Colloqate Design EIN 82-1112244

Colloqate Design

EIN  82-1112244 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New Orleans, LA Founded 2017
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Designs social spaces to increase community access and build power.
Leadership
Bryan C Lee JR · President · $103K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Designs social spaces to increase community access and build power. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $183K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$183K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$319K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.27
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -57% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-27%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +73% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +81%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total assets
$306K
FY2025▼ -38%
Total liabilities
$123K
FY2025▲ +125%
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$183K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$319K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$306K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $644K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Storia

Cultural Futures - Mellon CID - Colloqate will work to design and construction cost to execute the Claiborne Innovation District Project that was started back in 2017. The remainder of the funds will be used for capacity building and organizational support for cultural institutions on the ground in New Orleans and potentially Portland.

$273Kprogram expense
02

Meyer Memorial Trust funds Colloqates environmental justice work - Colloqate Design assisting with build power with frontline communities goal. Separately Meyer is providing generous support for Colloqates CDA O Community Design Advocates & Organizers Training Program curriculum with a paid program launch planned for 2026.

$227Kprogram expense
03

Colloqate is working with the City of Olympia to complete ground level landscaping create a festival street along with library activation spaces and create connections to a building site. These efforts include Building relationships and networks within the community and offer assistance into other growth opportunities.

$144Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CColloqate Design
EINHdr · item D82-1112244
Principal addressHdr · item CNew Orleans, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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
$102,874Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bryan C Lee JR$103,544$85,883$62,500
Bryan C Lee JR$102,874$103,105$86,947

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
Program service revenue$1.1M · 96%
Contributions & grants$48K · 4%
Program service revenue96%$1.1M
Contributions & grants4%$48K
Investment income$17
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.27
Program services70%$1.1M
Management & general27%$410K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$186K
Total assetsLn 16$306K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$123K
Total net assetsLn 32$183K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $186K · Operating expenses/yr $1.5M
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.5M
70%
Management & General
Management & general $410K · Total expenses $1.5M
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $23K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $48K · Total revenue $1.2M
4%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.1M · Total revenue $1.2M
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.1M · Total expenses $1.5M
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $655K
+81%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $453K · FY2025 $1.2M
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $183K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $1.5M
-27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $306K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $183K · Total assets $306K
60%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $306K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bryan C Lee JR · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $103K · Total expenses $1.5M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $906K · Total expenses $1.5M
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 27%
Revenue growth 81%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K

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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
FY2025$655K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$453K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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