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Mountain Resource Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Conifer, CO EIN: 84-1178699 Website

We engage our community with essential services that empower all people to thrive.

Mountain Resource Center at a glance

Total assets
$1,646,812
-18.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,444,388
-25.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$18,245
-8.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,816,319
-4.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mountain Resource Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Conifer

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Nest Conifer, CO—$32,254
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,646,812$1,444,388$1,816,319——$18,245
2024$2,014,309$1,929,779$1,908,164$32,2541$19,979
2023$2,026,938$1,921,870$1,702,872——$16,712
2022$1,853,830$1,599,556$1,852,752——$301
2020$2,493,724$2,435,832$2,118,646——$91

About Mountain Resource Center

Based on IRS filings

Mountain Resource Center is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Conifer, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $18K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mountain Resource Center is led by Sarah Kinzer, CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sarah Kinzer

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $98K (2020) → $109K (2025)

  • Steve Hayes

    President

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Saltzman

    Director

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Brettell

    Director

    Treasurer → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Addie Nicholson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Hofeditz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clif Watkins

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gil Gomez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Walpole

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miles McNamee

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celia Feinstein

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Atwell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trisha Karstetter

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Seabourne

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Stricker

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Atchison

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Lightfoot

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Beth Lincoln (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jess Walker (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rich Levine (2023) — Director
  • Former: James Walpole PhD (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Christine Fabian (2022) — CFO
  • Former: Richard Levine (2022) — Director
  • Former: Art Mendez (2020) — Director
  • Former: Barry Schroeder (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Bob Biber (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: David Cenedella (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Howe (2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan Sharnas (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sarah Kinzer — CEO: $109KSarah KinzerCEO$109K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to Sarah Kinzer (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Mountain Resource Center

How large is Mountain Resource Center?

Mountain Resource Center reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Mountain Resource Center?

Mountain Resource Center is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Conifer, CO. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mountain Resource Center operate?

Mountain Resource Center has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Mountain Resource Center's EIN?

Mountain Resource Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1178699. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 20, 2024)

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