MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL INC (EIN 84-0172643)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-09-01
IRS object ID: 202112449349300221
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-09-01T09:50:59-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80237	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	840172643	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3038395177	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 539	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	802010539	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE MCLAUGHLIN	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3038395177	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-08-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JULIE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MCLAUGHLIN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DORI J EGGETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00645252	PTIN
Phone	3037409400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-08-30	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMPLOYERS COUNCIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KIMBERLEY S KOY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1799 PENNSYLVANIA ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$20,983,980	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.EMPLOYERSCOUNCIL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1939	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PARTNER WITH EMPLOYERS TO GROW EXCEPTIONAL WORKPLACES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	28	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	27	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	264	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	27	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$18,121,261	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$16,987,014	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,421,067	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$398,158	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,685,038	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,951,473	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$25,227,366	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$20,336,645	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,923,029	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,509,322	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,989,635	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,602,905	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$22,912,664	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$20,112,227	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,314,702	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$224,418	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$23,497,416	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$23,814,809	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$13,891,379	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$15,886,883	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,606,037	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,927,926	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PARTNER WITH EMPLOYERS TO GROW EXCEPTIONAL WORKPLACES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	N/A	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
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	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	264	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
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	28	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	27	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	Yes (1)	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
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE A MCLAUGHLIN CFO	PersonNm
Phone	3032235419	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1799 PENNSYLVANIA STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80203	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KIMBERLY S KOY
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$305,006	$0	$42,951
DEBORAH DALE BRACKNEY
EXECUTIVE VP (TERM END 02/20)	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$106,792	$0	$8,644
REV JOHN P FITZGIBBONS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK A TERHAR JR
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT R WATTERSON
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN O'NEIL
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAM SHERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOYD WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CORBETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES S MCNEIL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER R MANLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER SHERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CRAIG M SMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CURTIS C ANDERSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD A SMITH JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA MILAVETZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON M BARRETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY R CLYDE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN E FREYER JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARLA GRAZIER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KYLE H HYBL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCIA VEIDMARK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK CORDOVA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK K JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA A KOTRYS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORM FRANKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORTON RAINEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACI LOUNSBURY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WYNNE ODELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL G SEVERNS
PRESIDENT & CEO (TERM END 03/20)	40.00		Yes (X)	$491,496	$0	$13,215
WILLIAM L SMITH JR
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$218,464	$0	$17,741
JULIE MCLAUGHLIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$200,271	$0	$22,953
MICHELLE JACOBSEN
VP AND CORPORATE SECRETARY	40.00		Yes (X)	$165,881	$0	$23,581
MARK R BUTTICE
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$154,971	$0	$25,665	Yes (X)
S LORRIE RAY
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP ENG	40.00			$142,612	$0	$23,420	Yes (X)
TAMMERON A TRUJILLO
DIRECTOR OF HRS	40.00			$131,727	$0	$23,902	Yes (X)
CHRISTINE R HARKNESS
DIRECTOR OF NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE	40.00			$130,505	$0	$23,818	Yes (X)
SUSAN WOLF
DIRECTOR OF SURVEYS	40.00			$128,306	$0	$16,947	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,176,031	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$242,837	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	27	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXECUTIVE ADVISORY PARTNERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15610 BAR X ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLORADO SPRINGS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80908	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	INTERIM VP & MARKETING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$378,678	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	541900	$15,143,938	$15,143,938
SEMINARS	541900	$1,843,076	$1,843,076

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$16,987,014	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$177,493	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$177,493	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$248,602	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$248,602	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$248,602	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$248,602	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$868,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$612,781	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$34,554	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$255,219	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$34,554	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$220,665	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$220,665	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
COST SHARING REIMB.	561000	$2,670,660	$2,670,660
SUB. NET EQUITY CHANGE	900099	$24,926	$24,926
CONSULTING	900099	$7,285	$7,285

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,702,871	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,336,645	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$19,689,885	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$646,760	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,501,558	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,121,894	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,688,729	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,503,150	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$693,991	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$153,333	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,182	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$637,714	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,356,196	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$523,705	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,218,861	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,780	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$964,487	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,189	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PENSION COST - SETTLEME	$1,023,756
MEMBER TRAINING EXPENSE	$387,307
MEMBER RELATIONS EXPENS	$163,288

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,112,227	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,982,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,434,707	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$245,818	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,421	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$582,839	BOYAmt
EOY	$435,840	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,822,310	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,887,716	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,313,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,934,594	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,944,840	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,158,414	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,427,953	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,739,833	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,497,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,814,809	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,632,099	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,190,923	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,259,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,695,960	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,891,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,886,883	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	$9,606,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,927,926	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,606,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,927,926	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,497,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,814,809	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$224,418	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$791,831	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$2,694,360	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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$129,370	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$58,119	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$71,251	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,455,775	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,527,340	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$928,435	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,237,165	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,302,257	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$934,908	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,934,594	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM SUBSIDIARY	$778,830
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY	$348,501
NET ASSET AVAILABLE FOR SALE	$7,612,502

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$8,739,833	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$21,128,476	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$791,831	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$791,831	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$20,336,645	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$20,336,645	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$20,112,227	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$20,112,227	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$20,112,227	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EMPLOYERS COUNCIL AND ECS FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. ASC TOPIC 740 PRESCRIBES A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY EMPLOYERS COUNCIL AND ECS, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31,2020 AND 2019. THE COUNCIL CLASSIFIES INTEREST AND PENALITES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX LIABILITIES AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND OPERATING EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MICHAEL G SEVERNS
PRESIDENT & CEO (TERM END 03/20)	$115,096	$0	$365,821	$0	$10,579	$0	$9,208	$0	$4,007	$0	$504,711	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY S KOY
PRESIDENT & CEO	$247,505	$0	$57,501	$0	$0	$0	$20,238	$0	$22,713	$0	$347,957	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM L SMITH JR
VICE PRESIDENT	$183,870	$0	$31,621	$0	$2,973	$0	$8,507	$0	$9,234	$0	$236,205	$0	$0	$0
JULIE MCLAUGHLIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$168,643	$0	$31,628	$0	$0	$0	$13,636	$0	$9,317	$0	$223,224	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE JACOBSEN
VP AND CORPORATE SECRETARY	$134,253	$0	$31,628	$0	$0	$0	$8,901	$0	$14,680	$0	$189,462	$0	$0	$0
MARK R BUTTICE
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR	$129,613	$0	$25,358	$0	$0	$0	$10,571	$0	$15,094	$0	$180,636	$0	$0	$0
S LORRIE RAY
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP ENG	$117,228	$0	$25,384	$0	$0	$0	$9,451	$0	$13,969	$0	$166,032	$0	$0	$0
TAMMERON A TRUJILLO
DIRECTOR OF HRS	$106,343	$0	$25,384	$0	$0	$0	$8,874	$0	$15,028	$0	$155,629	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE R HARKNESS
DIRECTOR OF NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE	$105,121	$0	$25,384	$0	$0	$0	$8,681	$0	$15,137	$0	$154,323	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL, INC. IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD RECEIVES A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO APPROVAL AND FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POLICY IS REVIEWED AT THE INCEPTION OF EACH FULL BOARD MEETING AS WELL AS DURING NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE POLICY, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE AND SIGN A FORM INDICATING ANYTHING THEY MAY CONSIDER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ANNUALLY, INCLUDING 2020, INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINE AND APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO (THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL) FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH DATA ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO INITIALLY DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS, BUT PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION, INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH DATA ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS. COMPENSATION SURVEYS ARE NOT LIMITED TO NONPROFIT SOURCES. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ARE NOT UTILIZED. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE MADE AND ENTERED INTO THE CORPORATE RECORDS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PENSION PLAN RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -2,694,360.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1799 PENNSYLVANIA STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	846021302	EIN
Primary Activities	CONSULTING	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$3,710,872	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$994,420	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	Q	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$2,670,660	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt