2024-09-19T12:41:36-05:00 2023-12-31 455297192 RYAN GUNSAULS & O'DONNELL LLC 5590 E YALE AVE SUITE 201 DENVER CO 80222 990 2023-01-01 841264154 COLORADO CENTER ON LAW AND POLICY COLO 3035735669 789 N SHERMAN STREET STE 300 DENVER CO 80203 LYDIA MCCOY CEO 3035735669 2024-08-26 1 1 KATHERINE T MOELLER CPA P01270619 3037585558 2024-08-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z LYDIA MCCOY 789 N SHERMAN STREET STE 300 DENVER CO 80203 2143920 0 X WWW.COPOLICY.ORG X 1998 CO TO STAND WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS COLORADO IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY THROUGH RESEARCH, LEGISLATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY. 11 11 18 0 0 0 1837377 2114572 0 0 471 15603 16947 13745 1854795 2143920 0 0 0 496504 1563223 1558011 0 0 94227 1270761 865517 2833984 2920032 -979189 -776112 4513519 2997666 1793412 1053671 2720107 1943995 X TO STAND WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS COLORADO IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY THROUGH RESEARCH, LEGISLATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY. 0 0 2556462 SEE SCHEDULE O 142907 SEE SCHEDULE O 2699369 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CO X X X X THE ORGANIZATION 3035735669 789 N SHERMAN STREET STE 300 DENVER CO 80203 BEATRIZ BONNET BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA YONDORF BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 T A TAYLOR-HUNT ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE VASQUEZ ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 D DONTAE LATSON BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEVERLY BUCK BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRIAM GOETZKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE BRITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN BORUP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANA FERNANDEZ FRANK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS HEIMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA MCCOY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 91001 0 0 BETHANY PRAY CHIEF LEGAL & POLICY OFFICER 40.00 X 113682 0 0 204683 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 733823 1380749 2114572 15603 15603 4000 0 4000 4000 4000 9715 0 9715 9715 OTHER INCOME 900099 30 30 30 2143920 30 0 29318 496504 496504 1275517 1229877 4869 40771 24443 23568 94 781 148709 143388 568 4753 109342 105430 417 3495 65861 51049 10726 4086 75000 58133 12214 4653 30493 23635 4966 1892 25032 18594 4831 1607 47318 39139 5166 3013 157872 127842 18984 11046 6811 4926 1251 634 1975 1975 10000 8659 868 473 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 343250 339348 2628 1274 OTHER STAFF COSTS 42695 3012 39683 FUNDRAISING COSTS 21749 1035 7483 13231 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 14364 11635 1723 1006 23097 13595 7990 1512 2920032 2699369 126436 94227 783112 551155 267507 225898 1325338 946551 5844 5116 397041 313522 252734 1481943 955424 4513519 2997666 151559 106097 1641853 947574 1793412 1053671 X -142012 1020865 2862119 923130 2720107 1943995 4513519 2997666 -776112 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1638613 2093400 3745245 1837377 2114572 11429207 1638613 2093400 3745245 1837377 2114572 11429207 4728907 6700300 11242 7331 553 4021 19603 42750 13397 9745 23142 11495099 0.58290 0.57790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 30000 45000 75000 2843572 2918572 295929 73982 0 0 230024 282201 291699 295929 1099853 1649780 60250 69535 75000 75000 279785 57506 70550 72925 73982 274963 412445 23456 22628 30000 30000 106084 0 DEPOSIT 7850 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 947574 955424 LEASE LIABILITY 947574 947574 X 2144480 560 560 2143920 0 2143920 2920592 560 560 2920032 0 2920032 PART X, LINE 2: CCLP IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. CCLP IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WAS EARNED BY CCLP. CCLP HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF INCOME TAXES. IN DETERMINING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, CCLP APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND DETERMINES THE MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS CONSIDERING THE AMOUNTS AND PROBABILITIES OF THE OUTCOMES THAT COULD BE REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH TAXING AUTHORITIES. CCLP POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR THE OPEN TAX YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2022 AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4A WE FOCUS ON SECURING ACCESS TO FOOD, HEALTH, HOUSING AND INCOME TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE STATE. THROUGH RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS, LEGISLATIVE AND LEGAL ADVOCACY AND COALITION BUILDING, WE ADVOCATE TO REMOVE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT COLORADANS FROM MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT. RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS WE INFORM THE POLICY DIALOGUE BY UNDERSTANDING COLORADANS' CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY WE BUILD SUPPORT FOR POLICIES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. LEGAL ADVOCACY WE PURSUE LEGAL ACTION WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS THOSE WHO LACK RESOURCES. COALITION BUILDING WE NOURISH AND CULTIVATE STRONG AND EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT COLORADO. FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4B OUR CORE VALUES EQUITY THE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS ARE HIGHER FOR CERTAIN GROUPS DUE TO HISTORICAL OPPRESSION, ONGOING DISCRIMINATION AND AN ECONOMY THAT ADVANTAGES THOSE WHO HAVE MORE OVER THOSE WHO HAVE LESS. WE ADVANCE LAWS AND POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THOSE WRONGS SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. INTEGRITY THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS REQUIRES CAREFUL PLANNING AND COMMUNITY TRUST. WE ARE DELIBERATE AND ETHICAL IN OUR WORK TO ENSURE THE RESULTS ARE RELIABLE, UNBIASED, GROUNDED IN FACT AND DRIVEN BY OUR MISSION TO END POVERTY. STRATEGIC ADVOCACY CREATING LASTING SOCIAL CHANGE REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE POLICY. WE USE COLLABORATION AND RESEARCH TO INFORM OUR AGENDA AND LEGISLATIVE AND LEGAL EXPERTISE, RELATIONSHIPS WITH DECISION-MAKERS AND INFORMED POLITICAL STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE AND IMPLEMENT THAT AGENDA. COLLABORATION WE ARE ONE PART OF A BROADER EFFORT TO ELIMINATE POVERTY AND ENSURE EVERYONE HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. WE STAND WITH THAT ANTI-POVERTY MOVEMENT AND HONOR THE COMBINED STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS, SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND TEAMWORK. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PEOPLE BURDENED BY POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. WE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THEIR IDEAS, HONOR THEIR PRIORITIES, GROW THEIR LEADERSHIP AND INCREASE THEIR ACCESS TO DRIVE SYSTEM CHANGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE DRAFT FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED AND PRESENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL REVIEW FOR ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE CCLP BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF RECEIVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICY UPON BECOMING AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS AND ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS ALL TRANSACTIONS AND MATTERS UPON WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE VOTING AND ALERTS ANY DIRECTOR OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IN THE EVENT ONE MAY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DEVELOPS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SEVERAL SOURCES OF DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION WHICH INCLUDES GUIDESTAR AND SURVEYS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION. EVERY DECEMBER THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE NEXT YEAR'S COMPENSATION FOR ALL STAFF. THE BUDGET IS PUT TOGETHER BY MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD TREASURER. THE LAST REVIEW OF KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.