Colorado Succeeds

Analysis

Colorado Succeeds is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Colorado Succeeds reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.2m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado Succeeds sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Johns Christian Academy ($3.2m), Wellbeing Action for Youth Inc ($3.2m) and Academy at Charlemont ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $130k, net assets of $4.4m.