Nonprofit · EIN 84-1177351
COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC
Also known as COLORADO AG IN THE CLASSROOM
Tax-exempt · WESTMINSTER, CO 80260
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $284,423 | $358,745 | -$74,322 | $110,306 | $26,165 | $84,141 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $228,680 | $253,917 | -$25,237 | $155,525 | $12,927 | $142,598 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $215,903 | $232,770 | -$16,867 | $159,122 | $5,478 | $153,644 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $68,785
- Program service revenue
- $215,638
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $74,975
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,914
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $119,495
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,819
- Program services (functional)
- $92,784
- Management and general (functional)
- $260,572
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,389
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $155,525
- Total assets, end of year
- $110,306
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,165
- Net assets, end of year
- $84,141
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $84,141
- Gross receipts
- $284,423
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 141
- Year formed
- 1991
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERI POWERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| IDELLA M LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALLIE MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LUITJENS BAHR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM EHRLICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSE RIVERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CASSIDY JOHNSTON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CINDY STAHELI PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERI POWERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| IDELLA M LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALLIE MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LUITJENS BAHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM EHRLICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SONDRA PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CASSIDY JOHNSTON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CINDY STAHELI PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY WILCOX | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MARIA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALLIE MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LUITJENS BAHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM EHRLICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SONDRA PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KERI POWERS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10343 FEDERAL BLVD UNIT J 224, WESTMINSTER, CO 80260-7402
- In care of
- % BETTE BLINDE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CYNDI HOFMEISTER, 718 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD PO BOX 163, BRUSH, CO 80723
- Signed the 990
- CYNDI HOFMEISTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (970) 370-9005
- Website
- WWW.GROWINGYOURFUTURE.COM
- Return prepared by
- MUELLER PYE & ASSOCIATES CPA LLC
Mission
NONE
Program accomplishments
- COLORADO READER: A STUDENT ACTIVITY NEWSPAPER GEARED TOWARDS UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, AND ALSO USED BY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. EACH ISSUE COVERS A DIFFERENT AGRICULTURE OR NATURAL RESOURCE TOPIC AND IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. A TOTAL OF 65,000 COPIES OF EACH ISSUE WERE PRINTED AND DIRECTLY MAILED TO CLASSROOMS 3 TIMES DURING THE YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 195,000 COPIES ISSUED.Expenses $31,994 · revenue $52,000
- LITERACY PROJECT: THE LITERACY PROJECT IS AN ANNUAL INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHERE EACH PARTICIPATING CLASS RECEIVES A FREE CLASS KIT COMPLETE WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO COMPLETE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES WITH STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM INTEGRATES AGRICULTURAL THEMES INTO PREK-12 INSTRUCTION, CONNECTING TO ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, STEM, AND AFNR. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO CULTIVATE A LOVE FOR READING WHILE ENHANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF AGRICULTURAL CONCEPTS, ULTIMATELY FOSTERING EMPOWERED AND LITERATE COMMUNITIES. A NEW TOPIC AND BOOK, FEATURING COLORADO AGRICULTURE STORIES, ARE CHOSEN EACH YEAR. THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM FOR PREK-12 STUDENTS. THIS YEAR THE LITERACY KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 2500 CLASSROOMS AND A TOTAL OF 43,000 STUDENTS.Expenses $45,753 · revenue $89,539
- SUMMER AGRICULTURE INSTITUTES: THE SUMMER AGRICULTURE INSTITUTES ARE MULTI-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS. ATTENDEES LEARN ABOUT COLORADO AGRICULTURE, TOUR FARMS, RANCHES, AND FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITIES, AND GAIN INNOVATIVE, STANDARDS-BASED WAYS TO INCORPORATE FOOD, FIBER, FUEL, AND NATURAL RESOURCE TOPICS INTO ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. TWO COURSES ARE OFFERED EACH YEAR IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS COLORADO. A TOTAL OF 47 TEACHERS AND 76 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS/PRESENTERS RECEIVED TRAINING THROUGH THESE TWO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS.Expenses $11,191 · revenue $25,862
- OTHER PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDED CLASSROOM VISITS, WATER FESTIVALS, AND VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS.Expenses $3,846 · revenue $48,237
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1177351
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $110,306
- Income (IRS master file)
- $284,423
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $284,423 | $358,745 | $110,306 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $228,680 | $253,917 | $155,525 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $215,903 | $232,770 | $159,122 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | July 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 84-1177351).
Questions about COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC
- What is the EIN of COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC is 84-1177351.
- Is COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC 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 FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names CYNDI HOFMEISTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $284,423, expenses of $358,745 and total assets of $110,306 at year end.
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