Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CO-CABE)
To advocate for and enhance the development of educational policy and programs that positively affect learners and communities of linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds.
About Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CO-CABE)
CO-CABE (Colorado Association for Bilingual Education) is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in the 1980s that champions equity, bilingual and multicultural education, and civil-rights–based supports for emergent bilingual students, families, and educators across the state.
The organization operates as a state-level professional development and advocacy group, offering training for educators, scholarships and classroom grants for students and teachers, and programs that amplify the needs of linguistically and culturally diverse learners.
In the last 2–3 years CO-CABE has continued program delivery and public events (including scholarship awards, student contests, and state-level competitions) while pursuing organizational infrastructure and capacity-building to expand statewide impact.
Notable achievements
Decades of statewide advocacy
Sustained, state-level advocacy for bilingual education since the organization’s founding (established in the 1980s), maintaining a consistent professional voice for emergent bilingual learners in Colorado.
Scholarship program impact
Ongoing scholarship awards (undergraduate to graduate) that support Colorado students pursuing degrees or certifications in linguistically and culturally diverse education, with active scholarship cycles in 2023–2024.
Student contests and competitions
Organization and support of statewide student events (including a Colorado State Spanish Spelling Bee and the Kathy & Manuel Escamilla ‘Proud to be Bilingual’ essay contest) that engage hundreds of students and schools.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $246K
- Annual revenue
- $101K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 84-1281313
- Location
- Brighton, CO
- Website
- www.cocabe.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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