2025-04-07T16:40:57-05:00 2024-06-30 994625061 CRI ADVISORS LLC 807 CAMINO DE MONTE REY SANTA FE NM 87505 990 2023-07-01 823778854 HIGH COUNTRY SUPPORTED LIVING HIGH 5056705986 2677 CHELSEA LANE SANTA FE NM 87505 GRETCHEN GROGAN PRESIDENT 5056705985 2025-04-04 1 1 RHONDA G WILLIAMS P00527004 5059833387 2025-04-04 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GRETCHEN GROGAN 2677 CHELSEA LANE SANTA FE NM 87505 99720 0 X WWW.HCSLIVING.ORG X 2017 NM TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY LIVING/LEARNING CENTER FOR NEW MEXICANS OF ALL ABILITIES. 6 6 0 23 0 0 26719 48276 52315 50040 392 1404 10000 0 89426 99720 0 0 0 0 0 2453 0 0 743 92306 121170 92306 123623 -2880 -23903 1224336 1200433 1500 1500 1222836 1198933 X TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER FOR NEW MEXICANS OF ALL ABILITIES IN A BEAUTIFUL PHYSICAL SETTING WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH OR WITHOUT DISABILITIES FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES CAN COME TOGETHER TO GROW, LEARN, AND SHARE. 0 0 57962 50040 RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: HIGH COUNTRY SUPPORTED LIVING (HCSL) IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO TWO YOUNG ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. ONE RESIDENT LIVES ON THE PROPERTY FULL-TIME IN A TWO-BEDROOM CASITA WITH HIS PARENTS, BECAUSE HE NEEDS FULL-TIME SUPPORT. THE OTHER RESIDENT LIVES IN A STUDIO CASITA. HE LIVES THERE PART-TIME WITH HIS PARENTS. TWO OTHER RESIDENTIAL CASITAS ARE CURRENTLY BEING RENTED BY INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. ONE OF THESE RESIDENTS HELPS WITH MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON HCSL'S PROPERTY IN JACONA. THE OTHER CASITA IS RENTED TO HCSL'S GARDENING COORDINATOR WHO HELPS THE ORGANIZATION WITH PLANTING, MAINTAINING, AND HARVESTING PRODUCE FROM ITS GARDENS AND ORCHARD. ALL RESIDENTS PAY MARKET-RATE RENTAL FEES. RENTING LIVING QUARTERS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT DISABLED IS WITHIN HCSL'S MISSION, WHICH STATES: "THE MISSION OF HIGH COUNTRY SUPPORTED LIVING (HCSL) IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER FOR NEW MEXICANS OF ALL ABILITIES, WHERE CULTURE, ART, LAND AND DIVERSITY ARE CELEBRATED. THROUGH ITS PROPERTY IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, HCSL PROVIDES A BEAUTIFUL PHYSICAL SETTING WHERE DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES CAN COME TOGETHER TO GROW, LEARN AND SHARE."NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED: 9 (INCLUDES BOTH DISABLED AND NONDISABLED RESIDENTS). 53503 0 DAY PROGRAMS: DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2023 AND MAY AND JUNE OF 2024, HCSL PRESENTED 15 DAY PROGRAMS AT ITS PROPERTY IN JACONA AND FOR THE SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOL'S KIVA (KEEPING INDEPENDENT VISIONS ALIVE) PROGRAM. KIVA IS THE SFPS'S TRANSITION-TO-WORK/LIFE SKILLS CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND SPECIAL NEEDS. HCSL'S FY 2023 DAY PROGRAMS WERE ATTENDED BY 112 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 63 ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND 49 CAREGIVERS AND FRIENDS.HCSL'S FY 2023 DAY PROGRAMS FEATURED VISUAL ART, MOVEMENT/DANCE, MUSIC, AND COOKING ACTIVITIES THAT WERE INSPIRED BY THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF ITS RURAL PROPERTY IN JACONA. THE ARTS DAY PROGRAMS WERE CREATED BY VISUAL ARTIST AND EDUCATOR LUCY RANNEY, HCSL'S DAY PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, AND WERE DESIGNED TO BE ENGAGING, FUN, AND APPROPRIATE FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. DURING HCSL'S 2023 ARTS PROGRAMS, THE PARTICIPANTS MADE NEEDLE FELTED FLAGS THAT WERE STRUNG TOGETHER TO MAKE A COLORFUL BANNER; PLAYED A VARIETY OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND EXPERIMENTED WITH SINGING DIFFERENT NOTES AND SOUNDS; WORKED WITH CLAY TO CREATE ANIMALS AND MINI LANDSCAPES; LEARNED ABOUT KESTRELS AND TORTOISES: MADE DIFFERENT SHAPES WITH OUR BODIES TO LEARN HOW TO DANCE; CARVED APPLE HEADS, AND DECORATED FALL LANTERNS WITH PRESSED FLOWERS AND DRIED LEAVES.IN JUNE OF 2023, HCSL OFFERED ITS FIRST COOKING PROGRAM. DURING ITS 2023 FISCAL YEAR, HCSL PRESENTED SEVERAL COOKING PROGRAMS IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS PREPARED RECIPES FEATURING SPRING VEGETABLES LIKE ASPARAGUS, SPINACH AND CARROTS; MADE THEIR OWN CORN TORTILLAS AND SALSA FRESCA; LEARNED ABOUT SWEET AND SAVORY FOODS BY PREPARING BLUE CORN GRIDDLE CAKES WITH BLUEBERRY COMPOTE; MADE HUMMUS AND TABBOULEH WITH VEGETABLES FROM THE GARDEN; AND CELEBRATED THE APPLE HARVEST BY PRESSING CIDER AND COOKING APPLE SAUCE.CLIENTS FROM ALL INDIVIDUALS FIRST IN LOS ALAMOS, AS WELL AS CLIENTS FROM SANTA FE-BASED AGENCIES COMMUNITY OPTIONS, RAINBOW ROAD THERAPIES, VISIONS CASE MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING, AND RISE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY, PARTICIPATED IN HCSL'S FY 2023 DAY PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH FRIENDS FROM THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAM OF THE TAOS WINTER SPORTS TEAM.OTHER PROGRAMMING EVENTS ARE PLANNED IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AT HCSL'S PROPERTY IN JACONA. A PROGRAM AT THE SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOL'S KIVA CLASSROOM IS ALSO PLANNED FOR THE FALL OF 2024. ALL HCSL'S DAY PPROGRAMS ARE FREE TO THE PARTICIPANTS, MAKING THEM AFFORDABLE TO A WIDE RANGE OF ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS.NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED: 112. 111465 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NM X X STACEY EHLERS 5056608804 29 JACONA ROAD JACONA NM 87506 X GRETCHEN GROGAN PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER DONAHUE VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN HENRY SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN TAULBEE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY EHLERS DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN SATTELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4683 43593 48276 RENT 624100 50040 50040 50040 1404 1404 99720 50040 0 1404 2453 2453 3562 3562 6162 6162 3357 390 2967 1288 545 743 38822 38822 28653 28653 5315 4520 795 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 30465 30465 DONOR CULTIVATION 3546 3546 123623 111465 11415 743 53387 102508 40000 1257961 150915 1121828 1107046 1224336 1200433 1500 1500 1500 1500 X 1222836 1198933 1222836 1198933 1224336 1200433 -23903 0 X 0 0 0 X 18615 10835 27685 26719 48276 132130 48519 51000 49063 52315 50040 250937 67134 61835 76748 79034 98316 383067 10000 5000 27420 27420 69840 11800 12800 24600 10000 5000 39220 40220 94440 288627 17 6 7 392 1404 1826 17 6 7 392 1404 1826 10000 10000 67151 61841 76755 89426 99720 394893 0.73090 0.34150 0.00460 0.00060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 285000 285000 922690 131518 791172 14972 8420 6552 35299 10977 24322 1107046 SECURITY DEPOSIT 1500 1500 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER DONAHUE AND GRETCHEN GROGAN ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT OF THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE HCSL TREASURER, SECRETARY, PRESIDENT, AND THIRD PARTY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AT REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. DURING FY 2023-2024, HCSL PAID PETER EHLERS, A FORMER BOARD MEMBER AND HUSBAND OF CURRENT BOARD MEMBER STACEY EHLERS, $2,453 TO DO NECESSARY WORK IN ITS GARDENS AND ORCHARD ON ITS PROPERTY IN JACONA, NM. BEFORE MR. EHLERS RECEIVED ANY PAYMENTS FROM HCSL, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKED WITH A THIRD-PARTY ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZES IN NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE ISSUES. THE BOARD ALSO DID ITS OWN DUE DILIGENCE BY RESEARCHING AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES IN THIS REGION OF NEW MEXICO FOR FARM SUPERVISORS WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TO MR. EHLERS. THIS DUE DILIGENCE WAS USED TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT FOR MR. EHLERS, WHICH WERE DRAFTED BY THE ATTORNEY. BEFORE DRAFTING THE RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT WITH MR. EHLERS, THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT IT WAS IN ITS BEST INTEREST TO HIRE MR. EHLERS TO COMPLETE NECESSARY WORK ON THE GARDENS AND ORCHARD TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE. THE BOARD MADE THIS DECISION BASED ON THE FACT THAT MR. EHLERS HAD ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED OF THE GARDENS AND ORCHARD, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CREATION, AND HAS EXTENSIVE AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THEM. THE PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT IS TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES IN PAYING MR. EHLERS TO DO THIS WORK AND TO MAKE CLEAR THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WITH HIM REGARDING HIS RATE OF PAY, NUMBER OF HOURS HE CAN WORK EACH MONTH FOR PAY, AND HOW HIS MONTHLY INVOICES WOULD BE APPROVED. THE RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT STATES THAT MR. EHLERS' INVOICES ARE TO BE APPROVED EACH MONTH BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD, WHO HAS NO DIRECT FAMILY RELATIONSHIP TO MR. EHLERS. THE TERMS OF THE BOARD RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS THAT BOTH DOCUMENTS BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY IF THE BOARD WISHES TO RENEW THE ARRANGEMENT WITH MR. EHLERS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE DURING ITS ANNUAL BOARD MEETING IN JUNE AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT WITH MR. EHLERS AT ITS SUBSEQUENT MEETING IN JULY OF 2024. BECAUSE SHE IS MARRIED TO PETER EHLERS, BOARD MEMBER STACEY EHLERS RECUSED HERSELF FROM THE VOTE ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT WITH MR. EHLERS AT ITS MEETING IN JULY OF 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MOST OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ALL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY WRITING TO THE ADDRESS SHOWN ON PAGE 1 OF THE 990.