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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2025 Expires: March 2027

Outreach United Resource Center

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
19
(303) 772-5529
220 Collyer Street
Longmont, CO, 80501
https://ourcenter.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Outreach United Resource Center does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 19 (Cause Related Marketing)
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).

OUR Center does not meet this Standard because, in the past year, the organization participated in promotion(s) for the sale of consumer good(s) or service(s) that indicate that the organization will benefit from these purchase(s). The promotion(s), however, did not specify:

  • The actual or anticipated amount of the purchase price that will benefit the organization.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 13

Outreach United Resource Center meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to help people move toward self-sufficiency by unifying community resources."

Year, State Incorporated:
1986, CO

Also Known As:
OUR Center

Outreach United Resource Center (OUR Center) reports that it provides basic needs and services for people to work towards self-sufficiency. The organization categorizes its programs into four areas: hospitality care, support network, personal development, and family forward. OUR Center’s hospitality care programs offer participants a community closet of gently used clothes and household items, a community café where clients are served breakfasts and lunches, and a community market where participants can shop for shelf-stable foods and fresh produce. The organization’s support network partners with local agencies to offer rent and utility assistance, housing, employment, and healthcare referrals. The organization’s personal development programs offer life and financial skills classes. OUR Center’s family forward programs offer childcare, child and adult education, and parenting support. In 2023, the organization reports that it distributed 880,589 pounds of groceries, served 57,394 meals, had 3,260 class participants, and provided 1,538 financial assistance vouchers and referrals.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Outreach United Resource Center's program expenses were:

Community market $1,867,569
Basic needs $1,674,946
Child care $667,169
Community cafe $542,876
Adult learning $82,610
Community closet $50,351
Soft Voices $13,251
Total Program Expenses $4,898,772

Chief Executive
Marc Cowell, Executive Director

Compensation*
$128,667

Chair of the Board
J. Matthew Zavala

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Lieutenant, City of Boulder Fire Rescue

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
40

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,565,648, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Outreach United Resource Center's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $2,096,717
Grants $1,887,131
Contributions $1,534,149
Service fees and contracts $504,457
Special events, net $47,651
Investment income $20,073
Other income $3,777
Total Income $6,093,955

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $6,093,955
Total expenses: $5,634,062
  Program expenses $4,898,772
  Fundraising expenses $164,144
  Administrative expenses $571,146
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $459,893
Beginning Net Assets $8,258,666
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $8,718,559
Total Liabilities $102,821
Total Assets $8,821,380

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, OUR Center received in-kind contributions totaling $2,096,717 in the form of food ($2,096,653) and supplies ($64).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance