Aurora Education Association FY2021 filing

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Education Association

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.5 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
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$456K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$798K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$456K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$595K
Expenses
$289K
FY2021▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$478K
Net assets
$798K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$798K
FY2022$873K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$944K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Sep 1993.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $273K Management & general 6% · $16K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice Preside
$3,229Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$2,163Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$273Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$456K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$431K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$798K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$518K
Total assetsLn 16$811K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$431K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$456K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$313K
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$518K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$971
InvestmentsLn 11–13$292K
Total assetsLn 16$811K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$798K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K$518K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$274K$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$971
Total assetsLn 16$641K$811K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$631K$798K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$33K$33K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$427$427
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$375$375
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$156$156
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$131K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$273K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $595K$478K$118K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 $493K$391K$102K$944K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2024 $349K$381K−$31K$842K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 11, 2023 $492K$417K$75K$873K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 24, 2022 $456K$289K$167K$798K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2021 $394K$352K$42K$631K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $456,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $386,695$430,933
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,712$18,581
I-11 Other revenue$6,758
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $394,407$456,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,004$3,644
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $64,211$32,738
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,316$93,137
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,517$159,357
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $352,048$288,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,359$167,396
Part VI · Governance 10 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $456,272 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,848 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$380,933
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$430,933
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $733$733
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,758$6,758
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,339$456,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,876 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,644$3,644
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $32,738$32,738
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,870$89,870
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $427$427
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,840$2,840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,120$6,120
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,309 · Management $7,681$9,990
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $375$375
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $156$156
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,406$2,406
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,024$131,024
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,286$9,286
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,669 · Management $16,207 · Fundraising $0$288,876
Part X · Balance sheet $811,048 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,226$313,291
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $242,235$204,657
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,818$971
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $274,281$292,129
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $640,560$811,048
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,030$13,122
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,030$13,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $630,530$794,006
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$3,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $630,530$797,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $640,560$811,048
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $797,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$456,272
XI-2 Total expenses$288,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$630,530
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$797,926

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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