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ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE (EIN 74-2244146)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-10
IRS object ID
201731309349301798
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-10T11:33:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN461497033PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EKS&H LLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802372521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742244146EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROCKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3032451003PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11820 FOLSOM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULES KORTENHORSTPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3032451003PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJULES KORTENHORSTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11820 FOLSOM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$36,852,388GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RMI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE THE EFFICIENT AND RESTORATIVE USE OF RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee164TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$23,324,546PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$25,775,229CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,825,439PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,749,489CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$656,236PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$53,441CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,607PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,823CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$25,819,828PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$29,477,100CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,237,645PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$17,894,210CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,313,993CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,217,050PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,418,710CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$23,454,695PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$29,312,920CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,365,133PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$164,180CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$33,621,689TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$32,947,222TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,103,705TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,478,518TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,517,984NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$23,468,704NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE ENVISON A WORLD THRIVING, VERDANT, AND SECURE, FOR ALL, FOR EVER. TO THAT END, OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE THE EFFICIENT AND RESTORATIVE USE OF RESOURCES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,064,774ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,596,893RevenueAmt
DescDEVELOPING ECONOMYSMART ISLANDS - EMPOWERS GOVERNMENTS AND UTILITIES OF ISLAND NATIONS TO TRANSITION TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEMONSTRATING THAT ENTRIE ECONOMIES CAN ADOPT LOW-CARBON SOLUTIONS.REINVENTING FIRE: CHINA - PARTNERING TO DELIVER AN ANALYSIS OF THE FOUR ENERGY-PRODUCING AND CONSUMING SECTORS OF CHINA'S ECONOMY (BUILDINGS, INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ELECTRICITY) TO SPOTLIGHT THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF RAPIDLY DEPLOYING RENEWABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES IN CHINA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$7,482,930ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,886,806RevenueAmt
DescDECARBONIZING ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY - ACCELERATING THE SHIFT FROM FOSSIL FUEL DOMINATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO CLEAN, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, CUSTOMER-CENTRIC SYSTEM BASED ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES.RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS - DRIVING CUSTOMERS TO THE CENTER OF AN AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, LOW-CARBON ELECTRICTY GRID. FOCUSING ON MARKET TRENDS AND SCALING SOLUTIONS FOR SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE AND DEMAND-SIDE OPPORTUNITIES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OSUNSHINE FOR MINES - TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE THE INSTALLATION OF ON-SITE RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY - ESPECIALLY SOLAR PV - INTEGRATED INTO THE POWER SYSTEMS OF ON- AND OFF- GRID MINES AROUND THE WORLD.SHINE: COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLAR - DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLAR PILOT PROJECTS - LEVERAGING ECONOMIES OF SCALE, STANDARDIZING SYSTEM DESIGN, DEVELOPEING BUSINESS MODELS THAT ALLOW LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS TO PARTICIPATE, AND OTHER LEVERS - TO MAKE SOLAR ENERGY AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SEED) - FOR GOVERNMENTS, DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT ARE EXPANDING ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY. SEED PROVIDES AN UNBIASED AND ACTIONABLE PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT CONSIDERS BOTH ON- AND OFF- GRID APPROACHES HOLISTICALLY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,966,406ExpenseAmt
Revenue$381,649RevenueAmt
DescOIL-FREE TRANSPORTATION AVIATION - ENGAGING THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TO ESTABLISH CENTERS OF DEMAND FOR LOW-CARBON, ALTERNATIVE AVIATION FUELS, SUCH AS BIOFUELS, AT AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD.SHIPPING - REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS BY BRIDGING GAPS IN MARKET INFORMATION RELATED TO FUEL EFFICIENCY AND UNLOCKING CAPITAL FLOW FOR TECHNOLOGY RETROFITS OF EXSTING SHIPS.CONTINUED ON SCH OTRUCKING - WORKING WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL ON FREIGHT EFFICIENCY (NACFE) AND THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY TO DOUBLE THE FREIGHT EFFICIENCY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOODS MOVEMENT BY INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES AND ACCELERATING THEIR ADOPTION.MOBILITY - LEVERAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO ADVANCE MOBILITY SERVICES TO ADDRESS CONGESTION, COSTS, COMMUTING, SAFETEY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$2,578,825BUILDINGSDRIVING THE ADOPTION OF BUILDING EFFICIENCIES IN THE AREAS OF (1) SUPEREFFICIENT BUILDINGS (BUILDINGS THAT ARE AT LEAST 50% MORE EFFICIENT THAN CODE-COMPLIANT BUILDING); (2) RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; AND (3) COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THESE FOCUS AREAS PROVIDE ONE OF THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES TO MEANINGFULLY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, LOWER ENERGY BILLS, AND IMPROVE BUILDING VALUE.
$770,449OFFICE OF CHIEF SCIENTIST (OCS)OFFICE OF CHIEF SCIENTIST INSPIRES THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP IN THE AREA OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. THE OCS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PUBLICATION OF REINVENTING FIRE, WHICH PROVIDES BOLD BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN, PROSPEROUS AND SECURE ENERGY FUTURE.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$3,349,274TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$22,863,384TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document86IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee164EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCHForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member16IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HEATHER MCCREERYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3032451003PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11820 FOLSOM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN ABELE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ALLEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROY BEDLOW
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER BOYER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK FERRON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HAAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM DINWOODIE
LEAD INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUZANNE FARVER
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE MARIA FIGUERES
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ARJUN GUPTA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA VAN DER HOEVEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REUBEN MUNGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN OELWANG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE POLK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIGAR SHAH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED WHITE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULES KORTENHORST
CEO40.00Yes (X)$348,186$0$32,532Yes (X)
AMORY LOVINS
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS/CHIEF SCIENTIST40.00Yes (X)$285,938$0$26,821Yes (X)
MARTHA PICKETT
GENERAL COUNSEL-SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$250,317$0$25,073Yes (X)
HERVE TOUATI
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$308,779$0$16,730Yes (X)
CURTIS PROBST
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$248,300$0$30,154Yes (X)
STEPHEN DOIG
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$250,615$0$24,564Yes (X)
MAIYUE CHENG
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$247,786$0$22,319Yes (X)
JON CREYTS
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$244,382$0$30,667Yes (X)
JERULD WEILAND
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$255,211$0$17,824Yes (X)
EDWARD HARVEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$252,361$0$12,510Yes (X)
LENA HANSEN
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$220,536$0$15,703Yes (X)
EDGAR MCCULLOUGH
CONTROLLER, FINANCE & OPER40.00$176,633$0$26,167Yes (X)
BRAD MUSHOVIC
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$169,831$0$26,917Yes (X)
CAROL NASTA
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$167,858$0$27,167Yes (X)
MARK GRUNDY
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$166,472$0$15,150Yes (X)
GINNA NEWTON
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$149,374$0$19,891Yes (X)
NUSHIN KORMI
PRINCIPAL40.00$168,836$0$22,899Yes (X)
VICTOR OLGYAY
PRINCIPAL40.00$161,544$0$25,228Yes (X)
LILY DONGE
PRINCIPAL40.00$156,955$0$17,977Yes (X)
VIRGINIA LACY
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$145,686$0$10,073Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,375,600TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$446,366TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K34IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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JE DUNN
2000 S COLORADO BLVD SUITE 12000DENVERCO80222GENERAL CONTRACTOR$761,370
DNV KEMA RENEWABLES
DEPT CH 19586PALATINEIL60055CONSULTING$572,611
REOS NORTH AMERICA
ONE BROADWAY 14TH FLOORCAMBRIDGEMA02142CONSULTING$346,755
CNI SERVICES
7000 S YOSEMITE STREET SUITE 125CENTENNIALCO80112CONSULTING$334,662
BLUE COMMUNICATIONS
CONSULTING$295,805256 BANBURY ROADOXFORDUKOX2 7DE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$63,556GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$25,711,673AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,569,116NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$25,775,229TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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CONSULTING FEES541610$3,408,507$3,408,507
PROJECT REVENUE541900$267,165$267,165
RENTAL INCOME531120$43,817$43,817
PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP FEE541900$30,000$30,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,749,489TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,302TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$38,302ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,577TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,577ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,283,545SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,375,288SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$91,743SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$91,743TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$91,743ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$246ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$246OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,477,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,749,489RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$47,618ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,430,844TotalAmt
Program Services$3,596,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$573,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$260,638FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,006,718TotalAmt
Program Services$7,673,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,002,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,330,965FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$382,151TotalAmt
Program Services$306,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,041FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,179,430TotalAmt
Program Services$947,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118,915FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$895,067TotalAmt
Program Services$720,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,226FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,478TotalAmt
Program Services$97,990ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,971TotalAmt
Management And General$119,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,565TotalAmt
Management And General$54,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,159TotalAmt
Program Services$5,468ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,691FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,024,786TotalAmt
Program Services$761,245ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120,316FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$312,648TotalAmt
Program Services$179,151ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,486FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,682,414TotalAmt
Program Services$1,034,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$571,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,525FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,565,666TotalAmt
Program Services$2,372,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$89,390FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,453TotalAmt
Program Services$291,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,991FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,730TotalAmt
Program Services$78,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,269FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,489TotalAmt
Program Services$446,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,606FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,000TotalAmt
Program Services$36,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,736FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONSULTANTS AND SUBCONT$4,149,873$3,927,674$146,558$75,641
MISCELLANEOUS$403,028$225,154$155,665$22,209
RECRUITING$401,424$381,933$19,491
COMMUNICATION$365,592$363,418$2,174

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$814,566TotalAmt
Program Services-$583,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$232,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,348FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,312,920TotalAmt
Program Services$22,863,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,135,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,313,993FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$550,757BOYAmt
EOY$881,864EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,272,625BOYAmt
EOY$2,675,656EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,380,797BOYAmt
EOY$9,731,582EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$809,524BOYAmt
EOY$1,237,267EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,838BOYAmt
EOY$3,268EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,859BOYAmt
EOY$2,485EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,902BOYAmt
EOY$334,330EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,155,059LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,231,184LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,537,208BOYAmt
EOY$16,923,875EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,798,943BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,186,595BOYAmt
EOY$483,389EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$92,818EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$733,641BOYAmt
EOY$580,688EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,621,689BOYAmt
EOY$32,947,222EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,577,893BOYAmt
EOY$3,259,314EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670,144BOYAmt
EOY$1,172,001EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,584,348BOYAmt
EOY$4,695,885EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,320BOYAmt
EOY$351,318EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,103,705BOYAmt
EOY$9,478,518EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,345,833BOYAmt
EOY$11,932,089EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,862,581BOYAmt
EOY$11,219,045EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,570BOYAmt
EOY$317,570EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,517,984BOYAmt
EOY$23,468,704EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,621,689BOYAmt
EOY$32,947,222EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$164,180ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$131,658NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,081,802OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,622,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,905,792CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,217,886CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,324,546CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,775,229CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$86,846,332TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,622,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,905,792CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,217,886CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,324,546CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,775,229CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$86,846,332TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$34,137,743SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$52,708,589PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$115,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$208,499CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$662,022CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,879CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,090,603TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$963CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$963TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,701CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,933CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$246CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,009TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$87,960,907TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,891,606GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 11,701. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 5,933. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 5,129. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 246.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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$377,244BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$9,524InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$5,814AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$369,906EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$980,930BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35,890ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$30,291InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$609,285OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$377,244EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$875,987BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$23,315ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$89,825InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$8,197AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$980,930EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$710,719BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$125,365ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$52,732InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,829OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$875,987EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$746,828BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,421ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$35,339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$4,191AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$710,719EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.85850PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14150TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,739,672OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$15,739,672BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$724,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$698,905DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,525BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,499,353OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,073,314DepreciationAmt
Book Value$426,039BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,191,604OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$458,965DepreciationAmt
Book Value$732,639BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,923,875TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$205,423
DEFERRED RENT$145,895
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$351,318TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,342,558TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$13,242NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,350DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$118,416OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$122,308RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,464,866RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$12,234InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,234RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,477,100TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,310,036TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$9,350DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,350ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,300,686ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$12,234InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,234ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,312,920TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE RMI SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ALLIANCE APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVAULUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF JUNE 30, 2016. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF JUNE 30, 2016.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN NET ASSETS HELD AT THE DENVER FOUNDATION -118,416.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC210PROGRAM SERVICESREINVENTING FIRE - CHINA$489,217
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)2PROGRAM SERVICESSHIPPING EFFICIENCY, ISLANDS ENERGY PROGRAM$459,130
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN3PROGRAM SERVICESISLANDS ENERGY PROGRAM$117,481
SOUTH AMERICA1PROGRAM SERVICESISLANDS ENERGY PROGRAM$52,242
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA1PROGRAM SERVICESSUNSHINE FOR MINES$187,196
NORTH AMERICA1PROGRAM SERVICESSHIPPING EFFICIENCY, ISLANDS ENERGY PROGRAM$118,174
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM1FUNDRAISING$47,250
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,1FUNDRAISING$47,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees20SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee20TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,517,940SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,517,940TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Payments For Use Of ResidenceYes (X)PaymentsForUseOfResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JULES KORTENHORST
CEO$298,186$0$0$0$50,000$0$14,375$0$18,157$0$380,718$0$0$0
AMORY LOVINS
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS/CHIEF SCIENTIST$285,938$0$0$0$0$0$14,258$0$12,563$0$312,759$0$0$0
MARTHA PICKETT
GENERAL COUNSEL-SECRETARY$250,317$0$0$0$0$0$12,510$0$12,563$0$275,390$0$0$0
HERVE TOUATI
MANAGING DIRECTOR$252,164$0$0$0$56,615$0$4,167$0$12,563$0$325,509$0$0$0
CURTIS PROBST
MANAGING DIRECTOR$248,300$0$0$0$0$0$11,997$0$18,157$0$278,454$0$0$0
STEPHEN DOIG
MANAGING DIRECTOR$250,615$0$0$0$0$0$12,001$0$12,563$0$275,179$0$0$0
MAIYUE CHENG
MANAGING DIRECTOR$247,786$0$0$0$0$0$7,188$0$15,131$0$270,105$0$0$0
JON CREYTS
MANAGING DIRECTOR$244,382$0$0$0$0$0$12,510$0$18,157$0$275,049$0$0$0
JERULD WEILAND
MANAGING DIRECTOR$255,211$0$0$0$0$0$12,001$0$5,823$0$273,035$0$0$0
EDWARD HARVEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR$252,361$0$0$0$0$0$12,510$0$0$0$264,871$0$0$0
LENA HANSEN
MANAGING DIRECTOR$178,036$0$42,500$0$0$0$8,938$0$6,765$0$236,239$0$0$0
EDGAR MCCULLOUGH
CONTROLLER, FINANCE & OPER$152,633$0$24,000$0$0$0$8,010$0$18,157$0$202,800$0$0$0
BRAD MUSHOVIC
MANAGING DIRECTOR$169,831$0$0$0$0$0$8,760$0$18,157$0$196,748$0$0$0
CAROL NASTA
MANAGING DIRECTOR$167,858$0$0$0$0$0$9,010$0$18,157$0$195,025$0$0$0
MARK GRUNDY
MANAGING DIRECTOR$166,472$0$0$0$0$0$8,385$0$6,765$0$181,622$0$0$0
GINNA NEWTON
MANAGING DIRECTOR$149,374$0$0$0$0$0$7,786$0$12,105$0$169,265$0$0$0
NUSHIN KORMI
PRINCIPAL$140,836$0$28,000$0$0$0$7,084$0$15,815$0$191,735$0$0$0
VICTOR OLGYAY
PRINCIPAL$133,544$0$28,000$0$0$0$7,071$0$18,157$0$186,772$0$0$0
LILY DONGE
PRINCIPAL$129,955$0$27,000$0$0$0$6,514$0$11,463$0$174,932$0$0$0
VIRGINIA LACY
MANAGING DIRECTOR$121,686$0$24,000$0$0$0$4,250$0$5,823$0$155,759$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ABUSINESS USE OF PERSONAL RESIDENCE - AMORY LOVINS RENTS APPROXIMATELY 1200 SQ FT OF HIS HOUSE, PLUS SHARED SPACE TO RMI AS OFFICE SPACE UNDER A 1-YEAR WRITTEN LEASE ENDING JUNE 30, 2016. THE RENT IS $1,790 PER MONTH.
PART I, LINE 7NON-FIXED PAYMENTS - SOME EMPLOYEES WERE PAID PERFORMANCE BONUSES AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution17ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,569,116NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11RMI'S REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE 990 FORM BEGINS WITH A FORMAL REVIEW BY THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM (CEO, MANAGING DIRECTOR - LEGAL COUNSEL, MANAGING DIRECTOR - DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTROLLER). ONCE REVIEWED, A SECOND EVALUATION IS PERFORMED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH THE CEO AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN ATTENDANCE. ONCE APPROVED, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL FORMALLY ACCEPT THE REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE AUDITORS TO FILE THE ANNUAL 990 FORM. THE MINUTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE NEXT TRI-ANNUAL MEETING (JANUARY, APRIL, AND OCTOBER).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTRUSTEES ARE CONTACTED THROUGH AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION TO UPDATE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR PERSONAL SITUATION. TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CHANGES THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATES COMPLIANCE ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010, RMI RETAINED A CERTIFIED COMPENSATION PROFESSIONAL TO CONDUCT A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF ALL CURRENT POSITIONS. THIS ANALYSIS UTILIZED "WORLD AT WORK" BEST PRACTICES TO DETERMINE MARKET PRICES FOR THE ROLES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST WITHIN RMI AND ESTABLISH A GRADE TABLE. THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK ENABLE RMI LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR CURRENT ROLES AS WELL AS NEW OR RESTRUCTURED JOBS IN THE ORGANIZATION. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THIS TABLE, MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAVE BEEN EDUCATED ON THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND AND USE OF THE COMPENSATION STUDY RESULTS. FURTHER, PROCESSES FOR APPROPRIATELY "PRICING" NEW ROLES ARE BEING ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE. IN 2011, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FIRM TO REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND PROVIDE AN INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LETTER. THIS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION STUDY YIELDED SOLID DATA CONFIRMING RMI EXECUTIVES ARE PAID APPROPRIATELY FOR NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES IN AN ORGANIZATION OF RMI'S SIZE. CURRENTLY, RMI CONTINUES TO UTILIZE CERTIFIED COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE NEW AND MODIFIED POSITIONS OF ALL LEVELS ARE APPROPRIATELY PRICED WITH REGARD TO SALARY AND BONUS. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FORMED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2013 TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION PRACTICES ARE IN PLACE FOR THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL. THE CHIEF SCIENTIST, CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS WERE REVIEWED BY THE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS NOTED ABOVE; THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN UTILIZED THAT INFORMATION TO HELP ENSURE APPROPRIATE SALARIES AND BONUSES ARE IN PLACE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19RMI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE OF PUBLIC RECORD WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE. ANNUAL REPORTS, IRS FORM 990, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE RMI WEBSITE (WWW.RMI.ORG). COPIES OF ANY POLICY, INCLUDING BYLAWS, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:SUBSIDIARY NET LOSS -1,028,405. CONSOLIDATION WITH SUBSIDIARY -53,397.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RMI INNOVATION CENTER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11820 FOLSOM STAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742244146EIN
Primary ActivitiesMANAGEMENT OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE INNOVATION CENTER IN BASALT, COPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE-INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11820 FOLSOM STAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesQIAHAI RMI RESEARCH CENTERPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code SectionCExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACK BEAR ENERGYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11216 PEARL STAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesSOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PLACEMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership0.54000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
RMI-INTERNATIONAL
R$389,028CASH
BLACK BEAR ENERGY
R$425,000CASH
BLACK BEAR ENERGY
D$450,000CASH