Colorado Celebration of African American Arts and Culture
To develop, promote, and celebrate African American arts and culture in Colorado by involving the entire community to build self-reliance, cultural pride, and long-term stability.
About Colorado Celebration of African American Arts and Culture
The Colorado Celebration of African American Arts and Culture (dba Colorado Black Arts Festival) is a verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 27-1028811) that produces the annual Colorado Black Arts Festival and year-round arts programming to uplift Black artists and cultural expression across Colorado.
Founded from a community-led festival that began in 1987, the organization provides performance stages, visual-art exhibitions, artist marketplaces, cultural education and family programming that serve both local Black creatives and broad public audiences.
In the most recent years the organization has returned to full-scale in-park festivals (City Park) and expanded youth and family engagement through the Children's Pavilion while operating at a mid-size nonprofit budget (reported fiscal year 2024 revenues and operations).
Notable achievements
Longstanding festival history
Originating from a community festival in 1987, the organization has sustained the Colorado Black Arts Festival for multiple decades and grown into a major annual cultural event in Denver.
501(c)(3) nonprofit status and fiscal scale
Operates as a verified 501(c)(3) (EIN 27-1028811) with mid-size annual operations and reported revenues in recent fiscal filings, enabling continued festival production and community programming.
Expanded youth impact
In the last 2–3 years the festival strengthened its Children's Pavilion and year-round education partnerships, serving hundreds of children with arts programming and hands-on cultural activities.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $273K
- Annual revenue
- $312K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 27-1028811
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Website
- colbaf.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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