Colorado Early Colleges

Analysis

Colorado Early Colleges is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Colorado Early Colleges reported income of $75.8m and spending of $77.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $29.5m to $75.8m (+157%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado Early Colleges sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carroll College ($75.7m), The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties Inc ($76.2m) and Oaks Christian School ($75.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25.0m. At year end it held assets of $165.4m against liabilities of $208.7m, net assets of -$43.4m. It reported 720 employees.