The Colcord Mountain Estates Road Fund is a small Arizona 501(c)(3) of property owners who maintain the public side roads the county doesn't touch. We pool what we can, and we do the work — every season, every year.
Many of the side roads in our community sit just outside the boundary of what Gila County maintains. They're public — anyone can drive them — but the county doesn't grade them, doesn't clear the ditches, and doesn't fix the potholes when they grow. So for more than thirty years, property owners have run a community road fund — pooling money, scheduling grading, and keeping the roads passable, year after year.
In November 2025, we formalized that long-running effort as CCME Roadfund, Inc. — an Arizona nonprofit, recognized as 501(c)(3). The work is the same; the structure is new. Donations of money, time, and equipment are now tax-deductible, and the books are open.
Twice a year — Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends — we publish a one-page treasurer's report. What came in, what went out, what's planned next.
The board is unpaid, and so is everyone holding a shovel. We hire contractors only for jobs that genuinely need a machine and an operator.
We work in a national forest. Our job is to maintain access without doing more harm — keeping water moving, keeping the road in the road.
Leads the meetings, sets the season's priorities, and keeps the work moving between potlucks.
Steps in when the chair can't, and helps coordinate volunteer workdays.
Takes the minutes, sends the newsletter, and keeps the records straight.
Keeps the books and reads the receipts at every potluck meeting.
Brings a neighbor's perspective to the board and helps where help is needed.
Add board photos when ready — the layout adjusts automatically.
A nonprofit corporation, formed in the State of Arizona on November 14, 2025. Recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity — donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.