Nonprofit · EIN 20-1740623
THE CLOUD FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · COLORADO SPGS, CO 80905
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $336,342 | $370,611 | -$34,269 | $546,515 | $2,742 | $543,773 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $484,155 | $348,552 | $135,603 | $581,450 | $3,408 | $578,042 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $351,529
- Program service revenue
- $185
- Investment income
- $248
- Royalties
- $364
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$10,958
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$5,026
- Other revenue
- -$15,620
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,444
- Other salaries and wages
- $55,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $139,939
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,900
- Occupancy
- $10,284
- Travel
- $20,231
- Depreciation
- $12,571
- Program services (functional)
- $266,146
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,636
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,829
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $581,450
- Total assets, end of year
- $546,515
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,742
- Net assets, end of year
- $543,773
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $114,699
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $543,773
- Gross receipts
- $374,650
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY FERGUSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $67,844 | $3,600 |
| VIRGINIA KATHRENS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN EVANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM VAUGHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA FRIDAY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA HANICK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SUTHERLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONI HUTCHESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LISA JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE WILLING PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SMOOT WELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY FERGUSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $65,000 |
| VIRGINIA KATHRENS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ANN EVANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SAM VAUGHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LISA FRIDAY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA HANICK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SUTHERLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAMIE WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TONI HUTCHESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TONI MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JULIE WILLING PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SMOOT WELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 107 S 7TH ST, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80905-1602
- In care of
- % VIRGINIA S KATHRENS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KERRY FERGUSON, 107 S 7TH ST, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905
- Signed the 990
- KERRY FERGUSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (719) 633-3842
- Website
- WWW.THECLOUDFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WAUGH & GOODWIN LLP
Mission
THE CLOUD FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING THE EXTINCTION OF CLOUD'S HERD THROUGH EDUCATION, MEDIA EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING, AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. WE ARE ALSO DETERMINED TO PROTECT OTHER WILD HORSE HERDS ON PUBLIC LANDS, ESPECIALLY ISOLATED HERDS WITH UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Program accomplishments
- THE CLOUD FOUNDATION FOUNDER, GINGER KATHRENS, IS REGULARLY INVITED TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ADVOCATING THE PRESERVATION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS. THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN FEATURED ON ABC, NBC, CNN, AND PBS, EDUCATING A NATIONAL AUDIENCE ABOUT THE NEED TO PRESERVE WILD HORSES AND BURROS. TCF ATTENDS THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) NATIONAL MEETINGS REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS. KATHRENS AND OTHER TCF BOARD MEMBERS GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEED TO REFORM THE MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS BOTH ON THE RANGE AND IN CAPTIVITY. TCF COMMENTS ON ALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, WHICH DEAL WITH THE PLANNED REMOVAL OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS FROM PUBLIC LANDS. TCF DIRECTOR KATHRENS WRITES ARTICLES FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS ON THE ISSUE. TCF SPEAKS AT SCHOOLS, CREATES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND STILL PRESENTATIONS REGARDING WILD HORSES AND BURROS. TCF COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION (2005) TCF HAS DIRECTLY RESCUED DOZENS OF MUSTANGS THAT WERE BOUND FOR DIRT HOLDING AREAS MANAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR WERE ON THEIR WAY TO KILLER BUYER AUCTIONS. THE FOUNDATION HAS FACILITATED THE ADOPTION AND PURCHASE OF DOZENS OF OTHER ONCE WILD HORSES. TCF HAS PROVIDED TRAINING OR RETRAINING OF ONCE ADOPTED WILD HORSES THAT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RESCUED EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY TCF. TCF MAINTAINS TWO FAMILY BANDS OF WILD HORSES ON PRIVATELY OWNED, LEASED PASTURES IN MONTANA. THESE "FREEDOM FAMILY" WILD HORSES LIVE MUCH LIKE THEY DID ON THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS. TCF PROVIDES SCHEDULED VISITS TO SEE THE FREEDOM FAMILIES FOR PURPOSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR AND COMPLEX SOCIAL INTERACTIONS OF WILD HORSES.Expenses $266,146 · revenue -$4,841
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1740623
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $546,515
- Income (IRS master file)
- $374,650
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $336,342 | $370,611 | $546,515 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $484,155 | $348,552 | $581,450 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $317,304 | $309,765 | $451,207 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1740623).
Questions about THE CLOUD FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE CLOUD FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CLOUD FOUNDATION is 20-1740623.
- Is THE CLOUD FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to THE CLOUD FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CLOUD FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE CLOUD FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CLOUD FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CLOUD FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KERRY FERGUSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CLOUD FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $67,844 (KERRY FERGUSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE CLOUD FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $336,342, expenses of $370,611 and total assets of $546,515 at year end.
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