ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS (EIN 84-1483022)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-05-31
IRS object ID: 202301519349301425
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-31T17:37:42-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	823543701	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WATSON COON RYAN LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260	AddressLine1Txt
City	CENTENNIAL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	841483022	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ROCK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9708792315	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	991 CAPTAIN JACK DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80487	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GRETCHEN VAN DE CARR	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9708792315	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	GRETCHEN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	VAN DE CARR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEREMY J RYAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00186641	PTIN
Phone	3037923020	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GRETCHEN VAN DE CARR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	991 CAPTAIN JACK DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80487	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,162,027	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINYOUTHCORPS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SERVING YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS BY LINKING COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, & ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SERVICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	439	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	165	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,431,734	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,605,704	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,264,209	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,551,121	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$26,770	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,610	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,473	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,727,186	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,160,435	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$47,876	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,767,041	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,482,222	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$106,894	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,308,175	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,357,362	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,075,216	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,887,460	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$651,970	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$272,975	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,861,712	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,068,509	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$806,344	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$789,642	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,055,368	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,278,867	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE OUTDOORS, INSPIRING THEM TO USE THEIR STRENGTHS AND POTENTIAL TO LEAD HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE TEACH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELF, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TEAMWORK, SERVICE AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,169,182	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$47,876	GrantAmt
Revenue	$914,780	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION CORPS HIGHLIGHTSTHE CONSERVATION CORPS FIELDED 15 SUMMER AND 7 FALL CREWS WITH A TOTAL OF 205 CREW MEMBERS AGES 18-25 YEARS. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS:162 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARDS FOR COMPLETING THEIR FULL SEASON TOTALING OVER $352,000! CREWMEMBERS DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN RESILIENCY, CONFIDENCE, JOB SKILLS, PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES CHOICES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$380,219	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	YOUTH CORPSYOUTH CORPS PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND HANDS-ON WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH AGES 14-18. SERVICE LEARNING CREW ENGAGED 109 PARTICIPANTS AGES 11-13 THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED 3,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN ROUTT, MOFFAT AND JACKSON COUNTIES. 104 COMMUNITY YOUTH CREW PARTICIPANTS AGES 14-15 WERE PAID WHILE GAINING VALUABLE SKILLS. CAMPING THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST COLORADO, 56 REGIONAL YOUTH CREW PARTICIPANTS AGES 16-18 CAMPED 24/7 WITH OUR LONG-TERM (4-WEEK) CREWS RECEIVING CPR/FIRST AID CERTIFICATION. OUR JUNIOR LEADER OPPORTUNITY ATTRACTED 6 ROUTT COUNTY TEENS AGES 16-19 TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE WORKING WITH YOUTH CREWS AGES 11-15.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,466,513	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$591,821	RevenueAmt
Desc	NATURAL RESOURCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMOUR NATURAL RESOURCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN VALUABLE HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCES WITHIN NATURAL RESOURCE PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS. IN 2022 WE HOSTED 77 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS WITH 88% OF POSITIONS FILLED IN FIFTEEN LOCATIONS FROM 340 TOTAL APPLICANTS GIVING US OUR BIGGEST YEAR YET! POSITIONS INCLUDED ARCHAEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, WILDERNESS CHARACTERISTICS SURVEYING, FORESTRY TECHNICIAN, WILDERNESS RANGER AND TRAIL CREWS, RECREATION & INTERPRETATION, SAGE GROUSE MONITORING, VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICES, VEGETATION AND SOILS ASSESSMENT, INVENTORY, AND MONITORING (AIM), OIL AND GAS MONITORING, AND SURVEY/CADASTRAL ASSIGNMENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH USFS AND BLM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$54,032	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$44,520	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS:YAMPA VALLEY SCIENCE SCHOOL WAS DEVELOPED IN 2000 AND SERVES ALL ROUTT COUNTY SIXTH GRADERS (APPROXIMATELY 300) AND 10-20 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH YEAR. STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THIS FOUR-DAY, ONE-OVERNIGHT EXPERIENTIAL, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES CO DEPT. OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS IN SCIENCE, AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, HEALTHY NUTRITION, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. THE LESSON ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AT OPTIMAL LOCATIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM. JUNIOR LEADERS (HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) ENGAGE AS MENTORS AND CO-FACILITATORS OF THE CURRICULUM WHICH FOCUSES ON SCIENCE BUT INCORPORATES OTHER ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES SUCH AS MATH, WRITING, HISTORY AND ART. RMYC UTILIZES THE CONNECTION OF YOUTH TO THE OUTDOORS TO ATTAIN SELF-DEVELOPMENT ASSETS THEY NEED AT THIS TRANSITIONAL TIME, WHILE IGNITING AN EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING. YVSS WAS CREATED IN 2000.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$54,032	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$44,520	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,069,946	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	439	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHRISSY LYNCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9708792135	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	991 CAPTAIN JACK DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80487	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GRETCHEN VAN DE CARR
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$118,406	$0	$23,647
PAIGE BAKER
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK MAYER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY HENION
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL SACHS
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAM ALSPACH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGI BRIGGS-CASSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNY CAREY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AVROM FEINBERG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORETTA MCELLHINEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LUCAS MOUTTET
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARCY OWENS-TRASK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY REDMOND
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT WITHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$118,406	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$23,647	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,374	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$2,064,897	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,539,433	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$25,224	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,605,704	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES AND SERVICES	900099	$1,506,601	$1,506,601
TUITION AND FEES	900099	$44,520	$44,520

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,551,121	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,610	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,610	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$1,592	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,374	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,592	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,160,435	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,551,121	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,610	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,876	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,716	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,861	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,890,937	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,631,621	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,775	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,124	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,124	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$136,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,445	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,281	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,841	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,941	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,088	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,479	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,608	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,718	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$820	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,998	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$167	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,237	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$952	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,840	TotalAmt
Program Services	$789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,466	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,792	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,547	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,615	TotalAmt
Management And General	$142,615	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
VEHICLE EXPENSE	$253,854	$253,854
FIELD OPERATIONS SUPPLI	$185,677	$185,677
FOOD	$156,671	$156,671
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$88,122	$60,408	$22,647	$5,067

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,624	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,485	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,538	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,601	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,887,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,069,946	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$710,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,894	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,173,168	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,369,114	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,376	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$423,421	BOYAmt
EOY	$353,304	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,613,855	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$620,347	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,963,733	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,993,508	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,207	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,861,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,068,509	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,832	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,764	BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$664,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$636,810	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$806,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$789,642	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,792,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,964,661	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,206	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,055,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,278,867	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,861,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,068,509	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$272,975	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$47,734	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense	-$1,742	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$898,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,049,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,317,529	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,431,734	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,605,704	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,303,336	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$898,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,049,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,317,529	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,431,734	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,605,704	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,303,336	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$224,497	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,078,839	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$997	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,089	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,064	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,614	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,315,950	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97150	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95900	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$263,014	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$100,665	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$49,473	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$314,206	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$330,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$330,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,360,811	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$274,887	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,085,924	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$437,448	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$75,210	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$362,238	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$372,546	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$250,740	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$121,806	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$113,050	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,510	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$93,540	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,993,508	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS	Desc
Book Value	$314,207	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$314,207	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,112,554	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$49,473	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$1,592	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$47,881	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,160,435	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,160,435	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,889,052	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,592	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,592	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,887,460	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,887,460	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,592.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 1,592.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONSERVATION LEGACY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	701 CAMINO DEL RIO SUITE 101	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	841450808	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$47,876	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	YOUTH AND CREW LEADER TRAINING	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$25,224	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ONCE THE RMYC CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RECEIVES THE CPA-PREPARED 990 FORMS, SHE REVIEWS THEM THOROUGHLY. SHE THEN PROVIDES THE RETURN TO RMYC'S CEO AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE RETURN, MAKES COMMENTS, POSES CONCERNS, AND RECOMMENDS ANY REVISIONS BACK TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IF REVISIONS ARE RECOMMENDED, THE CEO AND THE CFO WORK WITH THE FORM 990 CREATORS TO ADJUST THE REPORT AS NECESSARY. ONCE ADJUSTMENTS ARE COMPLETE, THE 990 FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE RMYC BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE, AND ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE RECOMMENDED SALARY INCREASES AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ARE BASED ON THREE FACTORS: 1.THE COST OF LIVING; 2.RMYC'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STANDING; 3.PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF STAFF MEMBERS. SALARY SURVEYS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHY ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THE RELEVANT SALARIES ARE GENERALLY DERIVED FROM THE COLORADO NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION ORAGNIZATION'S SALARY SURVEY RESULTS, AND THE CORPS NETWORK SALARY SURVEY RESULTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ANNUAL REPORT, FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT, AND ANNUAL 990 ARE POSTED ON THE RMYC WEBSITE. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS	RMYC IS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD OF SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS IN THAT WE ARE THE ONLY CORPS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO THAT ENGAGES CORPS MEMBERS FOR EXTENDED (10 WEEKS +) 24/7 EXPERIENTIAL WORK AND LIVING OPPORTUNITIES. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS DEVELOP STRONG, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES BY WORKING ON MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT PROTECT HABITATS WHILE MAINTAINING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES THAT COLORADOANS ENJOY. WE PROVIDE UNIQUE PROJECT SERVICES AND TRAINING AROUND HIGHER-LEVEL HARD SKILLS SUCH AS CHAINSAW CERTIFICATION, WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING CERTIFICATION, HIGH ALTITUDE SITES (COLORADO FOURTEENERS), INTRICATE ROCK WORK, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND WILDERNESS SPECIALTY WORK SUCH AS CROSS CUT SAW USE. WE PROVIDE AN AFFORDABLE WORK FORCE FOR PUBLIC LANDS MAINTENANCE WITH TRAILS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, FIRE FUELS REDUCTION, BEETLE KILL MITIGATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL, AND MORE. ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER OF YOUTH IN NORTHWEST COLORADO. YOUTH CORPS PROGRAMS: SERVICE LEARNING CREW (SLC) IS A YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN CITIZENSHIP, VOLUNTEERISM, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT TO ROUTT COUNTY YOUTH AGES 11-13. SLC SESSIONS ARE TWO WEEKS, MONDAY - FRIDAY, EIGHT HOUR DAYS, WITH A CAMPING EXPERIENCE ON THE LAST DAY. SLC PROVIDES ENTRY-LEVEL JOB SKILLS WHILE ENHANCING THEIR RESILIENCY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND MEANINGFUL SERVICE PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. SLC WAS CREATED IN 2010. COMMUNITY YOUTH CREW (CYC) SERVES NORTHWEST COLORADO YOUTH AGES 14-15 ON LOCAL PROJECTS. MEMBERS ARE PAID A WAGE WHILE COMPLETING PRIORITY PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS AND ENGAGING IN THE EDUCATION CURRICULUM. CYC SESSIONS ARE TWO WEEKS, MONDAY - FRIDAY, WITH TWO PROGRAM MODELS: 1) THE FIRST WEEK OPERATES FIVE 8-HOUR DAYS, AND THE SECOND WEEK OPERATES A RESIDENTIAL, 24/7 CAMPING EXPERIENCE; AND 2) BOTH WEEKS OPERATE A RESIDENTIAL, 24/7 CAMPING EXPERIENCE. DURING THE SESSION, MEMBERS LIVE IN TENTS AND LEARN BASIC INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS WHILE WORKING ON PUBLIC LANDS PROJECTS DURING THE DAY. CYC WAS CREATED IN 1994. REGIONAL YOUTH CREW (RYC) SERVES YOUTH AGES 16-18 FROM THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST COLORADO. MEMBERS LIVE AND WORK 24/7 FOR THE ENTIRE SESSION. PARTICIPANTS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN A TWO-WEEK OR A FOUR-WEEK SESSION. THE RESIDENTIAL NATURE ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO BE FULLY IMMERSED IN THE EXPERIENTIAL IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. LIKE THE SLC AND CYC PROGRAMS, MEMBERS WORK FOR PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS ON SERVICE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. RYC MEMBERS ARE ALSO PAID A WAGE, AND SOME ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. RYC WAS OUR FIRST PROGRAM MODEL, CREATED IN 1993. YOUNG ADULT CORPS PROGRAMS: CONSERVATION CORPS (CC) SERVES YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-25 THROUGH CONSERVATION WORK PROJECTS WHICH FOCUS ON: TRAIL CREW, CHAINSAW CREW, HISTORIC PRESERVATION CREW, AND FIRE CREW. CONSERVATION CORPS MEMBERS ARE PAID A WAGE AND EARN AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARDS WHILE COMPLETING PRIORITY PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS AND ENGAGING IN A COMPREHENSIVE PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS LIVE IN GROUPS OF 8-10 FOR 10 TO 23 WEEKS IN THE OUTDOORS, AND WORK BUILDING AND MAINTAINING TRAILS, BRIDGES AND FENCES, FIRE FUELS REDUCTION, HABITAT RESTORATION, WILDFIRE REHABILITATION, AND MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE MITIGATION. CC WAS CREATED IN 1999. NATURAL RESOURCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (NRIP) IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16-30 YEARS IN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCES WITHIN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND NON-PROFITS. INTERNS ARE RECRUITED AND MANAGED BY RMYC TO ADDRESS PRIORITY CONSERVATION GOALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE COLORADO YOUTH CORPS ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION, AND A GROWING CIRCLE OF ADDITIONAL AGENCY AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. INTERNSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO ADVANCE CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES. RMYC PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ALL INTERNSHIPS WHILE THE INTERN WORKS UNDER THE DAILY SUPERVISION OF THE HOSTING PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT AGENCY OR NON-PROFIT. INTERNS EARN A WAGE AND AN AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD. NRIP WAS CREATED IN 2015. OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS: YAMPA VALLEY SCIENCE SCHOOL WAS DEVELOPED IN 2000 AND SERVES ALL ROUTT COUNTY SIXTH GRADERS (APPROXIMATELY 300) AND 10-20 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH YEAR. STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THIS FOUR-DAY, ONE-OVERNIGHT EXPERIENTIAL, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES CO DEPT. OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS IN SCIENCE, AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, HEALTHY NUTRITION, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. THE LESSON ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AT OPTIMAL LOCATIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM. JUNIOR LEADERS (HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS) ENGAGE AS MENTORS AND CO-FACILITATORS OF THE CURRICULUM WHICH FOCUSES ON SCIENCE BUT INCORPORATES OTHER ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES SUCH AS MATH, WRITING, HISTORY AND ART. RMYC UTILIZES THE CONNECTION OF YOUTH TO THE OUTDOORS TO ATTAIN SELF-DEVELOPMENT ASSETS THEY NEED AT THIS TRANSITIONAL TIME, WHILE IGNITING AN EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING. YVSS WAS CREATED IN 2000. 2022 PROGRAM OUTCOMES: YOUTH CORPS AND CONSERVATION CORPS PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASES IN PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, RESILIENCY, SELF-EFFICACY, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP. CONSERVATION CORPS PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN THEIR PREVIOUS 30-DAY USE OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA. YOUTH CORPS PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASES IN JOB-READINESS SKILLS. YOUTH CORPS AND CONSERVATION CORPS PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT INCREASED DESIRES TO ENGAGE IN CIVIC SERVICE IN THEIR FUTURE.