Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY BY ADVANCING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 8
- Highest pay
- $103,040, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 84% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $970,660 spent. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP CENTER WORKS TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY BY ADVANCING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. OUR MAIN PROGRAMS ARE COOP CONVERSION, COOP INCUBATION, COOP EDUCATION AND COOP RESEARCH AND POLICY. -------------------------- SEE SCHEDULE O ----------------------------
- RMEOC LAUNCHED THE DRIVERS COOPERATIVE-COLORADO (DCC), THE LARGEST PLATFORM WORKER COOPERATIVE IN COLORADO. DCC LAUNCHED ITS ON-DEMAND AND ADVANCED BOOKING APP IN JULY 2025 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, TADA, ATTRACTING OVER 1000 DRIVER MEMBERS IN 2025. RMEOC RAISED OVER 500,000 FOR DCC IN FY 2025. RMEOC IS ONE OF FEW EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US THAT HAS AN INTERNAL RESEARCH TEAM THAT OFFERS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR COMPANIES INTERESTED IN EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP CONVERSION. IN FY 2025, RMEOC COMPLETED 4 FEASIBILITY STUDIES. RMEOC COMPLETED IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ABOUT A NEW FORM OF EMPLOYEE-OWNERSHIP, EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUST (EOT), WHICH WAS PRAISED BY A NATIONAL EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP NETWORK ORGANIZATION AS THE BEST CURRENT RESEARCH REGARDING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTS. THE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED IN DEC. 2025. RMEOC HAS PROMOTED THE CREATION OF A NEW COOPERATIVE CATEGORY OF "SOCIAL COOPERATIVES" THAT CAN BENEFIT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITH MORE FUNDING SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. RMEOC OFFERED 12 WEBINARS REGARDING SOCIAL COOPERATIVES WHICH ATTRACTED OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS IN FY 2025. RMEOC HAS GENERATED MONTHLY EMPLOYEE-OWNERSHIP TRAINING SESSIONS WITH OVER 130 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING. RMEOC'S TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUE INCREASED BY 63% IN FY 2025, AND RMEOC'S INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS GREW BY 85% IN FY 2025.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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