Real Life Colorado

Analysis

Real Life Colorado is a registered charity in United States, based in Littleton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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, Real Life Colorado reported income of $881k and spending of $653k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $374k to $881k (+135%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Real Life Colorado sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Violence Prevention Inc ($881k), Pathways to Independence ($881k) and Love Inc - Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta ($881k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $477k. At year end it held assets of $519k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $519k. It reported 9 employees.