Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) Foundation

The Colorado Public Interest Research Group Foundation (CoPIRG Foundation or Colorado Public Interest Research Foundation) is the research arm of the  Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), a left-of-center organization that belongs to a federation of advocacy organizations created by Ralph Nader,  the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US-PIRG).

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: copirgfoundation.org
Director:

Danny Katz

Formation:

1984

Location: Denver, CO View on map
Tax ID: 74-2313874
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $826,031 Revenue: $353,538 Expenses: $305,196

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    Activities

    The CoPIRG Foundation provides CoPIRG with research services, with the intention of propagating that information within the public sphere, often referring to its materials as “educational.” 1 The CoPIRG Foundation’s priorities include increasing government control of healthcare and advocating for higher taxes, with an emphasis on pushing for the elimination of tax credits and deductions. 2

    Finances

    In 2017 CoPIRG Foundation received $166,1623 in contributions and possessed $115,510 in assets after accounting for all liabilities. 4

    Leadership

    Danny Katz is the state director of the CoPIRG Foundation. 5 Katz is also a member of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Efficiency and Accountability Committee and Transit and Rail Advisory Committee. He is a founding member of the Financial Equity Coalition, an organization that works to increase public participation in entitlement programs. 6

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $826,031 $353,538 $305,196 View
    2023 $828,034 $352,695 $262,513 View
    2022 $1,083,190 $375,700 $252,286 View
    2021 $642,516 $226,398 $126,030 View
    2020 $421,593 $188,392 $133,286 View

    Prior year filings: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $268,010
    • Number of Grants: 14
    • Number of Funders: 7

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $31,5002023 Conservation Colorado Education FundTRANSPORTATION SUBGRANT
    $31,5002021 Conservation Colorado Education FundTRANSPORTATION POLICY GRANT
    $22,5002020 Conservation Colorado Education FundTRANSPORTATION POLICY GRANT
    $20,0002021 Innovo FoundationURBAN PLANNING/ENVIRONMENT
    $15,0002024 Western Conservation FoundationCLEAN ENERGY EDUCATI
    $1,0002022 Innovo FoundationURBAN PLANNING/ENVIRONMENT
    $102022 Amazonsmile FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT

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    References

    1. “About” CoPIRG Foundation. https://copirgfoundation.org/page/cof/about
    2. “About – Priorities” CoPIRG Foundation. https://copirgfoundation.org/page/cof/about
    3. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax” Guidestar.org. Accessed October 21, 2020. Part I, Lines 9.
    4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax” Guidestar.org. Accessed October 21, 2020. Part I, Lines 21.
    5. “Staff” CoPIRG Founfation. https://copirgfoundation.org/staff
    6. “About” Financial Equity Coalition. http://financialequity.org/about/