Colorado Youth Corps Association
Colorado Youth Corps Association reported $10.5 million in revenue and $11.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.32 went to program services, $1.46 to management and general costs and $0.22 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 66.8% of the total. Government grants made up 66.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $130,782 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 197% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.3% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 66.8% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 66.0% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 32.8% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $130,782 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.18% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCorps support & project management:1)supported statewide youth participation of 1994 youth at 8 independently operating conservation service corps;2)provided land managers with 385 weeks of work throughout the state;3)coordinated $5,118,242 in statewide fee-for-service contracts with public lands managers including cyca's admin fees;expenses: $4,742,923 against contract pass-through income of $4,520,696; of this activity, $1,173,659 in pass-thru income was billed to the coswap (colorado strategic wildfire action program); another $212,640 in pass-thru income was billed to colorado parks &…
Technical assistance:expenses of $173,452 in staff time plus travel costs of $20,762 related to supporting corps trainings and best practices, with income from corps dues and program service fees of $57,055;and expenses of $59,666 including caee and cyca staff time, related to trainings for the careers in natural resources initiative, with income from grants of $60,000 from US forest service & blm.1)convened corps directors, program managers, and additional staff for cyca's annual corps retreat; brought together corps directors & program managers with project partners and other stakeholders…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 1.35 hrs/week | $112,500 | $0 | $18,282 | $130,782 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Colorado Youth Corps Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $131K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b10 · 10 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 15aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 55
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Colorado Youth Corps Association totaling $28 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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Questions people ask
How much of Colorado Youth Corps Association's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Colorado Youth Corps Association reported that 98.3% of its $11.1 million in expenses went to program services, 1.5% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Colorado Youth Corps Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Colorado Youth Corps Association reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $130,782, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Colorado Youth Corps Association get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 66.8% came from contributions and grants (including 66.0% from government grants) and 32.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Colorado Youth Corps Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-1532028 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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512659349301601 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401709349301100 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303009349300300 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232779349301113 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142739349302209 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042739349300739 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-1532028: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.