LÉcole de Denver is committed to offering an equitable French Immersion program for students in pre-k and from 4th grade through 8th grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $874 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$57K
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$533K
+101% vs prior year
Spent
$490K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$7K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$533K
FY2024▲ +101%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$709K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$533K
Expenses
$490K
FY2024+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$490K
Net assets
$7K
FY2024▲ +120%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$186K
FY2023−$36K
FY2024$7K

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 Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $423K Management & general 11% · $54K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,620Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$34,449Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raquel Comacho-Maillo’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Arina Popova——$59,002—
Emmanuel Bidan——$35,149$56,217
Raquel Comacho-Maillo$36,620$43,940——
Tamara Brown$34,449———

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

Provides French immersion education for young students and those in middle school.

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1 program · $423K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Lcole de Denver is committed to offering an equitable French Immersion program for students in pre-k. At each level, we blend the best of the French and American educational systems, gifting our students with deep bi-literacy, whole-child skills and knowledge, and a multi-cultural perspective.

$423Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$533K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$423K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Total revenueLn 12$533K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$64K
Total assetsLn 16$38K$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K$57K
Net assetsLn 32−$36K$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$58K$10K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$179K$148K$26K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$11K$3K$418
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$17K$4K$673
Legal feesLn 11b$175$175
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$373$373
Information technologyLn 14$2K$863$863
OccupancyLn 16$66K$56K$7K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40$40
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$933$933
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$89K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$423K$54K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $533K$490K$43K$7K 990 PDF
FY2023 $265K$489K−$224K−$36K 990 PDF
FY2022 $709K$529K$180K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $519K$544K−$25K$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 $250K$219K$31K$31K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,634 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,635$364
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $247,289$532,270
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $264,924$532,634
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $295,294$286,713
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,687$203,253
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $488,981$489,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$224,057$42,668
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $532,634 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $532,270$532,270
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $532,270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$532,634
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,966 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,482 · Management $10,489 · Fundraising $2,098$71,069
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,518 · Management $26,458 · Fundraising $5,291$179,267
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,881 · Management $2,651 · Fundraising $418$13,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,493 · Management $4,261 · Fundraising $673$22,427
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $175$175
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,605 · Management $1,535$6,140
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,937$8,937
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,074$1,074
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,996 · Management $373 · Fundraising $373$3,742
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $863 · Management $863$1,726
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,695 · Management $6,552 · Fundraising $3,276$65,523
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40$40
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,465 · Management $933 · Fundraising $933$9,331
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,137$89,137
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,428$17,428
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,614 · Management $54,290 · Fundraising $13,062$489,966
Part X · Balance sheet $64,149 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,220$64,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,360$64,149
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,173$6,665
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,873$56,994
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$35,513$7,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$35,513$7,155
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,360$64,149
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,155 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,634
XI-2 Total expenses$489,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,668
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$35,513
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,155

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