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Ridgeview Classical Schools FY2021 filing

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Fort Collins, CO501(c)(3)Since 2000Education EIN 84-1567368Revenue $7.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSridgeviewclassical.com1800 S Lemay Ave, 80525-1240 · Fort Collins, COTax-exempt since Apr 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Develop each student's academic potential and personal character through education programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$280K 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)(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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$280K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% 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
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.2M
143% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 143% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.3M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
64%
Net assets
−$6.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.3M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$10.0M
FY2025$12.8M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$9.0M
FY2025$10.1M
Net assets
−$6.0M
FY2021▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$8.7M
FY2021−$6.0M
FY2022−$1.5M
FY2023−$523K
FY2024−$43K
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Apr 2001.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $4.6M Management & general 36% · $2.6M

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

8 people listed on the 990; $280K 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
$116,398Pt VII · Sec A
Domenic Carpine
Assistant Principal
$79,671Pt VII · Sec A
Janette Evans
Accounting/Payroll
$51,104Pt VII · Sec A
Kristina Menon
Member-At-Large/Admissions
$32,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Stanton
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Trosper
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Derek Anderson’s $172K as Headmaster is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Derek Anderson$172,261$154,135$153,638$125,440$116,398$110,832
Karl Ayers$110,506—————
Domenic Carpine$79,127$81,629$79,140$83,875$79,671$79,152
Megan Stanton$70,278$65,100$26,539———
Janette Evans——$68,500$57,469$51,104$46,283
Kristina Menon—$61,171$58,560$63,045$32,833$39,600

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

Develops student potential and character through education programs.

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1 program · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operation of a charter school, a component unit of poudre school district. The organization successfully educated 692 students during the 2020-2021 school year.

$4.6Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Johnston-Hanson FoundationFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $472K · 2021–2021
Rcs Building CorporationCO · FY2021$472,144

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
−$6.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$7.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.7M
Other assetsLn 15$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$6.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5138
VolunteersI 6275
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.3M$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M$14.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.5M$20.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$8.7M−$6.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$429K$429K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$3.4M$2.9M$506K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$646K$547K$99K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$528K$466K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$40K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$990$990
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$244K$126K$118K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$104K$104K
Information technologyLn 14$215K$215K
OccupancyLn 16$858K$858K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$456K$438K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$235K$133K$102K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$4.6M$2.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.8M$10.1M$2.8M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.0M$9.0M$1.0M−$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.1M$8.3M$850K−$523K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.0M$7.0M$991K−$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.3M$7.2M$42K−$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$6.6M$507K−$8.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,268,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,063,650$7,251,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,351$14,920
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,090$2,380
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,145,091$7,268,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,937,753$5,028,410
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,699,852$2,197,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,637,605$7,226,380
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $507,486$42,172
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,268,552 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,767
VIII-1e Government grants$7,149,144
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,341
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,884
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,251,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,920$14,920
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,700$4,700
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,320−$2,320
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,300$7,268,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,226,380 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $428,938$428,938
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $2,867,821 · Management $505,716$3,373,537
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $547,326 · Management $99,174$646,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $465,755 · Management $61,983$527,738
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,007 · Management $11,690$51,697
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $990$990
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,383$23,383
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $126,030 · Management $118,340$244,370
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $13,575$13,575
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $104,174$104,174
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $215,462$215,462
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $857,864$857,864
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,013$2,013
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $438,131 · Management $18,255$456,386
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $44,459$44,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,822 · Management $102,472$235,294
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,617,892 · Management $2,608,488 · Fundraising $0$7,226,380
Part X · Balance sheet $14,206,225 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,677,318$2,593,709
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,767,095$196,626
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,439$41,633
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,486
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,339,988$7,708,353
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $988,871$3,657,418
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,782,711$14,206,225
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $551,004$516,419
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $39,329$39,329
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,435,891$5,164,971
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,445,042$14,528,033
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,471,266$20,248,752
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$8,688,555−$6,042,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,782,711$14,206,225
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$6,042,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,268,552
XI-2 Total expenses$7,226,380
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,172
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$8,688,555
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,384
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,620,240
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$6,042,527

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

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