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PROTECTING COLORADOS ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
PROTECTING COLORADOS ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY (EIN 38-3922906)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202123199349329872
Schema version
2020v4.0
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 ReturnHeader

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Return2021-11-15T12:33:52-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE DEPUTY TREASURER AND PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENETS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gEXPLANATION: PAID SIGNATURE COLLECTION, PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE FOR $2,953,291. MEDIA RELATIONS, PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE FOR $30,000. POLLING, MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSE FOR $57,500.

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