Aurora Education Association

Not tax-deductible

Aurora, CO501(c)(5)Since 1981EIN 84-1199238Revenue $595K in FY2024

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Education Association

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K 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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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
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
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$595K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$478K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$595K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$493K
FY2024$595K
Expenses
$478K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$391K
FY2024$478K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$798K
FY2022$873K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$944K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $431K Management & general 10% · $46K

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; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$111,389Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$5,275Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$4,748Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linnea Reed-Ellis$111,389$108,922$90,900$95,238——
Yolanda Calderon$5,275$10,023$5,275—$3,229$6,104
Bruce Wilcox——$4,748——$8,669
Brian Hayenga$4,748—————
Nicole Ellis————$2,163$2,163

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

Programs and updates

Aurora Education Association is a member-serving organization based in Aurora, CO, formed in 1981.

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1 program · $431K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Defense of members rights, leadership training, legislative information sharing, contract bargaining for members and professional development.

$431Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,004

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$595K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$522
Money outPt IX
$478K
Ln 25
Programscol B$431K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$792K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$522
Total revenueLn 12$595K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$583K
SavingsLn 2$209K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$792K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$274K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K$792K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$289K$274K
Total assetsLn 16$958K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$944K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$164K$164K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$121K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$828$828
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$171K$146K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K$431K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $493K$391K$102K$944K 990 PDF
FY2023 $349K$381K−$31K$842K 990 PDF
FY2022 $492K$417K$75K$873K 990 PDF
FY2021 $456K$289K$167K$798K 990 PDF
FY2020 $394K$352K$42K$631K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $595,155 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,037$587,445
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,100$7,188
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,137$522
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $493,274$595,155
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $115,207$164,338
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,945$121,412
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,769$191,825
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $390,921$477,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,353$117,580
Part VI · Governance 8 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $595,155 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$587,445
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$587,445
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,188$7,188
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $522$522
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,188 · Excluded from tax $522$595,155
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $477,575 across 7 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $164,338$164,338
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,412$121,412
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,828$6,828
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $828$828
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $9,045$9,045
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,621 · Management $25,003$170,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $431,371 · Management $46,204 · Fundraising $0$477,575
Part X · Balance sheet $1,065,475 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $390,522$583,105
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $278,368$208,699
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $288,762$273,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $957,652$1,065,475
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,647$2,941
X-25 Other liabilities$949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,647$3,890
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $944,005$1,061,585
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,005$1,061,585
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $957,652$1,065,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,061,585 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$595,155
XI-2 Total expenses$477,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,580
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,005
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,061,585

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

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