HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: HIGH COUNTRY NEWS (EIN 23-7015336)
Tax period: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed: 2021-02-12
IRS object ID: 202120439349301877
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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	2021-02-12T16:30:22-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	840795096	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DALBY WENDLAND & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 430	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND JUNCTION	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81502	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237015336	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGH COUNTRY NEWS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HIGH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9705274898	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1090	AddressLine1Txt
City	PAONIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81428	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GREG HANSCOM	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9705274898	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-02-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SABRINA J HOYT CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00855363	PTIN
Phone	9702431921	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GREG HANSCOM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1090	AddressLine1Txt
City	PAONIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81428	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,297,926	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HCN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1968	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INFORM AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE WEST'S DIVERSE NATURAL AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	41	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,394,137	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,506,854	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$923,162	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$908,978	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$37,772	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$71,122	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$170,415	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$189,903	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,525,486	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,534,613	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,117	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,770,939	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,023,665	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$573,558	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,866,011	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,129,393	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,636,950	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,162,175	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$111,464	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$372,438	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,285,212	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,604,265	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$984,824	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$836,985	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$300,388	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$767,280	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO INFORM AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE WEST'S DIVERSE NATURAL AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,566,759	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$9,117	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,098,881	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLICATION OF HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, A MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE COVERING THE WEST'S SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES. HIGH COUNTRY NEWS COVERS 12 WESTERN STATES, REACHING 36,000+ SUBSCRIBERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,566,759	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	0	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	98	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	41	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	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	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9705274898	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	119 GRAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PAONIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81428	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN BELKIN
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ESTEE RIVERA MURDOCK
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA HELMUTH
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SETH COTHRUN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAY DEAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMARIA JAFFEE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRYAN POLLARD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN BEITNER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE LAMPE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB FULKERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WAYNE HARE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARLA PAINTER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYNELLE RINO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LUIS TORRES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDY WIESSNER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FLORENCE WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL LARMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$124,331	$0	$14,134
GREG HANSCOM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$124,331	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$14,134	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

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY GROUP LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 21663	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100871663	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MARKETING CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$125,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$335,500	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,171,354	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$164,175	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,506,854	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SUBSCRIPTIONS	511110	$906,781	$906,781
SYNDICATION FEES	519100	$2,197	$2,197

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$908,978	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,287	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,287	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$679,904	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$763,313	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$83,409	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$83,409	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$83,409	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING	511110	$141,139	$141,139
OTHER	900099	$48,764	$48,764

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$189,903	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,534,613	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,098,881	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$71,122	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,750	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,367	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,367	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$218,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,458	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$96,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$92,262	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,391,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,060,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108,181	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$222,189	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,917	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,130	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$173,621	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,434	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,753	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,371	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,128	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,495	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$350	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$484,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,584	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275,005	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,534	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$792	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,458	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$958	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,120	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,628	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MATERIALS AND SHIPPING	$805,807	$533,458	$196,159	$76,190
FREELANCE COSTS	$407,035	$406,535		$500
OTHER EXPENSES	$218,375	$34,905	$165,050	$18,420
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$30,847	$17,339	$2,465	$11,043

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,162,175	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,566,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,021,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$573,558	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$262,543	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,575	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$275,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$286,827	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$595,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$219,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,287	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,657	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,340	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,986	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$375,261	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$334,714	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,547	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$279,333	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,285,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,604,265	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,250	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$771,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$674,735	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$131,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$984,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$836,985	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	-$433,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$300,388	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$734,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$466,892	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$767,280	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,285,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,604,265	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$372,438	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$94,454	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$1,549,365	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,868,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,402,745	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,394,137	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,506,854	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,721,376	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,549,365	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,868,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,402,745	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,394,137	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,506,854	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,721,376	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$167,950	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,553,426	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,933	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,898	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,287	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$100,750	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$227,135	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$158,277	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$108,418	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$170,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$189,903	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$854,148	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$12,676,274	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.91140	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.90540	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	$100,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$39,695	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$24,145	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$24,145	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$139,695	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$18,607	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$18,607	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$100,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,504	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$12,504	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$100,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$60,559	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$60,559	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$100,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$125,066	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$125,066	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$100,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$270,976	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$230,429	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$40,547	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$104,285	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$104,285	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$40,547	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,629,067	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$94,454	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$94,454	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,534,613	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,534,613	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,162,175	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,162,175	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,162,175	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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	WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	909 ESCALANTE DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	GUNNISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81230	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	840709935	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$6,250	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of Grant	MATCHING FUNDS WITH WESTERN'S ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL AS A STIPEND/INCENTIVE CREDITED TO STUDENT TUITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN HCN'S DIGITAL/SOCIAL MEDIA WORK.	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	13	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$164,175	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET VALUE AT DONATION	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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 (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	WEBSITE/DIGITAL SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,522. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 39,522. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,823. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 120,509. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 70,463. TOTAL EXPENSES 251,795. CONTRACT WORK: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,239. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 154,496. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,071. TOTAL EXPENSES 192,806.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1E	HIGH COUNTRY NEWS OBTAINED A PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) LOAN OF $335,500 ON APRIL 13, 2020 BASED ON THE CALCULATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE IRS AND HAS MET ALL REQUIRED CRITERIA AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 FOR LOAN FORGIVENESS. PROCEEDS FROM THEIR PPP LOAN ARE RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE WHEN QUALIFYING PPP EXPENSES ARE INCURRED UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL OTHER CONDITIONS FOR FORGIVENESS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY MET. THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 1E OF FORM 990 IS $335,500.