- Is your organization registered as a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office?

- Is your organization registered with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office to solicit donations from the public?

- Is your organization registered as a tax exempt organization with the IRS under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code?

- Do you have a board of directors with a board chair, treasurer and secretary?

- Do you have Director & Operators Insurance coverage for your board members and key staff?

- Do you have established bookkeeping procedures to track charitable donations and ensure donor intent for use of funds is followed?

- Do you file a 990 with the IRS annually?

If you answered “No” to five or more of these questions, we recommend you follow the “101” track of the grantwriting workshop.