CSA Corporate Information

The CSA Foundation, Inc. (CSAF) is registered dba Colorado Soaring Association (CSA).  In general all references on this website and elsewhere are to the Colorado Soaring Association.

Documents referenced on this page are considered private to the CSA membership. Accessing them requires the standard login credentials known to CSA members.

Articles of Incorporation

The CSA Foundation, Inc. is incorporated in Colorado as a non-profit 501c(3) corporation.

Bylaws

The Colorado Soaring Association is governed by a set of Bylaws. Current and historical bylaws are listed below:

Board Meeting Minutes

Following are recent CSA Board meeting minutes:

Additional meeting minutes can be found on the CSA Board Minutes page.

Code of Conduct

Directors

Four of the directors are elected in even years, three in odd years. Elections take place by mail before the annual meeting in October. After election, the directors meet and select the officers from among their ranks. The current directors. their roles and the end of their terms are:

Role Name Term Ends
President Craig Warren 2025
Vice President Justin Lundberg-Neff 2025
Secretary Aland Adams 2026
Treasurer Dan Hemphill 2026
Director David Slinger 2026
Director Ofer Fisher 2026
Director Dennis Moss 2025

Financial

Operations Summary Graphs

Financial results:

Balance Sheet Profit and Loss Tax Return
2022 CSAF Balance Sheet 2022 CSAF Profit and Loss 2022 CSAF Tax Return
2021 CSAF Balance Sheet 2021 CSAF Profit and Loss 2021 CSAF Tax Return
2020 CSAF Balance Sheet 2020 CSAF Profit and Loss 2020 CSAF Tax Return
2019 CSAF Balance Sheet 2019 CSAF Profit and Loss 2019 CSAF Tax Return
2019 CSA Balance Sheet 2019 CSA Profit and Loss 2019 CSAF Tax Return
2018 CSA Balance Sheet 2018 CSA Profit and Loss 2018 CSA Tax Return
2017 CSA Balance Sheet 2017 CSA Profit and Loss  
2016 CSA Balance Sheet 2016 CSA Profit and Loss 2016 CSA Tax Return
2015 CSA Profit and Loss 2015 CSA Profit and Loss 2015 CSA Tax Return
2014 CSA Balance Sheet 2014 CSA Profit and Loss 2014 CSA Tax Return
2013 CSA Balance Sheet 2013 CSA Profit and Loss 2013 CSA Tax Return
2012 CSA Balance Sheet 2012 CSA Profit and Loss 2012 CSA Tax Return
2011 CSA Balance Sheet 2011 CSA Profit and Loss 2011 CSA Tax Return
2010 CSA Balance Sheet 2010 CSA Profit and Loss 2010 CSA Tax Return
2009 CSA Balance Sheet 2009 CSA Profit and Loss 2009 CSA Tax Return
2008 CSA Balance Sheet 2008 CSA Profit and Loss 2008 CSA Tax Return

Member Accounts

Members are expected to maintain a positive account balance by paying dues on time and paying for flight charges on the day they are incurred. Any accounts 60 days past due will result in the member being prevented from flying. A member in this position will have to make out a check for $100 just to fly, then pay all flight charges before leaving for the day. An account past due for 90 days will be grounds for termination of membership. At the discretion of the Treasurer, payment of one year's dues by March 15 will result in a discount.

Insurance

Liability and physical damage insurance is carried on all aircraft and on the hangar. Each member is responsible for the first $1000 of damage caused to an aircraft while under their charge.

Assets and Debt

Colorado Soaring Association owns the airfield, gliders, a towplane and miscellaneous equipment.

Colorado Soaring Association does not have any debt.

Dues & Initiation Fee Philosophy

Dues and initiation fees are directly used to support CSA facility and administrative expenses.  Dues and initiation fees along with flight charge are used to support the sailplanes. Prior to 2013 excess towing income also supported sailplane expenses.  However since 2013 net towing income has been negative as flights dropped below the roughly 500 aero-tow per year breakeven point.

History

Prior to 1990 CSA had annual dues; there was no provision for paying less than a full year's dues.

In 1990, the board went to monthly billing of dues to help reduce "sticker shock" for new members. At the same time, the initiation fee was dropped substantially. This resulted in a few members wanting to join just for the summer and quit in the winter. Since the club owns the gliderport, its bills come in all year long, and the members needed to accept responsibility for that ownership. Consequently, in 1991 the board raised the initiation fees to a level that discouraged members from quitting just for the winter.

Because the equipment was fairly under-utilized, the board of directors eliminated glider flight charges in 1990 to stimulate more flying. To make this a "revenue-neutral" change, dues were increased to subsidize the free ship time. This made CSA near or slightly above average in dues compared to other clubs, while owning some of the best facilities in the country. In 1990, some clubs where charging $50 per month, while CSA was charging $30 per month.

In 2012 the board reinstated modest flight charges as towing income was verging on going negative and there had been significant maintenance issues with club sailplanes. In 2017 flight charges for student pilots flying the Solitaire were eliminated to encourage the training of new members.

For a period of time starting in the 2010's CSA had a new member deposit brought on by a few new members creating substantial bad debt during their first year.  This deposit was eliminated in 2021 as the problem had subsided and the club became more aggressive dealing with bad debt per the bylaws.

In 2022 the board changed the flight charges for the Solitaire to $0 dollars for all members as the FAA became murky as to the status of flight charges for training in Experimental aircraft.

 

Updated 05/5/2024