Colorado · Nonprofit
COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE
COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE (Colorado) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $629,349 to it, the largest being CARING FOR DENVER FOUNDATION ($275,515). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $695k
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $629k
- Net assets
- $262k
What Colorado Changemakers Collective does
Mission
To create a social network by providing high-quality services to the community for enrichment, creating a dignified life for promotoras through training and diverse opportunities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community leaders education is a leadership development program that provides educational workshops, training sessions, and capacity-building opportunities for adults and youth. The program focuses on civic engagement, community advocacy, personal development, and leadership skills to empower participants to actively contribute to and strengthen their communities. Activities include structured training, mentorship, and educational events designed to promote community involvement and social impact.
$162,234 spentof which $139,899 as grants$139,899 earned by the program44% of program spendingCommunity environmental wellbeing is a community-based program that promotes environmental awareness, sustainability, and public health initiatives. The program provides educational workshops, community engagement activities, and environmental improvement projects designed to encourage responsible environmental practices and enhance neighborhood wellbeing. Activities may include clean-up events, environmental education, resource distribution, and partnerships that support healthier and more sustainable communities.
$115,691 spentof which $65,158 as grants$65,158 earned by the program31% of program spendingThe economic development program engages community leaders (promotoras) who have graduated from the organizations educational program by providing opportunities to participate in organizational initiatives and community-based projects. Graduates are potential candidates for subcontracted roles when required under specific grants or contracts. Activities may include outreach, program implementation, and workforce-related services. The program advances leadership development and long-term economic sustainability within the community.
$86,907 spentof which $73,520 as grants$73,520 earned by the program24% of program spendingGeneral program support
$4,471 spent$186,921 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $369,303.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $139k to $284k (+104%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
33% of COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Maricruz Herrera
Executive director
Board chair
Jose Esparza
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $162k → $74k.
3 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 40% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 9 of 10 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 39% · 2023 67% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $253k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,668 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,668 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
47%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE?
- COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE (Colorado) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $629,349 to it, the largest being CARING FOR DENVER FOUNDATION ($275,515). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $629,349 in grants to COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE?
- CARING FOR DENVER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $275,515 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COLORADO CHANGEMAKERS COLLECTIVE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing