2022-06-07T10:35:06-07:00 2021-12-31 840773720 THPK PO BOX 773027 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80477 990 2021-01-01 841483022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS ROCK 9708792135 991 CAPTAIN JACK DR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 GRETCHEN VAN DE CARR CEO 2022-06-07 true GRETCHEN VAN DE CARR 999009999 Allison Kusy P00653531 9708791787 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 991 CAPTAIN JACK DR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 4748473 false X www.rockymountainyouthcorps.org X 1999 CO RMYC ENGAGES THE STRENGTH AND POTENTIAL OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, AND GROUP RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. RMYC STRIVES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHWEST COLORADO BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 11-25 YEARS. RMYC IS AN ACCREDITED CORPS OF THE CORPS NETWORK, THE 21ST CENTURY SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS, AND THE COLORADO YOUTH CORPS ASSOCIATION. RMYC PROGRAMS FOCUS ON TWO PRIMARY OUTCOMES: SUCCESSFUL YOUTH AND SUSTAINED ENVIRONMENT. RMYC PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES FOR OVER 500 YOUTH EACH YEAR TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL, SELF-SUSTAINING LIFE SKILLS THAT LEAD TO PRODUCTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. RMYC IS ONE OF A SMALL MINORITY OF CORPS ACROSS THE NATION THAT INCORPORATE AN INTENTIONAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR EACH AGE GROUP WE SERVE, FOCUSING ON JOB READINESS, RESUME BUILDING, CAREER DEVELOP 12 12 415 103 0 1111504 1431734 2145098 3264209 5864 26770 214899 4473 3477365 4727186 0 0 2246930 2767041 0 90548 1035413 1308175 3282343 4075216 195022 651970 3151990 3861712 742899 806344 2409091 3055368 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. false false 3466990 3268682 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 THE 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 11 TO 28 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, THE COLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE 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 AND 20-30 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. THE RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE PROMOTES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 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. 2021 PROGRAM OUTCOMES:YOUTH CORPS AND CONSERVATION CORPS PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASES IN PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, RESILIENCE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND LEADERSHIP. YOUTH CORPS AND 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. 3466990 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 415 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X X X CHRISSY LYNCH 9708792135 991 CAPTIAN JACK DR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 GRETCHEN VAN DE CARR CEO 40.00 0.00 X 128245 0 0 PAIGE BAKER President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AVROM FEINBERG Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG HENION Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL SACHS Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEB PROPER Past President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WITHER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGI BRIGGS-CASSON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM ALSPACH Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK MAYER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY CAREY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY REDMOND Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LORETTA MCELLHINEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 128245 1 false false false 0 5574 222634 1203526 36283 1431734 FEES FOR SERVICES 3219163 3219163 TUITION AND FEES 45046 45046 3264209 2117 2117 0 0 0 12201 27247 14795 12201 12452 24653 24653 6492 5574 6492 0 0 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 4473 4473 4473 4727186 3268682 26770 0 0 0 0 128245 20519 85924 21802 0 2417801 2285709 90133 41959 28343 28343 0 192652 130991 46655 15006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10551 6690 1434 2427 24071 24071 0 0 36845 21000 15845 0 0 10171 8137 1932 102 25618 927 24691 0 88693 84949 3744 265321 158731 106590 VEHICLE EXPENSE 201943 201943 FOOD 125794 125794 EARNED INCOME EXPENSE 96967 96967 SUPPLIES 60569 60223 346 361632 264410 87970 9252 4075216 3466990 517678 90548 925640 1173168 37613 38376 0 140620 423421 0 0 0 0 0 2515337 551604 2002725 1963733 0 0 0 0 45392 263014 3151990 3861712 61169 72082 69764 681730 664498 742899 806344 X 2334091 3055368 75000 2409091 3055368 3151990 3861712 651970 -5693 X false false false X 726961 898749 1049620 1317529 1431734 5424593 0 0 726961 898749 1049620 1317529 1431734 5424593 211098 5213495 6245 1347 997 1089 2117 11795 0 0 5436388 0.95900 0.94910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 330000 330000 1360811 240866 1119945 424198 64204 359994 381939 237651 144288 18389 8883 9506 1963733 ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 263014 263014 X 2 36283 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process ONCE THE RMYC CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RECEIVES THE CPA-PREPARED 990 FORMS, SHE REVIEWS THEM THOROUGHLY. SHE THEN PROVIDES THE RETURN TO RMYCS 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE RECOMMENDED SALARY INCREASES AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ARE BASED ON THREE FACTORS:1.THE COST OF LIVING;2.RMYCS 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 ORAGNIZATIONS SALARY SURVEY RESULTS, AND THE CORPS NETWORK SALARY SURVEY RESULTS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Annual Report, Financial Audit Report, and annual 990 are posted on the RMYC website. All other documents are available upon request.