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Nonprofit · EIN 84-1263735

COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80250

Financials

$2M$2.3M2023$2.1M$2M2024$2.4M$2.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,426,105$2,197,725$228,380$1,267,507$556,837$710,670
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$2,068,609$2,028,390$40,219$1,075,142$673,158$401,984
December 31, 2023990$1,991,192$2,290,450-$299,258$993,614$631,849$361,765
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$2,389,925
Investment income
$36,180
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$305,892
Other salaries and wages
$530,005
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$985,328
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$196,401
Occupancy
$50,388
Travel
$4,559

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,075,142
Total assets, end of year
$1,267,507
Total liabilities, end of year
$556,837
Net assets, end of year
$710,670
Net assets without donor restrictions
$710,670
Gross receipts
$2,426,105
Employees
8
Volunteers
122
Year formed
1994
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRITTANY ANN MORRIS SAUNDERSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$234,792$9,600
MEGAN ROSE CONCANNON SPARKSSVP, OPERATIONS & PROGRAMM
Highest-paid employee
40$143,370$9,600
PETER LAWRENCE SCHWARTZVP, CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$135,582$9,600
MARK FITZGERALDPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ADAMS PRICECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE CARRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE FORTIERSECRETARY THRU OCT 2025
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM BROWN WILMSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN WINWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GAURI KAPURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH HERZOGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES DINETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BINH DIEPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
35 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MISSY DEVILLEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE BOURGEOISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDI VANDERGRIFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA URIBESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ATILLA TINICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROB REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNETTE QUINTANADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JON NORDMARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUMA NALLAPATIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JORDIE HARRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HENRY WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KASSENDRA GALINDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ESTHER FRIENDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI FRASIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID EDINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BETTY ARKELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALETA JEFFRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONI BARUTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSE ESPINODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GINA FRATARCANGELIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN GINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAIGE GOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TROY PEGGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERTA ROBINETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NEIL MORRISDIRECTOR THRU FEB 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY GRAYSONDIRECTOR THRU MARCH 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
AIDAN LYNCHDIRECTOR THRU APRIL 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
VERNON IRVINDIRECTOR THRU APRIL 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE DAMONDIRECTOR THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
PHILIP WINTERBURNDIRECTOR THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
AL GARDNERDIRECTOR THRU JUNE 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
PABLO SLOUGHDIRECTOR THRU JULY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
ASHLEE COLLINSDIRECTOR THRU OCT 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
KARLA ARZOLADIRECTOR THRU OCT 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN WORSTELLDIRECTOR THRU NOV 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRITTANY ANN MORRIS SAUNDERSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$200,000$8,808
MONICA COUGHLIN STITTCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$158,504$7,340
PETER LAWRENCE SCHWARTZVP, CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$124,521$8,808
MEGAN ROSE CONCANNON SPARKSSVP, OPERATIONS & PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$109,167$8,808
MARK FITZGERALDPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ADAMS PRICECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE FORTIERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE CARRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MONICA WALTONVICE CHAIR THRU JULY 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM BROWN WILMSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN WINWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GAURI KAPURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH HERZOGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES DINETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BINH DIEPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MISSY DEVILLEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE BOURGEOISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN WORSTELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP WINTERBURNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDI VANDERGRIFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA URIBESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ATILLA TINICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PABLO SLOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROB REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNETTE QUINTANADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON NORDMARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUMA NALLAPATIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NEIL MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AIDAN LYNCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORDIE HARRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEE COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY GRAYSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AL GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KASSENDRA GALINDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESTHER FRIENDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI FRASIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID EDINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE DAMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VERNON IRVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARLA ARZOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETTY ARKELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALETA JEFFRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REX YOUNGDIRECTOR THRU FEB 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM APRILDIRECTOR THRU FEB 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN CULLOPDIRECTOR THRU APRIL 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANTZEN BRIDGESDIRECTOR THRU JULY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT BURTDIRECTOR THRU JULY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EILEEN BAINESDIRECTOR THRU SEPT 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE FOSTERDIRECTOR THRU OCT 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIK MITISEKDIRECTOR THRU OCT 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW BOUNDSDIRECTOR THRU DEC 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 55 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRANNIE MATTHEWSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$233,700$7,511
MONICA COUGHLIN STITTCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$141,485$7,511
EILEEN BAINESPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK FITZGERALDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE FORTIERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE CARRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ADAMS PRICEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILLIAM MUELDENERTREASURER THRU DEC 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PURNIMA WAGLEVICE CHAIR THRU JAN 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TIM APRILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETTY ARKELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARLA ARZOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW BOUNDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANTZEN BRIDGESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM BROWN WILMSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT BURTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEE COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN CULLOPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE DAMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID EDINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE FOSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI FRASIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESTHER FRIENDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KASSENDRA GALINDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AL GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY GRAYSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORDIE HARRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VERNON IRVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALETA JEFFRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AIDAN LYNCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIK MITISEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NEIL MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUMA NALLAPATIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON NORDMARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNETTE QUINTANADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROB REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PABLO SLOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ATILLA TINICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA URIBESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MONICA WALTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP WINTERBURNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN WINWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN WORSTELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REX YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETE LORENZENDIRECTOR THRU APR 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PINDER GILLDIRECTOR THRU APR 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS CAHILLDIRECTOR THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TORE BERGDIRECTOR THRU JULY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIN MELVINDIRECTOR THRU JULY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOLLY RAUZIDIRECTOR THRU JULY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETH BOETTCHER FINKEDIRECTOR THRU SEPT 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN ADAMSONDIRECTOR THRU SEPT 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERICKA HYSONDIRECTOR THRU SEPT 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE TSCHIDA BROWNDIRECTOR THRU DEC 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY NEAL-GRAVESDIRECTOR THRU DEC 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 103220, DENVER, CO 80250-3220
In care of
% SUZANNE POWELL
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
BRITTANY MORRIS SAUNDERS, PO BOX 103220, DENVER, CO 80250
Signed the 990
BRITTANY MORRIS SAUNDERS, CEO
Phone
(303) 592-4070
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CTA'S MOST RESOURCE INTENSIVE EVENT IS THE WOMEN IN TECH CONFERENCE. THIS RETREAT-STYLE EVENT IS HOSTED ANNUALLY FOR OVER 600 WOMEN ACROSS THE COLORADO TECH INDUSTRY. THE EVENT FEATURES DYNAMIC SPEAKERS AND MEANINGFUL DISCOURSE ON TECHNOLOGY TRENDS, LEADERSHIP AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES WOMEN FACE WHILE BUILDING CAREERS IN TECH. THE GOAL OF THE EVENT IS TO GROW THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN TECH CAREERS AND IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN OUR STATE. IN 2025 WE HOSTED 637 WOMEN AT THE EVENT.
  • CTA'S MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES, IS OUR SECOND LARGEST INITIATIVE. CTA SUPPORTS OVER 400 DIVERSE MEMBERS (WHICH INCLUDES THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES) FROM ACROSS BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE STATE. THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, COMPANIES GAIN A FORUM FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS TO INFLUENTIAL THOUGHT LEADERS. MEMBERS OF CTA RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO ATTEND WHAT WE CALL COLORADO TECH'S BIGGEST NETWORKING EVENT, C-LEVEL @ A MILE HIGH. THIS EVENT GATHERS CIO'S FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES TO CONNECT WITH TECH AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN COLORADO. THE EVENT FACILITATES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND NETWORKING FOR THE COLORADO TECH INDUSTRY. IN 2025 WE HOSTED 791 PEOPLE AT THE EVENT.
  • CTA'S THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM IS OUR ANNUAL COLORADO TECH SUMMIT + APEX AWARDS EVENT. THIS EVENT IS PART TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, PART CELEBRATION OF THE BEST IN COLORADO TECH. THE EVENT INCLUDES POWERFUL KEYNOTES, DYNAMIC PANELS, AND INTERACTIVE COMPANY SHOWCASES FOLLOWED BY A CELEBRATION OF THE PEOPLE AND COMPANIES DRIVING THE COLORADO TECH INDUSTRY FORWARD WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THAT YEAR'S APEX AWARD WINNERS. IN 2025 WE HOSTED 469 PEOPLE AT THE EVENT.

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, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
84-1263735
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1995
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,267,507
Income (IRS master file)
$2,426,105

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,426,105$2,197,725$1,267,507XML
990December 2024$2,068,609$2,028,390$1,075,142XML
990December 2023$1,991,192$2,290,450$993,614XML
990December 2022$2,131,092$2,026,463$1,442,950IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 84-1263735).

Questions about COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION is 84-1263735.
Is COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1995.
Are donations to COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION 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 TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION 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 TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRITTANY MORRIS SAUNDERS.
Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 50 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $234,792 (BRITTANY ANN MORRIS SAUNDERS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does COLORADO TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,426,105, expenses of $2,197,725 and total assets of $1,267,507 at year end.

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