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Nonprofit · EIN 26-2464764

NOURISH COLORADO

Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80246

Financials

$3.6M$4.3M2023$5.2M$4.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NOURISH COLORADO by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,191,742$4,847,909$343,833$1,720,537$208,934$1,511,603
December 31, 2023990$3,572,315$4,303,137-$730,822$1,375,808$208,038$1,167,770
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,127,536
of which government grants
$3,834,274
Program service revenue
$58,510
Investment income
$4,908
Other revenue
$788

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,559,364
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$141,668
Other salaries and wages
$1,315,651
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,766,391
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$88,391
Travel
$93,505
Program services (functional)
$4,343,031
Management and general (functional)
$410,832
Fundraising (functional)
$94,046

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,375,808
Total assets, end of year
$1,720,537
Total liabilities, end of year
$208,934
Net assets, end of year
$1,511,603
Net assets without donor restrictions
$918,579
Net assets with donor restrictions
$593,024
Gross receipts
$5,191,742
Employees
22
Year formed
2008
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WENDY PETERS MOSCHETTIEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$135,406$6,262
INGRID WICKERDEPUTY EXECU
Highest-paid employee
40$109,757$4,390
ASHLEY THUROW CPACHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JILL MENDOZATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
SHANNON SPURLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHAUNDA VAN WERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELENA IRVINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAWN ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSICA TRAPPMAN CHURCH MS RDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA CARROLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAIA MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHERINE CORELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WENDY PETERS MOSCHETTIEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$135,406$6,262
ASHLEY THUROW CPACHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JILL MENDOZATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
SHANNON SPURLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHAUNDA VAN WERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELENA IRVINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAWN ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSICA TRAPPMAN CHURCH MS RDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA CARROLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAIA MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHERINE CORELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
501 S CHERRY ST STE 1100, DENVER, CO 80246-1323
In care of
% SHEPARD NEVEL
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MAX GIBSON, 501 S CHERRY STREET SUITE 1100, DENVER, CO 80246
Signed the 990
WENDY PETERS MOSCHETTI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(720) 353-4120
Return prepared by
TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY

Mission

NOURISH COLORADO IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FARMS AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT ALL COLORADANS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOODS. WE PURSUE SYSTEMIC CHANGES THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY ADVOCACY, MANAGING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND GRASSROOTS NETWORKS TO EMPLOY MULTIPLE-WIN STRATEGIES THAT REBALANCE THE FOOD SYSTEM AND CREATE NUTRITIOUS FOOD ENVIRONMENTS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVES: IN 2024, DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS (DUFB) PARTNERED WITH 110 SITES ACROSS COLORADO TO SUPPORT SNAP SHOPPERS. PARTICIPANTS EARNED UP TO 20 PER DAY IN ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR COLORADO-GROWN FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND DRY BEANS. COLLECTIVELY, SHOPPERS REDEEMED NEARLY 1 MILLION IN INCENTIVES STATEWIDE. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKED THE LAUNCH OF THE COLORADO SNAP PRODUCE BONUS (CSPB) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CDHS. TO DATE, CSPB INCLUDES 41 FARMERS, 5 BRICK-AND- MORTAR RETAILERS, AND 36 DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER OUTLETS (FARMERS MARKETS, FARM STANDS, AND ON-FARM STORES). THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, SNAP SHOPPERS CAN RECEIVE UP TO 60 PER MONTH IN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS WHEN PURCHASING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT PARTICIPATING SITES. COLORADO NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: - DISTRIBUTED 225,000 IN FRESH PRODUCE BY DIRECTLY PARTNERING WITH 27 FARMERS AND AGGREGATORS. IN TOTAL, 111 FARMS WERE IMPACTED THROUGH DIRECT CONTRACTS OR AGGREGATOR PARTNERSHIPS. - SERVED WIC PARTICIPANTS AND OLDER ADULTS THROUGH 27 AGENCIES ACROSS 21 COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN UTE AND UTE MOUNTAIN UTE NATIONS. - INVESTED OVER 340,580 INTO THE COLORADO FOOD ECONOMY THROUGH HYPERLOCAL FOOD PURCHASES. THE MAJORITY OF FOOD WAS GROWN AND DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE SAME OR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. - DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 63,546 POUNDS OF FOOD STATEWIDE. - OVER 80% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED EATING MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM.
    Expenses $2,096,555 · grants $1,396,897
  • NUTRITION FOOD EDUCATION: NOURISH COLORADO'S NUTRITION EDUCATION TEAM IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE COOKING MATTERS PROGRAMMING TO IMPROVE HEALTHY EATING BEHAVIORS AND REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AMONG SNAP-ELIGIBLE COLORADANS. PROGRAMMING COMBINED DIRECT EDUCATION, POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE STRATEGIES, AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED INNOVATIONS TO REACH COLORADO COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING URBAN, RURAL, FRONTIER, AND TRIBAL POPULATIONS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 20 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, NOURISH PROVIDED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE COOKING MATTERS CURRICULA, ENGAGING MORE THAN 4,000 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS COLORADO. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS SUPPORTED HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES IN PANTRIES, RETAIL SETTINGS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS, ENSURING THAT MAKING THE HEALTHY CHOICE WAS THE EASY CHOICE. EVALUATION TOOLS AND STATE REPORTING SYSTEMS WERE USED TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $1,311,754
  • HEALTHY FOOD IN INSTITUTIONS: FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION FF IN NOVEMBER 2022, OUR TEAM ENTERED 2023 WITH A CLEAR FOCUS: TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE). OUR GOAL WAS TO POSITION OURSELVES AS THE STATEWIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOR THE LOCAL FOOD PROGRAM (LFP). THROUGHOUT 2023, WE DEDICATED TIME AND RESOURCES TO BUILDING A STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO THE ANTICIPATED CONTRACT, WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED IN SPRING 2024. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY 2024, WE RECEIVED UNEXPECTED NEWS. DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACCESSING FREE MEALS, FUNDING PRIORITIES SHIFTED. THE STATEWIDE LFP CONTRACT-AND ALL ASSOCIATED GRANTS-WERE PUT ON HOLD TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD COULD CONTINUE RECEIVING MEALS AT NO COST. THIS DEVELOPMENT MEANT THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM PAUSED, BUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS TO PURCHASE LOCAL FOOD WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IN JUNE 2024, CDE INFORMED US THAT OUR EXISTING LFP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WOULD BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THIS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. BY AUGUST, 32 NEW DISTRICTS WERE AWARDED YEAR 4 LFP GRANTS, AND WE EXPANDED OUR SUPPORT TO INCLUDE THEM ALONGSIDE THE YEAR 3 COHORT. FINALLY, IN OCTOBER 2024, OUR YEAR 4 LFP TA CONTRACT WITH CDE WAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED, AND 150,000 IN FUNDING WAS RELEASED. WITH THIS SUPPORT, WE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH THE 32 PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS, ENSURING THEY HAD THE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025.
    Expenses $619,082 · grants $162,467 · revenue $58,510
  • THROUGH OUR HEALTHY FOOD POLICY WORK, NOURISH COLORADO ADVANCES COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL POLICY AGENDAS THAT SUPPORT A JUST AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD SYSTEM. WE MANAGE THE FOOD BILL ACTION TEAM, WHICH MEETS VIRTUALLY MONTHLY AND INCLUDES MARKET MANAGERS, STATE LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE FOCUSED ON LEARNING ABOUT POLICY AND BRAINSTORMING NEW IDEAS THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION. I N 2024, WE WORKED WITH STATE LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS, AND CREATED A PERMANENT STATE PROGRAM, THE HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, NOURISH TRAVELED MULTIPLE TIMES TO WASHINGTON DC TO MEET WITH THE OFFICES OF FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AND SECURED CO-SPONSORSHIPS FROM SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO DELEGATION ON BILLS TO SUPPORT SNAP INCENTIVES, SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
    Expenses $315,640

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-2464764
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
2008
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,720,537
Income (IRS master file)
$5,191,742

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,191,742$4,847,909$1,720,537XML
990December 2023$3,572,315$4,303,137$1,375,808XML
990December 2022$3,656,570$4,062,842$2,181,037IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 26-2464764).

Questions about NOURISH COLORADO

What is the EIN of NOURISH COLORADO?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NOURISH COLORADO is 26-2464764.
Is NOURISH COLORADO tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
Are donations to NOURISH COLORADO tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NOURISH COLORADO 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 NOURISH COLORADO 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 NOURISH COLORADO 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 NOURISH COLORADO?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MAX GIBSON.
Who are the officers and directors of NOURISH COLORADO?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,406 (WENDY PETERS MOSCHETTI, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does NOURISH COLORADO have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,191,742, expenses of $4,847,909 and total assets of $1,720,537 at year end.

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