COLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2018

Legal Domicile

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

COLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION, founded in 2018, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $1.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 74% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $2.0M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 37% operating deficit.

Mission

THE COLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION IS A PLACE-BASED FUNDER THAT COMBINES GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAMMING TO BUILD NATIVE-LED ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY ON THE PLATEAU TO PROTECT WATER, PROTECT SACRED PLACES AND ENDANGERED LANDSCAPES, PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY, AND PRESERVATION OF NATIVE LANGUAGES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,040,000

THE COLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT GRANTMAKING IS MORE THAN DISTRIBUTING FUNDS: IT IS ABOUT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN AND HELPING TO BUILD A NETWORK AND COMMUNITY. CPF PROVIDES NETWORKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO OUR PARTNERS, INCLUDING THROUGH OUR UNIQUE LEARNING JOURNEY SITE VISIT APPROACH, WHICH LOOKS AT CAPACITY OVER TIME AND OUR ANNUAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CONFERENCE WHICH CONNECTS NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS WITH WORKSHOPS, RESOURCES AND EACH OTHER. CPF IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN EDUCATOR AND A THOUGHT LEADER WITHIN THE NONPROFIT SPACE AND FOR THE PUBLIC. A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF CPFS WORK AS AN ORGANIZATION INCLUDES OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, DONORS, PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CPF BELIEVES EDUCATION ABOUT NATIVE PEOPLES IN THIS REGION, AND THE WORK THEY DO SUPPORTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND LANDSCAPES IS CRITICAL TO PROTECTING THIS REGION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

Program 2

Expenses: $763,766

THE COLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS TO NATIVE-AMERICAN LED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN FOUR PRIORITIES AREAS IN THE COLORADO PLATEAU REGION OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST. CPF GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELPNATIVE-LED INITIATIVES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE BECOME MORE RESILIENT AND CONTINUE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK FOR YEARS TO COME.CPF FUNDING IS DIRECTED TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF WATER, THE PROTECTION OF SACRED PLACES AND ENDANGERED LANDSCAPES, PRESERVATION OF LANGUAGE, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-BASED AGRICULTURE.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,407,643

Program Service Revenue $2,900

Investment Income $16,311

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,426,854

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,040,000

Salaries & Benefits $612,782

Fundraising Expenses $52,596

Program Expenses $1,803,766

Other Expenses $303,210

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,955,992

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,426,854	$5,407,288	-0.7%
Expenses	$1,955,992	$1,824,331	+0.1%
Net Income	$-529,138	$3,582,957	-1.1%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$149,082

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JIM ENOTE	CEO	40.00	Officer	$149,082	$0	$149,082
SONJA SWIFT	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANGELA GONZALEZ	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LEE FRANCO	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAWLEY MARTINA	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSH LUCIO	TREASURER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EILEEN EGAN	SECRETARY	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ARETTA BEGAY	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA STAGO	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALINA ENGGIST	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,426,854	$1,955,992	$7,131,692	$-529,138
2022	$5,407,288	$1,824,331	$7,668,500	$3,582,957
2021	$2,053,104	$1,424,519	$3,861,425	$628,585
2020	$3,242,498	$1,103,735	$3,075,223	$2,138,763
2019	$1,256,456	$834,092	$811,286	$422,364