2026-08-19T09:39:13-05:00 2025-10-31 840803727 REESE HENRY & COMPANY INC 400 E MAIN ASPEN CO 81611 990 2024-11-01 237042291 ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ASPE 9709255756 100 PUPPY SMITH ST ASPEN CO 81611 CHRIS LANE CEO 9709255756 2026-08-10 1 1 MARK S KAVASCH CPA P00107511 9709253771 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRIS LANE 100 PUPPY SMITH ST ASPEN CO 81611 6425376 0 X WWW.ASPENNATURE.ORG X 1968 CO EDUCATING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 19 19 80 20 0 0 4532319 4848390 1080952 1222485 191843 135539 75380 44139 5880494 6250553 0 0 0 0 2651836 2930959 0 0 688273 1559978 2087815 4211814 5018774 1668680 1231779 38720736 39643797 1424595 789620 37296141 38854177 X ACES' MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT TO THE EARTH BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE AND IMMERSIVE PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES. 0 0 3687710 1214323 ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ACES) IS A NONPROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION.ACES INSPIRES A LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT TO THE EARTH BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE AND IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES. WE HAVE THREE LOCATIONS: HALLAM LAKE, ROCK BOTTOM RANCH, AND CATTO CENTER AT TOKLAT. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ECOLOGICAL LITERACY, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, FOREST AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, LAND RESTORATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND THEY REACH OVER 140,000 INDIVIDUALS EVERY YEAR. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 60 PLUS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, ACES TEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DAILY IN SCHOOLS FROM ASPEN TO RIFLE COLORADO, PROVIDES DAY CAMPS FOR CHILDREN IN THE SUMMER AND OVER SELECT HOLIDAYS, GUIDES ADULTS AND YOUTHS OF ALL AGES ON OUTDOOR NATURE CLASSES, GUIDED HIKES AND FIELD PROGRAMS. WE ALSO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY BY HOSTING PUBLIC LECTURES AND EVENTS ABOUT CUTTING EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH LAND TRUSTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; ACES CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION "EDUCATING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY." 3687710 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 36 0 1 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO X X ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 9709255756 100 PUPPY SMITH ST ASPEN CO 81621 ADAM LEWIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADELAIDE WATERS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX SANCHEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY DOCKEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA ROSENBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN PRITZKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN BRADY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS DANIELS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE MOORE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 GINA MURDOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HADLEY HENTSCHEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GOLDFARB TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY MURDOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODY GURALNICK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE LAMONT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HAMILTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN TALARICO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REENIE KINNEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMAKIN ARCHAMBAULT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS LANE CEO 40.00 X 286971 0 0 CHRISTINA MAHON EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 128926 0 0 CLAYTON B KETTELKAMP EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 125026 0 0 540923 0 0 3 0 1 0 LOUTHIS CUSTOM BUILDERS INC 415 PARK CIRCLE UNIT 1 ASPEN CO 81611 CONTRACTOR 2785945 1 287013 716361 181598 3663418 4848390 ADMISSIONS/TUITION 611600 919640 919640 EVENTS 611600 204716 204716 OTHER INCOME 611600 98129 98129 1222485 143701 143701 8162 -8162 -8162 -8162 210800 716361 166661 44139 44139 6250553 1214323 0 187840 2402350 1758662 212640 431048 48982 27920 10776 10286 287864 198362 43040 46462 191763 124646 32600 34517 116261 116261 85947 35238 40395 10314 42227 28625 6952 6650 42245 24502 6759 10984 476323 292784 148113 35426 22041 22041 4681 4681 550766 501197 5508 44061 139205 103011 18097 18097 SUPPLIES 516076 475648 40428 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE 90393 90393 BAD DEBT 1650 1650 5018774 3687710 642791 688273 983 1083 1810524 846883 1209003 1235080 46374 36943 32163516 3421133 24221865 28742383 11405951 8761858 26036 19567 38720736 39643797 1192041 612302 204459 177318 28095 0 1424595 789620 X 34709532 37072507 2586609 1781670 37296141 38854177 38720736 39643797 1231779 326257 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5704566 3398666 4120766 3860275 4848390 21932663 5704566 3398666 4120766 3860275 4848390 21932663 1329767 20602896 16998 76105 229296 221798 143701 687898 22620561 8234130 0.91080 0.86990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 6 0 0 1 1 11342913 150000 798816 500000 11791729 10787751 150000 951883 546721 11342913 10777694 595057 585000 10787751 9849414 150000 1258280 480000 10777694 9242756 150000 936658 480000 9849414 0 1 1 6911000 6911000 25252516 3421133 21831383 0 0 28742383 X 6576810 326257 326257 6250553 0 6250553 5018774 0 5018774 0 5018774 PART II, LINE 5: STAFF IS ASSIGNED TO MONITOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENTS. STAFF INFORMS THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT IF A VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED. PART II, LINE 9: VALUE AT DATE OF RECEIPT IS INCLUDED IN LAND AS AN ASSET. PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS OF ACES FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS PART X, LINE 2: FASB TOPIC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES WHEN TO RECOGNIZE AND HOW TO MEASURE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS. THESE RULES REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT, UPON EXAMINATION BY RELEVANT TAXING JURISDICTIONS, THOSE INCOME TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED. BASED ON THAT EVALUATION, ACES ONLY RECOGNIZES THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF EACH INCOME TAX POSITION THAT IS MORE THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING SUSTAINED. TO THE EXTENT THAT ALL OR A PORTION OF THE BENEFITS OF AN INCOME TAX POSITION ARE NOT RECOGNIZED, A LIABILITY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS, ALONG WITH ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT WOULD RESULT FROM DISALLOWANCE OF THE POSITION. SHOULD ANY SUCH PENALTIES AND INTEREST BE INCURRED, THEY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS OPERATING EXPENSES. ACES HAD NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. AS A RESULT, NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE ACCRUED FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS DURING THESE YEARS. SPECIAL EVENT 927161 716361 210800 166661 927161 716361 210800 166661 166661 44139 X 0 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRIS LANE CEO 286971 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 286971 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A HOUSING ALLOWANCE PROVIDED FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO BOARD MEMBERS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ACES IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. A MEMBERSHIP FEE IS CONSIDERED A DONATION AS THERE IS DE MINIMUS BENEFIT. MEMBERS DO NOT ELECT BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND CEO REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE SENDING TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT KEY STAFF PEOPLE OR BOARD MEMBERS IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THEIR STATUS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CEO ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE IF ANY CHANGE IN SALARY IS APPROPRIATE. NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR NONPROFIT CEO POSITIONS ARE REFERENCED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT ASPEN AND THE ROARING FORK VALLEY ARE SUCH HIGH COST OF LIVING AREAS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACES' CEO SALARY IS APPROPRIATE SINCE IT IS IN LINE WITH OR LESS THAN SALARIES PAID TO CEO'S IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC AND NEW JERSEY. THE BOARD IN FULL MUST APPROVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THROUGH THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS REQUESTED. ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENDOWMENT FUND PO BOX 10931 ASPEN CO 81612 010724451 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION CO 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENDOWMENT FUND C 500000 CASH RECEIVED ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENDOWMENT FUND E 31715 LOAN PAYMENT