Mesa Valley Community School

Tax-deductible

Grand Jct, CO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 47-1166814Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmesavalleycommunityschool.org609 25 Rd, 81505-1201 · Grand Jct, COTax-exempt since Feb 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mvcs creates opportunity for students to pursue a personalized learning plan supported by district and private resources, technology, and a learning Community that includes family members, tutors, highly qualified instructors, and specialized consultants.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 46 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $251K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.3M
120% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 120% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.0M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
60%
Net assets
−$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
−$1.0M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023−$1.2M
FY2024−$867K
FY2025−$1.0M

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. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.9M Management & general 40% · $1.3M

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

6 people listed on the 990.

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

Laurajean Downs’s $97K as Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laurajean Downs$96,546$79,234$81,605$65,296
Julie Hoge$78,846$65,216——
Kami Costello$78,609$64,434——

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

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide a personalized learning plan for students.

$1.9Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$635K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Government grantsLn 1e$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$635K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Other assetsLn 15$683K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$609K$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$867K−$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.3M$328K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$384K$228K$156K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$247K$247K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$6K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$674$674
OccupancyLn 16$84K$84K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$99K$99K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$225K$225K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$429K$141K$289K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$1.9M$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.2M−$182K−$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.6M$389K−$867K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$2.8M$623K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.9M$315K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.8M$108K$1.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,041,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $486,245$220,370
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,467,944$2,792,768
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,187$23,932
I-11 Other revenue$4,917
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,975,376$3,041,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,051,685$2,258,258
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $534,892$966,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,586,577$3,224,471
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $388,799−$182,484
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,041,987 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$213,374
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,996
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,370
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,792,768$2,792,768
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23,932$23,932
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,917$4,917
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,821,617$3,041,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,224,471 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,266,610 · Management $328,200$1,594,810
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $228,110 · Management $155,994$384,104
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $247,254$247,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,090$32,090
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,638$4,638
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,104$58,104
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,581$5,581
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,077$3,077
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,581 · Management $12,466$18,047
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $674$674
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $83,935$83,935
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,333$2,333
IX-20 InterestManagement $99,238$99,238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $225,258$225,258
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,648$26,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $140,746 · Management $288,607$429,353
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,327$9,327
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,920,391 · Management $1,304,080 · Fundraising $0$3,224,471
Part X · Balance sheet $5,206,808 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $608,768$635,057
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $62,274$27,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,020,963$3,860,856
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $750,370$683,151
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,610,410$5,206,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,047$61,341
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,212,487$4,070,075
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,477,534$6,256,416
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$867,124−$1,049,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,610,410$5,206,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,049,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,041,987
XI-2 Total expenses$3,224,471
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$182,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$867,124
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,049,608

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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