Colorado International Events

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815050862
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone
7196358803
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,600
Expenses
$51,188
Assets
$16,960
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH POCH (PRESIDENT)
  • JAN SCHUTTE (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOSEPH POCH (PRESIDENT)
  • JAN SCHUTTE (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • CAROL O'DONNELL (SECRETARY-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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Colorado international events is to promote the knowledge of international cultures through the music, dance, literature and history of the many cultures in our area through celebrations, festivals, parades and other such events and bring together families in wholesome, fun-filled activities, and is enriched by the variety of traditions.

What it reported doing in 2025

In their honor veterans paradein 2025, we recognized more than 150 veterans. Colorado springs is home to thousands of veterans who served in all branches of the military. We will honor all branches of our military including our brothers in arms to the north. Veterans day is about honoring all those men and women who chose to serve our country. The pikes peak region is the proud home to five military installations including u.s. Space command and the united states air force academy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.5%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -38.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -86% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.