2026-08-18T18:20:18-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 841128649 DURANGO COWBOY POETRY GATHERING INC DURA 9707495663 P O Box 2571 Durango CO 81302 Sue McWilliams Treasurer 9707495663 2026-08-18 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.durangocowboygathering.org X X 99933 X 45592 40659 8789 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4893 747 4146 0 99186 0 0 0 0 0 8666 95151 103817 -4631 192378 -590 187157 192378 187157 0 0 0 0 192378 187157 0 0 192378 187157 The annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering in October of each year. Poets and musicians go in the schools and senior care facilities and Parade on Saturday of the week of the Gathering as well as hold evening and daytime poetry and music performances. The Gathering board and professional volunteers hold an annual contest in the schools for students to submit art and poetry work. Winners of those contests perform at the Gathering each fall with adult performers. The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering had a very successful year in 2025. We were able to re-engage 18 schools in our near by District to teach poetry and art too their students. Over 5,200 students participated in our educational programs throughout the year, and 11 schools participated in our poetry and art contests providing education on the historical west and our western heritage. We held poetry and art contests in the schools and utilized HS students to help judge the contests. In the fall, performers held assemblies at the 18 schools and taught harmonica classes to over 310 5th grade students. Our evening and paid events were very successful as was the Parade and outreach programs to the community. Our two fundraisers were successful as well. 54381 44805 44805 Linda Simmons Secretary 20 0 0 0 Barry Longwell President 20 0 0 0 Sherry Colquitt Board Member Emritus 5 0 0 0 Carol Bruno Board member 2 0 0 0 Sue McWilliams Board Member 50 0 0 0 Pam Jacob Fundraiser Coord 5 0 0 0 Karren Little VP/School Coordinator 15 0 0 0 Kathy Scherer Board Member 15 0 0 0 Mike Mullins Board Member 3 0 0 0 Bette Blalock Board Member 5 0 0 0 Winnie Neuiniz Board Member 5 0 0 0 Lexie LeFebre Board Member 1 0 0 0 Scott Perez Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO Sue McWilliams P O Box 2571 Durango CO 81302 9707495663 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 52028 73026 76995 105458 54381 361888 28888 43884 39639 34282 44805 191498 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80916 116910 116634 139740 99186 553386 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 553386 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80916 116910 116634 139740 99186 553386 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Fundraiser Gathering Advertising;26003|Performer Fees;36576|Venue Sound;16115|Insurance;5685|Parade Horseback Social;8534|Youth Programs;2238^Total;95151^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Check Book Reconciliation discrepancies and Journal entries throughout the year. Extension filed early in 2026 to 11/15/2026 due to illness of Treasurer and President was out of country.