Colorado Lawyers Committee

Analysis

Colorado Lawyers Committee is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Lawyers Committee reported income of $455k and spending of $487k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $455k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Colorado Lawyers Committee sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Pride ($454k), Red Lodge Transition Services ($455k) and Piedmont Mediation Center Inc ($454k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $251k. At year end it held assets of $606k against liabilities of $1,842, net assets of $604k. It reported 6 employees.