Colorado Rising

Not tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(4)Community DevelopmentEIN 81-3856346Revenue $17K in FY2025

On file with the IRScorising.orgPo Box 40181, 80204-0181 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Feb 2017

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63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 69 volunteers.
Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $68K a year · 188% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $502K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$17K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$38K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$284K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$17K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$99K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$17K
Expenses
$38K
FY2025▼ -56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$157K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$88K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$38K
Net assets
$284K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$533K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$284K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Petrie’s $10K as Executive Di is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021
Lauren Petrie$10,112$33,299—
Salazar Law LLC——$17,976

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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Programs and updates

Educates and engages communities to prevent heavy-industrial fossil fuel extraction and processing near neighborhoods, mitigating negative environmental impacts.

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1 program · $78K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Colorado rising employs a multi-pronged approach to accomplish its mission and goals through public education, community engagement, litigation, community events, working to change colorado laws and policies, and the development of effective solutions to keep heavy-industrial fossil fuel extraction and processing out of our…

$78Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$502K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$17K
Gifts and grants$12K
Other income$5K
Money out
$38K
Programs$24K
Owns and owes
$284K
net assets
Total assets$284K
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$12K
Other income$5K
Total revenue$17K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$284K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$284K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers69
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $17K$38K−$21K$284K 990 PDF
FY2024 $10K$305K 990 PDF
FY2023 $17K$88K−$71K$336K 990 PDF
FY2022 $11K$134K−$123K$410K 990 PDF
FY2021 $99K$157K−$58K$533K 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

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

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