Color Outside the Lines

Analysis

Color Outside the Lines is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Color Outside the Lines reported income of $130k and spending of $118k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $130k (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Color Outside the Lines sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Sabby Sponsorships Inc ($130k), Empower 7 Inc ($130k) and Girls Crushing It Inc ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $133k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $133k.