The Logan School for Creative Learning FY2020 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 84-1121354

The mission of the logan school for creative learning is to cultivate the curiosities of gifted children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$325K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$325K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $234K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.6M
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$13.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$9.8M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$13.5M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$14.2M
FY2023$13.5M
FY2024$13.4M
FY2025$14.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Apr 1990.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $4.8M Management & general 21% · $1.4M Fundraising 3% · $196K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $325K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$205,348Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fin
$119,542Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Girvan$241,935$130,033————
Markus Hunt——$212,330$205,276$211,106$205,348
Shae Schneider$172,400$165,000—$100,200——
Shae Schneider——$142,547———
Cara Eng$129,411$4,063————
Keryn Engelhard———$127,165$124,489$119,542
Rebecca Godec—$125,822$117,379$100,734$97,800—
Aisha Williams$115,334—————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Nurtures the curiosities of gifted children through creative learning.

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1 program service account for $4.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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The logan school for creative learning offers a unique learning environment for gifted children that stimulates academic accomplishment, critical thinking and creativity while fostering peer interaction and personal growth.

$4.8Mprogram expense

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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 · 5 grants · $2.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$717,511
Unitemized GrantFY2023$502,137
Unitemized GrantFY2022$488,975
Unitemized GrantFY2021$517,200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$585,762

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$690K
Investment incomeLn 3$135K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$196K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$15.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$690K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$135K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.1M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$15.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$13.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5107
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.2M$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M$15.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$925K$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M$13.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$458K$458K
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$374K$310K$64K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$2.5M$678K$98K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$118K$86K$26K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$396K$297K$99K$414
Payroll taxesLn 10$267K$185K$71K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$526$526
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K$76K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$79K$17K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$218K$185K$24K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$29K$587
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$355K$348K$7K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$22K$4K
InterestLn 20$1K$626$626
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$418K$410K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$81K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$165K$132K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$2K$7K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$4.8M$1.4M$196K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9.8M$8.9M$864K$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.0M$8.4M−$376K$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.3M$8.1M−$785K$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.1M$7.4M−$283K$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.7M$6.7M$1.0M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.6M$6.4M$240K$13.5M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,592,614 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$78,174
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$611,415
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$689,589
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,701,413$5,701,413
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $134,160$134,160
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $8,340$8,340
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $58,112$58,112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,701,413 · Excluded from tax $201,612$6,592,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,353,002 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $458,322$458,322
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 $309,687 · Fundraising $64,420$374,107
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,459,267 · Management $677,600 · Fundraising $97,988$3,234,855
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $86,396 · Management $26,222 · Fundraising $5,809$118,427
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $296,695 · Management $99,297 · Fundraising $414$396,406
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $184,880 · Management $71,290 · Fundraising $11,112$267,282
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $526$526
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,612$75,612
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,147 · Management $17,172 · Fundraising $3,312$99,631
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,084$2,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $184,650 · Management $23,540 · Fundraising $9,349$217,539
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,771 · Management $587$29,358
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $348,095 · Management $7,263$355,358
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,641$18,641
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,983 · Management $3,562$25,545
IX-20 InterestPrograms $626 · Management $626$1,252
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $410,028 · Management $8,368$418,396
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $80,965 · Management $1,054$82,019
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,152 · Management $32,726$164,878
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,974 · Management $7,105 · Fundraising $3,685$12,764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,792,592 · Management $1,364,321 · Fundraising $196,089$6,353,002
Part X · Balance sheet $15,361,118 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $45,522; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,113,526$3,246,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $112,850$83,222
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,140$9,277
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,496$33,155
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,186,198$7,098,897
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,726,990$4,839,618
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,270$5,396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,271,871$15,361,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $341,929$259,875
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $535,783$599,880
X-25 Other liabilities$924,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $924,730$1,816,911
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,730,400$9,837,816
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,616,741$3,706,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,347,141$13,544,207
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,271,871$15,361,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,544,207 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,592,614
XI-2 Total expenses$6,353,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,347,141
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$42,546
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,544,207

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