Colorado Criminal Defense Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271832956
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3037582454
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Law, Jurisprudence

Reported finances

Revenue
$59
Expenses
$62,463
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BEALE TEJADA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BEALE TEJADA (PRESIDENT)
  • ANDRES GUEVARA (SECRETARY)
  • JOSH LANDY (TREASURER)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Colorado criminal defense institute is a nonprofit organization operating in conjunction with the Colorado criminal defense bar for the purpose of promoting justice and best practices in all matters relating to the Colorado criminal justice system. The organization concentrates on the education of criminal justice practitioners and the development of policy that is based on evidence and research while respecting the constitutional rights and dignity of all persons. . A. To protect and ensure by rule of law those individual rights guaranteed by the Colorado and federal constitutions. . B. To provide and promote scholarship and professional competency in the area of legal representation and investigation in the area of criminal and juvenile defense through publications, education, research, and mutual assistance. . C. To develop and support policies and practices that ensure a fair, just and effective criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. . D. To engage in all activities on

What it reported doing in 2023

Pro bono record sealing clinic & eliminating juvenile court fees and costs - sealing criminal records for individuals in order to assist them in obtaining better employment, housing and financial opportunities. . - eliminating juvenile court fees and costs working with stakeholders, families and courts to eliminate the ability of state courts to impose fees and costs in juvenile cases in Colorado. Further, the outstanding court debt that currently exists was rendered unenforceable and uncollectable by the state or private collections agents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -105,769.5%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.8% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -28.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.3% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.