Our Role
What RMAI Does
Governance & Fiduciary Oversight
Rocky Mountain AI is the legal entity behind the community: a Colorado 501(c)(3) governed by a volunteer board. We hold the finances, keep the records, and carry the fiduciary responsibility, so subgroup leaders can spend their time on programming instead of paperwork.
Fundraising, sponsorships, & grants
Sponsors and donors are what keep community programming running. RMAI raises and stewards those funds through corporate sponsorships across Platinum, Gold, and Silver tiers, individual giving, and foundation grants, with recognition matched to each partner’s level.
Transparency & Accountability
Our IRS determination letter, EIN confirmation, and W-9 are published on the Donor Documents page. The board receives quarterly revenue reporting, and we file the required annual return with the IRS. If you are considering a gift, you can verify us before you give.
The Community
Subgroups across the Front Range
Programming is run by the Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group and its subgroup leaders, each with their own community, their own meetups, and their own focus. RMAI provides the governance and funding that keeps it running. Get in touch with one or more of the eleven subgroup leaders via LinkedIn to learn more!
| Subgroup | Led by | Where |
|---|---|---|
| AI and GTM | Brandon Redlinger | Colorado Springs |
| AI for Good Colorado | Phil Nugent | Denver & Boulder |
| AI & Product Colorado | Lauri Hofherr | Denver & Boulder |
| AI/ML Engineering | Bill McIntyre | Boulder |
| AI Safety & Ethics | Ken Fricklas | Boulder |
| Book Club | Open to all readers | Meeting details coming soon |
| Fort Collins AI for Everyone | Sam McKay | Fort Collins |
| GenAI in Education | Bobby Hodgkinson | Boulder |
| RMAIIG Marketing | Jason Cormier | Boulder |
| Rocky Mountain Legal AI | Karla Pascarella | Boulder |
| Women in AI Colorado | Susan Adams | Boulder, Fort Collins, Greeley & Loveland |
How we work
Four commitments
RMAI is a volunteer board stewarding money that other people raised and other people earned. These are the rules we hold ourselves to.
The community owns its programming
RMAI funds and governs. Subgroup leaders decide what to run, who speaks, and how their groups operate. We don’t approve agendas or speak on their behalf.
Sponsorship supports, it doesn’t steer
Sponsors receive recognition and access matched to their tier. They do not get influence over what subgroups discuss or who is invited to speak.
Most of every dollar reaches the programming
We target 85 to 90 percent of expenses going directly to programming, against the Better Business Bureau’s 65 percent standard.
Verify us before you give
Our IRS determination letter, EIN assignment letter, and W-9 are published in full on our donor documents page. Nothing sits behind a request form.