Commerce City Community Enterprise Corp Public Charities

“The 990 was prepared by a cpa firm and reviewed by the executive director and the board prior to filing with the irs.”

“The agency has developed a board resource manual with all policies and procedures. Each board member has access to the manual and an orientation to fully explain the roles and responsibilities of their position. The executive director and board executive committee work together to ensure compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The board determines and approves the executive director's salary using salary surveys and other sector data available. The process and decision are documented in the board minutes.”

“The agency's public filings are available on guidestar.org for download and review. The agency also makes available all of its public documents to any interested party who makes a written request. These requests are generally answered within ten business days of receipt. The agency does not publish its internal financial documents.”

“Heal- through our work with livewell south adams county and livewell commerce city, ce works with community members to increase access to healthy food and active living opportunities. With a focus on health equity, we collaborate with community members and agency partners to increase access to recreational centers, healthy food, transportation, and to support parents, students, and schools to develop effective and inclusive school health and wellness policies. A local food system that serves all is essential for a healthy community. Ce coordinates the los valientes community garden, which is a place to grow and harvest produce as a community. We offer a 6-week garden curriculum in spanish, cultivarte, to build the capacity of community members to cultivate local and organic foods. Ce also works with local food pantries, community members and other partners to increase the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables available in local food banks.”

“Leadership development-community enterprise partners with vision y compromiso, one of the most well-respected promotoras training and advocacy organizations in the country, to offer a promotoras certificate-training program in order to strengthen the leadership of spanish-speaking community members. The vision y compromiso curricula covers the foundation of the promotora model: effective communication and collaboration, adult learning styles, group dynamics, decision-making, leadership development self-care, collective advocacy, public policy, and systems change. Ce also works with vision y compromiso to support a committee of promotores and a collaborative statewide network of those who have been trained in the model. The network and committee further foster leadership development, build collaboration within the latino community, connect trained promotores to local employment, and advocacy opportunities, and link them to the greater promotores network and movement nationally.”

“Early childhood development-community enterprise works in partnership with spanish-speaking "family, friends and neighbors" (ffn) in-home childcare providers, who make up the majority of childcare providers in south adams county. There are approx. 37,000 preschool-aged children in adams county, but only 7,000 licensed childcare spots, meaning that the majority of children are being cared for by ffn providers, most of which do not have access to state licensing, but who are eager to develop their skills and careers and who care deeply about the children in their care and their health and educational outcomes. Ce works to connect them to available resources, to build a supportive network, offers trainings and one-on-one support, and advocate at a local and state-level for systemic acknowledgement of their contributions to our community's children, families, and economy, for more equitable distribution of resources to meet the needs of children outside of licensed care, and for changes in state law that prevents mixed-documentation status providers from being able to be licensed. Our health kids at home training supports families and ffn providers to build their capacity to promote healthy childhood development in a way that is culturally sensitive and focuses on practical strategies families can utilize in their home. It emphasizes healthy eating and active living, early literacy, and kindergarten readiness strategies for families providing in-home childcare.”

“Evaluation & research: program service expenses 9,887. Management and general expenses 989. Fundraising expenses 109. Total expenses 10,985. Childcare: program service expenses 3,808. Management and general expenses 381. Fundraising expenses 42. Total expenses 4,231. Intrepreter and translator: program service expenses 2,727. Management and general expenses 273. Fundraising expenses 30. Total expenses 3,030. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 711. Management and general expenses 71. Fundraising expenses 8. Total expenses 790. Marketing and creative services: program service expenses 13,613. Management and general expenses 1,361. Fundraising expenses 151. Total expenses 15,125. Other contract services: program service expenses 38,624. Management and general expenses 3,862. Fundraising expenses 429. Total expenses 42,915.”