Nonprofit · EIN 84-1155433
COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80250
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $135,925 | $149,132 | -$13,207 | $227,536 | $0 | $227,536 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $291,581 | $264,739 | $26,842 | $240,743 | $0 | $240,743 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $193,014 | $175,392 | $17,622 | $213,901 | $0 | $213,901 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $86,777
- Membership dues
- $59,215
- Program service revenue
- $49,148
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,125
- Program services (functional)
- $83,590
- Management and general (functional)
- $65,542
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $240,743
- Total assets, end of year
- $227,536
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $227,536
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $227,536
- Gross receipts
- $135,925
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA WING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.15 | $0 |
| KATIE HELM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.07 | $0 |
| RUTH QUADE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4.42 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BLACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| DIANE BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.93 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.11 | $0 |
| TIM YORK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.82 | $0 |
| AUSTIN KRCMARIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.92 | $0 |
| KELLY GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| ABBYE NEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE CONOVITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.43 | $0 |
| ALYSSA QUINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JASON NAUGHTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.95 | $0 |
| MERYL CORBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.98 | $0 |
| PETER MAYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.42 | $0 |
| LYNDSEY LUCIA | CO-TREASURER Officer | 2.45 | $0 |
| ELISABETH BOWMAN | CO-SECRETARY Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| DYLAN KING | CO-TREASURER Officer | 1.03 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DUKE | CO-SECRETARY Officer | 1.59 | $0 |
| VICTORIA ARLING | CO-CHAIR Officer | 1.96 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD BRADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.78 | $0 |
| LAURA WING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 |
| KATIE HELM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.42 | $0 |
| ELISABETH BOWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.6 | $0 |
| DYLAN KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.46 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BLACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.82 | $0 |
| DIANE BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.01 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DUKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 |
| QUINT REDMOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.46 | $0 |
| ABBYE NEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.04 | $0 |
| JESSICA THRASHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 |
| VICTORIA ARLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.07 | $0 |
| AUSTIN KRCMARIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.15 | $0 |
| KELLY GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.76 | $0 |
| RUTH QUADE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4.56 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ROGERS | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.21 | $0 |
| TIM YORK | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.92 | $0 |
| LYNDSEY LUCIA | CO-TREASURER Officer | 2.82 | $0 |
| ALYSSA QUINN | CO-CHAIR Officer | 2.15 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNDSEY LUCIA | CO-TREASURER | 1.89 | $0 |
| BRAD BRADY | CO-CHAIR | 3.46 | $0 |
| ALYSSA QUINN | CO-CHAIR | 3.8 | $0 |
| LAURA WING | CO-SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE HELM | BOARD MEMBER | 3.3 | $0 |
| ELISABETH BOWMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1.3 | $0 |
| ERIC OLSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN KING | BOARD MEMBER | 0.4 | $0 |
| RUTH QUADE | CO-SECRETARY | 4.28 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BLACK | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER | 0.83 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DUKE | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| QUINT REDMOND | BOARD MEMBER | 1.13 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER | 2.23 | $0 |
| ABBYE NEEL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| TIM YORK | CO-TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA THRASHER | BOARD MEMBER | 1.28 | $0 |
| VICTORIA ARLING | BOARD MEMBER | 1.4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 101012, DENVER, CO 80250-1012
- In care of
- % VICTORIA ARLING
- Signed the 990
- VICTORIA ARLING, CO-CHAIR
- Phone
- (970) 350-9874
- Website
- WWW.COLORADOWATERWISE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREEN & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
COLORADO WATERWISE ADDRESSES THE STATES WATER CHALLENGES BY IMPROVING WATER EFFICIENCY THROUGH DIVERSE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND VALUABLE MEMBER RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS AND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WATER CONSERVATION.Expenses $47,671
- LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE IT WATER CONSERVATION TOOLKIT FOR SMALLER COLORADO COMMUNITIES.Expenses $35,119
- PROMOTING WATER CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY.Expenses $800
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1155433
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $227,536
- Income (IRS master file)
- $135,925
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $135,925 | $149,132 | $227,536 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $291,581 | $264,739 | $240,743 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $193,014 | $175,392 | $213,901 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 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 84-1155433).
Questions about COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL is 84-1155433.
- Is COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL 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 COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COLORADO WATER WISE COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $135,925, expenses of $149,132 and total assets of $227,536 at year end.
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