2026-07-27T17:33:36-05:00 2025-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 121 SOUTH TEJON STREET SUITE 1100 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80903 990 2025-01-01 840402702 COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES COLO 3038371313 1560 BROADWAY 1100 DENVER CO 80202 MATTHEW R BACA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3038371313 2026-07-23 1 SARAH HINTZ P00492291 7196350330 2026-07-23 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MATTHEW R BACA 1560 BROADWAY 1100 DENVER CO 80202 25311011 0 X WWW.COLORADOLEGALSERVICES.ORG X 1925 CO PROVIDES ACCESS TO QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO AS MANY PEOPLE IN COLORADO AS POSSIBLE. 24 24 198 270 0 0 24145878 24596011 2683 4544 817404 696582 0 13874 24965965 25311011 0 39236 0 0 21087013 24061115 0 0 375847 3972699 3618500 25059712 27718851 -93747 -2407840 18939963 20127534 4481158 8130738 14458805 11996796 X TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR AS MANY LOW INCOME PERSONS AND MEMBERS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT COLORADO AS POSSIBLE. 0 0 25114312 39236 18418 COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES (CLS) IS COLORADO'S STATEWIDE LEGAL AID NONPROFIT THAT HAS SERVED COLORADANS IN POVERTY FOR 100 YEARS, GUIDING THROUGH DIFFICULT CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS. WE REPRESENT COLORADANS WHO MEET INCOME AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR FREE. OUR 12 OFFICES HELP PEOPLE FACING A VARIETY OF LEGAL PROBLEMS IN EIGHT PRIMARY AREAS OF WORK, WHICH INCLUDE THESE FOUR CORE PRACTICE AREAS, AS WELL AS FOUR STATEWIDE SPECIALTY AREAS. THESE AREAS ARE ECONOMIC JUSTICE ( DEBT COLLECTION, BANKRUPTCY, GARNISHMENT, REPOSSESSION), FAMILY LAW ( DIVORCE, CUSTODY AND PROTECTION ORDERS), HOUSING ( EVICTIONS, FORECLOSURES AND LANDLORD/ TENANT ISSUES) AND PUBLIC BENEFITS ( SS, MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SNAP).DURING 2025, CLS CLOSED 8,424 CASES IN WHICH LEGAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO CLIENT. THOSE HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDED 10,178 ADULTS, AND 6,292 CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, CLS HELD 308 LEGAL EDUCATION/INFORMATION EVENTS FOR OUR CLIENT COMMUNITIES. CLS ALSO HELD 159 OUTREACH EVENTS TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 25114312 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 92 0 1 198 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X SILVIA ZELAYA 3038371313 1560 BROADWAY SUITE 1100 DENVER CO 80202 TINA SMITH BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN P FREY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KYMBERLY MERRICK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENZO KAWANABE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE CASTLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA L DECKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEROME DEHERRERA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA GOMEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER GONZALES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA GREISEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANZ HARDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY HIJAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY KROLL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN KURATH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOI KUSH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY LORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETTY MARROQUIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH MUNRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE PONZAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MESHACH RHOADES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN STARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARA VEITCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BACA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 173997 0 13645 JOEL MINOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY 40.00 X 140286 0 14259 SILVIA ZELAYA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CONTROLLER 40.00 X 139673 0 10810 MOLLY RYAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 135226 0 14027 KARIN M TROENDLE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY NORTH 40.00 X 148551 0 30183 ARASH JAHANIAN DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY DENVER 40.00 X 131445 0 14068 MAUREEN FARRELL-STEVENSON MANAGING ATTORNEY 40.00 X 127035 0 8252 GAIL RODOSEVICH DIRECTOR OF PRO BONO SERVICES 40.00 X 125448 0 34748 CYNTHIA CHAN ASSISTANT SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 40.00 X 125083 0 13047 1246744 0 153039 52 0 1 0 0 9798153 14797858 24596011 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 4544 4544 4544 696582 696582 OTHER INCOME 900099 13874 13874 13874 25311011 18418 0 696582 38575 38575 661 661 693747 24496 665562 3689 17545257 16505089 795142 245026 4462472 4084764 316503 61205 1359639 1234636 106441 18562 127121 115434 9952 1735 73438 73438 678132 615786 53088 9258 18059 16398 1414 247 370770 336682 29026 5062 1725530 1566888 135085 23557 208501 189332 16323 2846 33060 30021 2588 451 22687 20601 1776 310 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 144002 130763 11273 1966 LIBRARY UPDATES 78202 71012 6122 1068 MEMBERSHIP FEES 75646 75646 BANK FEES 42349 38456 3315 578 21003 19072 1644 287 27718851 25114312 2228692 375847 376714 528241 15466638 12044155 1185902 1048298 57583 188140 482889 482889 0 0 1853126 6318700 18939963 20127534 1298246 1270436 1238509 794995 275419 3259 1668984 6062048 4481158 8130738 X 9907216 7363779 4551589 4633017 14458805 11996796 18939963 20127534 X -2407840 -54169 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 17368304 16931110 20216149 24145878 24596011 103257452 17368304 16931110 20216149 24145878 24596011 103257452 103257452 2256 229790 761660 817404 696582 2507692 105765144 50848 0.97630 0.98070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4395 0 0 4395 0 1 273830 128300 398871 3259 1 X 402024 402024 0 80865 80865 0 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS 378488 CASH IN ESCROW CLIENT DEPOSITS 3259 RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSET 5936953 6318700 LEASE LIABILITY 6062048 6062048 26482634 1171623 1171623 25311011 0 25311011 28944643 1171623 54169 1225792 27718851 0 27718851 PART IV, LINE 2B: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS DEPOSITS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS. THESE FUNDS ARE MAINTAINED IN SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS AND ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS CASH IN ESCROW - CLIENT DEPOSITS. A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THESE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT IN ESCROW. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PRIOR YEAR FUNDS RETURNED 1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY NETWORK 7301 FEDERAL BLVD SUITE 300 WESTMINSTER CO 80030 841565542 501C3 38575 0 N/A N/A TO FUND THE PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO TRAFFICKED IMMIGRANT YOUTHS AND ADULTS IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION UNDER THE CLS PROJECT. 1 0 FELLOWSHIP 1 661 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO ENSURE THE EXPENDITURES ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW BACA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 173997 0 0 0 0 0 7936 0 5709 0 187642 0 0 0 KARIN M TROENDLE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY NORTH 148551 0 0 0 0 0 7036 0 23147 0 178734 0 0 0 GAIL RODOSEVICH DIRECTOR OF PRO BONO SERVICES 125448 0 0 0 0 0 6828 0 27920 0 160196 0 0 0 JOEL MINOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY 140286 0 0 0 0 0 7314 0 6945 0 154545 0 0 0 SILVIA ZELAYA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CONTROLLER 139673 0 0 0 0 0 6828 0 3982 0 150483 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST SIX DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON, SECRETARY, TREASURER AND AT LEAST TWO OTHER DIRECTORS SELECTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD WHEN SUCH ACTION CANNOT BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. A QUORUM FOR ANY MEETING SHALL BE THREE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. NOTICE OF ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ALSO MEET FROM TIME TO TIME TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND COUNSEL TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT REPORTING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("BOARD CHAIR") HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST, AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO EXIST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONNECTED THEREWITH HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN ANY DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS AS HOW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE ADDRESSED. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN ANY ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF, AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS IN FACT FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE COVERED PERSON MAY BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY OR OTHER ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RESEARCHES COMPARABLE SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILAR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN COLORADO. A SALARY RECOMMENDATION THEN IS BASED ON THE WORK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS. ONCE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR THE PROPOSED SALARY IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ITS FORMAL APPROVAL AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT WHICH WAS REVIEWED AND ADOPTED BY THE FULL BOARD. KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER SENIOR STAFF SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PRIOR YEAR FUNDS RETURNED -54,169. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.