COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 84-6037753)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-04-27
IRS object ID: 201821179349301267
Schema version: 2017v2.2
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-04-27T16:55:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	450250958	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EIDE BAILLY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5299 DTC BLVD STE 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	GREENWOOD VILLAGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	846037753	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COLO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3032794591	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 10	AddressLine1Txt
City	GOLDEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80401	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DONALD TALLMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3032794591	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-04-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KYLE FRITCH CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01313374	PTIN
Phone	3037705700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-04-25	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	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	COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DONALD TALLMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 10	AddressLine1Txt
City	GOLDEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,490,924	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COLORADORAILROADMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1964	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, ARTIFACTS AND RECORDS PERTAINING TO CO RAILROADS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	43	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	225	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$553,390	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$459,494	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,653,304	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,567,312	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$157,018	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$162,416	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$137,639	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$125,600	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,501,351	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,314,822	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	$701,128	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$744,652	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$7,342	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$98,894	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,738,859	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,463,260	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,447,329	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,207,912	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$54,022	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$106,910	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,802,371	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,810,073	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$779,311	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$667,750	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,023,060	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,142,323	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO PRESERVE AND CONVEY THE RICH HISTORY OF RAILROADING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH ACQUISITION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, AND EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,445,262	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,038,309	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE MUSEUM REPRESENTS RAILROADING HISTORY IN A HANDS-ON AND THREE DIMENSIONAL FASHION BY PRESERVING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE IMPORTANT HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, ARTWORK AND DOCUMENTS, AND BY OFFERING OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM HAS SYSTEMATICALLY ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF OVER 100 PIECES OF RAILROAD STOCK, INCLUDING RAIL CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES DATING FROM 1879 TO THE PRESENT. BY SEEKING OUT RECORDS, MAPS, AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM RAILROADS AS THEY CLOSED THEIR OPERATIONS, THE MUSEUM HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST ARCHIVES OF RAILROAD PRINT MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND CATALOGUING OF ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH RAILROADING, PARTICULARLY THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH COLORADO AND INTERMOUNTAIN RAILROADING. THE MUSEUM'S RESEARCH LIBRARY IS THE SECOND LARGEST OF ITS KIND, AND THE LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF WESTERN RAILROADS AND THEIR LINES. AUTHORS OF ALL GENRES MAY BE FOUND RESEARCHING TIMETABLES, PAYROLL RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THEIR PROJECTS. THE MUSEUM LIBRARY IS ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RAILROAD RELATED ART, SOME OF IT PAINTED BY WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTS, AND DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY DEDICATED COLLECTORS. THIS COLLECTION IS SOMETIMES LOANED TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. SINCE 1961 THE MUSEUM HAS PUBLISHED OVER 50 SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON THE RAILROADS OF COLORADO AND THE WEST THAT ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY HISTORIANS. THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE TOP 25 DENVER AREA ATTRACTIONS BY DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL AND AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN PAID ATTRACTIONS BY VISIT DENVER.THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS A ROBUST RESTORATION PROGRAM, OVERSEEN BY OUR CHIEF MECHANICAL OFFICER / CURATOR OF ROLLING STOCK AND HIS BAND OF SKILLED VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FORMER RAILROAD EMPLOYEES AND MECHANICS. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR ROLLING STOCK CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. BY ENSURING THAT OUR VISITORS ARE ABLE TO VIEW AND SOMETIMES RIDE ON CARS THAT HAVE BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AND TO TEACH OUR GUESTS ABOUT A TRANSFORMATIONAL PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF OUR STATE AND OUR COUNTRY. OUR DOCENTS ARE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT IT WAS TO TRAVEL BY RAIL IF ONE "HAD MEANS, OR IF ONE WERE TRAVELING IN THIRD CLASS, IF ONE WERE A RAILROAD EMPLOYEE, OR EVEN IF ONE HAD HOPPED ON A FREIGHT CAR WITH OTHER HOBOS. TOUR HOSTS CAN ADDRESS THE WAYS IN WHICH RAILROADS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMIC ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL GROWTH OF THE AMERICAN WEST, AND WHICH INDIVIDUALS SPEARHEADED THAT GROWTH.IN 2017, WORK CONTINUED ON OUR OLDEST ARTIFACT, THE B-8 PASSENGER CAR. BRINGING THE B-8 BACK TO HER FORMER GLORY FOLLOWING HER ERSTWHILE USE AS A CHICKEN HOUSE HAS BEEN A LABOR OF INFINITE LOVE AND LOTS OF DEDICATED EFFORT. WIELDING DENTAL TOOLS TO PICK PAINT FROM THE GRAIN OF THE ORIGINAL MAHOGANY PANELING, AND SEARCHING ANTIQUE SHOPS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES AND FURNITURE, OUR CREW HAS MADE STEADY PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF HIGH CLASS RAIL TRAVEL IN THE 1880S.THE B-8 NOW CARRIES THE MUSEUM'S FIRST CLASS POLAR EXPRESS PASSENGERS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORK THAT RESTORATION ENTAILED!ONE OF THE MORE UNIQUE CARS IN OUR COLLECTION IS THE UINTAH NO. 50, WHICH IS UNDERGOING ITS OWN MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION IN OUR ROUNDHOUSE. THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM IS ONE OF ONLY THREE MUSEUMS IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE UINTAH RAILWAY EQUIPMENT, AND THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE A COMBINATION BAGGAGE AND PASSENGER CAR. THE TINY UINTAH RAILWAY WAS CREATED SPECIFICALLY MINE AND HAUL GILSONITE, WHICH IS A PETROLEUM-BASED ORE STILL USED IN OVER 160 PRODUCTS. THE NO. 50, A FORMER PULLMAN CAR, HAS BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS IN HER LIFE ON THE RAILS, AND IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF OUR TEAM'S ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THIS HAS MEANT SCOURING THE INTERNET AND RAILROAD COLLECTIONS FOR THE PERFECT GAS LAMPS FOR THE SALON, AND GETTING THEM RE-CHROMED SO THEY SHINE LIKE THEY ONCE DID AND IT MEANT MAKING SURE THAT THE NEW SEATS ARE AS CLOSE AS THEY CAN GET TO THE ORIGINAL ONES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH FOR FABRIC, AND COMMISSIONING SPECIALLY MADE SEAT SPRINGS, AS WELL AS MATCHING THE INTRICATE CARVINGS ON THE SEAT SIDES. AND FINALLY, IN THE COMING YEAR OR SO, THE MUSEUM ANTICIPATES THE RETURN OF THE RGS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO. 20. THE RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN NO. 20 IS ARGUABLY THE MOST POPULAR LOCOMOTIVE EVER OWNED BY THE RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN RAILROAD (RGS). BUILT IN 1899 BY THE SCHENECTADY LOCOMOTIVE WORKS TO HAUL FREIGHT, PASSENGERS AND GOLD FROM CRIPPLE CREEK AND VICTOR, COLORADO TO THE FRONT RANGE. FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS, NO. 20 CHUGGED UP AND DOWN PHANTOM CANYON, UNTIL THE FLOOD OF JULY, 1912 WASHED AWAY MUCH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AND BROUGHT A HALT TO F&CC OPERATIONS. NO. 20 BECAME A STAR WHEN, IN 1949, IT WAS CAST IN THE MOVIE A TICKET TO TOMAHAWK, PRODUCED BY 20TH CENTURY FOX. THIS FICTIONAL FILM WAS A WESTERN COMEDY ABOUT THE TOMAHAWK & WESTERN RAILROAD AND CO-STARED DAN DAILY AND ANNE BAXTER. MARILYN MONROE HAD ONE OF HER FIRST BIT PARTS AS A DANCING GIRL IN THIS MOVIE. IN 1951, THE RGS WENT BANKRUPT AND NO. 20 WAS RETIRED. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB PURCHASED NO. 20 FOR $2,400 AND MOVED IT TO ROBERT RICHARDSON'S NARROW GAUGE MOTEL IN ALAMOSA. ONCE RICHARDSON OPENED THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM IN GOLDEN, COLORADO, NO. 20 WAS MOVED TO THE NEW LOCATION. THE CLUB SPENT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY OVER THE YEARS TO KEEP IT IN TOP-NOTCH COSMETIC SHAPE, RESULTING IN ITS PLACEMENT ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 2000. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB DONATED THE NO. 20 TO THE MUSEUM IN 2006. SINCE THEN, THE NO. 20 HAS BEEN UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS IN STRASBURG, PA. WE ANTICIPATE HER RETURN TO GOLDEN, COLORADO TO BE SOMETIME IN LATE 2018, AND FINAL RESTORATION TO BE COMPLETED IN THE COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM ROUNDHOUSE IN 2019, DOVETAILING WITH OUR 60 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$340,215	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$637,703	RevenueAmt
Desc	STARTING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND THROUGH THE WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON EACH YEAR, THE STORY OF "THE POLAR EXPRESS" IS RE-CREATED SO VISITORS CAN BE IMMERSED IN THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND INTRIGUE OF THE CLASSIC CHILDREN'S TALE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,785,477	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	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	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	0	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	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	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	43	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3032794591	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	17155 W 44TH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	GOLDEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80403	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
AL BLOUNT
PRESIDENT	20.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM BARTON
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LARRY DORSEY
SECRETARY	20.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HENSARLING
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DAVIS
TRUSTEE	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HENDERSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE PARKER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM S ROBIE
TRUSTEE	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROY JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDSEY ASHBY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHARON MCGEE
TRUSTEE	35.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN OLSON
TRUSTEE	40.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD TALLMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$84,341	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$84,341	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	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
Government Grants	$306,704	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$152,790	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$459,494	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPECIAL EXHIBITS	712110	$1,014,526	$1,014,526
ADMISSIONS	712110	$535,334	$535,334

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,452	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$17,452	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,567,312	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$162,416	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$162,416	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$16,900	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	$16,900	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,900	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,900	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$284,802	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$176,102	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$108,700	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$108,700	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,314,822	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,676,012	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$179,316	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,868	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,302	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$613,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$479,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,779	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,251	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,848	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,942	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,985	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,985	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,644	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,786	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,072	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,523	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,629	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,906	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,802	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$132,770	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,508	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,508	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$901	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,455	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,247	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,338	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,752	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER EVENT EXPENSES	$345,881	$345,881
THOMAS EVENT EXPENSES	$288,324	$288,324
EQUIPMENT EXPENSES	$101,018	$99,593	$1,425
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT	$11,621	$11,621

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,707	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,207,912	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,785,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$323,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,894	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$604,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$496,879	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,210	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,881	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,706	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,743	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,647,223	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,565,188	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,236,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,082,035	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,752,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,049,535	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,802,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,810,073	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,750	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$600,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$500,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$779,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$667,750	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,604,396	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,702,027	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$318,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,296	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,023,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,142,323	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,802,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,810,073	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$106,910	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$377,263	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$364,910	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	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$454,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$445,041	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$766,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$553,390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$459,494	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,678,416	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,324,690	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,623,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,772,435	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,960,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,852,114	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,533,360	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,778,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,068,181	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,538,865	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,514,371	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,311,608	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,211,776	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$16,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,169	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$108,924	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$16,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,169	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$108,924	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$11,102,852	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$148,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$156,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$157,557	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$171,518	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$179,316	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$813,099	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$148,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$156,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$157,557	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$171,518	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$179,316	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$813,099	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,927,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,224,215	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,696,422	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,685,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,490,924	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,024,875	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.92330	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.92610	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.06760	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.06510	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,079,995	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$486,192	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$92,931	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$4,473,256	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,771,205	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$310,870	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,080	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$4,079,995	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,776,132	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$47,534	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$52,461	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$3,771,205	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,600,978	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$298,600	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$123,446	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$3,776,132	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,402,188	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$494,005	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$295,215	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$3,600,978	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.97750	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.02250	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$758,215	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$758,215	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,697,182	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,412,973	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,284,209	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$191,826	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$152,215	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$39,611	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,082,035	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,692,085	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$377,263	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$377,263	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,314,822	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,314,822	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,207,912	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,207,912	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,207,912	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES.
PART III, LINE 4:	PART III, LINE 4 - THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE DISCRETIONARY OPERATING INCOME AND FUNDING FOR THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COLLECTION ITEMS. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS AND UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT BY THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENT, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM 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 UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VIII), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE MUSEUM IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	IN 2017, THE MUSEUM'S CURATOR OF EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS NOW OFFERS A SERIES OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO DOVETAIL WITH THE COLORADO COMMON CORE CURRICULUM. WITH THIS PROGRAMMING, A TEACHER AT ANY LEVEL CAN BRING THEIR CLASS TO THE MUSEUM AND RECEIVE A TOUR WITH GRADE APPROPRIATE LESSONS TO AUGMENT THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHING. THEY CAN ALSO BORROW A "TRAVELING TRUNK" FILLED WITH ARTIFACTS AND A LESSON PLAN IN ORDER TO BRING COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORY ALIVE IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	BOARD MEMBERS LINDSEY ASHBY AND DAVE ROPCHAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE 990 DRAFT AND THEN REVIEWS THE FINAL COMPLETED 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY DISCLOSING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL GAIN OR GAIN FOR A RELATED PARTY AS A RESULT OF THE BUSINESS DEALINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION. DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP IN AN ENTITY WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS IS ALSO A REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. IF CONFLICTS ARE DETERMINED, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING/DECISION AND WILL REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE BASED ON EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA AS WELL AS ON THE AVAILABLE FUNDING OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE/BOARD WILL MEET AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	COLLECTION ITEMS PURCHASED BUT NOT CAPITALIZED -364,910.