Temple Grandin School

Tax-deductible

Boulder, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 84-1283161Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRStemplegrandinschool.org3131 Indian Rd, 80301-2993 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since Feb 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization provides a socially supportive educational community where neurodiverse students recognize and realize their potential

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 14 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $24K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$289K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$747K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$767K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$774K
FY2023$990K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$747K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$454K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$747K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 1995.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $854K Management & general 19% · $236K Fundraising 12% · $155K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$113,205Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$62,944Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jen Wilger’s $113K as Executive Dir. is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Jen Wilger$113,205$83,207$71,839—
Leslie Levinson$62,944$66,945$64,992—
Jennifer Wilge———$51,369
Leslie Levinso———$50,568

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Empowers neurodiverse students to recognize and realize their potential within a supportive educational community.

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1 program · $854K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Private school education from grades 6 through 12.

$854Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$993K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$854K
Managementcol C$236K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$747K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$475K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$488K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$993K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$469K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$475K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181
Other assetsLn 15$560K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K
Net assetsLn 32$747K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 612
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K$475K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$602$181
Total assetsLn 16$894K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K$289K
Net assetsLn 32$478K$747K
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$113K$45K$45K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$710K$543K$75K$92K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$27K$10K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$47K$18K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$14K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$159$159
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K$814
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$4K$2K$758
TravelLn 17$267$267
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$137K$88K$34K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$921
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$52K$14K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$25K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$854K$236K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.2M$252K$747K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$109K$478K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$990K$84K$585K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $767K$774K−$8K$454K 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 $1,496,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,929$488,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $926,375$993,249
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,151$8,472
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,816$7,073
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,092,271$1,496,938
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $898,405$937,256
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,563$307,995
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,200,968$1,245,251
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$108,697$251,687
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,496,938 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,151
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$465,993
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$488,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $993,249$993,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,472$8,472
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $7,073$7,073
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 $1,000,322 · Excluded from tax $8,472$1,496,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,245,251 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 staffPrograms $45,282 · Management $45,282 · Fundraising $22,641$113,205
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $542,895 · Management $74,859 · Fundraising $91,874$709,628
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,680 · Management $10,422 · Fundraising $4,586$41,688
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,550 · Management $18,184 · Fundraising $8,001$72,735
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,079$7,079
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,600$1,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,602$7,602
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,633 · Management $5,325 · Fundraising $2,343$21,301
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $159$159
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,732 · Management $1,848 · Fundraising $814$7,394
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,412 · Management $1,723 · Fundraising $758$6,893
IX-17 TravelManagement $267$267
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $87,557 · Management $34,202 · Fundraising $15,049$136,808
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,359 · Management $2,094 · Fundraising $921$8,374
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,893 · Management $14,057 · Fundraising $6,185$72,135
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,138 · Management $11,435 · Fundraising $1,810$38,383
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $854,131 · Management $236,138 · Fundraising $154,982$1,245,251
Part X · Balance sheet $1,035,936 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $471,513$469,100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,324$6,327
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
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 $602$181
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 $415,232$560,328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $893,671$1,035,936
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,208$1,089
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $412,422$287,595
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $415,630$288,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $478,041$747,252
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,041$747,252
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $893,671$1,035,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $747,252 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,496,938
XI-2 Total expenses$1,245,251
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$251,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,041
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$17,524
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$747,252

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