Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Co-operate Colorado
This article is outside of Ballotpedia's coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates. If you would like to help our coverage scope grow, consider donating to Ballotpedia.
| Co-operate Colorado | |
 | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Louisville, Colo.[1] |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | William Semple, President |
| Year founded: | 2011 |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2019, Co-operate Colorado was the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aimed to bring about a system of universal healthcare in Colorado.[1][2]
Mission
According to the organization's website, Co-operate Colorado stated the following mission statement:
| “ | Co-operate Colorado educates Coloradans about the health care crisis, brings Coloradans together to work for solutions, and advances principles, policies and structures that establish universal and equitable access to affordable, quality health care for all Coloradans.[4][5] | ” |
Background
Co-operate Colorado was founded in November 2011 as the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aimed to bring about a system of universal healthcare in Colorado.[1][2][6]
As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, Co-operate Colorado engaged in political lobbying and campaign activities. The group campaigned to place the Colorado Creation of ColoradoCare System Initiative (Amendment 69) on the 2016 ballot. Co-operate Colorado later helped organize ColoradoCare YES, a Colorado issue committee in support of the initiative.[6][7]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
Co-operate Colorado supported the 2016 Colorado Creation of ColoradoCare System Initiative (Amendment 69), a ballot measure that would create a system of universal healthcare for Colorado residents.[3]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Co-operate Colorado's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Co-operate Colorado | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Colorado Creation of ColoradoCare System, Amendment 69 (2016) | 2016 | Supported[3] |  Defeated
|
Leadership
The following individuals held leadership positions with Co-operate Colorado during the 2016 election cycle:[4]
- William Semple, President
- Eliza Carney, Vice president
- Ralph Ogden, Secretary
- Ivan J. Miller, Treasurer
- Dave Beckwith, Board member
- Lyn Gullette, Executive director
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Co-operate Colorado. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
- Co-operate Colorado homepage
- Co-operate Colorado/ColoradoCare YES on Facebook
- Co-operate Colorado on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Co-operate Colorado, "Donate," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care, "Foundation principles," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Co-operate Colorado, "Home," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Co-operate Colorado, "About us," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ColoradoCare YES, "The three organizations that have designed and advanced ColoradoCare," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities of IRC 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) Organizations," accessed July 13, 2015
| |||||||
