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US nonprofit · EIN 844867019 · Denver, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 844867019) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Community Firm

Donations deductible
Revenue
$102.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$99.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$15.6m
$6.9m liabilities
Net assets
$8.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.0 years on average
Staff
211
5 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Jennifer Lopez
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Community Firm's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jennifer Lopez ChairBoard Chair2022
4 yrs
Burt NadlerDirector2022
4 yrs
Carey DegenaroBoard Secretary2022
4 yrs
Marco DoradoBoard Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Sam Gilman (also filed as Sam Gilman)Co-Founder/Co-CEO2022
4 yrs
Victoria Suarez-PalomoDirector2020
6 yrs
Zachary NeumannCo-Founder/Co-CEO2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ceasar JimenezVice President of Housing and Supportive Services2024
Christina GarciaChief Program Officer2024
Kirby RisingVice President of Program Operations2024
Melissa MejiaHead of State Local Policy2022
Martha LanaghenCOO (05/22-09/22)2022
Rebecca CohnChief Legal Officer2024
Rebecca NelsonChief Financial Officer2024
Will RitterVice President of Strategy2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Zachary NeumannCo-Founder/Co-CEO40$189k$43k
Sam GilmanCo-Founder/Co-CEO40$189k$42k
Rebecca NelsonChief Financial Officer40$142k$20k
Christina GarciaChief Program Officer40$133k$29k
Rebecca CohnChief Legal Officer40$127k$19k
Kirby RisingVice President of Program Operations40$119k$2k
Ceasar JimenezVice President of Housing and Supportive Services40$119k$6k
Will RitterVice President of Strategy40$117k$14k
Carey DegenaroBoard Secretary1$0
Jennifer LopezBoard Chair1$0
Marco DoradoBoard Treasurer0.5$0
Burt NadlerDirector0.5$0
Victoria Suarez-PalomoDirector0.5$0

Colorado roster

11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263023095). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Rebecca NelsonChief Financial Officer
Jennifer LopezBoard Chair
Marco DoradoBoard Member & Treasurer
Christina GarciaChief Programs Officer
Burton NadlerBoard Member
Samuel GilmanBoard Member & President
Victoria Suarez-PalomoBoard Member
Jennifer LopezBoard President
Zachary NeumannBoard Member & CEO
Carey DegenaroBoard Member & Secretary
Neumann Zach

About

Legal name
Community Firm
EIN
844867019
Address
1600 N Downing St Ste 600, Denver, CO, 80218-1551
State
Colorado
Mission
The community firm dba community economic defense project (cedp) is a not-for profit organization established to provide social services, public benefits, and policy change. Our mission is to keep coloradans housed. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I80 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
IRS ruling date
1 May 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsVictoria Suarez-Palomo
≥6years on the filingsZachary Neumann
≥4years on the filingsJennifer Lopez
≥4years on the filingsBurt Nadler

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$15.6m
Total liabilities
$6.9m
Net assets or fund balances
$8.8m
Contributions and grants received
$101.7m
Program service revenue
$361k
Grants and similar paid out
$83.8m
Employees
211
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$102.2m$99.6m$2.6m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Manna - the Durango Soup Kitchen2024 housing stablization subgrant$30k
Total Concept2024 housing stablization subgrant$30k
Coloradans for the Common Good2024 housing stablization subgrant$20k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
The Community Firm likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
17 February 2020
Registered agent
Zachary Wayne Neumann (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.