Project Updates

Project Updates

Building the Just Like Us vision will happen through milestones: organizational, community, programmatic and eventually physical. This page will share meaningful progress as it occurs, while distinguishing clearly between completed milestones and plans still under development.

Golden grass meadow in the Eagle County valley at sunset, a slow river curving past cottonwoods toward snow-dusted mountains under a pink and amber sky.

Where We Are Today

Current status

Just Like Us is a Colorado nonprofit corporation. On September 28, 2026, JLU submitted Form 1023 to the Internal Revenue Service requesting recognition of exemption under Section 501(c)(3) and classification as a publicly supported charity. The application is pending IRS determination. The Village, partnerships and charitable programs are in development.

  1. Colorado nonprofit corporationCompleted: Formed in 2026
  2. Founding Board and governanceCompleted: Established
  3. Form 1023 submittedCompleted: September 28, 2026
  4. IRS determinationStatus: Pending
  5. Village, partnerships and programsStatus: In development

Milestones

All updates

  1. Form 1023 Submitted

    Just Like Us submitted Form 1023 to the Internal Revenue Service requesting recognition of exemption under Section 501(c)(3) and classification as a publicly supported charity. The application is pending IRS determination. This filing is an important organizational milestone as JLU continues developing the Village vision, partnerships and charitable programs.