Nonprofit · EIN 20-8474909
PROTECT OUR WINTERS
Tax-exempt · BOULDER, CO 80302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,668,021 | $5,867,570 | $800,451 | $7,341,849 | $395,942 | $6,945,907 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,329,663 | $5,928,412 | $401,251 | $6,332,882 | $202,238 | $6,130,644 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,183,098
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $202,108
- Royalties
- $212,026
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $46,214
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,374
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $73,408
- Other revenue
- $282,815
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $778,519
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $440,067
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,080,759
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,018,652
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $41,584
- Accounting fees
- $89,868
- Occupancy
- $20,284
- Travel
- $150,352
- Depreciation
- $5,235
- Program services (functional)
- $4,202,181
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,207,125
- Fundraising (functional)
- $458,264
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,332,882
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,341,849
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $395,942
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,945,907
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,500
- Publicly traded securities
- $29,899
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,590,753
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $355,154
- Gross receipts
- $8,929,250
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN SPRAGUE | CEO (AS OF 01/16/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $239,602 | $4,583 |
| CONSUELO GONZALES | VP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,842 | $2,472 |
| BEN GUBITS | VP CAMPAIGNS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,000 | $2,200 |
| JACOB BLACK | SR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,008 | $11,223 |
| LEIGH CAPOZZI | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,265 | $7,264 |
| TORREY UDALL | INTERIM CEO (THRU 01/16/24) Officer | 40 | $101,830 | $7,721 |
| RYAN LAEMEL | COO (AS OF 07/24) Officer | 40 | $79,340 | $11,082 |
| TOD FRANCIS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM MORRISON | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY JONES | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONRAD ANKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY HUTCHESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE TRACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT ACHTENHAGEN | TREASURER (AS OF 3/13/24) Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL STILES | SECRETARY Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIO MOLINA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $224,400 | $28,823 |
| TORREY UDALL | INTERIM EXEC. DIR. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $149,605 | $16,034 |
| CONSUELO GONZALES | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,288 | $5,292 |
| LEIGH CAPOZZI | VP OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,697 | $24,963 |
| BENJAMIN GUBITS | VP OF CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,383 | $4,615 |
| ERIN SPRAGUE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY JONES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CONRAD ANKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS BENITEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOD FRANCIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY HUTCHESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE TRACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL STILES | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1919 14TH ST STE 700, BOULDER, CO 80302-5482
- In care of
- % JEREMY JONES
- Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
- 787 11th Street, Boulder CO 80302
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIN SPRAGUE, 1919 14TH ST 700, BOULDER, CO 80302
- Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
- Christopher Steinkamp, 787 11th Street, Boulder CO 80302
- Signed the 990
- ERIN SPRAGUE, CEO
- Phone
- (303) 900-4027
- Website
- www.protectourwinters.org
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
POW HELPS PASSIONATE OUTDOOR PEOPLE PROTECT THE PLACES AND LIFESTYLES THEY LOVE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF ATHLETES, SCIENTISTS, CREATIVES, AND BUSINESS LEADERS ADVANCING NON-PARTISAN POLICIES THAT PROTECT OUR WORLD TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- WE MOBILIZE A POWERFUL AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDES PASSIONATE YOUNG PEOPLE, WELL-KNOWN ATHLETES, AND BUSINESSES. WE EDUCATE, CONNECT, AND ACTIVATE THEM INTO EFFECTIVE CLIMATE ADVOCATES. POW ORGANIZED CLIMATE-FOCUSED EVENTS FOR THE OUTDOOR COMMUNITY, WORKED WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO INTEGRATE CLIMATE CHANGE TOPICS INTO INDUSTRY EVENTS, AND FOUND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLIANCE MEMBERS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY ON CLIMATE. WE TAUGHT MEMBERS OF OUR ALLIANCE (ATHLETES, CREATIVES, CEOS, AND BRAND STAFF) TO BECOME MEGAPHONES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MESSAGING. WE PREPARED KNOWLEDGEABLE PARTNERS TO HELP GROW OUR BASE AND INSPIRE ACTION ON SPECIFIC ASKS FROM THE OUTDOOR COMMUNITY PERTAINING TO POW'S INITIATIVES. WE TRANSFORMED ATHLETES, INFLUENCERS, AND CEOS INTO EFFECTIVE CLIMATE ADVOCATES.Expenses $4,202,181 · grants $778,519 · revenue $73,408
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
- 20-8474909
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,341,849
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,929,250
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,668,021 | $5,867,570 | $7,341,849 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,329,663 | $5,928,412 | $6,332,882 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,599,185 | $5,972,275 | $6,010,677 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Christopher Steinkamp | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 20-8474909).
Questions about PROTECT OUR WINTERS
- What is the EIN of PROTECT OUR WINTERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROTECT OUR WINTERS is 20-8474909.
- Is PROTECT OUR WINTERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to PROTECT OUR WINTERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROTECT OUR WINTERS 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 PROTECT OUR WINTERS 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 PROTECT OUR WINTERS 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 PROTECT OUR WINTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIN SPRAGUE.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROTECT OUR WINTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $239,602 (ERIN SPRAGUE, CEO (AS OF 01/16/24)).
- How much revenue does PROTECT OUR WINTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,668,021, expenses of $5,867,570 and total assets of $7,341,849 at year end.
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