Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
571151227
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3035733871
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$81,328
Expenses
$151,986
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Doug Phelps (President, Director)
  • Ann Livingston (Vice President, Director)

People named in this filing

  • Doug Phelps (President, Director)
  • Doug Casler (Clerk, Treasurer, Director)
  • Megan Seibel (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the corporation is to engage in public education and protection of the environment within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation's activities may include public education, research, non-legislative advocacy and litigation on issues affecting the environment and the public interest. The corporation is not organized for gain or individual profit and it shall be operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

What it reported doing in 2020

Researching and influencing public policy: Staff engage in non-legislative activities including research, education, and legal and policy development on the following issues: promoting 100% renewable energy strategies, cleaning up our waterways and banning toxic pesticides used in food production.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 67.6%; rating input score 68

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: -86.9%; rating input score 14; 14th 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: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.2% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.3% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 67.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2009 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 14/100.
  • 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.