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Nonprofit · EIN 84-0772688

HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES

Tax-exempt · CRESTED BUTTE, CO 81224

Financials

$319K$328K2023$292K$237K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$292,270$237,196$55,074$235,317$2,233$233,084
December 31, 2023990$319,024$327,732-$8,708$184,225$4,598$179,627
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$282,544
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,897
Net income from fundraising events
$4,208
Net income from sales of inventory
$2,621
Other revenue
$6,829

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,560
Other salaries and wages
$138,267
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$149,328
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$2,446
Occupancy
$610
Program services (functional)
$150,332
Management and general (functional)
$83,025
Fundraising (functional)
$3,839

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$184,225
Total assets, end of year
$235,317
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,233
Net assets, end of year
$233,084
Net assets without donor restrictions
$232,114
Net assets with donor restrictions
$970
Gross receipts
$302,703
Employees
5
Volunteers
10
Year formed
1977
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 / weekCompensation
NATALIE EHMSENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ARVIN RAMGOOLAMVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SUE NAVYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
SUSAN TOEPFERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BRYAN WELLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AARON PETERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DEREK PANKRATZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ERIKA BROWNLEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DANIEL KREYKESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
COURTNEY KINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NATALIE EHMSENSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ARVIN RAMGOOLAMVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SUE NAVYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SUSAN TOEPFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRYAN WELLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AARON PETERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DEREK PANKRATZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHERYL CREWSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 1066, CRESTED BUTTE, CO 81224-1066
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SUE NAVY, PO BOX 432, CRESTED BUTTE, CO 81224
Signed the 990
SUE NAVY, PRESIDENT
Phone
(970) 349-7104
Return prepared by
DOUGLAS B GORMAN PC

Mission

HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES IS A GRASSROOTS NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH, INTEGRITY, AND BEAUTY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE OF COLORADOS GUNNISON COUNTRY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • WATER PROGRAM Preserving the quantity and quality of water flowing in the rivers and streams of the Upper Gunnison River Basin is critical to maintaining clean drinking water, healthy riparian ecosystems, aquatic life, and recreational and aesthetic values. The High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) water program has worked for over thirty years to protect and enhance the water resources of the Gunnison River Basin against threats from trans-mountain diversion, mining pollution, overuse and mismanagement. We engage with water users at the local level to generate good water management and regulations to protect water quality.
    Expenses $7,784 · revenue $12,000
  • PUBLIC LANDS PROGRAM From high rugged mountain faces to rolling sage brush flats, HCCA works to ensure that these special places are protected and conserved. For nearly 50 years, the Public Lands Program has played a key role in local and regional stakeholder groups,advocating for conservation within forest management, watershed planning, wildfire protection, tourism, and drought resilience efforts. HCCA advocates for conservation solutions to elected officials, government decisions makers and staff, other interested organizations, and the local community using a spectrum of tools from direct relationships, to participation in community planning processes, writing formal letters, and by publishing essays in local newspapers. We also lead collaborative efforts like the Gunnison Public Lands Initiative, which has resulted in broad stakeholders consensus to recommend protections for thousands of acres of public land-recommendations now advancing in Congress as part of the Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act.
    Expenses $110,217 · grants $1,560 · revenue $95,460
  • SAVING RED LADY ON AUGUST 29,2024, HCCA achieved a final and historic victory in its 47 year fight to save Mt Emmons (locally known to locals as the Red Lady) from mining. With cooperation Mt Emmons Mining Company(MEMC) and the community, HCCA secured the following (1) an Extinguishment Agreement for the Mineral and Development Rights on 885 acres of MEMC private land on Red Lady; (2) MEMC relinquished over 1100 mining claims on public lands in Gunnison County; (3)in a Land Exchange, MEMC exchanged several properties with the USFS that would be intergral for any future mine and those properties are now public lands; (4) the Thompson Divide/Mt Emmons Mineral Withdrawal prohibits new mining for twenty years on Red Ladys public land.
    Expenses $31,411 · revenue $9,871
  • STEWARDSHIP-HCCAs Stewardship Program works collaboratively with land management agencies and community organizations to address climate resiliency through the coordination of on the ground stewardship projects. These volunteer driven projects connect and educate the local community through restoring the health and ecological resiliency of our shared public lands.
    Expenses $920 · revenue $21,220

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
84-0772688
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
1979
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$235,317
Income (IRS master file)
$302,703

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$292,270$237,196$235,317IRS
990December 2023$319,024$327,732$184,225XML
990December 2022$277,961$335,958$192,020IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 84-0772688).

Questions about HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES

What is the EIN of HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES is 84-0772688.
Is HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
Are donations to HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES 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 HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES 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 HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES 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 HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SUE NAVY.
Who are the officers and directors of HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $292,270, expenses of $237,196 and total assets of $235,317 at year end.

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