Civico
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 452405700
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
- Location
- Denver, CO, USA
- Phone
- 7202992900
- Rating
- 46
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Small Business Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $289,169
- Expenses
- $275,916
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
People named in this filing
- GREGORY J BALDWIN (CHAIRMAN)
- ANNA M STOUT (DIRECTOR)
- ED SCHENKEIN (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
See schedule o. Civico exists to ignite and unite cultures of leadership for a better Colorado. We believe a stronger Colorado depends on citizens who are informed, equipped, and engaged in public life. To fulfill this purpose, civico advances civic leadership, civic convening, and civic knowledge.
What it reported doing in 2024
Civico's community membership invites individuals who are passionate about strengthening civic leadership across Colorado to support and engage with our work. For an annual fee of $375, members receive complimentary access to purpose hour events, discounted tickets to additional civico programs, and ongoing opportunities to participate in and contribute to Colorado's broader civic leadership community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 12
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 35
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 13.3%; rating input score 13
- Program expense ratio: 13.9%; rating input score 14
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 13.3% of revenue deployed · 13.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 14/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.