Nonprofit · EIN 84-1355809
COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS
Tax-exempt · LAKEWOOD, CO 80401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,850,559 | $2,000,134 | -$149,575 | $3,178,681 | $170,974 | $3,007,707 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,187,001 | $2,062,269 | $1,124,732 | $3,263,558 | $106,276 | $3,157,282 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,918,596 | $1,316,302 | $602,294 | $2,102,242 | $39,696 | $2,062,546 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,661,432
- of which government grants
- $1,100,000
- Program service revenue
- $171,908
- Investment income
- $17,219
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $895,482
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $156,880
- Other salaries and wages
- $177,827
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $373,371
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,945
- Accounting fees
- $55,250
- Occupancy
- $2,109
- Travel
- $10,907
- Program services (functional)
- $1,684,508
- Management and general (functional)
- $254,047
- Fundraising (functional)
- $61,579
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,263,558
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,178,681
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $170,974
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,007,707
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $262,512
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,745,195
- Gross receipts
- $1,850,559
- Employees
- 5
- Year formed
- 1991
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBYN PAULEKAS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $77,823 | $14,848 |
| ELIZABETH CONOVER | INTERIM EXEC Officer | 40 | $64,209 | $0 |
| JIM PETTERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BORING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FOULIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY CALIGIURI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK GLENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA JAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA JEWETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BLEIBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIE BIDWELL | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY BEATIE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $156,445 | $4,976 |
| JIM PETTERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BORING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FOULIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY CALIGIURI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK GLENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA JAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA JEWETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BLEIBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIE BIDWELL | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY BEATIE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $50,000 | $1,500 |
| MELISSA DARUNA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $39,200 | $1,176 |
| LINDA LIDOV | ACTING EXEC Officer | 40 | $28,800 | $1,036 |
| SUZANNE STEPHENS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BORING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS CUSTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY CALIGIURI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA SCHMIDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK GLENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA JEWETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PETTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BLEIBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA JAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIE BIDWELL | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1546 COLE BLVD, LAKEWOOD, CO 80401-3406
- In care of
- % JILL OZARSKI
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JIM PETTERSON, PO BOX 16280, GOLDEN, CO 80402
- Signed the 990
- JIM PETTERSON, CHAIR
- Phone
- (303) 325-3805
- Website
- WWW.KEEPITCO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY
Mission
TO UNITE, ELEVATE AND EMPOWER COLORADO'S CONSERVATION COMMUNITY TO PROTECT THE LANDS AND WATERS THAT DEFINE OUR STATE.
Program accomplishments
- LAND TRUST SUPPORT: KEEP IT COLORADO STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF LAND TRUSTS STATEWIDE BY RAISING AND REGRANTING FUNDS THAT REDUCE BARRIERS FOR LANDOWNERS TO PERMANENTLY CONSERVE THEIR LANDS. KEEP IT COLORADO'S TRANSACTION COST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MAKES CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE FOR LANDOWNERS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN 2025, WE SUPPORTED 20 PROJECTS THAT PERMANENTLY CONSERVED 23,527 ACRES. THESE INVESTMENTS DIRECTLY RESULT IN MORE WORKING LANDS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND INTACT OPEN SPACE CONSERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.Expenses $905,278 · grants $891,166
- PUBLIC POLICY: KEEP IT COLORADO SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION IN COLORADO, ENSURING THAT POLICIES AND FUNDING MECHANISMS ENABLE LASTING CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. OUR POLICY WORK ENSURES THAT CONSERVATION REMAINS A SHARED PUBLIC PRIORITY BACKED BY EFFECTIVE, DURABLE TOOLS.Expenses $139,378
- EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION: KEEP IT COLORADO CONNECTS, EDUCATES, AND EMPOWERS THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING CONSERVATION ACROSS COLORADO. THROUGH STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL CONVENINGS, WEBINARS, AND PEER- LEARNING FORUMS, WE PROVIDE SPACES FOR COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP GATHERINGS EXPLORED COMMUNITY-CENTERED CONSERVATION, INNOVATIVE INCENTIVE MODELS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR LAND TRUSTS AND OPEN SPACE AGENCIES. ONGOING MONTHLY CALLS AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING HELPED THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY TO ACT COLLECTIVELY TO ACHIEVE GREATER IMPACT STATEWIDE.Expenses $639,852 · grants $4,316 · revenue $171,908
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
- 84-1355809
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C033)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,178,681
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,850,559
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,850,559 | $2,000,134 | $3,178,681 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,187,001 | $2,062,269 | $3,263,558 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,918,596 | $1,316,302 | $2,102,242 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,324,872 | $1,016,572 | $744,462 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 84-1355809).
Questions about COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS
- What is the EIN of COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS is 84-1355809.
- Is COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS 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 COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS 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 COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS 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 COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JIM PETTERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,823 (ROBYN PAULEKAS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,850,559, expenses of $2,000,134 and total assets of $3,178,681 at year end.
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