2024-11-18T23:54:31-06:00 2023-12-31 201766527 WAUGH & GOODWIN LLP 2925 PROFESSIONAL PLACE STE 201 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80904 990 2023-01-01 201740623 THE CLOUD FOUNDATION CLOU 7196333842 107 S 7TH ST COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80905 KERRY FERGUSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7196333842 2024-11-18 1 0 RITA F CHRISTENSEN P00290681 7195909777 2024-11-18 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KERRY FERGUSON 107 S 7TH ST COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80905 500596 0 X WWW.THECLOUDFOUNDATION.ORG X 2004 CO THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS ON PUBLIC LANDS IN THE AMERICAN WEST WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON GENETICALLY UNIQUE, ISOLATED HERDS LIKE CLOUD'S HERD IN THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA. 11 11 2 14 0 0 310216 489979 0 0 238 227 6850 -6051 317304 484155 0 0 0 0 139104 137466 0 0 26943 170661 211086 309765 348552 7539 135603 451207 581450 8768 3408 442439 578042 X THE CLOUD FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING THE EXTINCTION OF CLOUD'S HERD THROUGH EDUCATION, MEDIA EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING, AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. WE ARE ALSO DETERMINED TO PROTECT OTHER WILD HORSE HERDS ON PUBLIC LANDS, ESPECIALLY ISOLATED HERDS WITH UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. 1 0 260299 -6051 THE CLOUD FOUNDATION FOUNDER, GINGER KATHRENS, IS REGULARLY INVITED TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ADVOCATING THE PRESERVATION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS. THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN FEATURED ON ABC, NBC, CNN, AND PBS, EDUCATING A NATIONAL AUDIENCE ABOUT THE NEED TO PRESERVE WILD HORSES AND BURROS. TCF ATTENDS THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) NATIONAL MEETINGS REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS. KATHRENS AND OTHER TCF BOARD MEMBERS GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEED TO REFORM THE MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS BOTH ON THE RANGE AND IN CAPTIVITY. TCF COMMENTS ON ALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, WHICH DEAL WITH THE PLANNED REMOVAL OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS FROM PUBLIC LANDS. TCF DIRECTOR KATHRENS WRITES ARTICLES FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS ON THE ISSUE. TCF SPEAKS AT SCHOOLS, CREATES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND STILL PRESENTATIONS REGARDING WILD HORSES AND BURROS. TCF COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION (2005) TCF HAS DIRECTLY RESCUED DOZENS OF MUSTANGS THAT WERE BOUND FOR DIRT HOLDING AREAS MANAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR WERE ON THEIR WAY TO KILLER BUYER AUCTIONS. THE FOUNDATION HAS FACILITATED THE ADOPTION AND PURCHASE OF DOZENS OF OTHER ONCE WILD HORSES. TCF HAS PROVIDED TRAINING OR RETRAINING OF ONCE ADOPTED WILD HORSES THAT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RESCUED EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY TCF. TCF MAINTAINS TWO FAMILY BANDS OF WILD HORSES ON PRIVATELY OWNED, LEASED PASTURES IN MONTANA. THESE "FREEDOM FAMILY" WILD HORSES LIVE MUCH LIKE THEY DID ON THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS. TCF PROVIDES SCHEDULED VISITS TO SEE THE FREEDOM FAMILIES FOR PURPOSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR AND COMPLEX SOCIAL INTERACTIONS OF WILD HORSES. 260299 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 7196333842 107 S 7TH ST COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80905 VIRGINIA KATHRENS PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN EVANS TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM VAUGHN DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA FRIDAY VICE PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA HANICK SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN SUTHERLAND DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE WADE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONI HUTCHESON DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONI MOORE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE WILLING PIERCE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SMOOT WELLER DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY FERGUSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 65000 0 0 65000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489979 489979 227 227 10390 16441 -6051 -6051 484155 -6051 0 227 65000 52000 13000 55600 44480 11120 7200 5760 1440 9666 7733 1933 32788 27400 5388 3900 1950 1950 32481 27681 4800 2596 2077 519 17811 9291 1367 7153 13219 10575 2644 38257 31404 6853 24064 16155 7909 1548 1548 10603 10020 583 7304 5844 1460 EVENT EXPENSE 19790 19790 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 3483 3483 PROPERTY TAXES 1719 1375 344 RESCUE OPERATIONS 1076 1076 447 447 348552 260299 61310 26943 89861 294471 220038 180246 300 0 35656 9568 268137 170972 103878 97165 1474 0 451207 581450 2466 1896 6302 1512 8768 3408 X 442439 578042 442439 578042 451207 581450 135603 0 X 0 0 0 X 633695 321752 391327 310216 489979 2146969 20874 10390 31264 633695 321752 391327 331090 500369 2178233 0 0 0 2178233 830 754 301 238 227 2350 830 754 301 238 227 2350 634525 322506 391628 331328 500596 2180583 0.99890 0.99900 0.00110 0.00100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 65546 65546 165505 161084 4421 37086 9888 27198 97165 ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES 1512 1512 X PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES EXCEPT ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE FOUNDATION'S FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE FILED. MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE CLOUD FOUNDATION HAS FILED A LAW SUIT AGAINST THE BLM AND THIS LITIGATION IS ONGOING. THERE ARE LEGAL FEES RELATED TO THIS LAW SUIT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY ACCOUNTANT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ATTACHMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.