Color Me Empowered

Analysis

Color Me Empowered is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Color Me Empowered reported income of $150k and spending of $100k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $111k to $150k (+35%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Color Me Empowered sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Horse Productions ($150k), Teays Valley Choir Boosters ($150k) and Legworks Dance Competition Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $98k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $98k.