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US nonprofit · EIN 237015336 · Paonia, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237015336) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

High Country News

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$4.5m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$2.8m
$660k liabilities
Net assets
$2.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
5.4 years on average
Staff
38
13 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

High Country News' network

15 people2 organisationsi15 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrea OtanezDirector2021
5 yrs
Andy WiessnerDirector2020
6 yrs
Bryan PollardDirector2020
6 yrs
Dina Gilio-WhitakerDirector2021
5 yrs
Estee Rivera MurdockPresident2020
6 yrs
Fatima LunaCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Jim SpencerDirector2023
3 yrs
John BelkinDirector2020
6 yrs
Luis TorresEmeritus2020
6 yrs
Marla Painter Retired May 2024Director2024
2 yrs
Peter SchoenburgTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Raynelle RinoDirector2020
6 yrs
Rich StolzDirector2021
5 yrs
Samaria JaffeDirector2021
5 yrs
Wendy FisherDirector2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Gary LoveMarketing Disince 2022
Greg HanscomExecutive Directorsince 2020
Paul LarmerSenior Development Officersince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Greg HanscomExecutive Di40$148k$25k
Gary LoveMarketing Di40$120k$20k
Jennifer SahnEditor in Ch40$107k$17k
Samaria JaffePresident2$0
Estee Rivera MurdockVice Preside2$0
Peter SchoenburgTreasurer2$0
Fatima LunaSecretary2$0
Bryan PollardDirector2$0
Raynelle RinoDirector2$0
Jim SpencerDirector2$0
Rich StolzDirector2$0
Andy Wiessner Retired Sept 2025Director2$0
Chris WinterDirector2$0
Luis TorresEmeritus2$0

Colorado roster

22 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263023187). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Luis TorresBoard Member
Erica HowardFinance HR Business Partner/Acting CFO
Jaffe SamariaPresident
Rich StolzBoard Member
Chris WinterSecretary
Tyrone BeasonBoard Member
Gary LoveDirector of Product & Marketing
Jim SpencerBoard Member
Amy MaestasBoard Member
Erica Howard
Raynelle RinoBoard Member
Greg HanscomExecutive Director/Publisher
Bryan PollardBoard Member
Fatima LunaBoard Member
Estee Rivera MurdockBoard Member
Peter SchoenburgTreasurer
Craig EdwardsArt Director
Michael TanseyBoard Member
Samaria JaffePresident
Jennifer SahnEditor-in-Chief
Heather MacslarrowBoard Member
Mia AxonDirector of Philanthropy, Interim

About

Legal name
High Country News
EIN
237015336
Address
119 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO, 81428
State
Colorado
Mission
To inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the west's diverse natural and human communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C600 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1968
Principal officer
Samaria Jaffe (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1969
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAndy Wiessner
≥6years on the filingsBryan Pollard
≥6years on the filingsEstee Rivera Murdock
≥6years on the filingsJohn Belkin

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.8m
Total liabilities
$660k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.1m
Contributions and grants received
$4.1m
Program service revenue
$535k
Employees
38
Volunteers
13

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$4.7m$4.4m$290k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
High Country News likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
12 October 1983
Registered agent
Esther Rivera Murdock (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.