COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES (EIN 84-0402702)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201821349349310882
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-14T13:33:20-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREEN & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityBrightonCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN840402702EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLORADO LEGAL SERVICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11905 SHERMAN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJONATHAN ASHERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECPersonTitleTxt
Phone3038371313PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID GREENPreparerPersonNm
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Phone7208396458PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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PETE CORDOVA
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JOHN P FREY
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LARRY GADDIS
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JEROME DEHERRERA
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ELLEN GORDON
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THEODORA GRACE
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PAULA GREISEN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRUDEE GURLEY
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PATRICIA HALL
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY HIJAR
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENZO KAWANABE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGINA KAZECK
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LIVINGSTON JR
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY LORD
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYMBERLY MERRICK
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TINA SMITH
CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MEREDITH MUNRO
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN STINE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA VEITCH
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY BARTON MENDENHALL
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LIBERTY MORT
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MESHACH RHOADES
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARLA GOMEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN STINE
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN D ASHER
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MAUREEN TERJAK
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$139,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,569FundraisingAmt

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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CONTRACT SERVICES$175,647$156,326$17,565$1,756

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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$158,326EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$371,586EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,251,511BOYAmt
EOY$3,094,131EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,332,221BOYAmt
EOY$4,024,696EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,370,565CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,422,975CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,334,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,893,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,778,483TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$14,013TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,372,428CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,422,975CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,334,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,893,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,792,496TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$40,497,376PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,888CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,803CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$70,382TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$54,862,878TotalSupportAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$605DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$605TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceOther activities to influence (Part II-B, line 1i)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS AMOUNT REFLECTS BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COST OF STAFF TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND LEGISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES AT THE SPECIFIC REQUEST OF LEGISLATORS. STAFF TIME IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CONTEMPERANEOUS TIME SHEETS WHICH ARE COMPILED SEMI-ANNUALLY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$548,973OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$384,476DepreciationAmt
Book Value$164,497BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$164,497TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITSDesc
Book Value$9,785BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,785TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCLIENT DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$158,326Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$158,326TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,888,574TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,922,568DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,922,568RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,966,006RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,966,006TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,353,479TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,922,568DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,922,568ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,430,911ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,430,911TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETE CORDOVAPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$7,200TransactionAmt
TransactionRENTAL OF OFFICE SPACETransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupplemental Information for Schedule LFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LEASE FOR THE LAW OFFICES FROM A RELATED PARTY IS DISCLOSED ANNUALLY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2RELATED PARTY INFORMATION: BOARD MEMBERS PRACTICING IN THE SAME FIRM. PAULA GREISEN AND MEREDITH MUNRO, KING AND GREISEN, LLP
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE REPORT. THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED BY THE CONTROLLER TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO WITH THE CONTROLLER ANSWERS ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY HAVE
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE A FORM ANNUALLY DISCLOSING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHICH, IF ANY, ARE CONSIDERED, ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aCOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RESEARCHES COMPARABLE SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILAR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN COLORADO. A SALARY RECOMMENDATION THEN IS BASED ON THE WORK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS. ONCE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR THE PROPOSED SALARY IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ITS FORMAL APPROVAL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT WHICH WAS REVIEWED AND ADOPTED BY THE FULL BOARD. KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER SENIOR STAFF SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ELECTRONICALLY AND IN HARD COPY UPON REQUEST

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