Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
15 people listed on the 990; $2.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Amplifies Black voices and holds elected officials accountable using online tools.
Questions for Colorofchange Org
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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.
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…
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $8.2M | $622K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $950K | $1.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $31.1M | $24.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6.0M | $6.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $25.1M | $17.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.3M | $647K | $617K | $80K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.7M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $160K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $142K | $61K | $74K | $7K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $430K | $217K | $186K | $27K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $265K | $126K | $123K | $15K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $156K | $156K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $30K | $30K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $3.1M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $134K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $512K | $467K | $46K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1.1M | $763K | $315K | $9K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $366K | $239K | $127K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $917K | $508K | $353K | $57K |
| TravelLn 17 | $104K | $104K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $8K | $2K | $6K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $71K | $39K | $28K | $4K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $37K | $15K | $21K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $303K | $88K | $215K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $11.6M | $6.6M | $4.5M | $495K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $6.1M | $4.3M | $1.8M | $20.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $4.0M | $11.6M | −$7.6M | $17.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021 | $19.1M | $11.5M | $7.6M | $28.7M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,023,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,023,965 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,601,195 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $24,067,275 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,509,721 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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