Easter Seals Colorado

Analysis

Easter Seals Colorado is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Easter Seals Colorado reported income of $5.7m and spending of $6.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $8.9m to $5.7m (-36%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Easter Seals Colorado sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Enterprise Community Health Clinic ($5.7m), Tejas Next Health ($5.7m) and Community Education Group Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $337k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. It paid $124k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 190 employees.