Program areas at Community Economic Defense Project
INTEGRATED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSEHOLD STABILITY SERVICES: The Organization offers a fund that provides emergency rental assistance to renters facing eviction or displacement. In partnership with state and local government emergency assistance programs, CEDP qualifies renters facing eviction and displacement for benefits, and it issues quick, accurate financial assistance checks. Its emergency rental assistance program is designed to move faster than the eviction timeline, with capabilities to qualify tenants for benefits and issue payments in less than 24 hours when needed to stabilize a household. - SEE SCHEDULE FOR CONTINUATION
PUBLIC POLICY AND ORGANIZING: The Organization's clients have pushed the organization to amplify their experiences into policy change. The public policy and organizing function invests in storytelling and data to inform policy debates. CEDP also engages in advocacy on a limited basis on housing, consumer, economic, and civil legal issues that are directly related to its mission and clients' lived experience. civil legal issues that are directly related to its mission and clients' lived experience.
LEGAL AID: Through CED Law, the Organization offers legal assistance to renters facing eviction in the state of Colorado. Managed separately from the Financial Assistance and Household Stability Services Program, CED Law provides legal assistance to Coloradans facing eviction or struggling with consumer and housing debt burdens. Depending on client need, attorneys provide advice, limited assistance representation, or full-service legal representation. CED Law also manages legal aid clinics alongside community partners and in courthouses across the state.
Grants made by Community Economic Defense Project
Who funds Community Economic Defense Project
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Community Economic Defense Project
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Zachary Neumann | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | $142,904 | 2022-12-31 |
| Martha Lanaghen | Chief Operating Officer / Head of People | $88,734 | 2022-12-31 |
| Melissa Mejia | Head of State Local Policy | $101,463 | 2022-12-31 |
| Rebecca Cohn | Head of Ced Law | | 2023-07-25 |
| Sam Gilman | Cofounder and President | $128,441 | 2023-11-13 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Community Economic Defense Project
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $84,421,354 | $18,876,738 | 347.2% |
| Program services | $80,482 | $2,975 | 2605.3% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,607 | $123 | 1206.5% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $84,503,443 | $18,879,836 | 347.6% |
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| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $64,912,581 |
| America First Legal Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $44,399,187 |
| Centro Legal De La Raza | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $107,287,718 |
| Texas Casa | 501(c)(3) | Austin, TX | $38,459,172 |
| District of Columbia Bar Foundation (DCBF) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $23,222,286 |
| Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs | 501(c)(3) | Lacey, WA | $25,279,831 |
| Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) | 501(c)(3) | Harrisburg, PA | $39,594,971 |
| Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas | 501(c)(3) | Austin, TX | $73,472,402 |
| California Association of Food Banks | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $71,217,085 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | 501(c)(3) | Detroit, MI | $25,031,272 |
Data update history
January 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
July 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 37 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 1600 N Downing St Suite 600
- Denver, CO 80218
- Metro area
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- County
- Denver County, CO
- Website URL
- cedproject.org/Â
- Phone
- (303) 238-1200
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-4867019
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2020
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I80: Legal Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 5411: Legal Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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