Colorado People's Alliance (COPA)

What Colorado People's Alliance (COPA) does

Colorado People's Alliance (COPA) is a 501(c)(4), member-led, racial-justice nonprofit headquartered at 700 Kalamath St. in Denver, Colorado, with a second office in Aurora at 14707 E. 2nd Ave., Suite 270. Founded in winter 2015 through the merger of Rights for All People (RAP, founded 1995) and Colorado Progressive Coalition (CPC, founded 1996), COPA organizes Coloradans most directly affected by environmental, economic, and immigration-related injustice — communities of color, low-income residents, and immigrants — to win policy changes at the local, state, and national level. COPA operates three primary programs (Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice) coordinated across Denver, Aurora, Commerce City, and Montbello.

Name

Colorado People's Alliance (COPA)

Legal name

Colorado People's Alliance

Website

https://coloradopeoplesalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colorado People's Alliance (COPA) is a Denver-based, member-led 501(c)(4) nonprofit that organizes Colorado communities of color, low-income residents, and immigrants to advance climate, economic, and immigrant justice through grassroots campaigns and coalition-driven policy advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Organizing and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space (BPADAGAD)

Keywords

• Community organizing services
• Grassroots advocacy campaigns
• Civic engagement organizing
• Racial justice advocacy
• Policy advocacy coalitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: COPA collects individual donations through its website and direct appeals to support its racial justice, climate justice, economic justice, and immigrant justice organizing work.
2. Membership Contributions: Community members pay membership dues or contribute as part of joining COPA as a member-led organization, supporting ongoing organizing and advocacy activities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COPA is a member-led nonprofit that organizes Colorado communities to win progressive policy victories on climate justice, economic justice, and immigrant justice through grassroots leadership development, door-to-door canvassing, coalition campaigns, and direct advocacy at the local, state, and national levels.

Product overview

Colorado People's Alliance (COPA) is a racial justice and member-led nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing progressive social change. The organization does not offer commercial technology products or services; instead, it provides community organizing programs, leadership development initiatives, and advocacy campaigns focused on climate justice, economic justice, and immigrant justice. Their programmatic offerings include membership programs, volunteer opportunities, policy campaigns, and direct community engagement through door-to-door organizing and events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program Recurring membership program that allows Colorado community members to join COPA as members, gaining access to organizing activities, leadership development, and campaign participation.
• Donation Program Online individual donation program that funds COPA's racial justice, climate justice, economic justice, and immigrant justice organizing work.
• Power Summer Leadership Program Flagship community engagement and leadership development program that invites new and existing members to take action, develop organizing skills, and deepen involvement in COPA's campaigns.
• Volunteer Program Volunteer recruitment program that engages community members in COPA's campaigns and events via an online volunteer interest form.
• Climate Justice Organizing Campaign Statewide community organizing and policy advocacy campaign that empowers communities of color and low-income communities to hold corporate polluters accountable and transition Colorado to a renewable energy economy.
• Economic Justice Organizing Campaign Statewide community organizing and policy advocacy campaign focused on equitable economic opportunities, living wages, paid sick leave, predatory lending reform, and tax fairness for all Coloradans.
• Immigrant Justice Organizing Campaign Statewide community organizing and policy advocacy campaign protecting the human rights of all Coloradans regardless of citizenship status, including driver's license access, unemployment benefits, and protections from immigration detention.

Quantifiable outcome

• Passed HB23-1242 (Water Conservation in Oil & Gas Operations) requiring freshwater reporting and recycling standards.
• +8 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• People's ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOPA is the Colorado affiliate of People's Action, a national coalition fighting for democracy and economic fairness. This affiliation provides COPA with national infrastructure, shared campaign resources, and connections to a broader progressive organizing network spanning family farms to big cities coast to coast.
• Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOPA is a member of FIRM, a national coalition of 44 grassroots organizations across 32 states committed to immigrant rights. FIRM is led by its member organizations and focuses on advancing immigrant rights at local, state, and federal levels.
• Colorado Green New Deal TablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOPA co-chairs the Colorado Green New Deal Table, a coalition of environmental, labor, faith, and community groups working to move Colorado to a 100% renewable energy economy through statewide policy and rulemaking.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Working Families Party: Multi-state progressive organization building electoral and issue power around economic, racial, and climate justice. Comparable in state-level organizing and member-driven model; COPA board member Howard Chou is a founding member of the Colorado Working Families Party.
• Faith in Action: National faith-based community organizing network with state and local affiliates pursuing racial and economic justice. Comparable in door-to-door relational organizing, leadership development, and multi-issue campaigns; several COPA board members have prior Faith in Action affiliation.
• Make the Road: Member-led organization combining immigrant rights, worker justice, and community organizing. Highly comparable in integrated immigrant + economic + racial justice model, member dues structure, and policy + direct service combination.
• New Florida Majority: State-level independent progressive organizing organization focused on building power in communities of color. Directly comparable in statewide scope, member-led organizing, and centering directly impacted communities; a structural template for state power-building.
• Catalyst Miami: Member-led Florida-based progressive organizing organization building power among young people, immigrants, and communities of color. Comparable in member-led model, multi-issue campaigns, and state-level policy focus.
• Center for Popular Democracy: National affiliate-based network of community-led progressive organizations pursuing state and local power-building across race, climate, and economic justice. Directly comparable in member-led affiliate model, multi-issue integration, and state-level policy focus.
• Color of Change: National racial justice organization pursuing policy and corporate accountability campaigns. Comparable in centering Black communities and pursuing progressive policy victories; differs in being national/digital-first rather than state-grounded.
• Community Change / Center for Community Change: National racial and economic justice organization supporting grassroots state and local groups. Directly comparable in member-led organizing model, immigrant rights work, and multi-state affiliate infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• People's Action: National coalition of which COPA is the Colorado state affiliate. Highly comparable — both are member-led progressive power-building organizations pursuing multi-issue campaigns across housing, climate, immigration, and economic justice. People's Action is a broader, national-scale incumbent of the same organizing model.

Regional players

• Hunger Free Colorado: Colorado-based anti-hunger advocacy organization where COPA board member Erika Cervantes works. Comparable as a Colorado-based, advocacy-focused nonprofit; narrower scope (hunger) but operates in overlapping community and policy networks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-peoples-alliance

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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