Nonprofit · EIN 84-1606567
COLORADO WATER TRUST INC
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,621,148 | $1,760,983 | $5,860,165 | $8,284,054 | $744,517 | $7,539,537 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,446,847 | $1,273,153 | $173,694 | $2,065,599 | $386,227 | $1,679,372 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,978,986
- of which government grants
- $112,500
- Program service revenue
- $581,091
- Investment income
- $55,103
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5,771
- Other revenue
- $5,968
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $144,511
- Other salaries and wages
- $477,618
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $741,546
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $26,897
- Travel
- $42,369
- Depreciation
- $11,194
- Program services (functional)
- $1,342,606
- Management and general (functional)
- $216,792
- Fundraising (functional)
- $201,585
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,065,599
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,284,054
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $744,517
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,539,537
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,005
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,200,000
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,395,757
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $143,780
- Gross receipts
- $7,638,273
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE RYAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $130,260 | $14,252 |
| JULIE NANIA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD WEINIG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SANCHEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HROUDA RETIRED 103124 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE CASTLE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BRUCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CARRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA DAUGENBAUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE FORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZANE KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KLAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN KURATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOJO LA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATT RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM ROMERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT ROONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DICK WOLFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE RYAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $119,591 | $13,017 |
| ANDY SCHULTHEISS RESIGNED 2023 | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $75,796 | $4,386 |
| JULIE NANIA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD WEINIG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HROUDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE CASTLE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BRUCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE FORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA DAUGHENBAUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT ROONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KLAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DICK WOLFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CARRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ROMERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN KURATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZANE KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY HUNT RESIGNED OCT 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1312 17TH STREET 766, DENVER, CO 80202-1508
- In care of
- % KATHERINE RYAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHERINE RYAN, 1312 17TH ST 766, DENVER, CO 80202
- Signed the 990
- KATHERINE RYAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (720) 570-2897
- Website
- WWW.COLORADOWATERTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JDS PROFESSIONAL GROUP
Mission
TO RESTORE WATER TO COLORADO'S RIVERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE COLORADO WATER TRUST COMPENSATES WATER RIGHTS OWNERS FOR PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE, AVOID, OR RETIME WATER USE, AND SAFEGUARDS THAT WATER IN NATURAL STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR PURPOSES OF ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCE. IT RETURNED TO STREAMS OVER 2.9 BILLIONGALLONS OF WATER IN 2024.Expenses $663,315 · revenue $357,922
- THE COLORADO WATER TRUST ASSESSES WATER RIGHTS PORTFOLIOS FOR RIGHTS OWNERS BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, AND PROVIDES CONSULTATION SERVICES TO DETERMINE WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW MUCH WATER IS CAPABLE OF BEING RE-DIRECTED TO REMAIN IN RIVERS WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE RIGHTS THEMSELVES.Expenses $317,054 · revenue $45,537
- THE COLORADO WATER TRUST IMPROVES INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE MORE WATER TO FLOW THROUGH THE RIVERSAND STREAMS TO WHICH THEY'RE CONNECTED.Expenses $362,237 · revenue $177,632
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 | Not 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
- 84-1606567
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C27)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,284,054
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,638,273
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,621,148 | $1,760,983 | $8,284,054 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,446,847 | $1,273,153 | $2,065,599 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,309,988 | $1,379,973 | $1,785,808 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 84-1606567).
Questions about COLORADO WATER TRUST INC
- What is the EIN of COLORADO WATER TRUST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO WATER TRUST INC is 84-1606567.
- Is COLORADO WATER TRUST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to COLORADO WATER TRUST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLORADO WATER TRUST 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 WATER TRUST INC 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 COLORADO WATER TRUST INC 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 COLORADO WATER TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KATHERINE RYAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO WATER TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,260 (KATHERINE RYAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does COLORADO WATER TRUST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,621,148, expenses of $1,760,983 and total assets of $8,284,054 at year end.
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