Nonprofit · EIN 84-6059736
COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LITTLETON, CO 80127
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $916,240 | $844,367 | $71,873 | $2,992,404 | $74,387 | $2,918,017 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $768,267 | $686,643 | $81,624 | $2,881,400 | $65,168 | $2,816,232 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $848,371 | $703,900 | $144,471 | $2,667,310 | $31,392 | $2,635,918 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $86,200
- Membership dues
- $86,200
- Program service revenue
- $669,419
- Investment income
- $159,121
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $55,544
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,500
- Other revenue
- $1,500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,863
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $179,995
- Other salaries and wages
- $77,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $290,347
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,625
- Accounting fees
- $16,211
- Occupancy
- $11,864
- Travel
- $4,706
- Depreciation
- $1,509
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,881,400
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,992,404
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $74,387
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,918,017
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,918
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,974,641
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,918,017
- Gross receipts
- $1,330,706
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1949
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN SASSO | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $252,023 | $7,561 |
| DEAN LITTLETON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY SALAZAR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| TATIANA ARGUELLO | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA EGGER | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE BENEDETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART VANDERWILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC CREIGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI BLANCO | DIRECTOR, TH Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN SASSO | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $262,133 | $2,544 |
| BRENDA EGGER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN LITTLETON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FARIAS | SEC/TREAS-TH Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY SALAZAR | SEC/TREAS-BE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| TATIANA ARGUELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE BENEDETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART VANDERWILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC CREIGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI BLANCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA ZOLDOWSKI | DIRECTOR-THR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN SASSO | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $229,249 | $7,399 |
| SANDRA ZOLDOWSKI | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA EGGER | BOARD VICE-C Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN LITTLETON | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| TATIANA ARGUELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE BENEDETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BUCHANAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FARIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK MATESI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY SALAZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART VANDERWILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10488 W CENTENNIAL RD SUITE 405, LITTLETON, CO 80127-4293
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JUSTIN SASSO
- Signed the 990
- JUSTIN SASSO, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (720) 536-5427
- Website
- WWW.COLORADOBROADCASTERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- STUHR & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE ART OF RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING
Program accomplishments
- FORMED IN 1949 AS A NON-PROFIT TRADE ORGANIZATION, THE COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION (CBA) HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE TO BROADCASTERS AND CITIZENS OF THE STATE. OVER THE YEARS THE CBA HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, WORKED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC MEDIA ACCESS TO THE COURTS AND FOUGHT TO OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS. AMONG ITS MANY ACTIVITIES, THE CBA IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR ITS ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH HONOR BROADCASTERS SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. REPRESENTING BROADCASTERS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, THE ASSOCIATION INTERACTS WITH STATE AND NATIONAL OFFICIALS AND TRADE GROUPS TO FURTHER THE BUSINESS OF BROADCASTING.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-6059736
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,992,404
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,330,706
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $916,240 | $844,367 | $2,992,404 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $768,267 | $686,643 | $2,881,400 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $848,371 | $703,900 | $2,667,310 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $982,528 | $728,120 | $2,602,732 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 84-6059736).
Questions about COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION is 84-6059736.
- Is COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1952.
- Are donations to COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does COLORADO BROADCASTERS 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 BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JUSTIN SASSO.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $252,023 (JUSTIN SASSO, PRESIDENT AN).
- How much revenue does COLORADO BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $916,240, expenses of $844,367 and total assets of $2,992,404 at year end.
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