2026-07-17T15:45:38-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 990529211 Protect Kids Colorado PROT 8089606361 6510-A South Academy Blvd - PMB 333 Colorado Springs CO 80906 Mark Spengler Treasurer 8089606361 2025-04-16 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X https://www.protectkidscolorado.org X X 72652 X 72652 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72652 0 0 0 33226 0 16112 5920 55258 17394 0 0 17394 0 17394 0 0 0 0 0 17394 0 0 0 17394 Protect Kids Colorado is a broad coalition of parents, grandparents and concerned citizens coming together to protect kids and strengthen families in Colorado. We are advocating for policies that promote children's well-being and support the responsibility of loving parents. Our initiatives are designed for the safety of children and to ensure parents are a fundamental part of their child's development. START UP: Contracted management services to explore, assess, and recommend activities to begin and achieve the goals of the organization (six months). This included identifying meeting locations, and hosting strategic planning gatherings. 0 33226 Printing of materials, brochures, petitions, postage and supplies to inform and provide personal engagement by volunteers and citizens of Colorado impacting approximately 80,000 persons. 0 16112 Communication expenses of website design and maintenance, software, and promotional materials benefiting approximately 2500 individuals. 0 4211 As per partial listing of Schedule "O" items 0 1709 55258 Kevin Lundberg President 30 0 0 0 Mark R Spengler Treasurer 40 0 0 0 Erin Lee Secretary 40 0 0 0 Patricia McKernan Director 30 0 0 0 Shannon Thomas Director 20 0 0 0 Lori Gimelshteyn Director 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark R Spengler 6510-A South Academy Blvd - PMB 333 Colorado Springs CO 80906 8089606361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B In preparing to file 2025 Form 990, I realized there were mistakes in the 2024 990EZ Form files so I wanted to correct those mistakes to ensure accuracy in 2025 Form 990. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Bank Fees;10|Food and Dining;231|Legal Services;255|Post Office Box Rental;142|Supplies;1071|CRM Software;1301|Promotional Events;335|Promotional Materials;978|Website Design and Maintenance;1400|Website Expense;197^Total;5920^ After multiple telephone conversations that have been well documented with the following people and being told that my Filing and payment of Form 8976 on January 4, 2024 was adequate to obtaining our 501 (c) 4 designation, i was informed on 6/23/2025 that this was inadequate. I only was made aware something was amiss when we tried filing a 990EZ on April 16th when the filing was rejected due to our EIN/NAME not being present on the tax exempt recognition website. My communications were with the following individuals: 4/17/25: Ms. Hubbard, ID# 1003087063 5/6/25: Ms. Edwards, ID# 1000195894 5/19/25: Mr. Matthews, ID# 1001923572. At each step of the way, when inquiring as to why our EIN was not available on the IRS tax exempt website so we could finish our filing of the 990EZ, I was told either that "someone had made a mistake, someone would make a referral, or something would be resubmitted." It was only on 6/23/25 in speaking with Ms. Briggs, ID#100401125856 that I was informed that I had to submit an application, pay the $600 and that would START the formal process.