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COLUMBINE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $85K · expenses $10K · assets $229K

EIN
27-0642811
Address
PO BOX 621636, LITTLETON, CO 80162-1636
Website
COLUMBINEMEMORIAL.ORG
NTEE code
T31
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2009
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Mission

THE COLUMBINE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERMANENT COLUMBINE MEMORIAL LOCATED IN CLEMENT PARK, LITTLETON, COLORADO. THE COLUMBINE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION WILL RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS, OVERSEE VOLUNTEER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR EFFORTS, RETAIN CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACE AS NECESSARY, AND GENERALLY ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE MEMORIAL.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rick Townsend PRESIDENT2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Karen Jones VICE PRESIDE2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lora Knowlton SECRETARY/TR2015-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Lee Andres DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Frank Deangelis DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Rod Hunley DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Scott Piercy DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tim Sanchez DIRECTOR2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cris Welsh DIRECTOR2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Freisen (former) DIRECTOR2023 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Fresen (former) DIRECTOR2022 0 $0 reported 1
Bob Curnow (former) DIRECTOR2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Alan Cram (former) PRESIDENT2015-2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TR4 $0-- $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SCOTT PIERCY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CRIS WELSH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TR4 $0-- $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ERIC FREISEN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SCOTT PIERCY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CRIS WELSH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ERIC FRESEN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SCOTT PIERCY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CRIS WELSH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BOB CURNOW DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BOB CURNOW DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT PIERCY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK TOWNSEND PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 59 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BOB CURNOW DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT PIERCY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK TOWNSEND DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALAN CRAM PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BOB CURNOW DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEE ANDRES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK DEANGELIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROD HUNLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT PIERCY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM SANCHEZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK TOWNSEND DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALAN CRAM PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN JONES VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LORA KNOWLTON SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,671$10,080 $229,235$229,235 $81,045- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,228$4,250 $155,422$155,422 -$17,424 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,394$10,207 $141,854$141,854 -$20,990 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,781$5,370 $130,677$130,677 -$16,450 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,901$6,154 $118,966$118,966 -$27,871 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,626$7,371 $96,219$96,219 $30,576- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,273$3,891 $72,714$72,714 $10,766- ---
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,911$58,593 $65,332$65,332 $11,676$0 $0075
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,850$2,774 $112,014$112,014 $26,665$0 $0059
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,384$1,846 $87,938$87,938 $5,201$0 $0075

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $29,300 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,122 2024$9,122
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLUMBINE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$127 2023$21
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GE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLUMBINE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION” 2022 1$51 2022$51
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $10,080 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,446 93.7%
Fees to independent contractors $440 4.4%
Printing, publications, postage $194 1.9%
Total$10,080100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $4,250 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,622 85.2%
Fees to independent contractors $440 10.4%
Printing, publications, postage $188 4.4%
Total$4,250100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $10,207 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,631 94.4%
Fees to independent contractors $400 3.9%
Printing, publications, postage $176 1.7%
Total$10,207100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $5,370 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,627 86.2%
Fees to independent contractors $400 7.4%
Printing, publications, postage $343 6.4%
Total$5,370100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $6,154 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,633 91.5%
Fees to independent contractors $400 6.5%
Printing, publications, postage $121 2.0%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $7,371 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,503 88.2%
Fees to independent contractors $868 11.8%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $3,891 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,891 100.0%
Total$3,891100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $58,593 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $57,933$57,933-- 98.9%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.9%
Office expenses $160-$160- 0.3%
Total$58,593100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $2,774 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $1,963$1,963-- 70.8%
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2015 · Form 990 · $1,846 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $1,166$1,166-- 63.2%
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