COLAGE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- COLAGE (EIN 94-3316616)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-04-24
- IRS object ID
- 201341149349200754
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-04-24T07:18:44-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Joseph J DiGiacomo CPA | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 270 Valencia St Unit 203 | AddressLine1 |
| City | San Francisco | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 94103 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 943316616 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | COLAGE | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | COLA | NameControl |
| Phone | 8554265243 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 28448 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Seattle | City |
| State | WA | State |
| ZIP Code | 98118 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Maria Nondorf | Name |
| Title | Treasurer | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-04-24 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Joseph J DiGiacomo CPA | Name |
| PTIN | P01506869 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4158298885 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Schedule B Not Required | X | ScheduleBNotRequired |
| Web Site | www.colage.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts Less Than25000 | X | GrossReceiptsLessThan25000 |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Total Revenue | 0 | TotalRevenue |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 374013 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 374013 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 360809 | BOY |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 682 | BOY |
| EOY | 682 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 22426 | BOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 383917 | BOY |
| EOY | 682 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 9904 | BOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 374013 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom |
|---|
| ADVOCACY & PUBLIC EDUCATION: COLAGE advocates for equality and justice for families. By elevating the unique perspectives of people with an LGBTQ parent, we ensure that these voices are heard on the issues that matter most to our families. From relationship recognition to safer schools, children of LGBTQ parents have something unique and important to say - and we're working to implement policies that improve families' day-to-day lives.In 2011, COLAGE proudly partnered with several organizations in the release of All Children Matter, a groundbreaking report that shows how unequal laws and social stigma harm LGBT families. Children from all walks of life, living in almost every U.S. county, are failed by society, government, and the law. The report shares the challenges faced by the over two million of children raised by LGBTQ parents in the U.S. and this report spells out how we can improve the lives of the children. The 100+ recommendations included in the report are focused on enacting simple changes to unfair laws and policies to ensure that all children have the chance to reach their full potential. The report is available at www.children-matter.org.Additional programming included sustaining a Speak OUT program, which provides media and advocacy training to people with LGBTQ parents and connects COLAGErs with productive media opportunities reaching millions of readers, listeners, and viewers. COLAGE also produced Family Time, a short film and on-line interactive historical timeline that chronicles the first 20 years of COLAGE and the LGBTQ family movement history, including outrageous talk show appearances, the stinging impact of the AIDS crisis, the marriage equality movement, and more. COLAGE also published groundbreaking Resource Guides for and about children who have transgender parents and children who were born through donor insemination. |
| EMPOWERING LEADERS: COLAGE supports children of LGBTQ families as they grown and provides them with tools and support to speak out. Through leadership training and speaking opportunities, COLAGE helps youth build the sills to strengthen their families while strengthening themselves as individuals.Building Regional Capacity: COLAGE's Northeastern U.S. chapters organized a regional chapter gathering in New York, NY on January 15-17, 2011 with COLAGE support. COLAGE National and the New York City Chapter hosted 47 teens and young adults. The retreat included team-building, sharing of COLAGEr experiences and strengths, training on how social media can build community and leverage COLAGEr voices, workshops on community building, oral history, mapping leadership potential, and strengthening the regional COLAGE network. The individuals in attendance were primarily from New York State, with others coming from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. 43% of attendees were COLAGErs of color. The topics covered during the retreat included social and racial issues, economic justice, and activism.Leadership Summit: COLAGE provided leadership training at a program titled Voices Raised Leadership Summit for young people of color held in Oakland, CA in May 2011. COLAGE's 2008-2012 strategic plan committed the organization to deeper integration of racial and economic justice commitments through its work. Given the particular challenges posed by invisibility and marginalization, COLAGE develops focused outreach and education programs to address the needs of diverse groups of constituents, such as those with transgender parents and those who were adopted or born through donor insemination. COLAGE launched its Voices Raised program in 2011 to seek, celebrate, and reflect the unique voices and experiences of COLAGErs of color with one or more LGBTQ parents or guardians of color. The program provided specialized leadership training for COLAGErs of color. Noted queer theorist, activist, and writing practitioner, Rebecca Walker, facilitated the event.Let's Get This Straight: COLAGE collaborated with Tina Fakhrid-Deen on the writing, publication, and dissemination of Let's Get This Straight: The Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents. COLAGE worked with the book publisher to host five public reading events with Tina in Washington, DC, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Oakland, CA. |
| COMMUNITY CONNECTING PEERS: COLAGE is building a connected community of peers united by the unique experience of having an LGBTQ parent. Growing up knowing that LGBTQ families aren't treated like everyone else's can be challenging or isolating. COLAGE lets participants know they are not alone. Whether through local chapters, online communities, or family events, having shared experiences with a community of peers helps combat the isolation and invisibility of LGBTQ families. COLAGE's chapters, online community forums, and leadership trainings are all critical strategies for breaking isolation and engaging thousands of youth and young adult COLAGErs where they live, learn, work, play, and pray. Together, the chapters reach more than 2,000 youth a year with direct programming. COLAGE's leadership programs continue to foster the activism of a new generation of youth and young adults who may or may not be LGBTQ themselves, but whose lives are deeply intertwined with the LGBTQ community. Giving youth and young adults the tools and training needed to engage local campaigns, participate in local and statewide coalitions, and build organizational partnerships as leaders in their community, COLAGE empowers children of LGBTQ parents to bring the unique and important COLAGEr perspective to the issues that matter most to our constituency.In January 2011, a Field and Chapter Coordinator, based in Atlanta, GA, was hired and provided three individualized trainings for each chapter leader. For the first training, best practices for organizing and maintaining a successful chapter were outlined, followed by a discussion for how to adapt them and/or implement them for each chapter's unique needs. Workplans for each chapter were developed. The second training covered the new COLAGE curriculum. The COLAGE curriculum was written and developed by the Field and Chapter Coordinator. The third training was a chapter by chapter fundraising and outreach planning session. Each chapter discussed their recruitment and fundraising goals and created a plan to achieve them. As a result of these first-of-a-kind trainings, the chapters entered the 2011-2012 school year with plans, curriculum, and goals for the first time. Chapter leaders reported feeling more clarity around their roles, and feeling more prepared and supported to be successful.To further build a national network of COLAGErs, in winter 2011, we launched our newly redesigned and restructured website, which integrates Web 2.0 functionality and upgraded online community forums. We further developed our web site as an organizing tool, with a focus on interactivity and social networking tools popular with youth and young adults. |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIV |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (21 entries)
| TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|
| Crystalle Crain | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Caitlin MacIntyre | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Alexis C a minor | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| AJ Costa | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Michelle Duso | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Becca L a minor | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Morgan Green | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Cathy Sakimura | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Tobi Hill-Meyer | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Ernest Cooper | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Adrienne Mundy-Shephard | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Rachel Sondheimer | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Bobbi Kay | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Jesse Carr | ||
| Board Member | 2.00 | 0 |
| Deanna M a minor | ||
| Secretary-Prior | 3.00 | 0 |
| Steve Scarlato | ||
| Treasurer-Prior | 2.00 | 0 |
| Beth Teper | ||
| Executive Dir. | 40.00 | 0 |
| Maria Nondorf | ||
| Treasurer | 3.00 | 0 |
| Adrian Ogle | ||
| Secretary | 5.00 | 0 |
| Paul Perry | ||
| Vice Chair | 3.00 | 0 |
| Aaraon Sachs | ||
| Chairman | 5.00 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | false | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990T |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | false | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Initiation Fees And Capital Contri | 0 | InitiationFeesAndCapitalContri |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | 0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUse |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Maria NondorfUC-Berkeley | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 545 Student Servs Bldg1900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Berkeley | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 94720 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 5106425372 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | false | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | false | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvided |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | false | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | false | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | true | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | false | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | false | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Related Org Section527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSection527Org |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | true | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 632701 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 803798 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 343411 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 441880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Total | 2221790 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 632701 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 803798 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 343411 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 441880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Total | 2221790 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 1001285 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 1220505 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 9517 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 2398 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1968 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1472 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Total | 15355 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 2237145 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 148182 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| First5 Years170 | X | First5Years170 |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form4720 Filed4955 Tax | false | Form4720Filed4955Tax |
| Correction Made | false | CorrectionMade |
| Form4720 Filed | false | Form4720Filed |
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 124084 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 141621 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 102780 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Total | 368485 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Ceiling | $552,728 | LobbyingCeilingAmount |
Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 3463 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 1702 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 310 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Total | 5475 | Total |
Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 31021 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 35405 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 25695 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Total | 92121 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroots Ceiling | $138,182 | GrassrootsCeilingAmount |
Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 3463 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 951 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 148 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Total | 4562 | Total |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, General Explanation.1 | History and Summary of Program Service Accomplishments | COLAGE was founded in 1990 as a handful of young people in a room at a lesbian and gay parents' conference and transformed into a robust national organization with programs that connect a vibrant, diverse community of peers and support people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer parents (COLAGErs) and work to make a difference on issues that affect them and our families. COLAGE is committed to our grassroots youth empowerment model and we focus our programming on training and empowering our youth leaders.COLAGE continues to be active in creating meaningful connections among peers who share the experience of having an LGBTQ family. Within that community, COLAGE develops new leaders ready to speak out on behalf of themselves and their families. Through our community, leadership, and advocacy work, we help children of LGBTQ families get the recognition, respect, and rights every family deserves. In 2011, 484 youth and young adults participated in COLAGE trainings and leadership development activities. |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26.1001 | Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $9904 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24.1 | Other Assets.1 | Security Deposit - Beginning $4947 Security Deposit - Ending $0 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24.1011 | Other Assets.1011 | Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $7479 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $0 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24.1006 | Other Assets.1006 | Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $10000 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $0 |
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