Coalition for the Upper South Platte
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$616k
$640k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $25k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
7.3 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
James Idema
Left since last filing
4
29% of the board
Coalition for the Upper South Platte's network
14 people5 organisationsi14 people and 5 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 (6) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Idema Chair (also filed as Jim Idema) | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christina Burri | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Williams | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Don Logelin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Howell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Berry | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lynda James | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lynne Buchanan | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary Dawson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patrick O'Connell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ray Douglas | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Suzanne O'Neill | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Swithin Dick | Vice-Chair, | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ZAC Humbles | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Ekarius | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| John Geerdes | Executive Director | since 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Geerdes | Executive Director | 40 | $88k | ||
| Eric Howell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patrick O'connell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Idema | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Berry | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Swithin Dick | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don Logelin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lynda James | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Dawson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne O'neill | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Wissel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lynne Buchanan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ray Douglas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zac Humbles | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Williams | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alison Witheridge | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
16 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263021793). 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 |
|---|---|
| Dan Williams | Director |
| Patrick O'connel | Chair |
| Swithin Dick | Chair |
| Lynda James | Board Member |
| Lynne Buchanan | Secretary |
| Ray Douglas | Director |
| Derek Brown | Director |
| Karen Berry | Board Member & Treasurer |
| John C Geerdes | |
| Suzanne O'neill | Director |
| Zak Humbels | Director |
| John Geerdes | Executive Director |
| Pat O'connell | Vicechair |
| Mary Dawson | Board Member |
| Josh Vorrhis | Nonvoting Board Member |
| Don Logelin | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Coalition for the Upper South Platte
- EIN
- 841469785
- Address
- Po Box 726, Lake George, CO, 80827-0726
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Cusp seeks to protect the water quality and ecological health of the upper south platte watershed through the cooperative efforts of stakeholders with emphasis on community values and economic sustainability. Cusp is a watershed protection organization focused on water quality through forest health & fuels reduction, habitat improvement, invasive species management, environmental monitoring... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C013 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- John C Geerdes (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames Idema
≥8years on the filingsChristina Burri
≥8years on the filingsDon Logelin
≥8years on the filingsEric Howell
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
- $616k
- Total liabilities
- $640k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $25k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.3m
- Program service revenue
- $261k
- Employees
- 0
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.Coalition For The Upper South Platte 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
- 13 July 1998
- Registered agent
- Christine S Fuller (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.