 1188472 1000000 24548 -1 1024547 false false 5075797 5075797 1958485 541943 1416542 93614 83361 10253 29935 24249 5686 6508278 BENEFICIAL INTEREST ASSETS 1115055 OTHER ASSETS 96162 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 2932 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 2620 1216769 COPIER LEASE OBLIGATION 3252 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION 2686 5938 2625012 115886 115886 2509126 2509126 884199 884199 884199 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO A GIFT AGREEMENT WITH A DONOR UNDER WHICH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1 MILLION WAS CONTRIBUTED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HADLEY SMITH BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER FUND (THE FUND) WITH THE DENVER FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION). THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND WAS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR: - EFFORTS TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND BUSINESSES. - THE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION BY 2026 OF A PRIMARILY EDUCATION-FOCUSED ON- SITE SIGNATURE BUILDING AND COMPLEMENTARY IMPROVEMENTS. - INCREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIGNATURE BUILDING. - OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS AFTER 2026 COMMENCING IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION MAY TAKE AN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION (ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION) NOT TO EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) 50,000, OR (B) 4.5% OF THE AVERAGE BALANCE OF THE PRECEDING TWELVE QUARTERS FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION MAY TAKE A ONE-TIME DISTRIBUTION OF 500,000 OR LESS TO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A SIGNATURE BUILDING BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION IN 2022. AFTER 2027, THE FOUNDATION MAY MAKE ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS FROM PRINCIPAL ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION UPON APPROVAL OF THREE-FOURTHS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORS AND THE FOUNDATIONS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, RESPECTIVELY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT EVENT COST 0 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT EVENT COST 0 WINE AND CHEESE 18377 18377 7944 18377 18377 7944 7944 10433 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER EDUCATES INDIVIDUALS TO BE ENGAGED, RESILIENT, AND CURIOUS; CONSERVES A NATURAL AREA IN THE CITY; FURTHERS EQUITY IN OUTDOOR ACCESS; AND NURTURES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 DURING THE YEAR, 749 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 1,806 HOURS OF SERVICE TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION DELIVER ITS PROGRAMS. THESE VOLUNTEERS HELPED FACILITATE FIELD TRIPS FOR NEARLY 6,000 LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PROVIDED SITE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THROUGH TRAIL RESTORATION, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, AND MORE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A BLUFF LAKE NATURE CENTER IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET. IN 2024, OVER 100,000 VISITORS CAME TO BLUFF LAKE TO ENJOY A FEW MOMENTS OF SOLACE AND CONNECTION TO NATURE, GO FOR A RUN, OR TO ENJOY AN AFTERNOON EXPLORING WITH THEIR FAMILY. NEARLY 6,000 AREA ECE- 12TH GRADE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN STEM BASED FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS, OVER 80% OF THESE STUDENTS FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS (OVER 50% FREE/REDUCED LUNCH) AND CAME FOR FREE THANKS TO GRANT FUNDING AND DONATIONS. ON FIELD TRIPS, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT HABITATS, WATER QUALITY, AND MORE. IN 2024, BLUFF LAKE ALSO HOSTED 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR OVER 450 CAMPERS AGED 5-17, PROVIDING OVER 100 FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SPOTS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDED MONTHLY FAMILY DAYS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAM EVENTS SUCH AS BOO ON THE BLUFF, AND GUIDED WALKS (BIRD WALKS, MINDFULNESS WALKS, ETC.). BLUFF LAKE ALSO HOSTS AN ONSITE FOREST SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES THAT IS FREE FOR THE FAMILIES, THANKS TO STATE FUNDING. EACH YEAR BLUFF LAKE WORKS WITH OVER 700 VOLUNTEERS (INCLUDING SCOUTS, CORPORATE GROUPS, FAMILIES, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS) DOING SITE PROJECTS AND FACILITATING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD TREASURER, THE CONTRACT ACCOUNTANT, AND THE OUTSIDE AUDITING FIRM BEFORE BEING FINALIZED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON COLORADOGIVES.ORG, A PUBLIC SITE; AND ON WRITTEN REQUEST FROM OUR AGENCY. FORM 990, PART VIII DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT AND MUCH-NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS SITE, INCLUDING THE PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIGNATURE BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED IN MARCH OF 2025. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONATIONS. AT YEAR-END 2024, THE DONATIONS IN THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WERE IN CASH EQUIVALENTS. IN 2024, EXPENSES FOR THE PROJECT WERE LARGELY FUNDED THROUGH VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CAPITALIZED 458,365, WHICH WAS COMPRISED OF A SITE SURVEY, GEOTECHNICAL AND SOIL BORING, ARCHITECTURAL, AND PERMITTING FEES. THE EXPENSES FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WERE 11,966. THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT IS 9 MILLION. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT EVENT COST 0 DIRECT EVENT COST 0