The Organization is a public charter school specializing in education od students from preschool through 8th grade. The School uses a standards based curriculum incorporating the Colorado state standards, the Core Knowledge and sequence, and the classical approach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 81 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $105
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.5M
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.4M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$366K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$8.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.4M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$8.0M
Net assets
$366K
FY2025▲ +192%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$3.9M
FY2022−$1.8M
FY2023−$670K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$366K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Nov 2010, reinstated. IRS ruling Nov 2013, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $7.1M Management & general 12% · $958K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Parker’s $64K as Principal is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Scott Hunter—$95,689
Nicole Parker$63,541$34,316
Melissa Maldonado—$51,515

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates preschool through 8th-grade students using a classical, standards-based curriculum.

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1 program · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education of students in Preschool through 8th grade.

$7.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$105

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$504K
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.1M
Managementcol C$958K
Owns and owesPt X
$366K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$504K
Government grantsLn 1e$422K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Total revenueLn 12$8.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$173K
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$366K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K$173K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$126K$366K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$2.8M$316K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$798K$718K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$339K$305K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$71K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$17K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$908$772$136
Information technologyLn 14$191K$162K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.3M$231K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$20K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$47K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.6M$208K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$7.1M$958K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.4M$8.0M$384K$366K 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.2M$7.4M$796K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$6.2M$870K−$670K 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$4.7M$2.1M−$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$4.3M$2.4M−$3.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,401,613 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $644,288$503,953
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,572,101$7,747,155
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,854$102,641
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,285$47,864
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,244,528$8,401,613
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,855,015$4,380,036
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,593,771$3,637,195
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,448,786$8,017,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $795,742$384,382
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,401,613 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,133
VIII-1e Government grants$421,803
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,017
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$503,953
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,747,155$7,747,155
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $102,641$102,641
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,390−$9,390
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $57,254$57,254
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,804,409 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $93,251$8,401,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,017,231 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,848,249 · Management $316,472$3,164,721
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $717,838 · Management $79,760$797,598
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $304,973 · Management $33,886$338,859
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,972 · Management $7,886$78,858
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,357$20,357
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,200$11,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,403$4,403
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,104 · Management $3,018$20,122
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $772 · Management $136$908
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $162,125 · Management $28,610$190,735
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,311,716 · Management $231,479$1,543,195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,768 · Management $3,489$23,257
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,041 · Management $8,301$55,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,552,522 · Management $208,024 · Fundraising $0$1,760,546
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,061 · Management $1,069$7,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,059,141 · Management $958,090 · Fundraising $0$8,017,231
Part X · Balance sheet $6,826,171 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,629,080$2,074,160
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$3,179,518
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $115,248$6,037
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,138$5,720
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,859$14,576
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $161,701$172,659
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,987,176$1,373,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,928,202$6,826,171
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $282,220$424,665
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,500$5,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,516,937$6,029,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,802,657$6,459,913
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$116,455$124,258
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $242,000$242,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $125,545$366,258
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,928,202$6,826,171
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $366,258 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,401,613
XI-2 Total expenses$8,017,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$384,382
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$125,545
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$143,669
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$366,258

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