Nonprofit · EIN 45-5569879
COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,825,916 | $15,820,369 | -$994,453 | $21,735,051 | $26,241,743 | -$4,506,692 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,995,953 | $15,827,416 | -$831,463 | $23,620,795 | $27,034,872 | -$3,414,077 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $15,608,394 | $27,573,527 | -$11,965,133 | $40,987,893 | $44,381,055 | -$3,393,162 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,657,129
- Program service revenue
- $37,240
- Investment income
- $91,273
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$56,570
- Other revenue
- $1,040,274
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $146,728
- Accounting fees
- $98,549
- Occupancy
- $1,713,026
- Travel
- $308,215
- Depreciation
- $71,546
- Program services (functional)
- $11,995,311
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,805,046
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,020,012
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,620,795
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,735,051
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,241,743
- Net assets, end of year
- -$4,506,692
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $186,273
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,019,135
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$9,393,407
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,886,715
- Gross receipts
- $16,129,689
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RASHAD ROBINSON | PRESIDENT (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $499,189 | $23,138 |
| PORTIA ALLEN-KYLE | INTERIM ED (FROM 1/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $272,849 | $22,329 |
| ALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE BANKS | OUTGOING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FULLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STOWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY LEYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA ROSE | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RASHAD ROBINSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $511,283 | $22,090 |
| ALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE BANKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FULLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA ROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RASHAD ROBINSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $574,121 | $34,311 |
| ANDRE BANKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FULLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA ROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 110 WILLIAM ST FL 31, NEW YORK, NY 10038-3949
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NADINE SMITH, 110 WILLIAMS STREET SUITE 31, NEW YORK, NY 10038
- Signed the 990
- NADINE SMITH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (646) 395-3711
- Return prepared by
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
Mission
COLOR OF CHANGE.ORG EDUCATION FUND EXISTS TO EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS - BLACK AMERICANS AND OUR ALLIES TO MAKE DECISION MAKERS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE CONCERNS OF BLACK AMERICANS AND TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE FOR EVERYONE.
Program accomplishments
- VOTING RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY:COLOR OF CHANGE.ORG EDUCATION FUND CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE 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 BOOSTED 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 END VOTER INTIMIDATION AND FIGHT VOTER SUPPRESSION POLICIES, INCLUDING VOTER ID LAWS.Expenses $3,060,051
- 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.Expenses $2,040,032
- TRAINING AND ORGANIZING:WE TRAINED LOCAL LEADERS ON THE BASICS OF EFFECTIVE DIGITAL CAMPAIGNING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AS A WAY TO SHARPEN CAMPAIGNING STRATEGIES, AMPLIFY THEIR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING EFFORTS, AND BOOST INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING TOTALS. WE INTRODUCED THEM TO ORGANIZEFOR AND DEMONSTRATED HOW THEY COULD USE THE PLATFORM TO LAUNCH REAL WORLD CHANGE WORK AND ACTIVATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION; THE ORGANIZEFOR" PLATFORM CENTERS WOMEN, MILLENNIALS, AND YOUTH ORGANIZING GROUPS THROUGH OUTREACH AND TRAINING; SIMULTANEOUSLY STRENGTHENING THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EARNED MEDIA CAPACITY OF BLACK-LED NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON VOTING RIGHTS.Expenses $1,657,526
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE:COLOR OF CHANGE AIMED TO NEUTRALIZE THE POLITICAL POWER OF THE OPPONENTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND TO REDIRECT THE REVENUES THEY HAVE BEEN PLUNDERING FROM THE SYSTEM BACK INTO BLACK COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN THE MOST HEAVILY DEVASTATED BY MASS INCARCERATION. ADDITIONALLY, COLOR OF CHANGE WORKED ON RAPID RESPONSE EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS TO SHED LIGHT ON THE HEALTH CRISIS WITHIN OUR PRISON SYSTEM DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE WORK TO END UNJUST PRACTICES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT PROMOTE MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION IN BLACK COMMUNITIES, ENSURE REGULATION OF AI AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND PROTECT NET NEUTRALITY. WE ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC POLICIES TO STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND PROTECT PROGRAMS THAT IMPACT BLACK COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,320,576 · revenue $1,077,514
- MEDIA, DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE:COLOR OF CHANGE'S ONGOING ECONOMIC JUSTICE WORK HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE, PUSHING TO ENSURE THAT THE WEALTHIEST AMONG US PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE, AND PROTECTING THE SAFETY NET OF CRITICAL GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THE MOST VULNERABLE IS AIMED AT ENSURING THAT ALL AMERICANS ARE REPRESENTED, SERVED, AND PROTECTED, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CLASS. COLOR OF CHANGE HAS LEVERAGED OUR MEMBERS' VOICES TO PUSH BACK AGAINST CORPORATIONS WHO ARE EXPLOITING LOWWAGE WORKERS AND PARTNERED WITH GROUPS ON THE GROUND FIGHTING FOR PAID SICK LEAVE AND RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. DURING THE PANDEMIC, COLOR OF CHANGE WAS FOCUSED ON PUSHING BACK AGAINST CORPORATE OVERREACH IN ECONOMIC POLICIES AND CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY AND EXPOSE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ARE HARMFUL TO BLACK COMMUNITIES.Expenses $3,917,126
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-5569879
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,735,051
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,129,689
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $14,825,916 | $15,820,369 | $21,735,051 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,995,953 | $15,827,416 | $23,620,795 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $15,608,394 | $27,573,527 | $40,987,893 | XML |
| 990 | June 2021 | $30,657,918 | $17,486,807 | $26,478,054 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-5569879).
Questions about COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC
- What is the EIN of COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC is 45-5569879.
- Is COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NADINE SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,825,916, expenses of $15,820,369 and total assets of $21,735,051 at year end.
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