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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLORADO POVERTY LAW PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,215,545
Total expenses
$2,309,125
Contributions and grants received
$2,200,490
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$15,055
Total assets, end of year
$846,210
Total liabilities, end of year
$294,732
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$551,478
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,146,957
Management and general expenses
$60,770
Fundraising expenses
$101,398
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,146,957

Program services were 93.0% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,650,023

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $550,467

  • 11a · Other revenue: FLAT FEE CONTRACTS

    total $15,055 · related or exempt $15,055

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,055

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,927 · program services $84,453 · fundraising $45,474

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,541,475 · program services $1,464,797 · management and general $33,227 · fundraising $43,451

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $163,499 · program services $157,208 · management and general $4,383 · fundraising $1,908

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $154,654 · program services $143,834 · management and general $3,721 · fundraising $7,099

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,395 · program services $23,617 · management and general $1,778

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $60,451 · program services $56,219 · management and general $4,232

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,466 · fundraising $3,466

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,413 · program services $5,034 · management and general $379

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $35,537 · program services $33,049 · management and general $2,488

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,344 · program services $39,380 · management and general $2,964

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,458 · program services $13,446 · management and general $1,012

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,293 · program services $3,062 · management and general $231

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,898 · program services $20,365 · management and general $1,533

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $55,324 · program services $51,451 · management and general $3,873

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $38,440 · program services $38,440

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $13,551 · program services $12,602 · management and general $949

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $374,115 · end of year $265,854

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $259,506 · end of year $558,804

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,362 · end of year $10,576

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $14,269 · end of year $10,976

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,936 · end of year $56,421

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $358,093 · end of year $238,311

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,783

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $285,440 · end of year $551,478

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE COLORADO POVERTY LAW PROJECT'S (CPLP) MISSION IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. WE BELIEVE THAT NO ONE SHOULD BECOME HOMELESS FOR LACK OF ACCESS TO HOUSING JUSTICE.

  • LEGAL CLINIC: CPLP HOSTS AN IN-PERSON LEGAL CLINIC IN DENVER COUNTY COURT TWO DAYS A WEEK, ON THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS, IN ROOM 163 FROM 8 A.M. TO 12 P.M. OUR LEGAL CLINIC ASSISTS TENANTS FACING EVICTIONS.

    Expenses $392,454

  • JUST HOUSING: CPLP PROVIDES FREE LEGAL HOUSING GUIDANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS FACING HOUSING INSECURITY, INCLUDING EVICTION LEGAL DEFENSE AND DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING. CPLP ALSO DOES EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND ATTORNEYS BY CONDUCTING KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS TRAININGS AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THEIR HOUSING RIGHTS.

    Expenses $738,738 · Revenue $15,055

  • HOUSING ADVOCACY: CPLP PROVIDES HOUSING ADVOCACY TO CLIENTS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SUPPORTS ON WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES WHERE AVAILABLE. CPLP IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING POLICIES TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING SECURITY OF LOW-INCOME COLORADOANS.

    Expenses $115,428

  • YOUNG ADULT INITIATIVE: CPLP PROVIDES TARGETED LEGAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE TAILORED TO YOUNG ADULTS IN DENVER AND ADAMS COUNTIES IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND ENSURE SAFE, STABLE HOUSING. CPLP ALSO CONDUCTS KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS TRAININGS ON TENANT RIGHTS UNDER COLORADO AND FEDERAL LAW FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING WITH YOUNG ADULTS.

    Expenses $900,337

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Caitlin Finn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin McGreevy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Lisa Scalpone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Thomas Snyder

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Blair Kanis

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $3,768
    From this org
    $3,768
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Shannon MacKenzie

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,927
    From this org
    $111,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,408
    Hours/week
    45

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202401849349300100

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