2024-05-15T21:30:04-05:00 2023-06-30 221478099 COHNREZNICK LLP 621 CAPITOL MALL SUITE 2150 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 990 2022-07-01 204496889 COLOROFCHANGEORG COLO 6463953711 1714 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 100-136 OAKLAND CA 94612 NICOLE TAYLOR COO 6463953711 2024-05-15 1 NICOLE TAYLOR 999009999 1 JOLANTA TUCK CPA P01340068 9164429100 2024-05-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z RASHAD ROBINSON 1714 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 100-136 OAKLAND CA 94612 4023965 0 X COLOROFCHANGE.ORG X 2006 CA COLOROFCHANGE.ORG WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE VOICE OF BLACK AMERICANS AND INCREASE THE LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO UNDERREPRESENTED BLACK CONSTITUENCIES USING THE INTERNET AS A LOBBYING AND COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. 7 6 193 6 0 0 10771315 3938995 91503800 67050 11153 10120 51233 7800 102337501 4023965 138882 4000 0 0 6301583 4867908 0 0 495120 7672386 6729287 14112851 11601195 88224650 -7577230 31125845 24067275 6029944 6557554 25095901 17509721 X COLOROFCHANGE.ORG WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE VOICE OF BLACK AMERICANS AND INCREASE THE LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TO UNDERREPRESENTED BLACK CONSTITUENCIES USING THE INTERNET AS A LOBBYING AND COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. 0 0 1907118 2360 VOTING RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY:COLOR OF CHANGE CONTINUED TO USE THE POWER OF OUR MEMBERS' VOICES AND THE MEDIA TO PERMANENTLY RESHAPE THE DEBATE ON VOTING RIGHTS AND VOTER SUPPRESSION EFFORTS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT BLACK COMMUNITIES. TO THAT END WE LAUNCHED A PILOT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT BUILT BLACK VOTER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL OUTREACH. THROUGH A MIX OF DIGITAL TOOLS AND NEW MEDIA THIS TOOL ALLOWS VOLUNTEERS TO ENGAGE WITH BLACK VOTERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS. WE ALSO CREATED AND LED CAMPAIGNS THAT MOBILIZED LARGE NUMBERS OF BLACK PEOPLE AND ALLIES TO ASSERT THEIR POLITICAL POWER TO FIGHT VOTER SUPPRESSION. THIS INCLUDED LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS. 1805790 CULTURE AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT:COLOR OF CHANGE PLAYED A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE ROLE IN TRANSFORMING THE IMPACT OF MEDIA IN AMERICA BY FOCUSING ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE AREAS WHERE WE CAN HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE. WE POSITION OURSELVES IN BETWEEN MEDIA PRODUCERS AND THE HARMFUL MEDIA VEHICLES THEY WOULD CREATE BY DISRUPTING THE CHAIN OF PRODUCTION THAT ALLOWS HARMFUL MEDIA CONTENT TO EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE PUSH BACK AND WORK TO TAKE EXISTING HARMFUL CONTENT OFF THE AIR WHILE SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING COMPLEX, HUMANIZING, AND VARIED PORTRAYALS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR. 1242249 1640 67050 CRIMINAL JUSTICE:OVER THE PAST YEAR, COLOR OF CHANGE HAS LED PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY - ORGANIZERS, LAWYERS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND COMMUNICATORS - TO CONTINUE TO HOLD PROSECUTORS ACCOUNTABLE AND ACCELERATE PROSECUTOR REFORM ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. IN 2020 IN PARTICULAR WE PUSHED FOR LEGISLATION AND POLICY CHANGE TO MOVE TOWARDS DECARCERATION INCLUDING DECRIMINALIZING POVERTY AND STOPPING UNNECESSARY PROSECUTIONS. 1617398 OTHER PROGRAMS 1617398 6572555 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 94 0 1 193 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA DC NY X THE ORGANIZATION 6463953711 1714 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 100-136 OAKLAND CA 94612 RASHAD ROBINSON PRESIDENT 20.00 20.00 X X 574121 0 34311 IAN FULLER TREASURER 2.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICIA GARZA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALANA MAYO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MCGHEE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SAFIYA NOBLE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA WILLIAMS SIMON BOARD MEMBER - OUTGOING 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARISHA HATCH VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OF CAMPAIGNS 40.00 0.00 X 415692 0 14287 GILBERT DEANS COO 40.00 0.00 X 253574 0 52180 JENNIFER EDWARDS SENIOR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 240799 0 31402 UCHENNA MOKA-SOLANA CTO 40.00 0.00 X 245766 0 40987 KELLE ROZELL CHIEF MARKETING & STORYTELLING OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 213333 0 28994 STACY ABDER CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 0.00 X 197828 0 30067 JADE MAGNUS SENIOR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 197472 0 43501 2338585 0 275729 44 0 1 0 GOOD JUJU STUDIOS LLC 12333 SOWDEN RD STE B PMB 40188 HOUSTON TX 77060 WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY 333188 THE RABEN GROUP LLC 1341 G ST NORTHWEST 5TH FLR WASHINGTON DC 20005 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS STRATEGIC ADVISORS 282657 YASMIN YU 414 VENICE WAY VENICE CA 90291 NARRATIVE IMMERSION, WRITER'S ROOM PROJE 122188 BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP LLC 152 BOWDOIN ST BOSTON MA 02108 TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY 104099 4 3938995 3938995 HONORARIUM 900099 67050 67050 67050 9960 9960 160 0 160 160 160 MISC SALES 900099 7800 7800 7800 4023965 67050 0 17920 X 4000 4000 1344165 647210 616939 80016 2687250 1293642 1233447 160161 141665 60973 73850 6842 429831 216506 186332 26993 264997 126045 123490 15462 155806 155806 29951 29951 3137639 2000703 1003340 133596 512064 466533 45531 1087741 763202 315062 9477 366473 239260 127213 916888 507502 352689 56697 103885 103885 7840 1869 5971 71022 38830 27909 4283 37233 14541 21099 1593 TRAINING & PROF DEV 143010 19406 123604 CREDIT CARD FEES 81236 81236 EVENT EXPENSES 69837 68448 1389 TAXES, LICENSES & FEES 8662 8662 11601195 6572555 4533520 495120 8164442 622211 6279605 2984731 83873 147053 1225006 223071 950225 1001935 159 319 1004424 1005014 4043872 3576203 10599245 14729809 31125845 24067275 1054270 1975554 4975674 4582000 6029944 6557554 X 18427632 14709721 6668269 2800000 25095901 17509721 31125845 24067275 -7577230 -164 -8786 0 X X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1225006 223071 1001935 1001935 DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES 14413310 SECURITY DEPOSITS 62640 457B RETIREMENT ACCOUNT 128859 INVESTMENT IN COC PRODUCTIONS 125000 14729809 AMALGAMATED FOUNDATION PAYABLE 571177 LEASE LIABILITY 4010823 4582000 X X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RASHAD ROBINSON PRESIDENT 574121 0 0 0 0 0 12579 0 21732 0 608432 0 0 0 ARISHA HATCH VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OF CAMPAIGNS 415692 0 0 0 0 0 5893 0 8394 0 429979 0 0 0 GILBERT DEANS COO 253574 0 0 0 0 0 10422 0 41758 0 305754 0 0 0 UCHENNA MOKA-SOLANA CTO 245766 0 0 0 0 0 9060 0 31927 0 286753 0 0 0 JENNIFER EDWARDS SENIOR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 240799 0 0 0 0 0 9702 0 21700 0 272201 0 0 0 KELLE ROZELL CHIEF MARKETING & STORYTELLING OFFIC 213333 0 0 0 0 0 8608 0 20386 0 242327 0 0 0 JADE MAGNUS SENIOR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 197472 0 0 0 0 0 8066 0 35435 0 240973 0 0 0 STACY ABDER CHIEF OF STAFF 197828 0 0 0 0 0 4810 0 25257 0 227895 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO AN INCREASE IN SECURITY THREATS. CONCERNS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL WELL BEING OF THE PRESIDENT DUE TO HIS POSITION AT THE ORGANIZATION AND HIS PUBLIC EXPOSURE RESULTED IN AN UNANIMOUS DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SECURE HOUSING THAT PROVIDES ELEVATED SECURITY MEASURES. THE SAFEGUARD OF THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSING INCLUDES A LEASE SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS IN-KIND. AS A RESULT, THE COST OF THE APARTMENT IS FACTORED INTO THE PRESIDENT'S OVERALL COMPENSATION ON LINE (I). PART I, LINE 3 INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S (E.D.) PARTICIPATION, DO A COMPENSATION REVIEW AS PART OF THE E.D.'S YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THEY EXAMINE PUBLISHED DATA ON NON-PROFIT SALARIES TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW ARE THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE E.D. AND A FINAL COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. COLOROFCHANGE.ORG ALSO REVIEWS THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING THE E.D. AND OFFICERS' COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCEDURES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE STAFF AND CFO IN CONSULTATION WITH EXTERNAL LEGAL ADVISORS REVIEW THE FINANCIAL CONTENT OF THE 990 RETURN TO MAKE SURE THE RESULTS ARE CORRECTLY PRESENTED AND RECONCILE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CFO REVIEWS BOTH THE FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL CONTENT WITH THE COO AND ED FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. THE 990 RETURN IS THEN EMAILED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL FROM THE COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN, THE 990 RETURN IS THEN EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS FILL OUT DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ONCE A YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD CHAIR(S) TRACK POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. WHEN CONFLICTS ARISE THEY ARE DISCLOSED AT BOARD MEETINGS AND THE BOARD MEMBER IS RECUSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE E.D.'S PARTICIPATION, DO A COMPENSATION REVIEW AS PART OF THE E.D.'S YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THEY EXAMINE PUBLISHED DATA ON NON-PROFIT SALARIES TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW ARE THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A FINAL COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. COLOR OF CHANGE.ORG REVIEWS THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICERS' COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION PROCEDURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 519,746. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 201,346. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 721,092. STRATEGIC ADVISORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 690,888. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 310,253. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,001,141. AUDIO VIDEO MEDIA CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,529. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,379. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 51,908. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 164,038. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 94,379. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,073. TOTAL EXPENSES 261,490. TEMPORARY AGENCY SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,365. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 33,952. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 130,523. TOTAL EXPENSES 243,840. STRATEGY & PROGRAM SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 509,137. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 349,031. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 858,168. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B: THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE YET TO BE ISSUED AS OF THE FILING OF THE 2022 FORM 990. THIS FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED USING THE BEST ESTIMATES AVAILABLE AT THE TIME, AND IF THE FINAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN MATERIAL DIFFERENCES, APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND 1714 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 100-136 OAKLAND CA 94612 455569879 STRENGTHEN THE VOICE OF BLACK AMERICANS CA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 COLOROFCHANGE PAC 1714 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 100-136 OAKLAND CA 94612 300505290 VOTER TURNOUT USING DIGITAL STRATEGIES CA 527 N/A 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0