Mountain Middle School: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-4545786)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$2.9M
FY2022	$5.6M
FY2023	$4.4M
FY2024	$4.9M
FY2025	$5.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$2.3M
FY2022	$4.4M
FY2023	$3.4M
FY2024	$4.3M
FY2025	$5.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	−$2.2M
FY2022	−$965K
FY2023	$48K
FY2024	$692K
FY2025	$1.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

63%

37%

Program services 63% · $2.7M Management & general 37% · $1.6M

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lorien Chambers

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Arms

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Birt

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Thornbladh

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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 public charter middle school in Durango, Colorado, serving students.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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2023-2024 accomplishments: mountain middle school, a project-based learning charter school, served 364 students in grades 4-8 in durango, colorado. The school year 2023/24 was the thirteenth year of operation for MMS.

$2.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Colorado League of Charter SchoolsFY2024$12K

For the Future FoundationFY2024$250

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

Grants paid · 5 grants · $3.5M · 2020–2024

Mountain Foundation for EducationCO · FY2024$387,966

Mountain Foundation for EducationCO · FY2023$99,000

Mountain Foundation for EducationCO · FY2022$35,635

Mountain Foundation for EducationCO · FY2021$2,502,577

Mountain Foundation for EducationCO · FY2020$484,883

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.9M

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$4.3M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K

Money outPt IX

$4.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.7M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Owns and owesPt X

$692K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M

Total assetsLn 16$5.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K

Government grantsLn 1e$334K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K

Investment incomeLn 3$118K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4.3M

Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K

Total revenueLn 12$4.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.0M

SavingsLn 2$2.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K

Other assetsLn 15$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$5.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M

Net assetsLn 32$692K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 528

VolunteersI 625

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.6M	$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$283K	$348K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.9M	$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.8M	$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$48K	$692K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$99K	$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.0M	$1.3M	$664K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$278K	$204K	$75K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$607K	$415K	$193K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$335K	$252K	$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K		$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$37K		$37K
OccupancyLn 16	$252K		$252K
TravelLn 17	$35K	$300	$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$76K	$13K	$62K
InsuranceLn 23	$48K		$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$522K	$411K	$111K
All other expensesLn 24e	$22K		$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.3M	$2.7M	$1.6M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$5.5M	$5.2M	$326K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$4.9M	$4.3M	$644K	$692K	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.4M	$3.4M	$1.0M	$48K	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.6M	$4.4M	$1.3M	−$965K	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.9M	$2.3M	$660K	−$2.2M	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 $4,932,940 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $415,751$339,563

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $184,483$142,546

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54,840$118,476

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,744,136$4,332,355

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,399,210$4,932,940

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,635$99,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,088,340$2,841,538

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,261,684$1,348,036

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,385,659$4,288,574

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,013,551$644,366

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $4,932,940 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,230 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$333,553

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,010

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,563

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $142,546$142,546

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $119,483$119,483

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,007−$1,007

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,331,125$4,331,125

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,593,377$4,932,940

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,288,574 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $99,000$99,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,292,532 · Management $663,523$1,956,055

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $203,513 · Management $74,614$278,127

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $414,549 · Management $192,807$607,356

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,278$2,278

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,137$16,137

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $251,981 · Management $82,973$334,954

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,291$3,291

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $36,810$36,810

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $252,000$252,000

IX-17 TravelPrograms $300 · Management $34,389$34,689

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,359 · Management $62,247$75,606

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $48,337$48,337

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $411,321 · Management $110,890$522,211

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $21,723$21,723

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,686,555 · Management $1,602,019 · Fundraising $0$4,288,574

Part X · Balance sheet $5,421,032 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $673,706$1,032,437

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,973,113$2,391,632

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,016$111,968

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,351$25,544

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $283,437$348,376

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $846,487$1,511,075

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,883,110$5,421,032

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $729$7,061

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,350$26,869

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,809,939$4,694,644

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,835,018$4,728,574

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$382,750$184,069

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $430,842$508,389

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,092$692,458

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,883,110$5,421,032

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $692,458 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,932,940

XI-2 Total expenses$4,288,574

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$644,366

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,092

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$692,458

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Mountain Middle School FY2024 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Mountain Middle School

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV