Colorado · Nonprofit
DONKS
DONKS (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $75,000 to it, the largest being THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION ($75,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $104k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $75k
- Net assets
- $49k
What Donks does
Mission
DONKS Mission Statement: DONKS is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to wellness and movement practices for underserved populations in the Denver Metro area. Our mission focuses on: 1. Providing culturally responsive trauma-informed movement programs for marginalized communities with emphasis on at-risk youth individuals with disabilities BIPOC populations and older adults. 2. Addressing mental health challenges through accessible outdoor and movement-based activities that serve as therapeutic interventions. 3. Collaborating with community organizations to deliver programs that reduce barriers to participation in wellness activities. 4. Creating educational initiatives that empower youth while supporting their mental and emotional wellbeing. 5. Developing inclusive community spaces that foster healing personal growth and collective empowerment.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
DONKS Program Service AccomplishmentsProgram 1: Youth Movement & Mental Health InitiativeDONKS provided trauma-informed movement programming to 175 youth ages 12-18 from underserved communities in the Denver Metro area. Weekly sessions combined boxing flag football and outdoor activities with mental health support. Program delivered 48 two-hour sessions across 4 school sites resulting in improved self-reported mental health outcomes for 82% of participants. Partnerships with local schools and Convivir Colorado enhanced program delivery with culturally responsive approaches specifically designed for all youth involved. Expenses: $10000 Program 2: Adaptive Movement Access Program delivered specialized movement classes for 68 individuals with physical and developmental disabilities in collaboration with Special Olympics Colorado. Program provided 36 accessible movement sessions incorporating adaptive equipment purchased this year. Activities focused on building confidence motor skills and social connection in outdoor settings. 15 caregivers also received training on continuing movement practices at home extending program benefits beyond scheduled sessions. Expenses: $10000 Program 3:…
$28,634 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $28,634.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $75k to $49k (−35%).
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.
100% of DONKS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Carlos Rodriguez
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of DONKS’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.
Where its funders are
100% of DONKS's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
DONKS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like DONKS
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.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DONKS: 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 DONKS?
- DONKS (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $75,000 to it, the largest being THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION ($75,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DONKS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $75,000 in grants to DONKS.
- Who is the largest funder of DONKS?
- THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $75,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DONKS 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 1 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing