2012-11-15T12:14:47-08:00 2011-12-31 Joseph J DiGiacomo CPA 270 Valencia St Unit 203 San Francisco CA 94103 990 2011-01-01 943316616 COLAGE COLA 8554265243 4509 Interlake Avenue North Seattle WA 98103 Maria Nondorf 2012-11-15 true Joseph J DiGiacomo CPA 4158298885 X 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X Maria Nondorf 4509 Interlake Ave N 180 Seattle WA 98103 460900 false false X www.colage.org X 1999 CA 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. 10 10 10 35 0 343413 441880 43778 17719 839 849 1129 452 389159 460900 0 0 427551 312889 7663 18772 94335 318098 186874 753312 518535 -364153 -57635 451369 383917 19721 9904 431648 374013 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. false false 229732 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. 71690 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. 23294 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. 324716 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true false false true true false false WA NY CA X Maria NondorfUC-Berkeley 5106425372 545 Student Servs Bldg1900 Berkeley CA 94720 Crystalle Crain 2.00 X 0 0 0 Caitlin MacIntyre 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alexis C a minor 2.00 X 0 0 0 AJ Costa 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Duso 2.00 X 0 0 0 Becca L a minor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Morgan Green 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cathy Sakimura 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tobi Hill-Meyer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ernest Cooper 2.00 X 0 0 0 Adrienne Mundy-Shephard 2.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Sondheimer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bobbi Kay 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Carr 2.00 X 0 0 0 Deanna M a minor 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Scarlato 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Maria Nondorf 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Adrian Ogle 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Perry 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Aaraon Sachs 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Beth Teper 40.00 X 63800 0 5742 63800 5742 0 false false false 0 441880 441880 Speaker fees 171 171 Registration fees 2812 2812 Contract fees 14736 14736 17719 849 849 0 452 452 0 0 0 0 0 0 460900 19020 0 0 0 0 69542 36798 16809 15935 0 200554 137759 34769 28026 0 18864 12971 3943 1950 23929 15582 4421 3926 0 0 13119 519 12473 127 0 18772 18772 0 23982 20517 2951 514 469 469 15912 9262 2599 4051 0 0 63071 40942 12083 10046 25417 21386 3745 286 0 8079 8079 0 0 380 246 73 61 2422 912 1286 224 Printing and Publications 6789 4507 314 1968 Miscellaneous 21186 13186 3231 4769 Dues, licenses, service fees 2071 1405 596 70 Bank fees 3977 176 191 3610 0 518535 324716 99484 94335 1430 9123 383852 351686 27865 10000 5356 0 0 0 0 0 19311 7479 20959 20277 1062 682 0 0 0 0 12493 4947 451369 383917 19721 9904 19721 9904 X 321353 353718 100000 10000 10295 10295 431648 374013 451369 383917 -57635 X true false true X false false X 487794 632701 803798 343411 441880 2709584 0 0 487794 632701 803798 343411 441880 2709584 1251610 1457974 8974 9517 2398 1968 1472 24329 0 0 2733913 201580 0.53330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 148 162 310 518225 518535 102780 25695 false 112088 124084 141621 102780 480573 720860 4677 3463 1702 310 10152 28022 31021 35405 25695 120143 180215 4677 3463 951 148 9239 11645 -160 1190 10295 11889 -244 11645 12093 -204 11889 1.00000 false false false 2518 1836 682 18441 18441 682 Part X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c) (3) and the California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701 (d). Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in these financial statements.COLAGE follows the guidelines of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC Topic 740 for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. As of December 31, 2011, management had evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that COLAGE had maintained its tax exempt status and has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements. Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds are intended to be used for payment of scholarship amounts for financially needy attendees of COLAGE programs. X X X X X true Doug Wingo Inc 224 W 35th604A New York NY 10001 Fund.Consulting false 7000 Amanda Decetise 1020 Noe St SF CA 94114 Fund.Consulting false 11000 18000 NY CA 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, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available COLAGE provides its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, Form 990, and financial statements to the public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees COLAGE determines compensation for all paid staff through data obtained from salary surveys and Form 990 of comparable organizations. The Board of Directors reviews and approves all salaries through the budgeting process. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Inquiries reqarding potential conflicts are made through a formal questionnaire that is provided annually at the board meetings, to new board members, and all employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process COLAGE's accounting firm forwarded the draft of the 990 to the Treasurer and Executive Director for the initial review. The return is then forwarded to the Board of Directors for final review and approval.