Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$185,294

Total expenses

$258,522

Contributions and grants received

$186,295

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$4,065

Other revenue

-$5,066

Total assets, end of year

$249,307

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,874

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$245,433

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$167,903

Management and general expenses

$52,016

Fundraising expenses

$38,603

Program service expenses (Part III)

$167,903

Program services were 64.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Civic Engagement Citizens Project provides election education resources for the community. The signature voter guide reaches more than 180,000 people by being published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Colorado Springs Independent, in other community newspapers, and online. Other nonpartisan election education programs include forums for candidates and to discuss ballot measures. Each election Citizens Project engages underrepresented voters though get-out-the-vote work.

  Expenses $72,344

• Education/Advocacy Citizens Project runs ongoing programs to educate the community and advocate for our values. We watchdog local government and public schools to ensure that equality and diversity are being upheld. Programming is responsive to current events and seeks to localize issues of national importance. Activities range from hosting community discussions to legislative monitoring by urging local elected officials to uphold laws that protect equality. The Network alerts citizens to speak out in a timely way on legislation at the state and local level. Publication of Legislative Report Card informs the community of how they are represented on issues that reflect their values. We also hosted our Creating Community Breakfast to celebrate the victories we have had as a community and organization over the last 30 years.

  Expenses $46,988

• Law Enforcement Accountability Citizens Project is actively engaged in a coalition of community organizers working towards accountability for our local law enforcement and justice for those harmed by police brutality. Citizens is actively engaged in a coalition of community organizers working towards accountability for our local law enforcement and justice for those harmed by police brutality. We joined this work in August 2019, after the killing of De'Von Bailey by Colorado Springs Police. We have helped host discussions in the community, attended the NACOLE conference on Law Enforcement Accountability in Austin, and continue to have conversations and strategize with community organizers and elected leaders about ways we can move forward towards justice.

  Expenses $583

• News and Communications The monthly electronic newsletter is one of our signature programs. Through informative articles, event listings, links, and news items; Citizens project promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. Our presence on social media allows for engaging citizens in issues relevant to our mission in a timely way and to let people know how to be an active voice in the community. More than 5,000 people connect with Citizens Project through these mediums.

  Expenses $47,988

• In-Kind Service Donations $18,505 Website

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• Citizens Project Inc

  501(c)(4) · Political Lobbying Currently inactive · CO · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by Citizens Project

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

29 August 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202332419349301208

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