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Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

  • Denver, CO
  • Tax-exempt since May 1988
  • EIN: 84-0716703

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc, created for the improvement of business conditions.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$620k (2023)

Expenses
$579k (2023)

Total Assets
$410k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$78.9k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$619,777
Expenses
$578,729
Net Income
$41,048
Net Assets
$330,851
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $223,410
36.0%
Program Services $390,955
63.1%
Investment Income $5,412
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $218,346
37.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $409,753
Total Liabilities $78,902
Net Assets $330,851
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Donegan (Executive Director) $109,845 $0 $0
Glenna Donegan (Marketing Director) $108,501 $0 $0
Meredith Mc Donald (President) $0 $0 $0
Hillary Patterson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Robert Hinckley (Tresaurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Montague (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ike Eckert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Bergman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stuart Jorgenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jon Olafson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brandon Hull (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katelyn Werner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Billy George Hertzke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Justin Walker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Johnson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 24, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$599,723
Expenses
$592,591
Net Income
$7,132
Net Assets
$289,804
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $220,210
36.7%
Program Services $379,320
63.2%
Investment Income $193
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $210,331
35.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $418,904
Total Liabilities $129,100
Net Assets $289,804
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Glenna Donegan (Marketing Director) $106,144 $0 $0
Robert Donegan (Executive Director) $98,589 $0 $0
Michele Choe (President) $0 $0 $0
Meredith Mc Donald (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Hillary Patterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tanner Walls (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Hinckley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Jordan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dara Keller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellis Mayer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brendan Powers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ike Eckert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Bergman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stuart Jorgenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jon Olafson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Natalie Lien (Immediate Past President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 9, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$272,736
Expenses
$246,804
Net Income
$25,932
Net Assets
$270,449
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $217,870
79.9%
Program Services $50,758
18.6%
Investment Income $1,608
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,500
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $161,049
65.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $279,457
Total Liabilities $9,008
Net Assets $270,449
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Glenna Donegan (Marketing Director) $98,040 $0 $0
Robert Donegan (Executive Director) $92,400 $0 $0
Chris Reeves (Immediate Past President) $0 $0 $0
Natalie Lien (President) $0 $0 $0
Michele Choe (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Meredith Mc Donald (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hillary Patterson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tanner Walls (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brandon Hull (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jason Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kroupa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellis Mayer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorne Hiller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kurt Henkel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Martinez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 14, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$272,736
Expenses
$246,804
Net Income
$25,932
Net Assets
$270,449
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $217,870
79.9%
Program Services $50,758
18.6%
Investment Income $1,608
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,500
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $161,049
65.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $279,457
Total Liabilities $9,008
Net Assets $270,449
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Donegan (Executive Director) $95,954 $0 $0
Glenna Donegan (Marketing Director) $65,095 $0 $0
Tom Rice (Immediate Past President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Reeves (President) $0 $0 $0
Natalie Lien (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Brandon Hull (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jason Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tanner Walls (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hillary Patterson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Meredith Mc Donald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Kroupa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellis Mayer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorne Hiller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kurt Henkel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dylan Lewis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Martinez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$573,928
Expenses
$329,867
Net Income
$244,061
Net Assets
$195,195
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $214,423
37.4%
Program Services $357,552
62.3%
Investment Income $1,153
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $800
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $203,163
Total Liabilities $7,968
Net Assets $195,195

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$528,868
Expenses
$522,811
Net Income
$6,057
Net Assets
$160,313
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $216,280
40.9%
Program Services $311,733
58.9%
Investment Income $855
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $174,855
33.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $166,931
Total Liabilities $6,618
Net Assets $160,313

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$596,081
Expenses
$607,047
Net Income
-$10,966
Net Assets
$165,136
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $237,300
39.8%
Program Services $356,342
59.8%
Investment Income $2,439
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $195,875
32.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $165,136
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $165,136

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$490,278
Expenses
$505,908
Net Income
-$15,630
Net Assets
$180,334
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $216,135
44.1%
Program Services $271,301
55.3%
Investment Income $2,842
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $146,111
28.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $185,761
Total Liabilities $5,427
Net Assets $180,334

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$511,497
Expenses
$480,321
Net Income
$31,176
Net Assets
$185,768
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $213,525
41.7%
Program Services $296,485
58.0%
Investment Income $1,487
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $144,457
30.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $191,008
Total Liabilities $5,240
Net Assets $185,768

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$491,617
Expenses
$414,810
Net Income
$76,807
Net Assets
$154,592
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $227,531
46.3%
Program Services $262,732
53.4%
Investment Income $1,354
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,500
23.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $159,122
Total Liabilities $4,530
Net Assets $154,592

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$431,383
Expenses
$430,918
Net Income
$465
Net Assets
$94,144
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $195,655
45.4%
Program Services $230,373
53.4%
Investment Income $5,355
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,000
18.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $148,989
Total Liabilities $54,845
Net Assets $94,144

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$359,859
Expenses
$379,944
Net Income
-$20,085
Net Assets
$96,234
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $167,890
46.7%
Program Services $190,559
53.0%
Investment Income $1,410
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,000
21.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $209,659
Total Liabilities $113,425
Net Assets $96,234

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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