Middle Colorado Watershed Council
Donations deductibleMiddle Colorado Watershed Council's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). 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
8 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Treese | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cole Buerger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Doug Winter | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jared Emmert | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mike Schuster | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Morgan Hill | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shelbi Bauer | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Wendy Ryan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Stepp | Executive Director | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Collins | Executive Director | 40 | $98k | ||
| Doug Winter | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mikaela Richardson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Treese | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack Witt | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Schuster | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caitlin Carey | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Cole Buerger | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Shelbi Bauer | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263020978). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | Emeritus |
| Shelbi Bauer | Board Treasurer |
| Lisa Kate Collins | Executive Director |
| Doug Winter | President |
| Mikaela Richardson | Board Memeber |
| Michael Schuster | Board Member |
| Caitlin Carey | Board Vice President |
| Chris Treese | Director |
| Shelbi Bauer | |
| Doug Winter | Board Pesident |
About
- Legal name
- Middle Colorado Watershed Council
- EIN
- 464352983
- Address
- 200 Lion Park Cir, Rifle, CO, 81650-9618
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- To evaluate, protect and enhance the health of the middle colorado river watershed through the cooperative effort of watershed stakeholders. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C32 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Doug Winter (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDoug Winter
≥6years on the filingsJared Emmert
≥6years on the filingsMorgan Hill
≥5years on the filingsShelbi Bauer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $200k
- Total liabilities
- $257k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $56k
- Contributions and grants received
- $70k
- Program service revenue
- $841k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 25
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.Middle Colorado Watershed Council 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
- 17 December 2013
- Registered agent
- Balanced Bookkeeping & Payroll, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.