2025-09-02T18:34:07-05:00 2024-12-31 Sorren Inc 102 N CASCADE AVENUE SUITE 400 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80903 990 2024-01-01 263952995 COLORADO FORUM FUND INC % GAIL KLAPPER COLO 3038251211 511 16TH STREET Suite 210 DENVER CO 80202 GAIL KLAPPER DIRECTOR/OFFICER 3037787177 2025-08-30 true true Kimberly N Coleman P00967133 7196301186 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GAIL KLAPPER 511 16TH STREET 210 DENVER CO 80202 1277067 false X www.coloradoforum.com/colorado-forum-fund X 2009 CO The Fund's purpose is to (1) educate the public on issues of significance to the State of Colorado and its citizens and (2) advance progress on issues that the Colorado Forum has identified as priorities. 11 11 0 11 0 595350 1227001 0 0 0 50066 0 0 595350 1277067 84000 87000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 430992 301008 514992 388008 80358 889059 197010 1782700 0 0 197010 1782700 X The Fund's purpose is to (1) educate the public on issues of significance to the State of Colorado and its citizens and (2) advance progress on issues that the Colorado Forum has identified as priorities. The Fund strives to create measurable impact on identified issues over a defined time period, with an identified end-goal and exit strategy. false false 95122 TechHubNow!: The Forum Fund acts as the Fiscal Sponsor for TechHubNow!, a statewide collaboration to showcase Colorado as a leader in advanced industries through equitable and inclusive partnerships. TechHubNow! Works in collaboration with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to energize technology ecosystems across the state by securing federal designation as a Tech Hub from the Economic Development Administration. 78909 52000 COLORADO SCIENCE & ENGINEERING POLICY FELLOWSHIP (CSEPF): The Forum Fund acts as the Fiscal Sponsor for the Colorado Science and Engineering Policy Fellowship, a program ran by Senators Hansen and Rankin to educate STEM students on the policy making process. This is an annual summer fellowship. The 2024 fellowship concluded at the end of the summer and saw great success in educating students. 63000 Colorado Informed is a nonpartisan Civic Information Project which strives to educate Coloradans on objective truths. This innovative platform serves as an independent, centralized hub for proven research and facts. We empower individuals, organizations, and communities with the information they need to make informed decisions about some of the most important issues facing Coloradans. line 4d, program service ------------------------- The CFF education project is currently partnering with three Colorado school districts-Pueblo District 70, Mesa District 51, and Genoa-Hugo-to support transformative educational change. Each district is working with its board and community to identify a critical issue and develop an innovative, sustainable solution to enhance student learning. 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EXPENSES 95072 95072 COLORADO INFORMED EXPENSES 63000 63000 CSEPF EXPENSES 26909 26909 CFF EDUCATION 40492 40492 4588 4588 388008 317061 70947 0 197010 96376 0 1000063 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 686261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 197010 1782700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 197010 1782700 197010 1782700 197010 1782700 X 889059 13520 683111 X false false X 152734 160373 210427 595350 1227001 2345885 0 0 152734 160373 210427 595350 1227001 2345885 1070432 1275453 11 13561 13572 0 70279 70279 2429736 0.52494 0.82221 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Citizenship scholarships for summer CSEPF program 13 52000 CFF FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARSHIP 1 35000 schedule i, part i, line 2 Citizenship scholarships are awarded to students who attend the eight (8) week CSEPF program and are available for student participants to use as needed, to assist with living expenses for the program period. Recipients must attend the CSEPF program to receive the funding. Grants to organizations are monitored for their intended use through narrative and financial reports from the recipient organization. schedule i, part iii, column b, line 1, 2 The number of recipients is based on the number of scholarship recipients. FORM 990, section b, PART VI, LINE 2 COLORADO FORUM fund's president, GAIL KLAPPER, ALSO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLORADO FORUM (CF). BASED ON THE IRS DEFINITION OF A BUSINESS RELATIONSIP, GAIL KLAPPER HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS, DUE TO THE MEMBERS' JOINT SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF CF, WHERE GAIL KLAPPER IS EMPLOYED AS AN OFFICER-EMPLOYEE: DAVID YOUNGGREN, MARK SMITH, BRUCE ALEXANDER, ROBERT COHEN, TOM GOUGEON, BUCK BLESSING, BARB BAUMANN, STEPHANIE O'MALLEY, DAVE RYAN, AND JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS. FORM 990, section b, PART VI, LINE 11 B an officer of THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF THE 990 RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. ANY QUESTIONS AND ISSUES ARE COMMUNICATED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE CPA FIRM PREPARING THE RETURN. FORM 990, section c, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. form 990, part ix, line 24 The filing organization, Colorado Forum Fund Inc, (CFF), operates as a fiscal sponsor of various programs that coordinate with its exempt purpose. During the 2024 calendar year, CFF fiscally sponsored a federal program for a Regional Innovation Hub. All payments to vendors for the operation of the program were made per fiscal sponsorship agreement(s). FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 prior period adjustment: $ 683,111. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THE 2023 TAX RETURN, AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WAS DETERMINED TO BE INADVERTENTLY EXCLUDED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET. A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO REFLECT THE BALANCE HELD AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AT AN OUTSIDE INSTITUTION.