Nonprofit · EIN 74-2225140
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · COLORADO SPGS, CO 80907
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,574,410 | $1,476,251 | $98,159 | $3,133,859 | $301,298 | $2,832,561 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,332,171 | $1,684,055 | -$351,884 | $2,868,557 | $351,373 | $2,517,184 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,343,488 | $1,501,265 | -$157,777 | $3,150,706 | $361,691 | $2,789,015 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,541,729
- of which government grants
- $796,280
- Program service revenue
- $1,105
- Investment income
- $39,364
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,073
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$9,987
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $39
- Other revenue
- -$7,788
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $302,555
- Other salaries and wages
- $646,786
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,133,480
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $101,367
- Travel
- $3,341
- Depreciation
- $31,225
- Program services (functional)
- $1,198,266
- Management and general (functional)
- $234,339
- Fundraising (functional)
- $43,646
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,868,557
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,133,859
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $301,298
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,832,561
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $290,037
- Publicly traded securities
- $956,808
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,811,964
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,020,597
- Gross receipts
- $1,602,103
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 1,193
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Cahill | Finance and Operations Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $93,162 | $23,796 |
| Carl Woody | Program Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $90,036 | $22,888 |
| Sam Hinkle | Marketing & Development Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $85,019 | $22,026 |
| Alex Lippert | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Winn Jewett | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Shuman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Priscilla Marbaker | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brittany Kaire | Treasurer (Term End 08/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Katie Gerber | Director (Term End 10/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Hershberger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlotte Gabrielson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn Holden Hale | Director (Joined 12/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rusty Smith | Director (Joined 10/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOLIE NESMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 12/5/24) Officer | 40 | $113,253 | $14,159 |
| KRISTEN CAHILL | FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $84,215 | $10,249 |
| ALEX LIPPERT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WINN JEWETT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY KAIRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHUMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE GERBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HERSCHBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA MARBAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN WINNICKER | DIRECTOR (TERM END 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISSA UNGER | DIRECTOR (TERM END 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOLIE NESMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $84,588 | $5,282 |
| KRISTEN CAHILL | TREASURER/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $1,846 | $0 |
| ALEX LIPPERT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MOHRMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCCORMICK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA MARBAKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA PARRISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE MONTENEGRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN WINNICKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1485 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD STE 140, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80907-3304
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Kristen Cahill, 1485 Garden of the Gods Road 140, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Signed the 990
- Kristen Cahill, Finance Director
- Phone
- (719) 471-7736
- Website
- www.rmfi.org
- Return prepared by
- Hoelting & Company Inc
Mission
Rocky Mountain Field Institute conserves and protects public lands in Southern Colorado through volunteer-based trail and restoration projects, environmental education, and restoration research.
Program accomplishments
- RMFI conserves and restores key public lands and natural areas in Southern Colorado. RMFI achieves its mission by carrying out programs in the following areas: resource preservation and restoration, public stewardship, environmental education, and environmental field study and research. In 2025, RMFI provided outdoor volunteer stewardship opportunities for a broad spectrum of the community, provided hands-on environmental education programs for youth and adults, and provided field study and research opportunities to assess the effectiveness of restoration and stewardship activities. In total, 1,193 individuals volunteered their time toward the mission of the organization.Expenses $1,198,266 · revenue $3,304
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2225140
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,133,859
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,602,103
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,574,410 | $1,476,251 | $3,133,859 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,332,171 | $1,684,055 | $2,868,557 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,343,488 | $1,501,265 | $3,150,706 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,727,906 | $1,215,757 | $2,781,930 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-2225140).
Questions about ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC is 74-2225140.
- Is ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Kristen Cahill.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,162 (Kristen Cahill, Finance and Operations Director).
- How much revenue does ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIELD INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,574,410, expenses of $1,476,251 and total assets of $3,133,859 at year end.
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