Nonprofit · EIN 84-1436731
WALKING MOUNTAINS
Tax-exempt · AVON, CO 81620
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,770,052 | $6,314,241 | -$544,189 | $27,813,301 | $2,316,457 | $25,496,844 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,446,514 | $5,939,070 | $2,507,444 | $28,207,895 | $2,047,686 | $26,160,209 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,524,874 | $5,085,757 | -$560,883 | $25,024,444 | $1,578,850 | $23,445,594 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,885,457
- of which government grants
- $693,139
- Program service revenue
- $1,542,513
- Investment income
- $75,507
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$26,550
- Net income from fundraising events
- $71,699
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$2,006
- Other revenue
- $266,575
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $722,395
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,837,905
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $25,700
- Occupancy
- $124,861
- Travel
- $32,011
- Depreciation
- $597,427
- Program services (functional)
- $4,368,318
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,195,103
- Fundraising (functional)
- $750,820
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,207,895
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,813,301
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,316,457
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,496,844
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,835,409
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,400,769
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,988,176
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,508,668
- Gross receipts
- $6,180,752
- Employees
- 95
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $190,394 |
| PATTY WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM Key employee | 40 | $183,447 |
| GABRIELLA MATUS | SENIOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $131,237 |
| PAUL ABLING | MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,889 |
| SHARON SCHMIDT | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,428 |
| ALAN DANSON | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $48,000 |
| COLLEEN REITAN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALE MOSIER | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIPES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL BRODSKY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT TIERNEY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUCK ELLIOTT | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN PETERNELL | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MARITZ | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY BORGEN | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY ELLIOTT | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BRONFMAN | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GEISMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRITZ BRATSCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL WELLBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WOOLFOLK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY SADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED PACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY DOWDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF MALEHORN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HODGKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BUDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE BROWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM QUINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SHIPP | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BERTUGLIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGDA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK TRAVERS | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON HOLZWORTH | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM LANGMAID | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SIPES | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL QUALMAN | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY DARRELL | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE DIBOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLEY DONEGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA TUMPERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEPETTE MONGRAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 43 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $195,581 |
| PATTY WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM Key employee | 40 | $185,416 |
| GABRIELLA MATUS | SENIOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $140,943 |
| PAUL ABLING | MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,008 |
| SHARON SCHMIDT | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,428 |
| ALAN DANSON | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $48,000 |
| COLLEEN REITAN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALE MOSIER | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIPES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL BRODSKY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT TIERNEY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUCK ELLIOTT | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN PETERNELL | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MARITZ | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY BORGEN | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY ELLIOTT | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BRONFMAN | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GEISMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRITZ BRATSCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL WELLBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WOOLFOLK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY SADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED PACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY DOWDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF MALEHORN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HODGKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BUDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE BROWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM QUINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SHIPP | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BERTUGLIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGDA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK TRAVERS | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON HOLZWORTH | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM LANGMAID | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SIPES | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL QUALMAN | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY DARRELL | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE DIBOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLEY DONEGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA TUMPERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 43 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $141,986 | $27,969 |
| PATTY WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,384 | $9,395 |
| GABRIELLA MATUS | SENIOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $113,019 | $7,414 |
| ALAN DANSON | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $48,000 | $0 |
| COLLEEN REITAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE MOSIER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIPES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BRODSKY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT TIERNEY | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUCK ELLIOTT | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN PETERNELL | EMERITUS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY MARITZ | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY BORGEN | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY ELLIOTT | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY BRONFMAN | EMERITA DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GEISMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRITZ BRATSCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY MAHONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY DIAZ LEVYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL WELLBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WOOLFOLK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED PACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY DOWDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MALEHORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HODGKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BUDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DONOVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM QUINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SHIPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BERTUGLIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGDA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK TRAVERS | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON HOLZWORTH | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LANGMAID | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SIPES | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL QUALMAN | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS BERGLUND | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY DARRELL | ADVISORY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 318 WALKING MOUNTAIN LN, AVON, CO 81620-5678
- In care of
- % EMMA SLOAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK, PO BOX 9469, AVON, CO 81620
- Signed the 990
- MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (970) 827-9725
- Website
- WWW.WALKINGMOUNTAINS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCMAHAN AND ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
TO AWAKEN A SENSE OF WONDER AND INSPIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- SUSTAINABILITY & STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS:A RESOURCE AND EDUCATION HUB TO INSPIRE ACTION FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL. SPECIFIC PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: ENERGY SMART COLORADO (ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLES), ZERO WASTE (EVENTS OUTREACH), ACTIVELY GREEN (SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION), ECO-SCHOOLS (SUSTAINABILITY IN K-12 SCHOOLS) AND THE ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FILM SERIES. INTERNSHIPS SUPPORT FULL-TIME STAFF WORKING IN THESE AREAS. THESE PROGRAMS DIVERTED 66,000 POUNDS OF WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL.Expenses $952,518 · revenue $1,193,234
- YOUTH PROGRAMS:FIELD SCIENCE PROGRAMS: THE HEART AND SOUL OF WALKING MOUNTAINS YOUTH PROGRAMMING. INCREASING SCIENCE LITERACY, PROMOTING SYSTEMS THINKING AND CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE WHILE FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. SERVED 6,263 K-12 STUDENTS AND PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN EAGLE COUNTY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND STANDARDS-BASED FIELD SCIENCE PROGRAMS, ALL FOR FREE.Expenses $330,687 · revenue $283,893
- COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS OF ALL AGES THROUGH YEAR-ROUND EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, INTEGRATED FACILITIES, AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. WALKING MOUNTAINS INTERACTED WITH 36,729 PEOPLE THIS PAST YEAR AT OUR SCIENCE CENTER, THE NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER, THE VAIL NATURE CENTER, AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE VISITORS LEARN ABOUT LOCAL PLANTS, ANIMALS AND THE ECOLOGY OF THE AREA. A VARIETY OF LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND FIELD PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR ADULTS.Expenses $698,231 · revenue $260,262
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1436731
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,813,301
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,180,752
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,770,052 | $6,314,241 | $27,813,301 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,446,514 | $5,939,070 | $28,207,895 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,524,874 | $5,085,757 | $25,024,444 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,247,641 | $4,564,374 | $25,000,050 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 84-1436731).
Questions about WALKING MOUNTAINS
- What is the EIN of WALKING MOUNTAINS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WALKING MOUNTAINS is 84-1436731.
- Is WALKING MOUNTAINS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to WALKING MOUNTAINS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WALKING MOUNTAINS 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 WALKING MOUNTAINS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WALKING MOUNTAINS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WALKING MOUNTAINS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK.
- Who are the officers and directors of WALKING MOUNTAINS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 45 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $190,394 (MARKIAN FEDUSCHAK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does WALKING MOUNTAINS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,770,052, expenses of $6,314,241 and total assets of $27,813,301 at year end.
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