Colorado · Nonprofit
WEZESHA DADA CENTER
WEZESHA DADA CENTER (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40,000 to it, the largest being THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION ($40,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $90k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $40k
- Net assets
- $0
What Wezesha Dada Center does
Mission
Wezesha Dada Center (wdc) empowers individuals especially women, immigrants, and underrepresented communities through programs that support entrepreneurship financial access peer connection and holistic wellness. Our services include business education and consulting referrals to funding and capital peer networking events and self-empowerment classes focused on health safety and work-life balance. These programs are delivered in-person and online and are supported through grants sponsorships and partnerships.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Economic Development: WDC provided technical assistance, business education, mentoring, access-to-capital assistance, and individualized support to 188 entrepreneurs and small-business owners. Services included business planning and development, workshops, one-on-one technical assistance, funding and capital-resource navigation, and referrals. WDC helped entrepreneurs identify funding opportunities, prepare to access capital, and connect with resources to start, strengthen, and grow sustainable businesses. Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) - $70,234.70
$70,235 spentof which $70,235 as grants72% of program spendingYouth Development, Internships & The Sugary Stop: WDC provided 37 youth and young adults with hands-on opportunities in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, workforce development, leadership, mentoring, and career development. Through The Sugary Stop, youth gained practical experience operating a small business, including product development, budgeting, marketing, sales, customer service, teamwork, and business operations. WDC also provided internship opportunities to four University of Denver students, giving them community-based professional experience while supporting WDC's programs and operations. Interns developed skills in communication, leadership, project management, nonprofit operations, and community engagement. Primary funding/support: BRIC Fund, SVP, University of Denver, GoFundMe, Colorado Gives, and Mightycause. BRIC (Black Resilience in Colorado) Fund - $5,000, SVP - $500, University of Denver - $900, GoFundMe - $851.80, Colorado Gives - $306.25, Mightycause - $25
$10,583 spentof which $10,583 as grants11% of program spendingHolistic Health - Health Insurance, Family & Kinship Support: WDC worked to improve access to health coverage and health-related resources through health insurance literacy, education, community outreach, resource navigation, and referrals. During 2025, WDC conducted 53 health insurance education and referral activities. WDC educated community members about available health coverage options and referred individuals to Connect for Health Colorado assisters and OmniSalud providers for enrollment assistance. WDC did not directly process health insurance enrollments and therefore did not track individuals' final enrollment outcomes. WDC also expanded the reach of its health insurance education through social media and WhatsApp outreach, reaching thousands of community members with health insurance information, enrollment resources, and information about where to obtain assistance. WDC's holistic health activities also included connecting community members with mental and behavioral health information and resources to help reduce barriers to accessing appropriate services and care. In addition, WDC advanced the development of a Colorado specialty license plate initiative supporting…
$17,390 spentof which $17,390 as grants18% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $98,208.
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 and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $51k to $0 (−100%).
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.
65% of WEZESHA DADA CENTER’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (77% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Maya Wheeler
Executive director
Board chair
Chelese Ransom
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 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 WEZESHA DADA CENTER’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 WEZESHA DADA CENTER'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
WEZESHA DADA CENTER's revenue fell 37% between 2024 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,328 community improvement nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like WEZESHA DADA CENTER
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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 WEZESHA DADA CENTER: 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 WEZESHA DADA CENTER?
- WEZESHA DADA CENTER (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40,000 to it, the largest being THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION ($40,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WEZESHA DADA CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $40,000 in grants to WEZESHA DADA CENTER.
- Who is the largest funder of WEZESHA DADA CENTER?
- THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $40,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WEZESHA DADA 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.
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