Colage

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 94-3316616Revenue $452K in FY2024

On file with the IRScolage.org3815 S Othello St, 98118-3510 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Mar 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Colage unites people with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual parents into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2024 · 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
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 surplus $20K a year · 8% 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
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $100K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$330K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$125K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$452K
FY2024▲ +64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$452K
Expenses
$330K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$330K
Net assets
$125K
FY2024▲ +358%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$125K

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 Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $213K Management & general 11% · $36K Fundraising 24% · $80K

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; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$89,680Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Programming Committe Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Racial & Social Justice Ch
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Wilson’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jordan Wilson$89,680————
Jordan Budd—$86,996$80,000$75,000$37,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects and supports children of LGBTQ+ parents to build community and leadership skills.

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2 programs · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

COLAGE provides forums, gatherings, and targeted programming for youth who have one or more LGBTQ+ parents with our largest annual program being Family Week. Family Week is a partnership with Family Equality to provide programming for over 600 families and their children for the last week in July in Provincetown, MA.

$213Kprogram expense
02

Educational Programs and Youth LeadershipCOLAGE conducts educational programming to support people who have one or more LGBTQ+ parents. The core of this work is social justice that is facilitated through meetings, programs, and workshops.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Money outPt IX
$330K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$125K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$125K
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$146K
Total assetsLn 16$43K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$27K$125K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$67K$13K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$26K$11K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$89$89
Office expensesLn 13$119$59$30$30
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$1K$250
TravelLn 17$892$446$223$223
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$868
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$91K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$10K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K$213K$36K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $452K$330K$123K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 $276K$366K−$91K$27K 990 PDF
FY2022 $235K$268K−$33K$120K 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$104K$98K$153K 990 PDF
FY2020 $74K$70K$4K$54K 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 $452,357 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $246,310$425,481
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,231$26,876
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,545$452,357
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $274,751$206,493
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,374$123,066
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,125$329,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$90,580$122,798
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $452,357 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$425,481
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,876$26,876
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,876 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$452,357
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $329,559 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,260 · Management $13,452 · Fundraising $8,968$89,680
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,553 · Management $11,301 · Fundraising $62,712$99,566
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,247 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $2,500$17,247
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,304$4,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $89$89
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59 · Management $30 · Fundraising $30$119
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,250 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $250$3,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $446 · Management $223 · Fundraising $223$892
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,000 · Management $868$4,868
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,072 · Fundraising $3,734$94,806
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,921 · Management $2,491 · Fundraising $2,076$14,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,897 · Management $36,169 · Fundraising $80,493$329,559
Part X · Balance sheet $145,538 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,915$145,538
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,915$145,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,578$20,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,578$20,249
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,337$125,289
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,337$125,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,915$145,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $125,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,357
XI-2 Total expenses$329,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,337
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$24,846
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$125,289

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

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