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COLORADO OLDTIME FIDDLERS ASSOCIATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $140K · expenses $142K · assets $10K

EIN
52-2378367
Address
1980 S QUEBEC ST STE 204, DENVER, CO 80231-3234
Website
www.coloradofiddlers.org
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
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Mission

THE COLORADO OLDTIME FIDDLERS? ASSOCIATION, INC. COTFA IS A COMMUNITY MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO TEACHING, PROMOTING, PRESERVING AND PUBLICIZING THE ART FORM OF OLDTIME FIDDLING, THROUGH WORKSHOPS, LOCAL JAMS AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORADO FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIPS FIDDLE CONTEST AT THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Linnea Kenney Treasurer2016-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Erin Haas President2024 20 $0 reported 1
Eric Michieli Vice President2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Beth Remming Secretary2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Erin Beimford (former) President2017-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Nikole Scriber-Trout (former) Director2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Marcia Dewerd (former) Secretary2016-2018 10 $0 reported 1
Nikole Scribner-Trout (former) Treasurer2017 10 $0 reported 1
Tamara Hertz (former) VICE-PRESIDENT2016 5 $0 reported 1
Paula D Jackman (former) TREASURER2016 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Erin Haas President20 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Beth Remming Secretary2 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President20 $0-- $01
Nikole Scriber-Trout Director10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Beth Remming Secretary2 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Director10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President20 $0-- $01
Nikole Scriber-Trout Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Beth Remming Secretary2 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Director10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President10 $0-- $01
Nikole Scriber-Trout Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Beth Remming Secretary2 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Director10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President10 $0-- $01
Nikole Scriber-Trout Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Beth Remming Secretary2 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Director10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President10 $0-- $01
Nikole Scriber-Trout Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Beth Remming Secretary2 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Director10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President10 $0-- $01
Nikole Scriber-Trout Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Marcia Dewerd Secretary10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linnea Kenney Director10 $0-- $01
Erin Beimford President10 $0-- $01
Nikole Scribner-Trout Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Eric Michieli Vice President5 $0-- $01
Marcia Dewerd Secretary10 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINNEA KENNEY PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
TAMARA HERTZ VICE-PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
PAULA D JACKMAN TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA DEWERD SECRETARY10 $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 2025-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,579$142,443 $9,951$9,951 $138,260$1,314 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-01-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,605$143,596 $12,815$12,815 $137,381$1,221 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-01-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$16 $17,790$17,790 -- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,034$141,668 $17,806$17,806 $132,781$253 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,507$4,200 $26,440$26,440 $13,970$170 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,070$924 $16,133$16,133 $2,045- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$165,097$165,508 $14,987$14,987 $152,604$890 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,445$162,363 $15,398$15,398 $149,639$1,681 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,112$163,217 $13,344$13,344 $149,142$984 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-01-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,624$150,198 $13,305$12,434 $133,620$495 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $62,804 in all, tax years 2015 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
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015, 2017-2019, 2021-2024 8$55,716 2024$8,028
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,780 2024$6,780
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLORADO OLD TIME FIDDLERS' ASSOCIATION INC” 2020-2023 4$158 2023$17
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLORADO OLDTIME FIDDLERS ASSOCIATION INC” 2015 1$150 2015$150
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $142,443 spent · pay $0 · grants $250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $101,480 71.2%
Benefits paid to members $18,278 12.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,000 9.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,349 6.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $250 0.2%
Printing, publications, postage $86 0.1%
Total$142,443100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $143,596 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $102,811 71.6%
Benefits paid to members $20,622 14.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,000 9.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,163 4.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,000 0.7%
Total$143,596100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $141,668 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $102,480 72.3%
Benefits paid to members $16,295 11.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,000 9.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,893 7.0%
Total$141,668100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $4,200 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,779 42.4%
Benefits paid to members $1,291 30.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,030 24.5%
Printing, publications, postage $100 2.4%
Total$4,200100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $924 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $924 100.0%
Total$924100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $165,508 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $122,987 74.3%
Benefits paid to members $18,920 11.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,000 7.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,601 6.4%
Total$165,508100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $162,363 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $122,930 75.7%
Benefits paid to members $18,130 11.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,000 8.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,303 5.1%
Total$162,363100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $163,217 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $133,016 81.5%
Benefits paid to members $16,236 9.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,000 8.0%
Printing, publications, postage $623 0.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $342 0.2%
Total$163,217100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $150,198 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $116,065 77.3%
Benefits paid to members $18,579 12.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,620 9.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,498 1.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $436 0.3%
Total$150,198100%

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