Nonprofit · EIN 84-1447465
SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · DURANGO, CO 81302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,166,565 | $1,058,069 | $108,496 | $1,083,848 | $34,616 | $1,049,232 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $984,229 | $896,812 | $87,417 | $976,195 | $35,459 | $940,736 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $1,162,367 | $849,579 | $312,788 | $888,758 | $35,439 | $853,319 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,092,944
- Program service revenue
- $28,402
- Investment income
- $30,131
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,990
- Other revenue
- $15,088
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $94,458
- Other salaries and wages
- $389,376
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $564,686
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $53
- Accounting fees
- $17,973
- Occupancy
- $24,828
- Travel
- $7,182
- Program services (functional)
- $940,791
- Management and general (functional)
- $102,818
- Fundraising (functional)
- $14,460
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $976,195
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,083,848
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,616
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,049,232
- Publicly traded securities
- $992,820
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $601,133
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $448,099
- Gross receipts
- $1,183,057
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1997
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pearson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $84,500 | $9,958 |
| Ryan Huggins | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Wilkins | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leah Gillaspy | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Ratcliff | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gretchen Fitzgerald | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Kobrock | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kobe Biederman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Baker | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Goessel | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Rushing | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pearson | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $78,634 | $10,987 |
| Michael Rendon | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Huggins | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Rushing | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Goessel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Wilkins | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Kobrock | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kobe Biederman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Baker | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pearson | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $71,096 | $13,258 |
| Robert Bricca | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Rendon | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Huggins | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Maya Kane | Past Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Rushing | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Ellison | Past Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Goessel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Peterson | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin Richard | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Gartner | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Wilkins | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Kobrock | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kobe Biederman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Baker | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2461, DURANGO, CO 81302-2461
- In care of
- % MARK PEARSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Ryan Huggins, P O Box 2461, Durango, CO 81302
- Signed the 990
- Leah Gillaspy, Treasurer
- Phone
- (970) 259-3583
- Return prepared by
- Janice Moen CPA
Mission
The San Juan Citizens Alliance advocates for clean air, pure water, and healthy lands - the foundations of resilient communities, ecosystems and economies in the San Juan Basin.
Program accomplishments
- Climate change: San Juan Citizens Alliance pursued retirement of polluting coal facilities in the Four Corners region, and cleaner sources of electricity for Colorado utility customers. In northwest New Mexico, SJCA supported completion of the San Juan Solar renewable energy project as replacement for now-retired coal-fired San Juan Generating Station. SJCA also supported and tracked additional solar development projects, including Foxtail Flats, which is projected to begin construction in 2026, as part of the regions transition to renewable energy. SJCA provided public outreach and education to members of La Plata Electric Association to encourage forward-looking policies to support local, renewable energy sources and supported LPEAs replacement of its long-term power supply contract from Tri-State with a new portfolio of local and renewable energy sources. SJCA also continued tracking abandoned oil and gas wells in New Mexico advocating for companies or the state to clean-up these old leaking wells. SJCA also tracked the proposed expansion of the Navajo Mine and participated in regulatory proceedings related to the proposed acquisition of Public Service Company of New Mexico to ensure continued progress toward a zero-carbon energy future.Expenses $619,877 · revenue $28,402
- Public lands protection: San Juan Citizens Alliance spearheaded public outreach and education to improve conservation management across the San Juan National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands in southwest Colorado. SJCA continued to lead public opposition to the massive proposed Village at Wolf Creek development project, a planned city of 8,000 people atop Wolf Creek Pass that continues to be stalled almost 40 years after originally proposed. SJCA engaged the public to review and comment on development activities including proposed timber sales, oil and gas leases, and forest and recreation planning efforts to ensure the protection of wildlife habitat and quiet recreation uses, with a particular focus on the HD Mountains, the ponderosa pine forests west of Dolores, and the undeveloped alpine valley of Minnie Gulch above Silverton. SJCA also worked with the Forest Service on the Salter timber project to advocate for protection of some of the largest and oldest trees in the forest.Expenses $177,295
- Wildlife: San Juan Citizens Alliance organized public outreach and education around the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado, and supported the development of conflict reduction strategies between ranchers and wolves to improve coexistence. SJCA also engaged in efforts to advance wolverine reintroduction in Colorado, and advocated for improved management of domestic sheep to increase herds of native bighorn sheep.Expenses $90,880
- Animas River: San Juan Citizens Alliance engaged in the Colorado Dredge and Fill Rulemaking (Regulation 87), working with a statewide coalition to strengthen protections for wetlands and ephemeral streams and to ensure clear permitting requirements for future development projects that may impact water resources. SJCA participated in the Animas River Stakeholder Group in Silverton, worked with the Animas Watershed Partnership to support development of the Animas River watershed plan, and supported the Southwestern Water Conservation District in ongoing water quality data collection efforts.Expenses $52,739
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1447465
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,083,848
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,183,057
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,166,565 | $1,058,069 | $1,083,848 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $984,229 | $896,812 | $976,195 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,162,367 | $849,579 | $888,758 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $698,518 | $617,912 | $567,552 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 84-1447465).
Questions about SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE is 84-1447465.
- Is SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE 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 SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE 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 SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE 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 SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Ryan Huggins.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,500 (Mark Pearson, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,166,565, expenses of $1,058,069 and total assets of $1,083,848 at year end.
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