Colorado · Nonprofit
JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER
JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER (Colorado) receives grants from 104 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,534,347 to it, the largest being COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION ($5,585,665). 63 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $16M
- Funders on record
- 104
- Grants received
- $14M
- Net assets
- $13M
What Jeffco Action Center Inc the Action Center does
Mission
To provide an immediate and compassionate response to those in our community experiencing hardship by offering resources and services to stabilize lives and promote pathways to lasting change.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Grocery - people had the choice of making an appointment for the self- select grocery, where they selected items based on family size and availability - or they could opt for a pre-packed "walk up" bag. This was "as is- and available in "one size" regardless of household size. The food distributed was sourced from grocery store food rescue, the food bank of the rockies, purchased with revenue from grants, donations from businesses, individuals and other organizations.
$4,620,206 spentof which $3,986,606 as grants41% of program spendingParticipant services - the action center provides financial support for rent assistance; utility assistance and a pandemic inspired bill pay program. Additional services include self-directed family goal setting and case management, free clothing, bus tickets, gas cards, vouchers for ids/birth certificates/driver license, mailing address and connections to a myriad of other resources. Personal hygiene items and diapers were also distributed. Our clothing bank provides monthly access to free clothing items and soft household goods (bedding and towels). Revenue sources for these services include grants, government contracts, and donations from businesses, individuals, churches, and other organizations.
$6,604,008 spentof which $4,852,557 as grants59% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,224,214.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $8.1M to $11M (+37%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2018 1% · 2019 5% · 2020 4% · 2021 12% · 2022 20% · 2023 9% · 2024 6% · 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (26% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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
Pam Brier
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 18 funders to 46 funders, grant income rose $904k → $1.9M.
20 of 104 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% 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 JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 104 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
JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 62%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
82% 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 JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 44% · 2018 56% · 2019 36% · 2020 36% · 2021 30% · 2022 61% · 2023 36% — 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.
How long its funders stay
52% of JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $6.3M that is directly attributable, 74% of it comes from Colorado funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states 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
JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 95 unclassified nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 95 unclassified nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER
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
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER?
- JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER (Colorado) receives grants from 104 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,534,347 to it, the largest being COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION ($5,585,665). 63 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 104 organizations giving $13,534,347 in grants to JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER, 63 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER?
- COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,585,665 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 104 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