2026-07-01T17:45:12-07:00 2025-08-31 990 2024-09-01 841188748 COPIRG CITIZEN LOBBY INC COPI 3035737474 1543 Wazee St Ste 330 Denver CO 80202 Danny Katz Executive Director 3035735995 2026-07-01 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Danny Katz 1543 Wazee St Ste 330 Denver CO 80202 617949 0 X www.copirg.org X 1992 CO CoPIRG is an advocate for the public interest. When consumers are cheated, or our natural environment is threatened, or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, CoPIRG speaks up and takes action. 5 3 5 0 0 0 517508 596747 0 0 17394 21202 0 0 534902 617949 0 0 0 0 36833 33347 0 6757 142018 262398 473672 299231 513776 235671 104173 2719760 3112454 142308 253346 2577452 2859108 The purpose of purposes for which the corporation is organized is to operate exclusively for the promotion of social welfare, and is not organized or operated for profit. 0 0 52139 0 0 Researching and influencing public policy: staff engage in legislative activities including research, education, and policy development to stop the pollution from single-use plastics, protecting consumers from unfair price gouging and working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices. 302411 0 0 Public education and outreach: recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, conducting surveys and discussing issues with the public to stop the pollution from single-use plastics, protecting consumers from unfair price gouging and working to give citizens the right to repair their own devices. 0 0 0 354550 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CO X Kade Vine 7205725496 1543 Wazee St Ste 400 Denver CO 80202 Danny Katz State Director, President, Director 40 0 X X 84926 0 16194 Rex Wilmouth Vice President, Treasurer, Director 0.5 40 X X 0 13793 0 Mara Thermos Secretary, Director 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Jenn Smith Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Rhiannon Singletary Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 84926 13793 16194 1 0 0 0 Fund for the Public Interest 294 Washington St Ste 720 Boston MA 02108 Program, fundraising and administrative 334051 1 0 555712 0 0 0 41035 0 596747 0 21202 0 0 21202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 617949 0 0 21202 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19607 16345 1240 2022 0 0 0 0 10430 8695 660 1075 349 291 22 36 701 585 44 72 2260 1884 143 233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 6757 6757 0 0 0 0 458067 314489 13271 130307 0 0 0 0 106 88 7 11 144 120 9 15 0 0 0 0 13599 11337 860 1402 554 462 35 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 695 0 695 0 Book & Subscriptions 304 254 19 31 Filing Fees 131 0 131 0 0 0 0 0 513776 354550 17208 142018 X 367110 267491 0 99619 0 0 384381 193935 0 0 753286 858942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1582093 2059577 0 0 0 0 0 0 2719760 3112454 142308 253346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142308 253346 X 2577452 2859108 0 0 2577452 2859108 2719760 3112454 104173 177483 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 Investment in Paradigm Partners 2059577 F 2059577 Form 990, Part V, Line 2a All employees are paid by CoPIRG Citizen Lobby, Inc., under a common paymaster arrangement, and some are shared by Colorado Public Interest Research Group Foundation, Inc., as well as other entities. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization's governing body had no committees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The draft 990 is sent to all Board members prior to the return being finalized. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors, and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract, or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must assess potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records be maintained. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2)current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation is kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1024 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18. 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