Colorado Mountain College Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION BUILDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDS AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AND ITS STUDENTS.
- Income
- $7.1 million
- Spending
- $6.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 72
- Highest pay
- $270,995, ceo vp advan
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $2.0 million spent. GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE PRIORITIZED FUNDRAISING FOCUS OF THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (CMC) FOUNDATION, ENABLING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER GOALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS COLLECTIVELY RECEIVED 2.02M IN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, A 41% INCREASE OVER THE YEAR'S PRIOR SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF 1.44M DISTRIBUTED. WITH THE ADDITION OF FIVE NEW ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED IN FY25, FOR A TOTAL OF 73; REPRESENTING 20.3M IN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED THROUGH GENEROUS GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS; INCLUDING 50% OF CMC'S FACULTY AND STAFF, ALUMNI, FOUNDATIONS, AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO VALUE HOW FAR A SCHOLARSHIP CAN GO AT COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE WITH OUR LOW-COST TUITION AND HIGH-QUALITY DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT A SCHOLARSHIP HAS ON ITS RECIPIENT. SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HONOR FORMER STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE. THEY ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH THE SELECTION PROCESS OF RECIPIENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CMC ACROSS OUR 11 CAMPUSES. GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE PRIORITIZED FUNDRAISING FOCUS OF THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (CMC) FOUNDATION, ENABLING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER GOALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS COLLECTIVELY RECEIVED 2.02M IN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, A 41% INCREASE OVER THE YEAR'S PRIOR SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF 1.44M DISTRIBUTED. WITH THE ADDITION OF FIVE NEW ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED IN FY25, FOR A TOTAL OF 73; REPRESENTING 20.3M IN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED THROUGH GENEROUS GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS; INCLUDING 50% OF CMC'S FACULTY AND STAFF, ALUMNI, FOUNDATIONS, AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO VALUE HOW FAR A SCHOLARSHIP CAN GO AT COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE WITH OUR LOW-COST TUITION AND HIGH-QUALITY DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT A SCHOLARSHIP HAS ON ITS RECIPIENT. SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HONOR FORMER STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE. THEY ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH THE SELECTION PROCESS OF RECIPIENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CMC ACROSS OUR 11 CAMPUSES.
- $2.5 million spent. COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, A DUAL MISSION COLLEGE, OFFERING CERTIFICATES, ASSOCIATE, AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES, SEEKS TO BE THE MOST INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND STUDENT-CENTERED COLLEGE IN THE NATION. FISCAL YEAR '25 WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017 THAT A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT INTRODUCED BY THE COLLEGE, THUS CAPITAL DONATIONS WERE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR. PLEDGE PAYMENTS FOR THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 7.2 MILLION "RURAL NURSING SUCCESS FUND," THAT HAD RUN THE PREVIOUS FIVE FISCAL YEARS, SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THREE HIGH-FIDELITY NURSING SIMULATION LABS, ACQUISITION OF NEW SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, AND INCREASED NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, WERE FINALIZED. PLEDGES FROM THE SUCCESSFUL "THE PROMISE OF SPRING VALLEY" 5M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, COMPLETED IN FY22, ALSO TAPERED OFF, WITH SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT. THE CMC FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO ADDITIONALLY COLLECT ON THE 1.5M RAISED IN SUPPORT OF A NEW ORAL HEALTH CLINIC, IN FISCAL YEAR '24, IN SUPPORT OF OUR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS, WHO WILL OFFER PREVENTATIVE CARE AT THE CMC VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM. DONATIONS TO CMC'S RURAL TEACHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE OF INTEREST TO DONORS AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EVERY TEACHER CANDIDATE WHO AGREES TO STUDENT TEACH IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH A 10,000 HOUSING STIPEND AND A GUARANTEE OF A JOB IN THE DISTRICT. THIS 10,000 STIPEND IS FUNDED HALF BY THE STATE OF COLORADO THROUGH RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION AND REQUIRES A 50% (5,000) PRIVATE MATCH PER FELLOW. COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, A DUAL MISSION COLLEGE, OFFERING CERTIFICATES, ASSOCIATE, AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES, SEEKS TO BE THE MOST INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND STUDENT-CENTERED COLLEGE IN THE NATION. FISCAL YEAR '25 WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017 THAT A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT INTRODUCED BY THE COLLEGE, THUS CAPITAL DONATIONS WERE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR. PLEDGE PAYMENTS FOR THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 7.2 MILLION "RURAL NURSING SUCCESS FUND," THAT HAD RUN THE PREVIOUS FIVE FISCAL YEARS, SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THREE HIGH-FIDELITY NURSING SIMULATION LABS, ACQUISITION OF NEW SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, AND INCREASED NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, WERE FINALIZED. PLEDGES FROM THE SUCCESSFUL "THE PROMISE OF SPRING VALLEY" 5M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, COMPLETED IN FY22, ALSO TAPERED OFF, WITH SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT. THE CMC FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO ADDITIONALLY COLLECT ON THE 1.5M RAISED IN SUPPORT OF A NEW ORAL HEALTH CLINIC, IN FISCAL YEAR '24, IN SUPPORT OF OUR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS, WHO WILL OFFER PREVENTATIVE CARE AT THE CMC VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM. DONATIONS TO CMC'S RURAL TEACHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE OF INTEREST TO DONORS AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EVERY TEACHER CANDIDATE WHO AGREES TO STUDENT TEACH IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH A 10,000 HOUSING STIPEND AND A GUARANTEE OF A JOB IN THE DISTRICT. THIS 10,000 STIPEND IS FUNDED HALF BY THE STATE OF COLORADO THROUGH RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION AND REQUIRES A 50% (5,000) PRIVATE MATCH PER FELLOW.
- $295,762 spent. COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OFFERS 7 ACADEMIC PATHWAYS WITH MORE THAN 130 PROGRAMS. DYNAMIC COMBINATIONS OF DEGREES (INCLUDING 8 BACHELOR'S DEGREES), CERTIFICATES, MINORS, AND SPECIALTIES EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOOSE THEIR OWN ADVENTURE. CMC'S RECENT PROMINENT DESIGNATIONS: HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI), HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS, AND HEALTHY MINDS, CONTINUE TO DRIVE IMPORTANT STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND PRIORITIZATION. DONATIONS TO CMC VIA THE CMC FOUNDATION HELP TO MAKE THESE TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTCOMES POSSIBLE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AS AN HSI IN 2021 AFTER YEARS OF DELIBERATE EFFORTS TO GROW CMC'S STUDENT BODY TO BE 25% OR MORE LATINO (NOW AT 41%), REFLECTING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. CMC IS THE FIRST HSI LOCATED IN COLORADO'S RURAL, HIGH-COST MOUNTAIN RESORT REGION. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS CONTINUE TO GROW AS WELL IN SUPPORT OF ALL STUDENTS AND IS REFLECTED IN THE 41% GROWTH OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS DESIGNATION CAME IN LARGE PART THANKS TO THE FOOD PANTRIES PILOTED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AT THE VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS, WHICH WAS THEN REPLICATED AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION. HUNGER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS REMAINS A NATIONAL ISSUE AND THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS AT CMC BE HUNGER-FREE. FINALLY, THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECENTLY AWARDED COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE A HEALTHY MINDS DESIGNATION, RECOGNIZING CMC'S ONGOING WORK IN ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS. MANY OF THE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE RECEIVE FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, OR FOUNDATIONS THROUGH THE CMC FOUNDATION. TO LEARN MORE: HTTPS://COLORADOMTN.EDU/CMC-NEWS/COLORADO- MOUNTAIN-COLLEGE-EARNS-HEALTHY-MINDS-DESIGNATION/. COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OFFERS 7 ACADEMIC PATHWAYS WITH MORE THAN 130 PROGRAMS. DYNAMIC COMBINATIONS OF DEGREES (INCLUDING 8 BACHELOR'S DEGREES), CERTIFICATES, MINORS, AND SPECIALTIES EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOOSE THEIR OWN ADVENTURE. CMC'S RECENT PROMINENT DESIGNATIONS: HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI), HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS, AND HEALTHY MINDS, CONTINUE TO DRIVE IMPORTANT STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND PRIORITIZATION. DONATIONS TO CMC VIA THE CMC FOUNDATION HELP TO MAKE THESE TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTCOMES POSSIBLE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AS AN HSI IN 2021 AFTER YEARS OF DELIBERATE EFFORTS TO GROW CMC'S STUDENT BODY TO BE 25% OR MORE LATINO (NOW AT 41%), REFLECTING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. CMC IS THE FIRST HSI LOCATED IN COLORADO'S RURAL, HIGH-COST MOUNTAIN RESORT REGION. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS CONTINUE TO GROW AS WELL IN SUPPORT OF ALL STUDENTS AND IS REFLECTED IN THE 41% GROWTH OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS DESIGNATION CAME IN LARGE PART THANKS TO THE FOOD PANTRIES PILOTED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AT THE VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS, WHICH WAS THEN REPLICATED AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION. HUNGER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS REMAINS A NATIONAL ISSUE AND THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS AT CMC BE HUNGER-FREE. FINALLY, THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECENTLY AWARDED COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE A HEALTHY MINDS DESIGNATION, RECOGNIZING CMC'S ONGOING WORK IN ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS. MANY OF THE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE RECEIVE FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, OR FOUNDATIONS THROUGH THE CMC FOUNDATION. TO LEARN MORE: HTTPS://COLORADOMTN.EDU/CMC-NEWS/COLORADO- MOUNTAIN-COLLEGE-EARNS-HEALTHY-MINDS-DESIGNATION/.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 1986.
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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