2026-07-08T11:21:02-07:00 2025-12-31 260701023 Olson Reyes & Sauerwein LLC 5161 E Arapahoe Road Suite 100 Centennial CO 80122 990 2025-01-01 650200163 BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS BIGC 3032719200 5394 MARSHALL STREET SUITE 200 ARVADA CO 80002 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS Executive Dir. 2026-07-08 true DEREK WATADA P01751412 3038895981 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH WILLIAMS 1334900 false X WWW.BIGCITYMOUNTAINEERS.ORG X 1990 CO Big City Mountaineers provides transformative experiences through connections to nature that strengthen life skills and build community for youth from disinvested communities. 19 19 16 60 0 1432861 964204 8663 34922 60233 26869 9184 0 1510941 1025995 0 0 795393 884448 0 202284 448309 449658 1243702 1334106 267239 -308111 2018757 1327040 82571 51001 1936186 1276039 Big City Mountaineers provides transformative experiences through connections to nature that strengthen life skills and build community for youth from disinvested communities. false false 1042193 34922 BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS PROVIDES FREE, FULLY OUTFITTED AND PROFESSIONALLY LED, WILDERNESS MENTORING PADDLING EXPEDITIONS, BACKPACKING TRIPS, AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR YOUTH FROM UNFAIRLY MARGINALIZED AND DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES. OUR MODEL REMOVES MATERIAL AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WE OUTFIT OUR STUDENTS FROM HEAD TO TOE TO ENSURE THEY ARE WARM, DRY, AND SAFE. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DO NOT SEE THEMSELVES IN POPULAR REPRESENTATIONS OF OUTDOOR CULTURE SO WE PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF PEERS WITH WHOM THEY CAN SHARE THESE EXPERIENCES, WHILE SURROUNDING THEM WITH CARING ADULT MENTORS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. WE STRIVE TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NATURAL SPACES ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR LIVES BACK HOME AND CAN SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR GREATER PERSONAL WELLBEING AND HAPPINESS. OUR EXPEDITIONS PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP TEAMWORK, AN INCREASED SENSE OF SELF, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD, A PASSION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, AND A COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. 1042193 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 45 0 true 16 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA FL MN OR UT X X THE ORGANIZATION 3032719200 5394 MARSHALL STREET SUITE 200 ARVADA CO 80002 X DAVID TAUS Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 114457 0 0 JILL LIBERSAT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE SANCHEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MOREY-REUNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THAD WALKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN WELSH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEVON DALZELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DREW KERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH BEGGAN CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JANELLE WOODWARD Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN ANDRIOLA Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JANETTE CHIEN VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX KNEISS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT MARRAPODE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER DISTAD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MITSU IWASAKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE CATE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROSALIE COHN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN BERKAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VINCE BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANNA BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CLUNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSEY FOSS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HOPPER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 114457 1 true false false 0 52923 911281 67357 964204 HIKING TRIP REVENUES 611430 34922 34922 34922 23864 23864 0 0 0 311910 308905 3005 3005 3005 0 0 0 0 1025995 34922 26869 0 0 0 0 114457 57228 11446 45783 0 769991 636179 13319 120493 0 0 0 0 0 46200 46200 0 0 0 20473 5940 4096 10437 0 28618 13630 9408 5580 18566 14556 520 3490 0 31430 24641 880 5909 14554 12371 2183 0 0 0 0 6696 5250 187 1259 36469 28592 1021 6856 PROGRAM EXPENSES 233478 233478 BANK CHARGES & CREDIT CARD FEE 7031 5512 197 1322 TELEPHONE & INTERNET 6143 4816 172 1155 0 1334106 1042193 89629 202284 393395 133529 77364 50406 0 402351 333368 0 0 0 416245 0 12058 3000 236386 52226 190856 184160 495234 622577 0 0 0 31254 0 2018757 1327040 49923 51001 32648 82571 51001 X 1004801 348614 931385 927425 1936186 1276039 2018757 1327040 -308111 64209 -416245 X false true X true false X 1412263 1622919 1181034 1432861 964204 6613281 4650 5287 9600 8663 34922 63122 0 0 0 1416913 1628206 1190634 1441524 999126 6676403 0 0 6676403 10146 9933 4816 17991 23864 66750 0 10146 9933 4816 17991 23864 66750 0 0 1427059 1638139 1195450 1459515 1022990 6743153 0.99010 0.99320 0.00990 0.00680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 1 11 1 false false 394034 77425 57598 35000 494057 308601 83700 1733 394034 197433 107146 33487 -29465 367531 283490 59880 -45937 297433 259582 23908 283490 1.00000 false false false 104024 104024 105679 25612 80067 26683 26614 69 184160 X 1167155 64209 76951 141160 1025995 1025995 1411057 76951 76951 1334106 1334106 Part X : FIN48 Footnote BCM APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS YEAR END. false false false false false false false false false DAVID TAUS Executive Dir. 114457 114457 X 59499 FMV X 1 7858 FMV false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE TEAM, AND THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND SIGNING OF THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT ARISE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR BOARD CHAIR. IF A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE BOARD MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT WOULD RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM ANY BOARD DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, AND THE RECUSAL WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE INDEPENDENT BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY USING COMPARATIVE INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEYS. THIS PROCESS OF REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS THEN DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE INDEPENDENT BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 - PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED AN ERROR RELATED TO THE ACCOUNTING TREATMENT OF DONATED BACKPACKING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES USED IN ITS PROGRAMS. IN PRIOR YEARS, THE DONATED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WERE RECORDED AS INVENTORY. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THESE ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED AND CONSUMED IN PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND DID NOT MEET THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPITALIZATION POLICY FOR PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE AMOUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS PROGRAM EXPENSE WHEN RECEIVED OR PLACE INTO SERVICE RATHER THAN RECORDED AS INVENTORY.