New Era Colorado

What New Era Colorado does

New Era Colorado Foundation is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2006 that mobilizes young Coloradans ages 18–34 around voter registration, civic education, and policy advocacy. The organization describes itself as the largest young voter registration organization in Colorado and has registered close to 250,000 young voters since inception, with its 2024 youth turnout benchmarked at 69% — 27 points above the national average. Its core programs include a Get Out the Vote (GOT(F)V) campaign, the Building Leaders youth leadership training program, the Youth Power Fund grant program, an Economic Justice Initiative focused on graduated income tax advocacy, and a Student Debt Advocacy portfolio that contributed to state-level wins such as SB19-002 and HB1049. Distribution is delivered through five regional chapters (Denver Metro, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley), campus partnerships with 23 colleges and universities across 13 Colorado counties, and digital channels including the neweracolorado.org website, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook.

The underlying technology is best characterized as grassroots organizing infrastructure and a civic engagement web platform rather than a proprietary software product; the site functions as a hub for volunteer sign-ups, donations, action alerts, and policy content. The business model is donation-based: the Foundation (Tax ID 26-1389272) receives tax-deductible individual contributions, including recurring monthly gifts through the "Generation Change" membership program, supplemented by foundation grants and coalition funding for specific advocacy campaigns such as the 2026 graduated income tax ballot push. The organization is independently governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Cody Ostenson, with no parent company or venture backing, and operates in close coordination with an affiliated C4 entity, New Era Colorado Action Fund, for political advocacy activities. Under Executive Director Christina Soliz (appointed February 2025, the fourth ED in the organization's history and the first person of color to lead it), the organization has published a 2026–2028 Strategic Plan and is actively expanding its Economic Justice, ballot initiative, and coalition work alongside ongoing civic engagement programming.

Name

New Era Colorado

Legal name

New Era Colorado Foundation

Website

https://neweracolorado.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Civic Engagement and Voter Mobilization Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Youth voter mobilization
• Civic engagement organizing
• Grassroots political advocacy
• Voter registration programs
• Nonprofit leadership training

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: New Era Colorado Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The organization generates revenue through individual donations, with a monthly recurring donor program called 'Generation Change'. Tax-deductible contributions support the organization's youth civic engagement and political organizing work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

New Era Colorado Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that mobilizes young people ages 18-34 in Colorado through voter registration drives, Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaigns, civic education, and youth leadership development programs. It also runs policy advocacy campaigns focused on economic justice (graduated income tax), student debt reform, and voting access. The organization has registered close to 250,000 young voters since its founding in 2006 and operates through five regional chapters and 23 campus partnerships across Colorado.

Product overview

New Era Colorado is a grassroots nonprofit organization that offers a suite of civic engagement programs rather than a unified tech product. Its core offerings include GOT(F)V (Get Out the Vote) voter registration and turnout campaigns, the Building Leaders program for youth leadership development, the Youth Power Fund for grants to youth-led initiatives, and advocacy programs focused on economic justice and student debt. The organization also runs a Regional Chapter Program with local hubs across Colorado and maintains an Electoral Program including the Youth Agenda Champion endorsement initiative. These programs work together to mobilize and empower young people (ages 18-34) to participate in Colorado's democracy through voter registration, leadership training, candidate endorsement, and policy advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GOT(F)V (Get Out the Vote) Civic Engagement Program Year-round civic engagement program providing voter registration drives and Get Out the Vote (GOTV) mobilization for young Coloradans ages 18-34. Recognized as the largest young voter registration organization in Colorado, with close to 250,000 young voters registered since 2006.
• Building Leaders Youth Leadership Program Youth leadership training program that has trained hundreds of young leaders since the organization's founding, with alumni now serving at all levels of government and running campaigns at partner organizations across Colorado.
• Youth Power Fund Grant program that provides funding to youth-led initiatives and organizations working on issues affecting young people in Colorado.

Quantifiable outcome

• Registered close to 250,000 young voters since 2006
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Protect Colorado's Future CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2025Coalition of Colorado nonprofits working toward fairer taxation and state budget that supports vital services. Includes Bell Policy Center, Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, Colorado Children's Campaign, Colorado Fiscal Institute, and 20+ other organizations. Led by these nonprofit organizations working on the 2026 graduated income tax ballot initiative.
• OpenAnswerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Conducted 2-week phone survey with over 500 young Coloradans ages 18-34 to gauge opinions on progressive income tax and tax fairness. Partnership for research and data collection on youth policy positions.
• League of Women Voters (LWV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Collaborated on Democracy Roundtable in Colorado Springs to discuss election reform, youth involvement, and municipal election timing. Partnership focused on improving civic engagement and election access.
• Citizens ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Co-hosted Democracy Roundtable alongside League of Women Voters and Common Cause Colorado to address civic engagement barriers and election reform in Colorado Springs.
• Common Cause ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Partnered on Democracy Roundtable focusing on election reform, vacancy committee transparency, and increasing youth civic participation in Colorado Springs.
• Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2019Joint analysis released on student debt crisis in Colorado. SBPC is a nonprofit focused on alleviating student debt burden. New Era Colorado contributed data and advocacy to the partnership addressing student loan servicing issues.
• 23 Colorado Colleges and UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership network across 13 Colorado counties for voter registration, campus Voter Service and Polling Centers, and civic engagement programs. Includes providing voter registration forms, election information, and GOTV coordination.
• New Era Action FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization collaboration on electoral programs, candidate forums, and voter turnout efforts. Co-hosted 'Hot Ones' style mayoral forum with Cobalt, COLOR Latina, and ONE Colorado.
• CobaltminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on mayoral candidate forum and youth agenda advocacy work in Denver.
• COLOR LatinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on mayoral candidate forum focusing on issues affecting Latino communities and young people.
• ONE ColoradominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on mayoral candidate forum and LGBTQ+ youth advocacy efforts.
• Colorado Children’s CampaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on HB1049 transcript and diploma withholding ban legislation.
• AFT ColoradominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeachers union partner on SB19-002 student loan servicer accountability legislation.
• Center for Responsible LendingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on student debt reform and consumer protection advocacy.
• Colorado Fiscal InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on fiscal policy and student debt advocacy.
• Bell Policy CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition leader on progressive taxation and economic justice issues. Partner in Protect Colorado's Future coalition.
• Rocky Mountain NAACPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on economic justice and tax reform advocacy.
• Young InvinciblesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational youth advocacy organization partner on student debt and healthcare issues.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• When We All Vote: Nonpartisan voter registration and turnout nonprofit co-founded by Michelle Obama. Operates in schools and communities nationwide with similar age-inclusive civic engagement goals as New Era Colorado.
• HeadCount: Nonprofit that registers voters at concerts and through music/entertainment partnerships, targeting under-30 demographics. Shares NEC's voter registration focus and youth demographic with a differentiated distribution channel.
• Rock the Vote: National nonpartisan youth voter registration and civic engagement nonprofit. Directly comparable to New Era Colorado in core mission (registering and turning out young voters) but operates nationally rather than being state-bounded.
• NextGen America: Large progressive youth voter mobilization organization focused on 18–35 year-olds. Highly comparable to NEC's progressive-leaning, youth-led organizing model but at significantly larger national scale.
• Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition: National coalition working to increase college student voter participation through campus-based programs. Directly comparable to NEC's 23-college campus partnership network and student civic engagement focus.
• Campus Vote Project: Nonpartisan initiative helping campuses institutionalize voter registration and engagement. Overlaps with NEC's campus voter service center work in Colorado colleges.
• Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC): Nonprofit focused on student loan industry accountability and borrower protection, and an active NEC partner. Comparable to NEC's student debt advocacy work and coalition-based approach to consumer financial protection.

Broad incumbents

• Young Invincibles: National advocacy nonprofit focused on economic issues affecting young adults including student debt, healthcare, and employment. Directly comparable to NEC's Student Debt Advocacy and Economic Justice Initiative programmatic focus.

Regional players

• League of Women Voters of Colorado: State-level civic engagement and voting access organization that is an active NEC partner. Highly comparable as a Colorado-based civic nonprofit focused on voting rights and election reform, but with broader age demographic than NEC.
• Common Cause Colorado: State chapter of national government reform and voting rights nonprofit, and an NEC coalition partner. Shares NEC's advocacy focus on election reform and civic participation in Colorado.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/neweracolorado
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewEraColorado
• Instagraminstagram.com/neweracolorado
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-era-colorado

Compliance1 record

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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