Learn Fresh Education Co

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-1059457Revenue $5.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSlearnfresh.org700 Colorado Blvd 311, 80206-4084 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Mar 2012Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization envisions a world in which students find learning so engaging that they want to DO IT all the time. Through community, play, and rigorous exploration, the organization focuses to leverage students' passion for sports and entertainment to inspire their stem and social-emotional learning. The organization's programs are explicitly focused on achieving equitable representation across the stem pipeline for girls, students of color, and those living in low-income communities. Through their core values of aspiration, community, grit, innovation and integrity, the organization aims to empower educators and inspire students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 11 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $532K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$722K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$224K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$5.2M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2024▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.2M
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$5.2M
Expenses
$6.5M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.9M
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$6.5M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$619K
FY2020$833K
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $5.8M Management & general 6% · $357K Fundraising 4% · $256K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $722K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/ CEO
$168,793Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$123,766Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Partnership Officer
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$106,533Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$101,616Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Mission Officer
$101,406Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Monzi’s $169K as President/ CEO is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Nick Monzi$168,793$157,304$144,535$128,167$108,000$105,500
Jeffrey Drexler$123,766$122,354$109,836———
Colleen Serafini$120,000$118,333$104,583———
Dejanae Lynette Berry$106,533$103,595————
Rebecca Wong$101,616—————
Calvin Sibert$101,406$101,417————

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

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Inspires STEM and social-emotional learning by connecting it to students' passion for sports and entertainment.

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1 program · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides games and educational curriculum to teachers to use with the students in their classrooms.

$5.8Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $915K · 2019–2022
Eccsd Board of EducationFY2022$50,000
Avant Garde Academy INCFL · FY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
John P Parker SchoolFY2022$10,000
Carver Stem AcademyFY2022$10,000
Robert R ChurchFY2021$100,000
Pascua Yaqui Boys and Girls ClubsFY2021$50,000
The Stem Academy INCWI · FY2021$10,000
Oakland Unified School DistrictFY2020$100,000
City Day Community SchoolOH · FY2020$25,000
United Community Center INCWI · FY2020$25,000
McClintock Middle SchoolFY2019$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$357K
Fundraisingcol D$256K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$501K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$501K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$501K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$263
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$853K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$611K$501K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$518K$263
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$954K$853K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$224K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$175K$87K$26K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.3M$50K$159K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$112K$87K$17K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$123K$7K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$5K$75K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$164K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$587K$528K$51K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$97$306
OccupancyLn 16$364$364
TravelLn 17$727K$722K$4K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$148K$121K$27K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$235K$200K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.5M$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$5.8M$357K$256K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.2M$6.5M−$1.3M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$5.2M$1.2M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$4.1M−$402K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$2.7M$3.1M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.0M$214K$833K 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.2M$1.9M$344K$619K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,152,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,458,936$5,129,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,854$23,108
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,000$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,470,790$5,152,301
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 $1,758,826$1,992,395
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,487,548$4,466,721
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,246,374$6,459,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,224,416−$1,306,815
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,152,301 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,129,193
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,676,283
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,129,193
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,108$23,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,108$5,152,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,459,116 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,369 · Management $26,210 · Fundraising $61,158$174,737
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,347,454 · Management $50,426 · Fundraising $159,058$1,556,938
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,849 · Management $17,346 · Fundraising $8,112$112,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,394 · Management $6,513 · Fundraising $18,506$148,413
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,563 · Management $75,478$80,041
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,801$1,801
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,372 · Management $7,700$172,072
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,438$2,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $527,812 · Management $51,247 · Fundraising $7,538$586,597
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,165 · Management $97 · Fundraising $306$3,568
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $364$364
IX-17 TravelPrograms $721,707 · Management $4,277 · Fundraising $1,169$727,153
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $120,721 · Management $26,821$147,542
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,696$6,696
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $199,587 · Management $35,546$235,133
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,048$2,048
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,456,478 · Management $44,790$2,501,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,846,273 · Management $356,996 · Fundraising $255,847$6,459,116
Part X · Balance sheet $3,710,679 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $48,712; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $611,111$501,341
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,207,666$1,453,881
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $517,647$841,052
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,114$12,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $954,191$852,970
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $518,424$263
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,879,350$3,710,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,661$100,757
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $58,500$122,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,161$223,507
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,845,690$1,115,304
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,938,499$2,371,868
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,784,189$3,487,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,879,350$3,710,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,487,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,152,301
XI-2 Total expenses$6,459,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,306,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,784,189
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,798
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,487,172

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

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