2025-05-14T21:01:07-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 205276032 HIGHPOINTERS FOUNDATION INC HIGH 3035170355 PO Box 2092 Evergreen CO 80437 Dave Covill President 3035170355 2025-05-13 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Dave Covill PO Box 2092 Evergreen CO 80437 33371 0 X www.HighpointersFoundation.org X 2006 CO To aid in the preservation and conservation of the 50 state highpoints and to maintain safe access for the public to these highpoints. 12 12 0 22 0 0 26720 32905 0 0 155 458 113 8 26988 33371 30860 30576 0 0 1000 0 0 0 2317 2972 4349 34832 34925 -7844 -1554 72693 72141 0 0 72693 72141 X The Highpointers Foundation provides a forum for education about the 50 state highpoints, aids in the conservation of highpoints and their environs, maintains positive relationships with owners of highpoints on public and private property, assists in the care and maintenance of highpoints, and supports public and private efforts to maintain the integrity of and safe access to state highpoints. 1 0 10000 0 0 At Baxter State Park surrounding Katahdin in Maine, the Foundation funded two local students as Fellows of the Friends of Baxter State Park to conduct research in the Park near Katahdin. The two students spent the summer of 2024 conducting significant research to support the area surrounding the Highpoint. In addition, the Foundation funded students involved in trail work on Katahdin. 5996 0 0 At Charles Mound, the Illinois Highpoint, the Foundation funded access lane improvements including 3 loads of gravel and a culvert. The Foundation provided three additional new signs for the access lane gate, and the private driveway, to advise visitors of the Open Access Date status. The Foundation funded a new bench for the owners to place on the summit, with a custom brass plaque. 1949 0 0 At White Butte in North Dakota, the Foundation funded significant trailhead renovations and trail work in cooperation with the local Maah Daah Hey Trail Association. This included an informational kiosk, a second puncheon bridge across a wash, and substantial trail renovation, resulting in vastly improved access for visitors of all physical abilities. The Foundation pays for a liability policy each year. 303 0 0 At Brasstown Bald in Georgia, the Foundation funded a sign denoting the new benchmark alcove which was installed on the wall nearby. 0 0 0 At Taum Sauk Mountain in Missouri, the Foundation provided brand new green routered polycore arrows to replace the broken and faded wooden ones that had been affixed to two large poles for decades. These arrows point to the other 56 State and Territory Highpoints, denoting State, Name, Elevation and Distance away. Installation is expected in Summer 2025. 2213 0 0 At Driskill Mountain in Louisiana, the Foundation provided and installed a new sign for the Mount Zion Church at the trailhead, which allows for access for visitors. 3204 0 0 At Panorama Point in Nebraska, the Foundation funded 4 additional loads of gravel for the access lane, spread by the rancher. 100 0 0 At Campbell Hill in Ohio, the Foundation funded a fund-raising paver stone towards a Highpointing Museum in cooperation with the NADRAM Air Force Squadron Museum, located on campus at Campbell Hill and the Ohio Hi-Point School. This allowed for more memorabilia to be displayed, and visitors are encouraged to see the exhibit while at the Highpoint hill nearby. 541 0 0 At Mount Arvon in Michigan, the Foundation provided a replacement bench at the summit, with a custom brass plaque. 280 0 0 At Hoosier Highpoint in Indiana, the Foundation funded a new bench with a custom brass plaque. 5990 0 0 At Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island, the Foundation paid for the demolition and removal of three junked out sheds formerly owned by Brown University for the Astornomy Program there, which had been vandalized in the previous decade. The access lane required remediation to accomplish this, including tree removal. 12631 0 0 30576 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X Roy Wallen 3035170355 27 Proctor Hill Road Brookline NH 03033 Dave Covill Lead Director and President 11.0 0 X X 0 0 0 Jane Bertrand Fundraising Director and Secretary 4.0 0 X X 0 0 0 Roy Wallen Financial Director and Treasurer 4.0 0 X X 0 0 0 Raina Rusnak Projects Director 3.0 0 X X 0 0 0 Stony Burk Projects Director 4.0 0 X 0 0 0 Olivier Kozlowski Compliance Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Styczynski Projects Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Fallon Rowe Social Media & Website Director 1.0 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tonya Hancock Communications Director 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 Carol Radford Legacy Giving Director 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 Robyn Watson Donor Relations Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Jim Glaze Projects Director 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 0 0 32455 0 32905 0 0 0 0 0 458 0 0 458 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 8 33371 0 0 466 30576 30576 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1696 0 0 1696 132 0 132 0 1182 0 1182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 0 0 600 0 0 0 0 698 0 698 0 Transaction Fees including PayPal and Colo Gives 21 0 0 21 Govt - State of CO Fees 20 0 20 0 34925 30576 2032 2317 18002 21889 42985 37443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5381 6484 0 0 6325 0 6325 6325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72693 72141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 72693 72141 72693 72141 72693 72141 X -1554 0 0 0 0 1002 X 0 0 0 X 11928 22240 40384 26720 32855 134127 0 0 0 0 0 0 575 199 170 113 8 1065 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12503 22439 40554 26833 32863 135192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135192 4 2 4 155 458 623 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 155 458 623 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12507 22441 40558 26988 33321 135815 0.99541 0.99854 0.00459 0.00146 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 1 56 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 1 6325 0 6325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6325 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 The Foundation has named a qualified person to as the Manager. The Manager shall inspect the easement acreage annually and maintains communication with the ranch owner. The property owner has been provided the name, mailing address, and contact information for the Manager. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 - North Dakota: $579 was spent on Liability Insurance for the permanent easement that the Foundation holds on the North Dakota Highpoint and the approach to the Highpoint, per the easement agreement. The Foundation has named a Qualified Person to act as the Manage. The Manager shall inspect the easement acreage annually and maintains communication with the ranch owner. The property owner has been supplied with the name, address, and contact information for the Manager. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 - the Foundation purchased the easement from the property owner, and the purchase price and closing costs have been included on Part IX, lines 1 and 25 of Form 990. On the Balance Sheet the basis of the easement is reported on lines 10a and 10c and is included in the Total Assets on lines 16 and 33. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 - Maine: see Part III Line 4a, Illinois see Line 4b, North Dakota see Line 4c, Rhode Island see line 4d. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b No Committees can act on behalf of the entire organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 All Directors can be reached at the Foundations mailing address. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All Directors receive a PDF of the draft tax return. Discussion during a subsequent Board of Directors meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Policy Documents are available on the website. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Policy Documents are available on the website. Form 990 Tax return is available on the website, for the past 4 years. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Form 990 XI Line 9: This increase in Inventory reflects Benches acquired, additional books brought into Inventory for Silent Auction purposes, as well as additional Magnets and Medallions purchased for the Donor Recognition Program.