Colorado Uplift

Analysis

Colorado Uplift is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 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 Uplift reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.7m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.1m to $4.1m (-0.8%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado Uplift sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bergen County Cooperative Library System Inc ($4.1m), Fairplex Learning and Development Center ($4.1m) and Pattisons D R E a M Academy ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $361k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. It paid $94k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 46 employees.