Bohemian Operating Foundation

Fort Collins, CO
Tax-exempt since Dec. 2007
EIN: 20-4560501

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Humanities Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$27.2M (2023)

Expenses

$7.34M (2023)

Total Assets

$58.2M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$375k (2023)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$27,206,222

Expenses

$7,336,737

Net Income

$19,869,485

Net Assets

$57,818,646

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$136	0.0%
Interest Revenue	$529,012	1.9%
Dividends	$740,289	2.7%
Sales of Assets	$24,051,591	88.4%
Other Income	$1,851,071	6.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,414,296	60.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$232,798	3.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$58,193,710
Total Liabilities	$375,064
Net Assets	$57,818,646

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Cheryl A Zimlich (Pres/Ceo/Sec)	$150,000	$0
Kristina Hess (Hr Director)	$145,590	$0
Laura Wilson (Head Livemus)	$141,072	$0
Melissa Reese (Head Musdist)	$129,889	$0
Riley Phipps (Md Ops Mgr)	$118,335	$0
Emily Sarpa (Talent Buyer)	$103,252	$0
Wendy Banks (Cfo)	$82,798	$0
Pat Stryker (Chair)	$0	$0
Joseph C Zimlich (Vice Chair)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$18,036,819

Expenses

$6,466,189

Net Income

$11,570,630

Net Assets

$37,949,161

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$111	0.0%
Interest Revenue	$38,204	0.2%
Dividends	$124,536	0.7%
Sales of Assets	$16,586,017	92.0%
Other Income	$1,254,236	7.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,347,425	67.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$150,000	2.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$38,371,224
Total Liabilities	$422,063
Net Assets	$37,949,161

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Cheryl A Zimlich (Exec. Dir.)	$150,000	$0
Kristina Hess (Hr Director)	$143,492	$0
Laura Wilson (Music Mgr.)	$142,000	$0
Melissa Reese (Md Manager)	$121,055	$0
Riley Phipps (Operations M)	$112,700	$0
John Merrill (Music Direct)	$101,063	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph C Zimlich (Vp/Secr/Trea)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$478,884

Expenses

$6,806,240

Net Income

-$6,327,356

Net Assets

$26,378,531

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$615	0.1%
Interest Revenue	$7,867	1.6%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,666	0.6%
Other Income	$436,236	91.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,640,367	82.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$150,000	2.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$26,896,792
Total Liabilities	$518,261
Net Assets	$26,378,531

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Cheryl Zimlich (Exec. Dir.)	$150,000	$0
Laura Wilson (Music Mgr.)	$149,578	$0
Kristi Hess (Hr Director)	$143,932	$0
Melissa Reese (Md Manager)	$121,591	$0
Bryce Merrill (Music Direct)	$119,272	$0
Brett Rindt (Program Mgr.)	$102,053	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph Zimlich (Vp/Secr/Trea)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$10,588,618

Expenses

$6,670,287

Net Income

$3,918,331

Net Assets

$32,705,887

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$10,002,725	94.5%
Interest Revenue	$122,852	1.2%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$431,928	4.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,682,693	85.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,489,532
Total Liabilities	$783,645
Net Assets	$32,705,887

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Tom Scharf (Music Office)	$237,379	$0
Cheryl Zimlich (Exec. Dir.)	$208,550	$0
Laura Wilson (Music Mgr.)	$117,612	$0
Melissa Reese (Md Manager)	$109,400	$0
Brett Rindt (Program Mgr.)	$101,092	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph Zimlich (Vp/Secr/Trea)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 8, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$25,648,387

Expenses

$8,273,391

Net Income

$17,374,996

Net Assets

$28,787,556

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$13,585,090	53.0%
Interest Revenue	$301,631	1.2%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$10,348,993	40.3%
Other Income	$1,316,549	5.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$6,150,409	74.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$29,994,589
Total Liabilities	$1,207,033
Net Assets	$28,787,556

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Tom Scharf (Music Office)	$234,757	$0
Cheryl Zimlich (Exec. Dir.)	$226,667	$0
Laura Wilson (Music Mgr.)	$113,262	$0
Jesse Elliott (Md Director)	$106,008	$0
Melissa Reese (Md Manager)	$104,488	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph Zimlich (Vp/Secr/Trea)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$1,096,610

Expenses

$7,214,108

Net Income

-$6,117,498

Net Assets

$11,412,560

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$134,073	12.2%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,236
Other Income	$875,510	79.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$6,069,491	84.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$12,485,904
Total Liabilities	$1,073,344
Net Assets	$11,412,560

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Tom Scharf (Music Office)	$230,667	$0
Cheryl Zimlich (Exec. Dir.)	$220,769	$0
Jesse Elliott (Md Director)	$100,358	$0
Laura Wilson (Music Mgr.)	$100,244	$0
Brett Rindt (Program Mgr.)	$94,615	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph Zimlich (Vp/Secr/Trea)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 30, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$57,186

Expenses

$2,530,706

Net Income

-$2,473,520

Net Assets

$12,224,378

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$57,186	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,526,192	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$12,626,651
Total Liabilities	$402,273
Net Assets	$12,224,378

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Kristen Karanbensch (Music Prog.)	$95,342	$0
Brett Rindt (Music Prog E)	$68,011	$0
Tom Scharf (Music Prog D)	$61,512	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph Zimlich (Secr/Treas.)	$0	$0
Cheryl Zimlich (Exec. Direct)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 27, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$10,171,269

Expenses

$2,271,606

Net Income

$7,899,663

Net Assets

$14,697,898

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,190	0.0%
Interest Revenue	$15,927	0.2%
Dividends	$21,472	0.2%
Sales of Assets	$10,132,680	99.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,233,525	98.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$14,771,950
Total Liabilities	$74,052
Net Assets	$14,697,898

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$8,260,841

Expenses

$2,491,161

Net Income

$5,769,680

Net Assets

$6,798,235

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$4,636	0.1%
Dividends	$111,674	1.4%
Sales of Assets	$8,143,814	98.6%
Other Income	$717	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,336,532	93.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,005,152
Total Liabilities	$206,917
Net Assets	$6,798,235

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Merry Hummell (Music Dir.)	$82,815	$0
Kristen Karabensh (Music Dir.)	$76,358	$0
Pamela Jackson (Comm. Dir.)	$54,742	$0
Pat Stryker (President)	$0	$0
Joseph Zimlich (Secr/Treas.)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$2,321,442

Expenses

$2,359,561

Net Income

-$38,119

Net Assets

$1,028,555

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$11,920	0.5%
Dividends	$177,347	7.6%
Sales of Assets	$2,132,175	91.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,305,192	97.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,490,219
Total Liabilities	$461,664
Net Assets	$1,028,555

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$1,309,880

Expenses

$1,979,964

Net Income

-$670,084

Net Assets

$1,066,674

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$173,228	13.2%
Sales of Assets	$1,136,652	86.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,899,991	96.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,227,359
Total Liabilities	$160,685
Net Assets	$1,066,674

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Bohemian Operating Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $27.2M (2023)

Expenses $7.34M (2023)

Total Assets $58.2M (2023)

Total Liabilities $375k (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

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Revenue

$27.2M (2023)

Expenses

$7.34M (2023)

Total Assets

$58.2M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$375k (2023)

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