The Eagle County Charter Academy community creates life-long learners and productive global citizens through a challenging college preparatory curriculum and character education. Operation of a K-8 charter school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$281K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $564K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$281K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $248K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.8M
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2024+0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$5.9M
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $5.0M Management & general 12% · $674K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $281K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principal
$129,676Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Member
$86,776Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Member
$64,659Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Brown’s $149K as Principal is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Molly Brown$149,319$129,676————
Kimberly Walter——$119,021$148,814$148,747$136,654
Jill Smith$113,470—————
Tiffany Willis$104,067—————
Joey Peplinski$102,046—————
Michael Moser$97,732$86,776$70,944$71,317——
Beth Ellsworth$72,835$64,659$53,538———
Mike Moser————$69,105$69,724

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a K-8 charter school fostering lifelong learners and productive global citizens.

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1 program · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Operation of a K-8 charter school providing education to 360 students.

$5.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$248K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.0M
Managementcol C$674K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Government grantsLn 1e$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$567K
SavingsLn 2$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.6M
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.0M$7.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.0M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$404K$363K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.1M$234K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$470K$423K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$440K$396K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$38K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$102K$87K$15K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$690
InterestLn 20$4K$4K$671
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$466K$396K$70K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$39K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.1M$166K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$42K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$5.0M$674K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.2M$5.9M$300K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $5.8M$5.6M$144K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$5.6M−$25K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$3.6M$1.4M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.6M$3.4M$1.2M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.5M$4.1M$387K$2.4M 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 $5,784,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $743,065$435,018
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,765,486$5,213,976
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $84,206$132,958
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,240
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,592,757$5,784,192
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 $3,844,784$3,698,604
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,773,369$1,941,131
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,618,153$5,639,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,396$144,457
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,784,192 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$156,833
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,185
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$435,018
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,213,976$5,213,976
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $132,958$132,958
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,240$2,240
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,349,174 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,784,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,639,735 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $363,206 · Management $40,356$403,562
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,108,798 · Management $234,311$2,343,109
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $422,870 · Management $46,985$469,855
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $395,986 · Management $43,998$439,984
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,885 · Management $4,209$42,094
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,520$36,520
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,534 · Management $15,271$101,805
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,912 · Management $690$4,602
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,803 · Management $671$4,474
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $396,249 · Management $69,926$466,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,967 · Management $6,877$45,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,065,546 · Management $166,195$1,231,741
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,475 · Management $7,495$49,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,966,231 · Management $673,504 · Fundraising $0$5,639,735
Part X · Balance sheet $12,906,402 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $511,757$567,083
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,199,680$2,675,120
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $114,436$190,006
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,097$19,143
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,149$60,808
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,976,585$7,566,329
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,201,966$1,827,913
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,043,670$12,906,402
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $192,054$141,699
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,163$10,164
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,917,515$7,630,802
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,119,732$7,838,007
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,371,268$4,465,458
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $552,670$602,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,923,938$5,068,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,043,670$12,906,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,068,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,784,192
XI-2 Total expenses$5,639,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$144,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,923,938
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,068,395

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