Northeast Denver Innovation Zone

Denver, COUnknown exempt organization EIN 83-1294500Revenue $199K in FY2024

On file with the IRSndiz.org1390 Lawrence St Suite 400 · Denver, CO

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To empower educators, students, and the Northeast Denver community through leadership, excellent education, and flexible, school-based decision- making.

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $70K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $175K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 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
$199K
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$614K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$439
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$199K
FY2024▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$709K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$199K
Expenses
$614K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$596K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$614K
Net assets
$439
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$415K
FY2024$439

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $436K Management & general 27% · $166K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $151K 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
Executive Di
$150,857Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colleen O'Brien$150,857$74,731———
Alexandra Amos———$90,180$142,700
Vernon Jones JR——$127,164$32,500—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers educators, students, and the community with excellent education and flexible decision-making.

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2 programs · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

In 2023, ndiz contined to support four schools in the denver public schools. Ndiz used resources to facilitate two principal selections and hired three quality leaders of color. Ndiz leaders utilized ndiz resources and an equity consultant to create equity tennents designed to guide equitable decision making in hiring, budgeting, and…

$436Kprogram expense
02

The organization ceased operations as of june 30, 2024.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022
RootedFY2022$175K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$175K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $147K · 2023–2023
Denver Public SchoolsFY2023$86,000
Luminary Learning NetworkCO · FY2023$61,400

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$614K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$439
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439
Total assetsLn 16$439
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Government grantsLn 1e$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$439
Total assetsLn 16$439
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$439
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $199K$614K−$415K$439 990 PDF
FY2023 $586K$542K$44K$415K 990 PDF
FY2022 $322K$555K−$234K$371K 990 PDF
FY2021 $709K$319K$390K$605K 990 PDF
FY2020 $459K$596K−$136K$215K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
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

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

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