Lyra EIN 84-2619458

Lyra FY2020 filing

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Connects schools, educators, and students to transform education systems and the world. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $562K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2019
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Denver, CO
Website
www.lyracolorado.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2020
Expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$562K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  84-2619458 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Denver, CO Founded 2019
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects schools, educators, and students to transform education systems and the world.
Leadership
Felipe Vieyra · Denver Director · $69K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$562K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$197K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
Total assets
$762K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$200K
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$562K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$197K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$762K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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We supported school district innovation and school autonomy statewide. Key activities to support this work included incentives to design innovation zones and zone-like structures and selecting ideas from applicants that advocate for autonomous zones as a critical tool for districts, schools, educators, and communities.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLyra
EINHdr · item D84-2619458
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lyracolorado.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Denver Director
$68,921Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$53,022Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Seawell’s $239K as CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Seawell$239,146$220,964$106,258
Meghan Sivakoff$194,263$173,728$164,398$41,843
Elizabeth Harbaugh$145,972$118,363$113,695$82,918$20,156
Felipe Vieyra$103,542$68,921
Alana Romans$53,022

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.1M
Investment income$655
Other revenue$243
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$1.2M
Management & general3%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$758K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$200K
Total net assetsLn 32$562K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $758K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
7.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.2M · Total expenses $1.3M
97%
Management & General
Management & general $40K · Total expenses $1.3M
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.3M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $1.1M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $655 · Total revenue $1.1M
+0.06%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $562K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.3M
-18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $762K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $562K · Total assets $762K
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $762K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Felipe Vieyra · Reported title DENVER DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $1.3M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $139K · Total expenses $1.3M
11%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$240K
Grants paid · 75 grants · $2.5M · 2020–2025
Colorado SucceedsCO · FY2025$40,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2025$25,000
Colorado Workforce DevelopmentFY2025$10,000
The Stead SchoolCO · FY2025$9,250
Steamboat Springs School DistrictFY2025$9,000
Poudre School District R-1FY2025$5,500
Luminary Learning NetworkCO · FY2024$300,000
Empower Schools INCMA · FY2024$45,000
Denver Public SchoolsFY2024$10,000
Poudre School District R-1FY2024$7,500
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$747K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$608K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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