Colorado Area Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS A FELLOWSHIP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, AND HOPE WITH ONE ANOTHER THAT THEY MAY SOLVE THEIR COMMON PROBLEM AND HELP OTHERS TO RECOVER FROM ALCOHOLISM. THERE ARE NO DUES OR FEES FOR AA MEMBERSHIP. WE ARE SELF-SUPPORTING THROUGH OUR OWN CONTRIBUTIONS.
- Income
- $185,938
- Spending
- $193,390
- Reserves
- 7.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Highest pay
- $585, area chair
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2025, 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)
- $63,592 spent. CONVENTIONS - THE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROVIDES MANY UNIQUE VEHICLES FOR PROMOTING THE FELLOWSHIP OF A.A. EXPOSURE TO SPEAKERS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, CONTINUOUS MEETINGS, MEETINGS ON THE STEPS AND TRADITIONS, AND THE CONVIVIAL ATMOSPHERE SURROUNDING THE WHOLE WEEKEND, CARRY THE A.A. MESSAGE IN WAYS THAT THE GROUPS, BY THEMSELVES, WOULD FIND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE. THE A.A. GROUPS, THROUGH THE AREA 10 ASSEMBLY, COORDINATES, FINANCES, AND SUPPORTS THE COLORADO STATE CONVENTION. FELLOWSHIP, LAUGHTER, WARMTH AND UNDERSTANDING ARE AMONG THE MANY REASONS THAT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION HAS BEEN HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1960 (EXCEPT 1975 WHEN COLORADO HOSTED THE AA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION). MANY MEMBERS ATTEND THE CONVENTION YEAR AFTER YEAR TO RENEW FRIENDSHIPS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE UNITY OF A.A. IN COLORADO.
- $48,040 spent. ASSEMBLIES - THREE BUSINESS MEETINGS (MARCH, JULY, & NOVEMBER) WHERE GROUP AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES VOTE OF VARIOUS MOTIONS AND CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF COLORADO AA ATTENDANCE VARIES.
- $44,483 spent. PROVIDE FREE AA LITERATURE TO PERSONS INCARCERATED IN STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2025, 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 November 2025.
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 August 1982.
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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