Nonprofit · EIN 84-1628444
CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ASPEN, CO 81612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $500,636 | $481,340 | $19,296 | $547,142 | $38,458 | $508,684 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $439,230 | $420,346 | $18,884 | $511,135 | $18,927 | $492,208 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $485,000 | $457,655 | $27,345 | $486,588 | $16,237 | $470,351 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $436,318
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $17,251
- Net income from fundraising events
- $47,067
- Other revenue
- $47,067
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,741
- Other salaries and wages
- $81,289
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $226,899
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,510
- Occupancy
- $22,543
- Travel
- $1,874
- Program services (functional)
- $407,484
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,671
- Fundraising (functional)
- $38,185
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $511,135
- Total assets, end of year
- $547,142
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,458
- Net assets, end of year
- $508,684
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $508,684
- Gross receipts
- $699,134
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2004
- 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 | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSI ROCHEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $0 | $110,742 |
| CHRISTOPHER KLUG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE SINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON GIBANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES LUCARELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY SZMUTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RIKI GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE DOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY JOFFBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOLAN FEINTUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA KLUG | TREASURER Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA MORGARN-PALARDY | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSI ROCHEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $92,958 |
| CHRISTOPHER KLUG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BOB WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARREN KLUG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE SINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON GIBANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LUCARELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY SZMUTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RIKI GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE DOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY JOFFBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOLAN FEINTUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KLUG | TREASURER Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSI ROCHEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $86,750 |
| CHRISTOPHER KLUG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| BOB WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARREN KLUG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE SINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON GIBANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LUCARELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY SZMUTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACH MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RIKI GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE DOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KLUG | TREASURER Officer | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 64, ASPEN, CO 81612-0064
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER KLUG
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JESSI ROCHEL, 110 EAST HALLAM STREET SUITE 119, ASPEN, CO 81611
- Signed the 990
- JESSI ROCHEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (970) 274-2821
- Website
- CHRISKLUGFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOOD PC
Mission
THE CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION PROMOTES LIFESAVING ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION AND WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE TOUCHED BY TRANSPLANTATION. THE FOUNDATION USES THE STORIES OF ORGAN DONORS, TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS TO INSPIRE, ALONGSIDE ...EVENTS, SCHOOL COURSES, AND WEBINARS TO EDUCATE; ALL WITH THE END GOAL OF ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE AND REGISTER AS ORGAN DONORS.
Program accomplishments
- THE CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION FURTHERED ITS CKF AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, RECRUITING ORGAN, EYE, AND TISSUE TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AS VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES; DISTRIBUTED 'TOOLKITS FOR TEACHERS' CURRICULUMS WITH AN ONLINE VIDEO AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOLKIT FOR USE WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE-AGED STUDENTS TO EDUCATE THEM ON ORGAN DONATION AND REGISTRATION; PROMOTED ITS 'DONOR DUDES' PROGRAM AT HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TO HELP EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN DONATION; AND CONTINUED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, REACHING OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE, TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN DONATION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT ORGAN, EYE, AND TISSUE DONATION THROUGH CHARITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN HIGH-PROFILE RACE EVENTS.Expenses $407,484
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
- 84-1628444
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $547,142
- Income (IRS master file)
- $699,134
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $500,636 | $481,340 | $547,142 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $439,230 | $420,346 | $511,135 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $485,000 | $457,655 | $486,588 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $371,236 | $329,210 | $462,603 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 84-1628444).
Questions about CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION is 84-1628444.
- Is CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION 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 CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION 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 CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION 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 CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JESSI ROCHEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $500,636, expenses of $481,340 and total assets of $547,142 at year end.
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