2025-04-15T14:50:52-07:00 2024-12-31 521854785 Western Slope Office Solutions 214 8th St Ste 201 Glenwood Springs CO 81601 990 2024-01-01 264219405 THE SOPRIS SUN INC SOPR 9705103003 PO BOX 399 CARBONDALE CO 81623 KLAUS KOCHER Treasurer 2025-04-15 true true Danielle E Gillman P03047749 9703667464 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KLAUS KOCHER 882532 false X www.soprissun.com X 2015 CO The Sopris Sun produces a weekly newspaper and maintains website, both with the mission "to inform and build community" in and around Carbondale, Colorado. We distribute approximately 3,600 copies of the print publication each week and have approximately 2,050 online readers. We also started a Spanish insert called EISol del Valle for the Spanish speaking population 8 0 5 0 386360 496172 0 0 882532 0 0 334378 0 2666 466614 800992 81540 9569 199167 -1744 1312 11313 197855 The Sopris Sun produces a weekly newspaper and maintains website, both with the mission "to inform and build community" in and around Carbondale, Colorado. We distribute approximately 3,600 copies of the print publication each week and have approximately 2,050 online readers. We also started a Spanish insert called EISol del Valle for the Spanish speaking population false false The Sopris Sun produces a weekly newspaper and maintains a website with the mission "to inform and build community" in and around Carbondale, CO. We distribute approximately 6,000 English & Spanish print papers and have approximately 2,100 website readers/subscribers. true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false DANIELLE GILLMAN DBA WESTERN SLOPE 9703667464 214 8th St Ste 201 GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO 81601 X RALEIGH BURLEIGH EDITOR 40.00 0.00 65000 0 0 RALEIGH BURLEIGH EDITOR 40.00 0.00 65000 0 0 JAMES STEINDLER ASSOCIATE EDITOR 40.00 0.00 58000 0 0 TODD CHAMBERLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 0.00 40000 0 0 TODD CHAMBERLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTO 20.00 0.00 40000 0 0 BIANCA GODINA SPANISH EDITOR 30.00 0.00 40000 0 0 THERESE RITCHIE LAYOUT DESIGNER 20.00 0.00 20000 0 0 TODD CHAMBERLIN Executive Dir. 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA DAYTON Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KLAUS KOCKER Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAY CLARKE President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 328000 0 false false false 0 386360 386360 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 496172 496172 496172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 882532 496172 X 0 0 0 0 105000 0 206370 166370 40000 9672 9672 0 13336 13336 0 0 11274 11274 0 0 0 238505 238505 9966 9966 605 605 9394 9394 0 13671 13671 0 0 13955 13955 0 0 0 5174 5174 Printing and Publications 109937 109937 WEB SERVICES 28220 28220 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 16570 16570 EQUIPMENT & REPAIS 4897 4897 4446 138 1642 2666 800992 315236 378090 2666 41723 134962 47131 47131 0 -81089 15270 0 0 0 0 1804 1804 0 0 0 0 0 0 9569 199167 -1744 1312 -1744 1312 X 11313 197855 11313 197855 9569 199167 81540 X false false false X 120888 151779 223363 386360 882390 292345 315410 328858 496172 1432785 0 0 0 413233 467189 552221 882532 2315175 0 0 2315175 0 0 0 0 413233 467189 552221 882532 2315175 X 0.00000 0.00000 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Part IX, Line 11g Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g-OTHER SERVICES Ad Rep Commissions $73331. Freelance Reporters $116633. Delivery $29420. Translating $4548. Layout $6785. Youth Journalism $4390. Part VI, Line 11b Bookkeeper fills out the 990 and use a 990 commercial online vendor to file Part VI, Line 12c Line A minimum of one-lime per year the Board reviews the conflict of interest policy at a monthly meeting. When new members join, they are given a copy and required to sign the acknowledgement page. We closely monitor our financial statements on a monthly basis and would be immediately aware if the policy had been breached by anyone on staff or by any board member. The bookkeeper is required to get board approval for any unusual, unbudgeted expenditures. All members of the board received an electronic copy and we are asked to review it. Part VI, Line 15b The entire board votes to agreed compensation. Part VI, line 11 b: This Form 990 was completed by the contract bookkeeper. All members of the board received ed an electronic copy and were asked to review it and provide feedback and corrections prior to filing. Part VI, Line 19 The Sopris Sun Board maintains an accessible binder in the Sopris Sun's office, available to the public during regular business hours. The binder contains all governing documents, financial statements and the conflict of interest policy. Part VI, Line 8b Every decision gets back to the board to make a decision. Part VI, lines 1a & 8b: The Executive Committee of the Board, comprising the Board President, Vice-President (when we have one), Treasurer, and secretary, is authorized to oversee the day-today business operation ns, with authority to decide expenses of $1,000 or less. The Executive Committee reports regularly to the rest of the Board on all material decisions but does not document its meetings contemporaneously.