Aspen Valley Land Trust
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$18m
$1.5m liabilities
Net assets
$16.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
5.3 years on average
Staff
10
67 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Aspen Valley Land Trust's network
14 people4 organisationsi14 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
14 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betina Infante | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charlie Bantis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Curtis Kaufman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cynthia Jacobson | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Corbin | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ellen Dube | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kalli Sinclair | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicole Leonard | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rich Carr | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard Shaw | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Scott Miller | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen Bershenyi | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephen Ellsperman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ted Behar | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Quinn | Employee | 2024 |
| Melissa Sumera | Employee | since 2023 |
| Suzanne Stephens | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Stephens | Executive Director | 40 | $127k | $17k | |
| Erin Quinn | Employee | 40 | $111k | $13k | |
| Melissa Sumera | Employee | 40 | $102k | $17k | |
| Richard Shaw | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ellen Dube | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Jacobson | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Bershenyi | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Corbin | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Charlie Bantis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ted Behar | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Ellsperman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rich Carr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betina Infante | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Curtis Kaufman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Leonard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Miller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kalli Sinclair | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
15 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263030221). 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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Shaw | President |
| David Corbin | Board Treasurer |
| Cynthia Jacobson | Vice President |
| Betina Infante | Board Member |
| Suzanne Stephens | |
| Rich Carr | Board Member |
| Nicole Leonard | Board Member |
| Stephanie Gianneschi | Board Member |
| Kelly Austin | Board Member |
| Ted Behar | Board Member |
| Steve Child | Board Member |
| Stephen Bershenyi | Secretary |
| Mike Folwell | Board Member |
| Jeff Seltzer | Board Member |
| Stephen Ellsperman | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Aspen Valley Land Trust
- EIN
- 840574754
- Address
- 320 Main St Ste 204, Carbondale, CO, 81623-2085
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Protecting the open land and special places of the roaring fork and middle colorado river valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community forever. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C500 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1967
- Principal officer
- Richard Shaw (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1967
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCharlie Bantis
≥8years on the filingsCurtis Kaufman
≥8years on the filingsEllen Dube
≥7years on the filingsRichard Shaw
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $18m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $16.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.2m
- Program service revenue
- $423k
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 67
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7m | $1.8m | $2m |
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.Aspen Valley Land Trust 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
- 10 March 1967
- Registered agent
- Suzanne Fusaro Stephens (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.