2021-05-12T16:37:58-05:00 2020-12-31 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 7001 E BELLEVIEW AVE STE 700 DENVER CO 80237 990 2020-01-01 841079882 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY ROCK 3036594348 14500 LARK BUNTING LANE BRIGHTON CO 80603 TAMMY VERCAUTEREN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3036594348 2021-05-12 1 TAMMY VERCAUTEREN 999009999 KYLE FRITCH CPA P01313374 9702238825 2021-05-12 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES TAMMY VERCAUTEREN 14500 LARK BUNTING LANE BRIGHTON CO 80603 5076756 0 X WWW.BIRDCONSERVANCY.ORG X 1988 CO CONSERVE BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND LAND STEWARDSHIP. 16 16 105 109 0 0 4376168 4433573 973089 636013 1236 3598 -15106 -3324 5335387 5069860 0 0 0 0 3851101 3497649 0 0 97240 1486500 1128215 5337601 4625864 -2214 443996 1748680 2901343 305258 1004612 1443422 1896731 X OUR MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND LAND STEWARDSHIP. WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE BIRDS ARE FOREVER ABUNDANT, CONTRIBUTING TO HEALTHY LANDSCAPES AND INSPIRING HUMAN CURIOSITY AND LOVE OF NATURE. OUR WORK RADIATES FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE GREAT PLAINS, MEXICO AND BEYOND. OUR EFFORTS ARE ADVANCED BY SOUND SCIENCE, ACHIEVED THROUGH EMPOWERING PEOPLE, REALIZED THROUGH STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. TOGETHER, WE ARE IMPROVING NATIVE BIRD POPULATIONS, THE LAND AND THE LIVES OF PEOPLE. 0 0 2219697 449866 SCIENCE - BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES MONITORS, EVALUATES AND RESEARCHES BIRDS AND GENERATES DATA THAT GUIDES SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE FULL ANNUAL CYCLE OF BIRDS' LIVES, FROM THE BREEDING GROUNDS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA DOWN TO WINTERING GROUNDS IN MEXICO AND BEYOND. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENTISTS EXPAND OUR REACH AND INCREASE OUR IMPACT ON THE GROUND. WE WORK WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, NGOS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LANDOWNERS TO BUILD CAPACITY, KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT BIRDS. JOIN US IN THE DISCOVERY. 1045634 175449 STEWARDSHIP - OUR NETWORK OF STRATEGICALLY-PLACED PRIVATE LANDS WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH LANDOWNERS AND MANAGERS TO ENACT VOLUNTARY, PRO-ACTIVE CONSERVATION ACTION ON THE GROUND, BUILDING A GRASSROOTS LAND STEWARDSHIP ETHIC THAT LINKS BIRDS, HABITAT AND LAND PRODUCTIVITY. TOGETHER, WE'RE CREATING WIN-WIN SITUATIONS FOR PEOPLE, BIRDS AND THE LAND. WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN ENGAGE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WORKING TO BALANCE THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF FARMING AND RANCHING WITH THE HABITAT NEEDS OF BIRD POPULATIONS. 505276 14270 EDUCATION - BIRDS, NATURE AND SCIENCE ARE POWERFUL SOURCES OF INSPIRATION. BIRD CONSERVANCY FOCUSES ON CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN IT THROUGH TRAINING IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATHEMATICS (STEAM). THROUGH FIELD AND CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS, FIELD EXCURSIONS, TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND LANDOWNERS, AND PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS AND OTHERS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, WE SPARK THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITIES OF THE WHOLE PERSON TO EMPOWER AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND CONFIDENCE, WELL-BEING, AND A PASSION FOR OUR NATURAL WORLD. INSPIRE IN NATURE. 3770607 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 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 1 22 0 1 105 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO X X ELINDA DENNIS 3036594348 14500 LARK BUNTING LANE BRIGHTON CO 806038311 TAMMY VERCAUTEREN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 135000 0 5238 ELINDA DENNIS CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER (FROM 2/20) 40.00 X 101359 0 530 ERIC LANE CHAIRMAN 1.50 X X 0 0 0 LARRY MODESITTMBACQECTP CHAIRMAN 1.50 X X 0 0 0 YVETTE MARTINEZ VICE-CHAIRMAN 1.50 X X 0 0 0 PETER J AMPEESQ JD SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JIM S STRICKLAND FINANCE CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVID M CHARLES MD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 EILEEN DEY BS DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 JACK FERGUSON DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 GEOFFERY GEUPEL BS DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 GRADY GRISSOM PHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 D JEAN TATE PHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 ED WARNER MS LHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 GARTH SPELLMAN PHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID OTIS PHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 NATHAN PIEPLOW MED D DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN SANDERSON PHD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 236359 0 5768 2 0 0 0 IMC VIDA SILVESTRE AC CALLE PERICOS 707 CAMPESINA NUEVA CHIHUAHAU MX 31410 BIRD SURVEYS 117342 1 91395 2583047 1759131 4433573 CONSERVATION FEES 813312 622914 622914 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM RE 813312 13099 13099 636013 3598 3598 0 91395 6896 -6896 -6896 3572 0 3572 3572 5069860 639585 0 -3298 243584 21226 215283 7075 2675933 2276260 346028 53645 73422 60441 11557 1424 267794 212685 49657 5452 236916 186690 45251 4975 229763 185756 33273 10734 74281 68955 2863 2463 49309 38590 6065 4654 117578 97593 19215 770 164424 163207 616 601 29677 26596 2703 378 73268 54218 18317 733 42161 30636 7189 4336 SERVICE CONTRACTS 347754 347754 4625864 3770607 758017 97240 627353 1714307 117541 98247 463822 515895 42332 38396 1036067 652436 419653 383631 77979 150867 1748680 2901343 269948 296106 35310 44050 652949 0 11507 305258 1004612 X 956568 439473 486854 1457258 1443422 1896731 1748680 2901343 X 443996 9313 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4492694 4539528 4198981 4376168 4433573 22040944 4492694 4539528 4198981 4376168 4433573 22040944 786947 21253997 658 511 412 976 3598 6155 22047099 3848777 0.96400 0.99270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 751086 426157 324929 249414 200004 49410 35567 26275 9292 383631 BIRDS FOREVER ENDOWMENT 150867 150867 LEASE INCENTIVES 11507 11507 X 5079173 9313 9313 5069860 0 5069860 4625864 0 4625864 0 4625864 PART X, LINE 2: BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES IS ORGANIZED AS A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. WE ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO OUR EXEMPT PURPOSES. WE HAVE DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAVE NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 9,313. NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES MULTIPLE PROJECTS INCLUDING GRASS LAND AND BIRD MONITORING, HABITAT RESTORATION AND, TELEMETRY. 134061 0 1 0 0 0 1 134061 0 134061 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: FOR ALL PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES WE WORK WITH EACH ORGANIZATION TO CREATE A PROJECT WITH A BUDGET AND TIMELINE, AND INCLUDE DELIVERABLES (SUCH AS PHOTOS, REPORTS, DATA, ETC.) THAT MUST BE MET AND APPROVED BY THE BIRD CONSERVANCY PROJECT MANAGER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE PAYMENT. DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENTS ARE KEPT TRACK OF, DOCUMENTED AND STORED IN A PROJECT FOLDER BOTH DIGITALLY AND PHYSICALLY. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FRIENDS RECEPTION EVENT 91395 91395 6896 91395 91395 6896 6896 -6896 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COMPLETED FORM 990 WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 WILL BE OFFICIALLY FILED ONLY AFTER ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO REVIEW AND COMMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS/HER UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REVIEWING AND SIGNING THE POLICY. BY SIGNING, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER IS OBLIGATED TO MAKE KNOWN ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND PERSONAL INTERESTS THAT MAY BE DETERMINED TO PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER WHO, IN CONSULTATION WITH APPROPRIATE BOARD MEMBERS, DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS AND HOW TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT IS EXCLUDED FROM DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, INDEPENDENT OF ANY PERSON WITHIN BIRD CONSERVANCY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING ANNUALLY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) AND RECOMMENDING COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 9,313. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5, PAR V, LINE 2A, PART VII AND PART IX: BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES HAS A CLIENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CONCURRENT HRO, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. CONCURRENT HRO IS A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, CONCURRENT HRO IS THE EMPLOYER FOR THE PURPOSES OF PAYING WAGES AND BENEFITS. BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES INPUTS AND APPROVES ALL EMPLOYEE TIME AND WAGES INTO CONCURRENT HRO'S ONLINE SYSTEM AND CONCURRENT HRO PROCESSES THE PAYROLL AND ADMINISTERS ALL BENEFITS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. CONCURRENT HRO ALSO REMITS ALL TAXES AND FILES ALL RETURNS UNDER THEIR NAME AND EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE SALARY, BENEFITS, AND PAYROLL TAX EXPENSES SHOWN ON LINE 5,7,8,9, AND 10 OF PART IX REPRESENT AMOUNTS PAID BY CONCURRENT HRO AS PART OF THE CLIENT SERVICE AGREEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF PAID EMPLOYEES STATED ON FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A IS DUE TO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH CONCURRENT HRO AS STATED ABOVE.