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Rocky Mountain Youth Corps

Public charity · Grantmaker Steamboat Springs, CO EIN: 84-1483022 Website

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps engages young people in the outdoors, inspiring them to use their strengths and potential to lead healthy, productive lives. We teach responsibility for self, community, and environment through teamwork, service, and experiential education.

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps at a glance

In short: Rocky Mountain Youth Corps gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$24,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$24,000
Total assets
$6,744,052
+0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rocky Mountain Youth Corps funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Conservation Legacy: $24KConservation Legacy$24K

The largest 2025 recipient was Conservation Legacy ($24K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Durango

How Rocky Mountain Youth Corps gives

  • Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2023) to $48K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Conservation Legacy Durango, COYouth and Crew Leader Training$24,000
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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$6,744,052$5,246,032$5,325,454$24,0001$108,362
2024$6,702,745$7,468,280$6,907,764$24,0001$88,480
2023$6,215,380$8,579,184$6,605,641$24,0001$27,264
2022$4,068,509$5,160,435$4,887,460$47,8761$3,610
2021$3,861,712$4,727,186$4,075,216——$26,770
2020$3,151,990$3,477,365$3,282,343——$5,864
2019$2,897,838$3,155,399$2,915,947——$-2,332

About Rocky Mountain Youth Corps

Based on IRS filings

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Steamboat Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $24K. Net investment income was $108K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps is led by Ryan Banks, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2024; 4 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ryan Banks

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2024) → $149K (2025)

  • Jenny Carey

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Alspach

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Avrom Feinberg

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margi Briggs-Casson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Baker

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Wither

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loretta McEllhiney

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Redmond

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Lynch

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2024) → $145K (2025)

  • Mark Wertheimer

    Chief Operations Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $114K (2025)

  • Jenna Gannon

    Chief of Satff

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Frank Mayer

    Past-President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past-President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Sachs

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucas Mouttet

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Frank

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Gretchen S. Van De Carr (2019–2024) — Prior Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Timothy Redmond (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gregory Henion (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Darcy Owens (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Darcy Owens-Trask (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Deb Proper (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Greg Henion (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sherri Sweers (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Ryan Banks — Chief Executive Officer: $149KRyan BanksChief Executive Officer$149KChristina Lynch — Chief Financial Officer: $145KChristina LynchChief Financial Officer$145KMark Wertheimer — Chief Operations Officer: $114KMark WertheimerChief Operations Officer$114KJenna Gannon — Chief of Satff: $103KJenna GannonChief of Satff$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Ryan Banks (Chief Executive Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Rocky Mountain Youth Corps

How much does Rocky Mountain Youth Corps give each year?

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $24K across 1 grant.

How large is Rocky Mountain Youth Corps?

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.

What is Rocky Mountain Youth Corps?

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Steamboat Springs, CO. It holds $6.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rocky Mountain Youth Corps operate?

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Rocky Mountain Youth Corps's EIN?

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1483022. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)

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