Estes Valley Land Trust
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Estes Valley Land Trust meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"To preserve and protect open space, valleys, wetlands, streams, ranch lands, and wildlife habitat in the Estes Valley and surrounding area. Land adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park and Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest are of special concern."
Year, State Incorporated:
1987, CO
The organization holds conservation easements covering almost 10,000 acres adjacent to and near Rocky Mountain National Park. Easements range from one-quarter acre to over 1,300 acres in size. It utilizes over 100 volunteers to monitor each easement on an annual basis. The organization invites all volunteers to an annual appreciation luncheon and monitor training session to kick off the monitoring season (June-August). It hold three main summer educational events: two early morning breakfasts and one evening cookout. In 2018 it awarded two $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors interested in preservation of open space and critical habitat.
Estes Valley Land Trust also serves as fiscal sponsor to two nonprofits engaged in flood restoration and resiliency planning within the Estes Valley and surrounding area.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Estes Valley Land Trust's program expenses were:
| Stewardship and Defense | $89,557 |
| New Easements | $84,705 |
| Community Outreach | $64,595 |
| Educational Events | $63,428 |
| Total Program Expenses | $302,285 |
Chief Executive
Jeffrey Boring, Executive Director
Compensation*
$166,263
Chair of the Board
Robin Harding
Board Size
14
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Estes Valley Land Trust's unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions and Grants | $775,609 |
| Unrealized Gain on Investments and Quasi Endowment | $340,097 |
| Investment Return | $100,010 |
| Contributed Investments | $15,621 |
| Rental Income | $7,660 |
| Program Revenue | $6,732 |
| Gain on Disposal of Property and Equipment | $3,020 |
| Miscellaneous Income | $2 |
| Total Income | $1,248,751 |
Programs: 66% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 19%
| Total Income | $1,248,751 |
| Total expenses: | $459,288 |
| Program expenses | $302,285 |
| Fundraising expenses | $71,188 |
| Administrative expenses | $85,815 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $789,463 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $4,023,070 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $4,812,533 |
| Total Liabilities | $51,635 |
| Total Assets | $4,864,168 |
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BBB Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming