COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION (EIN 84-1497653)
Tax period
2022-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Filed
2024-04-24
IRS object ID
202401159349300245
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Tax Period End2023-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCOLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION IS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF INFORMATIONAL STEM EDUCATION FOR K-8 IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN THEIR FACILITY, AT CLIENT'S FACILITIES, AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS OTHER STEM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING STEM-INTERESTED STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND EMPLOYEES TO INDUSTRY.MissionDesc
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JOHNATHON CALDWELL
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$325,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$202,907CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,718,290TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$2,857,706TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,456CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,329CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,313CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,200TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,456CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,329CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,313CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,200TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$746,309CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$554,877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$518,293CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$590,692CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$512,735CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,922,906TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.93700PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93890PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$126,926BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,847InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$143,773EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$124,476BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,368ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$17,954InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$126,890EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$99,235BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$25,241InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$124,476EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$80,706BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,372InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$99,235EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,351BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,514InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$131AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$80,706EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.46950PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.53050TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$655,972OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$174,926DepreciationAmt
Book Value$481,046BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$675,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$675,937DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$481,046TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITDesc
Book Value$374,556BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$374,556TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$814,372TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$14,539NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$287,167DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$301,706RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$512,666RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$512,666TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$925,588TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$287,167DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$287,167ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$638,421ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$638,421TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM CCHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF COLORADO SPRINGS
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONCOLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION IS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF INFORMATIONAL STEM EDUCATION FOR K-8 IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN THEIR FACILITY, AT CLIENT'S FACILITIES, AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS OTHER STEM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING STEM-INTERESTED STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND EMPLOYEES TO INDUSTRY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DOTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING BOOTCAMP, GIRLS IN STEM, MAKER SPACE,PUBLIC WEEKEND,SUMMER CAMP AND OTHER SMALL PROGRAMS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15APERIODICALLY THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPENSATION OF PERSONNEL ARE REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMY DISTRICT 20 AND FOUND TO BE IN LINE WITH PEOPLE THEY WOULD HIRE AT COMPARABLE LEVELS OF EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND, A PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITHIN THE YEARLY JOB PERFORANCE AND PAY INCREASE CYCLE IS USED. THE DISTRICT 20 SCALE IS USED AS A SEPARATE, BUT VALIDLY ANALOGOUS SCALE OF COMPETITIVE PAY BECAUSE THEY STUDY THE TOPIC OF "CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION" EVERY YEAR SO THEY CAN ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE STATE. WE CONSIDER THE CEO TO BE A LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL. THE EXACT PAY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RATES AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND LISTED ON THE CHARITABLE REGISTRATION FORM WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE.

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