Colorofchange Org EIN 20-4496889

Colorofchange Org

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Amplifies Black voices and holds elected officials accountable using online tools. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.3M in revenue, $5.3M in expenses, and $19.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2006
Type
Membership association · Nonprofit
Location
New York, NY
Website
colorofchange.org
Filings
3 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$5.3MFY2024
Expenses
$5.3M
Net assets
$19.6M
People
14
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  20-4496889 Membership association New York, NY Founded 2006
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Amplifies Black voices and holds elected officials accountable using online tools.
Leadership
Rashad Robinson · President (thru 12/24) · $499K
Money in and out
$5.3M revenue, $5.3M expenses
Bottom line
+2% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$19.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $91K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.49 Fundraising $0.04
Operating surplus
+2%
revenue over expenses▼ -94% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
2%
of revenue from program services & dues▲ +358% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
25%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -44% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2024▼ -13%
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2024▲ +23%
Total assets
$24.6M
FY2024▼ -14%
Total liabilities
$5.0M
FY2024▼ -42%
Total revenue
$5.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$19.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$91K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$24.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B47%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Voting Rights and Democracy

Color of change continued to use the power of our members' voices and the media to permanently reshape the debate on voting rights and voter suppression efforts that disproportionately impact black communities.

$656Kprogram expense
02

Culture and Media Engagement

Color of change played a unique and effective role in transforming the impact of media in america by focusing on systemic change in the areas where we can have the most influence. We position ourselves in between media producers and the harmful media vehicles they would create by disrupting the chain of production that allows harmful…

$620Kprogram expense
03

Criminal Justice

Over the past year, color of change has led partners across the country - organizers, lawyers, policy experts, and communicators - to continue to hold prosecutors accountable and accelerate prosecutor reform on a national level.

$474Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CColorofchange Org
EINHdr · item D20-4496889
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jcolorofchange.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President (thru 12/24)
$499,189Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Ed (from 1/25)
$272,849Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$238,360Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Campaigns
$207,465Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief Technology Officer
$173,207Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Development
$162,259Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Campaigns
$140,214Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021
Rashad Robinson$499,189$511,283$574,121$463,396
Arisha Hatch$415,692$236,425
Portia Allen-Kyle$272,849$188,040
Gilbert Deans$253,574$154,841
Charles Fields$250,685
Uchenna Moka-Solana$245,766
Jennifer Edwards$240,799$158,706
Nicole Taylor$238,360$199,742

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$5.0M · 93%
Other revenue$263K · 5%
Program service revenue$120K · 2%
Contributions & grants93%$5.0M
Other revenue5%$263K
Program service revenue2%$120K
Investment income$6K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.49 Fundraising $0.04
Program services47%$2.5M
Management & general49%$2.6M
Fundraising4%$219K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$24.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$19.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.8M · Operating expenses/yr $5.3M
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.5M · Total expenses $5.3M
47%
Management & General
Management & general $2.6M · Total expenses $5.3M
49%
Fundraising
Fundraising $219K · Total expenses $5.3M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $289K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $5.0M
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5.0M · Total revenue $5.3M
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $120K · Total revenue $5.3M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $5.3M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $120K · Total expenses $5.3M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.3M · Prior year $6.1M
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $19.1M · FY2024 $5.3M
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $19.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.3M · Expenses $5.3M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $24.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $19.6M · Total assets $24.6M
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $319 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $300K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $24.6M
1%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rashad Robinson · Reported title PRESIDENT (THRU 12/24) · Highest reported compensation $499K · Total expenses $5.3M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.3M · Total expenses $5.3M
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 47%
Overhead ratio 49%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -13%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2.2M
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2020
Colorofchange PacFY2020$1,300,000
Rusted Spoke Productions LLCFY2020$74,010
Court Watch NolaLA · FY2020$23,500
Race ForwardGA · FY2020$10,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$6.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$19.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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