Childsafe Colorado Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: OUR MISSION IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND HEAL THE CHILDHOOD TRAUMA RESULTING FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT WITH SPECIALIZED TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE BELIEVE IN A COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. WE COORDINATE SERVICES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTION AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 90
- Highest pay
- $92,372, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $960,724 spent. IN 2024, CHILDSAFE TREATED 555 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CATP OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM. WE SERVE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE (PRIMARILY SEXUAL ABUSE), AGES 2- 18, AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY TO HELP FOSTER RESILIENCE AND HEAL THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ABUSE. AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, OUR HIGHLY TRAINED THERAPISTS, WITH CLIENT INPUT, DEVELOP TREATMENT PLANS FOR THE WORK THEY WILL DO TOGETHER. OUR TREATMENT APPROACH IS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND MAY INCLUDE: PLAY, ART, SAND, AND MUSIC, AS WELL AS TF-CBT, TALK, EMDR, NEUROFEEDBACK, AND OTHER HIGHLY EFFECTIVE THERAPIES. FAMILY THERAPY IS CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST, AND HEAL ATTACHMENT WOUNDS. THROUGH GROUP THERAPY, CLIENTS LEARN THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR STRUGGLES AND CAN FACE THEIR CHALLENGES AND LEARN TO THRIVE WITH THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THEIR PEERS. IN 2024, WE TAUGHT 119 CAREGIVERS IN OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING CLASSES TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF RAISING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AND TEENS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED OVER 600 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL PARENT COACHING TO OUR FAMILIES. OUR CLINICIANS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR CLIENTS GOING THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH REFERRALS FOR ACCESSING HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS. WE TURN NO ONE AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. CHILDSAFE IS A RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE MDT (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM) IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE VITAL TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO AREA PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE MYRIAD ISSUES FACING VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EFFECTIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. IN 2022, WE BEGAN TO FACILITATE BRAIN MAPPING (NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS) TO ASSESS CLIENTS' ADVERSE EXPERIENCES, RELATIONAL HEALTH, AND CURRENT FUNCTIONING. FROM THESE DATA POINTS, WE CREATE A MAP THAT SHOWS THE CLIENT'S BRAIN FUNCTION COMPARED TO TYPICALLY-DEVELOPED PEERS. THE CLINICIAN THEN PROVIDES CONCRETE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO BEST FIT THAT INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. THIS ENSURES CLIENTS GET APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, BUT ALSO THAT OUTSIDE SYSTEMS, LIKE THE CHILD'S SCHOOL, WILL MORE LIKELY MEET THEIR NEEDS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED WAYS. IN 2024, CHILDSAFE TREATED 555 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CATP OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM. WE SERVE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE (PRIMARILY SEXUAL ABUSE), AGES 2- 18, AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY TO HELP FOSTER RESILIENCE AND HEAL THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ABUSE. AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, OUR HIGHLY TRAINED THERAPISTS, WITH CLIENT INPUT, DEVELOP TREATMENT PLANS FOR THE WORK THEY WILL DO TOGETHER. OUR TREATMENT APPROACH IS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND MAY INCLUDE: PLAY, ART, SAND, AND MUSIC, AS WELL AS TF-CBT, TALK, EMDR, NEUROFEEDBACK, AND OTHER HIGHLY EFFECTIVE THERAPIES. FAMILY THERAPY IS CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST, AND HEAL ATTACHMENT WOUNDS. THROUGH GROUP THERAPY, CLIENTS LEARN THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR STRUGGLES AND CAN FACE THEIR CHALLENGES AND LEARN TO THRIVE WITH THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THEIR PEERS. IN 2024, WE TAUGHT 119 CAREGIVERS IN OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING CLASSES TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF RAISING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AND TEENS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED OVER 600 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL PARENT COACHING TO OUR FAMILIES. OUR CLINICIANS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR CLIENTS GOING THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH REFERRALS FOR ACCESSING HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS. WE TURN NO ONE AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. CHILDSAFE IS A RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE MDT (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM) IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE VITAL TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO AREA PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE MYRIAD ISSUES FACING VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EFFECTIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. IN 2022, WE BEGAN TO FACILITATE BRAIN MAPPING (NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS) TO ASSESS CLIENTS' ADVERSE EXPERIENCES, RELATIONAL HEALTH, AND CURRENT FUNCTIONING. FROM THESE DATA POINTS, WE CREATE A MAP THAT SHOWS THE CLIENT'S BRAIN FUNCTION COMPARED TO TYPICALLY-DEVELOPED PEERS. THE CLINICIAN THEN PROVIDES CONCRETE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO BEST FIT THAT INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. THIS ENSURES CLIENTS GET APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, BUT ALSO THAT OUTSIDE SYSTEMS, LIKE THE CHILD'S SCHOOL, WILL MORE LIKELY MEET THEIR NEEDS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED WAYS.
- $106,747 spent. AVAC - ADULTS VICTIMIZED AS CHILDREN (AVC) IN 2024, WE TREATED 78 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AVAC PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES ADULTS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILDHOOD ABUSE, PRIMARILY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS ARE AT RISK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN LAST INTO ADULTHOOD. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO WERE ABUSED AS CHILDREN AND TEENS. WE TREAT SURVIVORS, AS WELL AS THEIR SUPPORTIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF ABUSE CAN IMPACT EVERYONE IN THE SURVIVOR'S ORBIT AND CHILDSAFE OFFERS OUR FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HEAL AND THRIVE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE CAREGIVERS OF CHILD VICTIMS TO HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE. WE ARE HERE TO HELP HEAL THOSE WOUNDS WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY. SO OFTEN, ADULT SURVIVORS LIVE FOR YEARS CARRYING A BURDENSOME SECRET, AND HAVING A SKILLED THERAPIST AND A GROUP OF OTHER SURVIVORS TO MEET WITH, CAN BE A LIFESAVER. AVAC - ADULTS VICTIMIZED AS CHILDREN (AVC) IN 2024, WE TREATED 78 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AVAC PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES ADULTS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILDHOOD ABUSE, PRIMARILY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS ARE AT RISK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN LAST INTO ADULTHOOD. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO WERE ABUSED AS CHILDREN AND TEENS. WE TREAT SURVIVORS, AS WELL AS THEIR SUPPORTIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF ABUSE CAN IMPACT EVERYONE IN THE SURVIVOR'S ORBIT AND CHILDSAFE OFFERS OUR FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HEAL AND THRIVE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE CAREGIVERS OF CHILD VICTIMS TO HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE. WE ARE HERE TO HELP HEAL THOSE WOUNDS WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY. SO OFTEN, ADULT SURVIVORS LIVE FOR YEARS CARRYING A BURDENSOME SECRET, AND HAVING A SKILLED THERAPIST AND A GROUP OF OTHER SURVIVORS TO MEET WITH, CAN BE A LIFESAVER.
- OTHER COMMUNITY IMPACT: IN ADDITION, CHILDSAFE PROVIDED OVER 1,500 HOURS OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE SIGNS AND TREATMENTS FOR CHILDHOOD ABUSE, AS WELL AS EDUCATE AUDIENCES ON THE REALITY OF THE ISSUES WE FACE, TREATMENT WE PROVIDE, AND WAYS THEY CAN HELP SURVIVORS. EXPANSION OF SERVICES: IN 2024, WE PREPARED FOR EXPANSION, WORKING TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND READYING A NEW FACILITY THAT OPENED IN LOVELAND IN 2025. THIS FACILITY IS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE CAMPUS, HOUSING NINE NONPROFITS SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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