Unite for Colorado: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 84-3634826)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$18.5M
FY2021	$9.1M
FY2022	$9.7M
FY2023	$5.1M
FY2024	$5.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$17.2M
FY2021	$9.6M
FY2022	$9.8M
FY2023	$3.8M
FY2024	$7.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$902K
FY2022	$751K
FY2023	$2.1M
FY2024	$234K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $6.7M Management & general 6% · $449K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Michael Fields

Director

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for public policy to strengthen the economy, create jobs, and support fair business regulations.

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3 programs · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Public education, research, and analysis. Research and analyze policies that promote the economy, job growth, and fair and reasonable business regulations as well as policies that damage the economy, job growth and unreasonable or unnecessary business regulations.

$3.2Mprogram expense

02

Advocacy. Directly support policies that promote the economy, job growth, and fair and reasonable business regulations through state and local ballot measures, legislation, and regulatory amendments.

$3.2Mprogram expense

03

Contributions to independent expenditure committees that support candidates who promote the economy, job growth, and fair and reasonable business regulations or oppose candidates who support policies that damage the economy, job growth and unreasonable or unnecessary business regulations.

$409Kprogram 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

Western Way ActionFY2024$1.5M

Advance ColoradoFY2024$200K

Defend ColoradoFY2024$109K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.8M

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Grants paid · 30 grants · $19.8M · 2020–2022

Colorado DawnCO · FY2022$2,710,000

Unite for Colorado Action IecFY2022$2,700,000

Ready ColoradoCO · FY2022$560,000

Colorado Taxpayers' Advocate Fund INCCO · FY2022$400,000

Accountability Colorado Action CommitteeFY2022$250,000

Western Citizens Protecting OurCO · FY2022$250,000

Recall Priola Action CommitteeFY2022$100,000

Restore Colorado Leadership Fund IecFY2022$25,000

Defend ColoradoCO · FY2021$2,850,000

Committee for Spending TransparencyFY2021$1,275,000

Colorado Taxpayers' Advocate Fund INCCO · FY2021$975,000

Cut Property TaxesFY2021$875,000

Ready ColoradoCO · FY2021$650,000

Rocky Mountain Policy GroupCO · FY2021$250,000

Colorado Opportunity FoundationCO · FY2021$250,000

Colorado DawnCO · FY2021$250,000

Better Jobs CoalitionCO · FY2021$50,000

Colorado Neighborhood CoalitionCO · FY2021$50,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$5.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$45K

Money outPt IX

$7.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$6.7M

Managementcol C$449K

Owns and owesPt X

$234K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K

Total assetsLn 16$234K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$45K

Total revenueLn 12$5.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$234K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K

Total assetsLn 16$234K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$234K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.1M	$234K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.1M	$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$2.1M	$234K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$5.3M	$5.3M
Management feesLn 11a	$11K	$7K	$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$717		$717
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$30K	$30K
Office expensesLn 13	$26K		$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.8M	$1.4M	$413K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.2M	$6.7M	$449K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$5.3M	$7.2M	−$1.8M	$234K	990 PDF
FY2023	$5.1M	$3.8M	$1.3M	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$9.7M	$9.8M	−$151K	$751K	990 PDF
FY2021	$9.1M	$9.6M	−$439K	$902K	990 PDF
FY2020	$18.5M	$17.2M	$1.3M	$1.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $5,344,052 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,145,000$5,299,271

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$41,972$44,781

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,103,028$5,344,052

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,450,934$5,278,210

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 $2,335,856$1,898,666

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,786,790$7,176,876

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,316,238−$1,832,824

Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members1

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,344,052 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,299,271

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,299,271

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,781$44,781

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,781$5,344,052

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,176,876 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,278,210$5,278,210

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,333 · Management $3,667$11,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $717$717

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,420$5,420

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,000$30,000

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $26,374$26,374

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,412,186 · Management $412,969$1,825,155

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,727,729 · Management $449,147 · Fundraising $0$7,176,876

Part X · Balance sheet $234,125 assets, 5 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,066,949$234,125

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,066,949$234,125

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,066,949$234,125

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,066,949$234,125

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $234,125 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$5,344,052

XI-2 Total expenses$7,176,876

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,832,824

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,066,949

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$234,125

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

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