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Better Jobs Coalition

501(c)(4) organization Littleton, CO EIN: 81-2230155 Website

Better Jobs Coalition is a public charity, based in Littleton, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023.

Better Jobs Coalition at a glance

Revenue (2023)
$88,594
-73.2% vs 2022
Expenses (2023)
$186,004
-40.5% vs 2022
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2023 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2023; updated September 2026.

Who Better Jobs Coalition funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K5$50–100K6$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 15 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

LittletonGreenwood VillageLakewoodColorado SpringDenverFalls ChurchHudsonMonumentParker

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M8 grants2020 5 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $151K (2022) to $1.0M (2020). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $151K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Better Jobs Coalition IEC Littleton, COState Polical Commitee$135,000
No on 2A Colorado Spring, COLocal Political Comitee$16,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2023—$88,594$186,004——
2022$97,410$330,350$312,832$151,0002
2021$79,892$1,192,100$1,176,639$668,0005
2020$64,431$1,349,529$1,299,036$1,025,5008

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Better Jobs Coalition is led by Rick Enstrom, Chairman on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Rick Enstrom

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Better Jobs Coalition

Where does Better Jobs Coalition operate?

Better Jobs Coalition has awarded grants in Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin.

What is Better Jobs Coalition's EIN?

Better Jobs Coalition's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2230155. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2023.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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