Mancos Valley Dragonfly School

Tax-deductible

Mancos, CO501(c)(3)Since 2018EducationEIN 83-1942589Revenue $269K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmancosdragonflyschool.org7844 Road 41, 81328-8988 · Mancos, COTax-exempt since Mar 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Mancos Valley Dragonfly Preschool is to foster a love of learning and a reverence for life by providing an education inspired by Waldorf principles that honors the unique wonder and imagination of early childhood.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 17 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$901
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$269K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$332K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$269K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$264K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$344K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$264K
Net assets
$332K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$330K
FY2025$332K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $199K Management & general 25% · $65K Fundraising 0% · $396

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

7 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$30,132Pt VII · Sec A
$2,014Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea McAlpin’s $30K as Executive Dir. is at the 23rd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Wendi Jensen——$9,835$49,878$20,769—
Emily Palmer—$40,800$25,033———
Andrea McAlpin$30,132————$6,600
Genevieve Vannest————$9,342—
Claire Broughton$2,014—————

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

Nurtures young children's love of learning and imagination through Waldorf-inspired education.

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1 program · $199K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Program #1 Preschool Program

8:30 - 3:30 pm, M-Th class; Serving 12 children/day in attendance ages 2.5-4 years, with 18 total families served.Program #2 Kindergarten Program: 8:30 - 3:30 pm, M-Th class; Serving 12 children/day in attendance ages 4-6 years, with 12 families served.Program #3 Parent and Child Class: 3 sessions of 6 weeks offered in Fall, Winter and…

$199Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$269K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$396
Owns and owesPt X
$332K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26$901
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$169
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$269K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26$901
Net assetsLn 32$332K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 612
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$121K$122K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$210K$211K
Total assetsLn 16$332K$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$901
Net assetsLn 32$330K$332K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$127K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$989$811$178
Office expensesLn 13$443$443
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$200$200
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K$187
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K$31
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$199K$65K$396

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $269K$264K$5K$332K 990 PDF
FY2024 $352K$304K$48K$330K 990 PDF
FY2023 $364K$364K$156$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 $545K$344K$201K$287K 990 PDF
FY2021 $187K$84K 990 PDF
FY2020 $121K$75K 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 $269,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $190,585$113,329
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,055$155,475
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $655$169
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,663$200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $351,958$269,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,787$196,492
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,035$67,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $303,822$264,402
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,136$4,771
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $269,173 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,329
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113,329
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $155,475$155,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $169$169
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $200$200
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $155,475 · Excluded from tax $369$269,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,402 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $32,146$32,146
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $127,494 · Management $20,076$147,570
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,878 · Management $4,898$16,776
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,900$2,900
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,441$11,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $811 · Fundraising $178$989
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $443$443
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,317$2,317
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,153$27,153
IX-17 TravelPrograms $200$200
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,684$1,684
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,134 · Management $1,058$3,192
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,307 · Fundraising $187$13,494
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,729 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $31$4,097
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,831 · Management $65,175 · Fundraising $396$264,402
Part X · Balance sheet $333,088 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,680$121,847
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $546$546
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $209,695$210,695
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,001$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $331,922$333,088
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,288$901
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,288$901
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $329,634$332,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $329,634$332,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $331,922$333,088
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $332,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$269,173
XI-2 Total expenses$264,402
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,771
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$329,634
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,218
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$332,187

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