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Color of Changeorg Education Fund
Color of Changeorg Education Fund reported $14.8 million in revenue and $15.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.82 went to program services, $17.73 to management and general costs and $6.45 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $522,327 (PRESIDENT (THRU 12/24)). Revenue rose 1% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.8% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.7% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.1% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $522,327 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.30% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -3.4 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseVoting rights and democracy:color of change.org Education Fund continued to leverage the power of our members' voices and the media to permanently reshape the debate on voting rights and voter suppression efforts that disproportionately impact black communities. To that end, we launched a pilot civic engagement digital platform that boosted black voter engagement through local, state, and national outreach. Through a mix of digital tools and new media, this tool allows volunteers to engage with black voters and other volunteers. We also created and led campaigns that mobilized large numbers…
Culture and media engagement:color of change played a unique and effective role in transforming the impact of media in america by focusing on systemic change in the areas where we can have the most influence. We position ourselves in between media producers and the harmful media vehicles they would create by disrupting the chain of production that allows harmful media content to exist in the first place. At the same time, we push back and work to take existing harmful content off the air while supporting and promoting complex, humanizing, and varied portrayals of people of color
Training and organizing:we trained local leaders on the basics of effective digital campaigning for racial justice as a way to sharpen campaigning strategies, amplify their community organizing efforts, and boost individual fundraising totals. We introduced them to organizefor and demonstrated how they could use the platform to launch real world change work and activate community members to take action; the organizefor" platform centers women, millennials, and youth organizing groups through outreach and training; simultaneously strengthening the digital infrastructure and earned media…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT (THRU 12/24) Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $499,189 | $23,138 | $522,327 |
| INTERIM ED (FROM 1/25) Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $272,849 | $22,329 | $295,178 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Color of Changeorg Education Fund (Part VII, line 2).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SIGNATURE ANALYTICS LLC Accounting services | $927,907 |
| THE RABEN GROUP Government affairs services | $386,459 |
| 24 SEVEN LLC Staffing services | $105,060 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Color of Changeorg Education Fund totaling $16M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Color of Changeorg Education Fund spent in FY2025, $75.82 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Color of Changeorg Education Fund's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Color of Changeorg Education Fund reported that 75.8% of its $15.8 million in expenses went to program services, 17.7% to management and general and 6.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Color of Changeorg Education Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Color of Changeorg Education Fund reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $522,327, for the role of PRESIDENT (THRU 12/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Color of Changeorg Education Fund get its money?
Of $14.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 92.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Color of Changeorg Education Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 45-5569879 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611979349301956 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501999349300310 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349319370 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202311249349300701 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349311113 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 45-5569879: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.