Co-Alas

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 45-2389970Revenue $262K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 13109, 80201-4509 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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CO-ALAS is a professional education association that advocates for the continued development and placement of Latino/Latina administrators who are committed to quality public education for all students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$262K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$303K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$262K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$52K
FY2020$62K
FY2021$21K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$262K
Expenses
$303K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$332K
FY2025$303K
Net assets
$25K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$655
FY2020$25K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$115K
FY2023$74K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$25K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $244K Management & general 19% · $58K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$68,777Pt VII · Sec A
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$13,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Rangel’s $69K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Don Rangel$68,777$58,122$51,068$27,230
Dr Ron Cabrera$25,000$25,000——
Carrie Yantzer$13,000$12,000$11,950—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports and places Latino/Latina administrators committed to quality public education.

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1 program · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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CO-ALAS is a professional education association that advocates for the continued development and placement of Latino/Latina administrators who are committed to quality public education for all students.

$244Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$262K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$112K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Money outPt IX
$303K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Other incomeLn 4–11$112K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$262K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$65K$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$65K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$82K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$681$681
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$150K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$12K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$303K$244K$58K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $262K$303K−$40K$25K 990 PDF
FY2024 $323K$332K−$9K$65K 990 PDF
FY2023 $192K$74K 990 PDF
FY2022 $137K$115K 990 PDF
FY2021 $21K$85K 990 PDF
FY2020 $62K$25K 990 PDF
FY2019 $52K−$655 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $262,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,956$44,530
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,897$105,591
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $111,033$112,372
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $322,886$262,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $107,500$117,298
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $224,605$185,267
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $332,105$302,565
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,219−$40,072
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $262,493 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,873 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,810
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,530
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,591$105,591
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $109,499$109,499
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $217,963$262,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $302,565 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,777 · Management $25,000$106,777
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $10,521$10,521
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $681$681
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,617$16,617
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,824$1,824
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,280$150,280
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,045 · Management $3,820$15,865
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,102 · Management $58,463 · Fundraising $0$302,565
Part X · Balance sheet $24,550 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,622$24,550
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,622$24,550
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,622$24,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,622$24,550
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$262,493
XI-2 Total expenses$302,565
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,072
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,622
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,550

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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