Marzano Academies INC

Tax-deductible

Centennial, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-5634363Revenue $718K in FY2025

On file with the IRS9200 East Mineral Avenue, 80112-3412 · Centennial, COTax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Support and research services to schools teachers and their students To ensure all students learn the content and skills for lifelong lean

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$256K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$256K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$11K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$718K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$852K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$758K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$718K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$723K
FY2021$718K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$718K
Expenses
$852K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$780K
FY2024$842K
FY2025$852K
Net assets
$758K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$938K
FY2024$892K
FY2025$758K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $827K Management & general 3% · $25K

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; $256K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Officer
$113,981Pt VII · Sec A
$95,667Pt VII · Sec A
$45,910Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Zima’s $114K as Officer is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bill Zima$113,981$131,252$91,966$131,670$117,092
Paul Wright$95,667$92,513$93,306$86,718$83,477
Carmen Walker$45,910$32,916$41,469$22,088$19,565

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

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1 program · $827K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Marzano academies provides educational support and research services to schools, teachers and their students to ensure all students learn the content and skills necessary for life-long learning and careers.

$827Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$718K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$708K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$852K
Ln 25
Programscol B$827K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$758K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$576K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$708K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$718K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$264K
SavingsLn 2$312K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$576K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$758K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$724K$576K
Total assetsLn 16$906K$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$892K$758K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$475K$475K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$138K$138K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$614$614
Information technologyLn 14$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$44K$44K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$852K$827K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $718K$852K−$134K$758K 990 PDF
FY2024 $809K$842K−$33K$892K 990 PDF
FY2023 $588K$780K−$193K$938K 990 PDF
FY2022 $491K$633K−$142K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $718K$511K$207K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $723K$494K$229K$1.1M 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 $718,270 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $796,588$707,644
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,188$8,860
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,843$1,766
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $808,933$718,270
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $661,954$647,499
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,322$204,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $842,276$852,180
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,343−$133,910
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $718,270 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,766 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $707,644$707,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,860$8,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $718,270$718,270
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $852,180 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $474,841$474,841
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $137,617$137,617
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,041$35,041
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,948$4,948
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,281$20,281
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,702$10,702
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $614$614
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,192$51,192
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,500$43,500
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,031$25,031
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,545$13,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,451$33,451
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,417$1,417
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $826,951 · Management $25,229 · Fundraising $0$852,180
Part X · Balance sheet $769,344 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $420,443$264,316
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $303,073$311,783
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $154,834$166,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,113$15,871
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,078$10,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $905,541$769,344
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,388$7,641
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,132$3,592
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,520$11,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $892,021$758,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $892,021$758,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $905,541$769,344
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $758,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,270
XI-2 Total expenses$852,180
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$133,910
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$892,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$758,111

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