Citizens for Free and Fair Elections

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270910019
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3038851881
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$685
Assets
$521

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • William Ray (Executive Dir.)
  • Steve Durham (Executive Dir.)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To conduct public education activities in furtherance of strengthening Colorado's economy.

What it reported doing in 2014

The organization engaged in multiple programs designed to educate the public on the issues impacting the economic vitality and opportunity across Colorado and in specific communities. We conducted activities both in public education through paid media, digital communications, and grass roots outreach that engaged with tens of thousands of individuals and the general public throughout the Denver metro and other Colorado regions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -130.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.