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Color Action Fund

501(c)(4) organization Denver, CO EIN: 81-2566990 Website

Colorado organization for latina opportunity and reproductive rights action fund (color af) works to enable latinx individuals and their families to lead safe, healthy, self-determined lives by holding elected officials accountable to our issues and electing people who support our mission.

Color Action Fund at a glance

In short: Color Action Fund gave $200K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $100K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$200,000
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$100,000
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$31,386
-94.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Color Action Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Voces Unidas Action Fund: $150KVoces Unidas Action Fund$150KColoradoans for Reproductive Freedom: $50KColoradoans for ReproductiveFreedom$50K

The largest 2024 recipient was Voces Unidas Action Fund ($150K). Together the top 2 received $200K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverBrooklynGlenwoodGlenwood Springs

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $200K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $200K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Voces Unidas Action Fund Glenwood Springs, COLobbying Activities$150,000
Coloradoans for Reproductive Freedom Denver, COSignature Collection$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$31,386$655,631$1,202,336$200,0002
2023$551,107$387,241$529,625——
2022$690,791$460,937$325,787$30,0002
2021$481,199$260,058$64,054$1,500Total only
2020$285,195$534,633$331,876$50,0001
2019$82,440$87,238$21,031——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Color Action Fund

Based on IRS filings

Color Action Fund is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $31K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $200K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Color Action Fund is led by Alejandro Flores-Munoz, Board Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Alejandro Flores-Munoz

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Sanchez

    Board Treasurer

    Secretary → Board Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Valverde

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Salazar

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Michael Ramirez (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sara Schreiber (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Josette Jaramillo (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: True Apodaca (2021–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Georgie Aguirre-Sacasa (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Alejandro Flores Munoz (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Georgie Aguirre Sicasa (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Christina Soliz (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Hilda Nucete (2019) — Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Color Action Fund

How much does Color Action Fund give each year?

Color Action Fund gave $200K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Color Action Fund?

Color Action Fund reported $31K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $656K.

What is Color Action Fund?

Color Action Fund is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Denver, CO. It holds $31K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Color Action Fund operate?

Color Action Fund has awarded grants in Colorado, New York.

What is Color Action Fund's EIN?

Color Action Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2566990. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 7, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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