Colorado Peoples Alliance

Analysis

Colorado Peoples Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Peoples Alliance reported income of $558k and spending of $1.2m, spending 212% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $872k to $558k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Colorado Peoples Alliance sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids World Inc ($558k), St Johns Christian Charity & Thrift ($558k) and Black River Area Child Care Services Inc ($558k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $369k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $94k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 16 employees.