Colorado Charity Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274798483
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3038436200
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$76,201
Expenses
$77,040
Assets
$1,086

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Colorado Charity Alliance develops fundraising events and campaigns that raise funds and awareness within the emergency response and military communities.

What it reported doing in 2011

Rally Ride: The 9/11 Freedom Rally (which encompassed the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial Ride, the Walk/Run, and the car and bike shows) consisted of a large public festival that was designed to honor those who fell on 9/11 and since in service to our nation and our communities. This was the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and the mission was to not only memorialize that day, but to reclaim 9/11 as a day that we honor those who have served and who continue to serve. It was the embodiment of the Organization's mission statement: To Honor and Respect Those Who Serve and Protect. At the Rally, 60 other nonprofit organizations participated who were able to raise awareness for their individual programs. There are numerous services and support organizations available in Colorado and many of our military and first responders aren't aware of all the resources available to them. This event allowed them to see the variety of groups they can get involved with. The Organization gave out "Salute" awards to honor individuals and groups who go above and beyond to support the military and emergency response populations in the state. Other activities included a memorial to the nearly 10,000 people who died on 9/11 and since in the line of military or emergency response duty. Children created holiday cards and colorful boxes to send to the troops for holidays, items were collected for care packages, and a variety of other awareness activities occurred. The revenues raised at this event were divided and donated to multiple nonprofit groups within Colorado who work in this mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 68% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.5%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.5% of revenue deployed · 87.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 6 filed program accomplishments · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • 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.

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  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.