Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado
Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado
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About this organization
Mission
Solicits, receives and distributes funds in cooperation with the Colorado Legal Services Program which provides civil legal aid to low-income persons.
About
The organization that receives regular allocations from the Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado ('LAF') is Colorado Legal Services ('CLS'). The purpose of CLS is to provide or assist in providing civil legal aid and education to low-income persons in Colorado, and LAF supports this purpose by raising funds for CLS. To insure that CLS meets and satisfies LAF's purpose, LAF requests and receives relevant financial and statistical data from CLS. LAF also visits with staff from CLS on a regular basis. LAF also distributed a $5,000 grant to CLS for the purpose of paying a stipend for a fellowship.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “Solicits, receives and distributes funds in cooperation with the colorado legal services program which provides civil legal aid to low-income persons.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “Solicits, receives and distributes funds in cooperation with the colorado legal services program which provides civil legal aid to low-income persons.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is CO.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2020 is 5.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $52,821.
- The CEO compensation structure within the organization is based on a review and approval from a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 39 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1981.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $151,687 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $163,531 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.