Community Resource Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION: COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER EMPOWERS NON-PROFITS ACROSS COLORADO TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH CONNECTIONS, CONVENINGS, AND CAPACITY BUILDING.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- -3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 17
- Highest pay
- $134,494, ceo & presid
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 32 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 84% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 27% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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, 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)
- $653,207 spent. COLORADO GRANTS GUIDE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE TO COLORADO NONPROFITS. THIS ALLOWS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO STREAMLINE THEIR FUNDRAISING PROCESS AND ALLOW FOR MORE ATTENTION TO BE FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
- $275,412 spent. RURAL PHILANTHROPY DAYS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, AND PROVIDES PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN FUNDERS, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THIS PROGRAM WAS STRATEGICALLY PAUSED IN 2025 TO SUPPORT PROGRAM EVALUATION EFFORTS.
- $95,217 spent. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PARTICIPATION PROJECT, A STANDALONE 501C3, WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS LOOKING TO ELEVATE THEIR NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION PROJECT, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH DIRECT SERVICE NONPROFITS THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITIES IN COLORADO TO REGISTER VOTERS AND ENGAGE THESE COMMUNITIES IN ELECTIONS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN, AT THE END OF 2025, THE PARTICIPATION PROJECT WAS ABSORBED INTO CRC'S ROOT CAUSES NETWORK PROGRAM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 July 1981.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Care Resource Community Health Centers Inc (Miami, FL), EIN 59-2564198. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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