Color Action Fund

Not tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 81-2566990Revenue $656K in FY2024

On file with the IRScoloractionfund.orgPo Box 40991, 80204-0991 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jun 2019

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Colorado organization for latina opportunity and reproductive rights Action Fund (Color af) works to enable latinx individuals and their families to lead safe, healthy, self-determined lives by holding elected officials accountable to our issues and electing people who support our mission.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $627K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$656K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$656K
FY2024▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$656K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +127%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$2K
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$691K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$2K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $982K Management & general 17% · $206K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Advocates for Latinx reproductive rights and holds elected officials accountable.

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3 programs · $982K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Issue Advocacy and Lobbying

The action fund advocates around issues to activate community to contact their legislators and other elected officials and engages in ballot advocacy in order to elect reproductive justice champions.

$509Kprogram expense
02

Community Organizing & Engagement

Building community support for reproductive justice through the action fund creates a stronger cadre of activists to propel our work forward. We organize our communities and build leaders who champion reproductive justice and represent our diverse lives.

$467Kprogram expense
03

Accountability

Holding elected and appointed officials accountable for their actions and decisions helps build power on reproductive justice issues. Letting citizens know when officials oppose reproductive justice issues or when they support issues through our legislative scorecard is integral to our accountability work on at the state legislature.

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $330K · 2020–2024
Voces Unidas Action FundCO · FY2024$150,000
Coloradoans for Reproductive FreedomFY2024$50,000
Voces Unidas De Las MontanasCO · FY2022$20,000
Colorado Working Families PartyFY2022$10,000
Abortion Access for AllCO · FY2020$50,000
Abortion Access for AllCO · FY2020$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$656K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$982K
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Total revenueLn 12$656K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$551K$31K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$548K$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$200K$200K
Management feesLn 11a$104K$73K$26K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$995$995
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$405K$405K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$134K$126K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$260K$260K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$2K$429
Information technologyLn 14$719$504$179$36
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K$408
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$839$167
InsuranceLn 23$887$887
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$982K$206K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $656K$1.2M−$547K$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $387K$530K−$142K$548K 990 PDF
FY2022 $461K$326K$135K$691K 990 PDF
FY2021 $260K$64K$196K$481K 990 PDF
FY2020 $535K$332K$203K$285K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $655,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $387,241$655,631
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $387,241$655,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$200,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $529,625$1,002,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $529,625$1,202,336
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$142,384−$546,705
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $655,631 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$655,631
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$655,631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$655,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,202,336 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $200,000$200,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $72,532 · Management $25,905 · Fundraising $5,183$103,620
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $995$995
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,148$47,148
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $404,605$404,605
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $126,140 · Fundraising $7,920$134,060
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $259,758$259,758
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,024 · Management $2,151 · Fundraising $429$8,604
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $504 · Management $179 · Fundraising $36$719
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,712 · Management $2,040 · Fundraising $408$8,160
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,874$2,874
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,861$19,861
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,327 · Management $839 · Fundraising $167$3,333
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $887$887
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,712$7,712
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $981,909 · Management $206,284 · Fundraising $14,143$1,202,336
Part X · Balance sheet $31,386 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $513,694$12,806
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,000$497
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,691$1,694
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $9,722$6,389
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $551,107$31,386
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,700$4,684
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$25,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,700$29,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $548,407$1,702
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $548,407$1,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $551,107$31,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$655,631
XI-2 Total expenses$1,202,336
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$546,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$548,407
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,702

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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