COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION (EIN 84-1497653)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-01-21
IRS object ID
201510219349300951
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$34,732ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$17,125NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$734,206CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$643,868CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$475,296CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$653,346CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$551,004CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,057,720TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$261,640CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$263,698CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$252,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$342,327CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,417,294TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,030,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$905,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$738,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$906,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$893,331CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,475,014TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$85,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$310,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,584CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$14,584TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$85,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$324,584TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$4,150,430PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,426CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,286CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,742CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,797CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,379TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,286CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,742CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,797CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,379TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$640CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,542TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,050,189CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$913,393CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$746,236CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$914,349CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$902,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,526,935TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91683PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90317PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01025InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00818InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME CONSISTS OF MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE EARNED BY CCESSE AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE EARNED THROUGH MISSIONS AND THE E-PLANETARIUM.ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$129,588BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,303InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$150,891EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$112,884BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,704InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$129,588EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$98,936BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,948InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$112,884EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,100BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$24,836InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$98,936EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$67,500BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$73,500EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.55300BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.44700PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$587,187OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$584,717DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,470BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$935,330OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$710,932DepreciationAmt
Book Value$224,398BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$30,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$256,868TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp
Total Book Value Securities$0TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,020,293TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$17,125NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$100,400DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$117,525RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$902,768RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$902,768TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$968,436TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$100,400DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$100,400ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$868,036ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$868,036TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V LINE 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDIVIDENDS AND INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND MISSIONS OF CCESSE AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Part X line 2 The Organization is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result of this determination, the Organization may accept tax-deductible contributions. The Organization believes that it does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Tax years that remain open to examination include 2011 through the current period.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationForm 990 Part III, line 1 continued: WE DELIVER PROGRAMS IN OUR FACILITY (ON-SITE), AT CLIENT FACILITIES (DISTANCE-DELIVERED), AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS OTHER STEM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE PIPELINE OF STEM-INTERESTED STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND EMPLOYEES TO INDUSTRY. Form 990 Part III, line 4a continued: Following a thorough educator professional development course, educators deliver a co-curricular unit of study to their students in preparation for the capstone, on-site mission. The lessons are in the areas of science, math, language, and social studies and are all aligned to current Colorado state standards. Students are able to experience the excitement of a challenging career as they work together to solve problems, find success as a team and as individuals, all while discovering why they need the skills they are learning in school. Form 990 Part III, line 4c continued: Many Saturdays each year are busy as we provide programs for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the general public, special groups, and even corporate missions. Our Youth Leadership Training uses the entire Challenger mission experience as a motivator for at-risk teens and young adults to learn job application skills. Through a partnership with the US Air Force Academy, we support a wide variety of complementary STEM programs, from robotics to chemistry demonstrations to year-long middle and high school engineering classes. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE ELECTRONIC VERSION WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 12C: ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: ORIGINALLY AND AGAIN WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR PERSONNEL AND THEIR COMPENSATION (SALARY OR HOURLY WAGE PLUS BENEFITS) WAS REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMY DISTRICT 20 SCHOOLS AND FOUND TO BE IN-LINE WITH PEOPLE THEY WOULD HIRE AT COMPARABLE LEVELS OF EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY. IF DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND, WE PUT IN PLACE A PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITHIN THE YEARLY JOB PERFORMANCE AND PAY INCREASE CYCLE. WE USED THE DISTRICT 20 SCALE AS A SEPARATE BUT VALIDLY ANALOGOUS SCALE OF COMPETITVE COMPENSATION FOR OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY STUDY THE TOPIC OF "CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION" EVERY YEAR SO THEY CAN ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST CERTIFIED, CLASSIFIED, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PEOPLE IN THE STATE. WE CONSIDER OUR CEO TO BE A LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A PRINCIPAL. BECAUSE OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE TENDED TO HOLD THIS TO THE LOW SIDE (ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL) LEVEL. AGAIN, WE USE THE RANGE USED BY ACADEMY DISTRICT 20 AS THE BASIS FOR COMPARISON WITH THE EXACT AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RATES AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND LISTED ON THE CHARITABLE REGISTRATION FORM WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS.ExplanationTxt

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