Arc of West Central Co
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Arc of West Central Colorado is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations described under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal code.
- Income
- $346,896
- Spending
- $350,990
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $107,211, founder/executive director
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
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (2)
- $156,660 spent. ARC of West Central Colorado(ARCWCCO) provides advocacy to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities(IDD), ages birth to death. ARCWCCO provides free advice, consultative meetings, protecting the rights and access to services for people with IDD. ARCWCCO offers comprehensive advocacy within school systems, government, insurance and other community systems and agencies.In 2024, the client Advocacy caseload totaled 220 direct contact clients, in which 70% were under 21 years old and 30% were 22 years and older. The caseloads for 21 year olds and younger clients involved school advocacy and the criminal justice system assistance. For adults, these caseloads involved heavy advocacy and consulting for accessing resources and working towards total independence as an ultimate goal. As anticipated in 2023, caseloads continued to rise.
- $52,220 spent. ARCWCCO provides general administrative community and agency outreach and education to the interested public, government agencies, families and clients.ARCWCCO attended, held, sponsored or contributed to over 21 community partnership events. We also scheduled collaborations, stakeholder meetings in regards to education, training and outreach. These events happened in multiple counties within the state of Colorado and other states. The ARCWCCO also attended over 5 state and national trainings for staff, advocates and board members.
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 September 2015.
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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