COLORADO EDUCATION INITIATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: COLORADO EDUCATION INITIATIVE (EIN 26-1597530)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-08-24
IRS object ID: 201712369349301306
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-24T15:35:59-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	461497033	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EKS&H LLLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8181 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	802372579	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261597530	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COLORADO EDUCATION INITIATIVE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COLO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3037366477	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1660 LINCOLN ST NO 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80264	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	REBECCA HOLMES	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO & PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3037366477	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DORI J EGGETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00645252	PTIN
Phone	3037409400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	208.42.238.132	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-08-24	IPDt
IP Tm	15:34:52	IPTm
IP Timezone	MD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	EC37ECE0FF53FE1DFF8E980E88E00C11881B4804	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2758D11C408DF3479EE8351B290E162F317781B8	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	REBECCA HOLMES	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1660 LINCOLN ST NO 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80264	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,976,991	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COLORADOEDINITIATIVE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CEI WORKS TO ACCELERATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INNOVATION, COLLABORATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING.WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND OTHERS, THE COLORADO EDUCATION INITIATIVE (CEI) ACCELERATES INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN COLORADO'S K-12 SCHOOLS. CEI'S VISION IS THAT EVERY STUDENT IN COLORADO IS PREPARED AND UNAFRAID TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE, AND READY TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY, TOMORROW, AND BEYOND.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	54	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,195,631	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,484,904	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$464,864	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$444,891	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,294	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$46,146	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$78,631	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$3,594	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,588,158	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,972,347	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,105,202	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,312,493	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,117,938	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,245,654	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$327,936	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,547,001	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,903,222	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,770,141	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,461,369	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,181,983	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,489,022	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,563,569	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,130,822	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$502,072	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$554,395	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,061,497	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,576,427	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,377,358	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,009,357	GrantAmt
Desc	THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVE'S ACCELERATOR PROJECT PARTNERS WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS, AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE, USE DATA TO INFORM INSTRUCTION AND DECISION-MAKING, AND CREATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS TEACHERS' NEEDS. THE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC COMPETENCIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND IMPROVED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND ALIGN SYSTEMS TO BE RESPONSIVE TO NEEDS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,682,567	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$399,664	GrantAmt
Revenue	$247,018	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE COLORADO LEGACY SCHOOLS (CLS) INITIATIVE WORKS WITH HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE SUCCEEDING IN AP MATH, SCIENCE, AND ENGLISH COURSES -- ESPECIALLY STUDENTS TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN AP COURSES SUCH AS FEMALES, AND STUDENTS OF POVERTY AND COLOR. CLS COURSEWORK ALSO ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PURSUE MAJORS AND CAREERS IN THE RAPIDLY-GROWING STEM FIELDS -- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. CLS IS A LOCAL REPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL MATH + SCIENCE INITIATIVE'S COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,443,112	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$701,300	GrantAmt
Desc	NEXT GENERATION LEARNING IS AN APPROACH THAT LETS STUDENTS CONNECT WITH THE LARGER WORLD; LEARN ABOUT CAREERS; WORK ON SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS; AND DEVELOP SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PRODUCTIVE ADULTS. THE NEXT GENERATION LEARNING INITIATIVE WORKS WITH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS NOT ONLY WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION IN MATH, READING, AND OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, BUT ALSO THE PROFESSIONAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS THAT ARE JUST AS CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS IN THE WORKFORCE AND IN LIFE. THESE INCLUDE SKILLS LIKE MANAGING TIME, COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS, TAKING RISKS, LEARNING FROM FAILURE, AND MAKING DECISIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$1,174,580	$121,352	$197,873	THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE CONNECTS EDUCATORS WITH PROMISING PRACTICES TO INCREASE STUDENTS' OVERALL PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. IT MAKES CLEAR THE CRITICAL LINK BETWEEN HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND PROMOTES POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES AND BEST PRACTICES IN HEALTHY SCHOOLS. THE INITIATIVE WORKS TOWARD A SYSTEMIC, STRATEGIC, AND COORDINATED APPROACH TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, NUTRITIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SAFETY WELLNESS.
$345,803	$80,820		THE STEM INITIATIVE - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH - IS ADVANCING A STRATEGIC STATEWIDE EFFORT TO IMPROVE STEM EDUCATION TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN A 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY BY MORE CLEARLY DEFINING WHAT QUALITY STEM EDUCATION IS, INCREASING ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY STUDENTS AND BETTER COORDINATING RESOURCES. CEI ALSO SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION TO COLORADO STEM, THE EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT THE COLORADO STEM EDUCATION ROADMAP (STEM ROADMAP).

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,520,383	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$202,172	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$197,873	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,023,420	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	402	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	54	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SANDY SALES	PersonNm
Phone	3037366477	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1660 LINCOLN SUITE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80264	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LEROY WILLIAMS
CHAIRMAN	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MONICA SKOK
VICE CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT ZIRBEL
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELAINE GANTZ BERMAN
SECRETARY	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM FORMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE GARCIA
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL GERSACK
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN LEFEVER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEERA MANI
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINA ORTIZ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY ROMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR STEPHEN SHOGAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE SPARKS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNNE VALENCIA
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLENNA NORVELLE
CEO/PRES	45.00		Yes (X)	$177,441	$0	$15,285
YEE-ANN CHO
SENIOR VP	45.00		Yes (X)	$153,172	$0	$19,283
SANDRA SALES
CFO & INTERIM CEO	45.00		Yes (X)	$152,432	$0	$19,348
ALEX CARTER
VP	45.00		Yes (X)	$107,446	$0	$13,457
GREG HESSEE
DIRECTOR	45.00			$108,864	$0	$7,010	Yes (X)
MICHAEL GRADOZ
SENIOR DIRECTOR	45.00			$100,006	$0	$20,119	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$799,361	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$94,502	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SLOPE RESEARCH
8337 WILKERSON COURT	ARVADA	CO	80007	DISTRICT WORKSHOPS	$272,750
GREAT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP LLC
482 CONGRESS STREET STE 500	PORTLAND	ME	04101	DISTRICT COACHING	$176,667
PERISCOPIC INC
235 NW PARK AVE UNIT A	PORTLAND	OR	97209	DATA REPORTS FOR DISTRICTS	$131,410

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$60,525	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,461,174	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$5,963,205	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,484,904	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM FEES	900099	$247,018	$247,018
EVENT REGISTRATION	900099	$119,543	$119,543
CONSULTING REVENUE	900099	$78,330	$78,330

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$444,891	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,115	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$46,115	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$31	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$31	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$31	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$31	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$1,050	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$60,525	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$4,644	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,594	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,594	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,972,347	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$444,891	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$42,552	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,312,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,312,493	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$657,864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$335,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,129	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$113,359	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,979,441	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,344,881	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$497,483	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$137,077	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,272	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,090	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$289,147	TotalAmt
Program Services	$214,964	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,425	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$758	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,432	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,193	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,906	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,311	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,311	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,922,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,839,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,888	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,813	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,784	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,055	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,850	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,475	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,864	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,511	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$223,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165,512	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,283	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$468,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$438,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,547	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$861,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$845,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,072	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,443	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,016	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,479	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,266	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,266	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING	$71,544	$51,996	$13,811	$5,737
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$18,180	$15,002	$2,013	$1,165

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,461,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,023,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,110,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$327,936	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,254,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,917,930	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$596,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$559,739	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,386	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$211,376	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$129,433	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,943	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,495,146	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,538,166	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,658	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,563,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,130,822	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$478,629	BOYAmt
EOY	$542,695	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,700	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$502,072	BOYAmt
EOY	$554,395	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,350,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$860,872	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,711,469	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,715,555	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,061,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,576,427	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,563,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,130,822	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,489,022	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,952	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,848,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,388,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,073,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,195,631	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,484,904	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,991,758	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,848,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,388,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,073,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,195,631	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,484,904	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,991,758	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$30,036,780	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$18,954,978	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,058	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,321	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$46,115	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$96,145	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,210	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,368	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$15,578	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,524	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,593	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$36,450	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$49,139,931	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,111,095	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.38570	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.35930	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,039	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,904	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$135	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$90,655	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$65,925	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,730	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$109,682	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$52,604	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,078	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$81,943	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,982,297	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,952	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,354	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$4,644	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$9,950	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,972,347	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,972,347	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,467,367	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,354	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$4,644	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$5,998	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$10,461,369	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$10,461,369	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AMD PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,644.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,644.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	INNOVATION BREAKFAST	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$61,575	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$60,525	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$1,050	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$2,955	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$1,070	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$619	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$61,575	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$60,525	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$1,050	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$2,955	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$1,070	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$619	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$4,644	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$3,594	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (46 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS
1500 E 128TH AVE	THORNTON	CO	80241	846000822	501(C)3	$63,890	SEE SCH I, PART IV
ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 50
6933 RALEIGH ST	WESTMINSTER	CO	80030	846000839	501(C)3	$124,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
ANGEVINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1150 W SOUTH BOULDER ROAD	LAFAYETTE	CO	80026	846014683	501(C)3	$11,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
ATLAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
1602 SOUTH MURRAY BLVD	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80916	262055229	501(C)3	$10,300	SEE SCH I, PART IV
BATTLE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
151 MILLER RANCH ROAD	EDWARDS	CO	81632	846012253	501(C)3	$7,813	SEE SCH I, PART IV
BAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
24 CLOVER DRIVE	BAYFIELD	CO	81122	846001442	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
6500 ARAPAHOE RD	BOULDER	CO	80301	846014683	501(C)3	$54,050	SEE SCH I, PART IV
CENTENNIAL BOCES
2020 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE 230	GREELEY	CO	80634	840599905	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
14644 HIGHWAY 159 POBOX 350	SAN LUIS	CO	81152	840518168	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
550 S SYLVESTER AVENUE	CENTER	CO	81125	846001943	501(C)3	$5,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL EXECUTIVES
PO BOX 1405	ENGLEWOOD	CO	80150	840594444	501 (C) 6	$29,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11
1115 N EL PASO ST	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80903	846001179	501(C)3	$283,330	SEE SCH I, PART IV
COLORADO YOUNG LEADERS
10974 VALLEYBROOK CIRCLE	HIGHLANDS RANCH	CO	80130	464301624	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL
1590 W FILLMORE STREET	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80904	846001179	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
DENISON MONTESSORI SCHOOL
1821 S YATES STREET	DENVER	CO	80219	846001099	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
2001 COLORADO BLVD	DENVER	CO	80205	840518447	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1860 LINCOLN STREET 11TH FLOOR	DENVER	CO	80203	846001099	501(C)3	$435,195	SEE SCH I, PART IV
DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 9R
201 E 12TH ST	DURANGO	CO	81301	846012500	501(C)3	$22,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
ELLICOTT HIGH SCHOOL
375 S ELLICOTT HWY	CALHAN	CO	80808	846001187	501(C)3	$6,831	SEE SCH I, PART IV
ESCUELA BILINGUE PIONEER
101 EAST BASELINE ROAD	LAFAYETTE	CO	80026	846014683	501(C)3	$10,035	SEE SCH I, PART IV
FRASER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PO BOX 128	FRASER	CO	80442	846011425	501(C)3	$5,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-2
839 WHITERIVER AVE	RIFLE	CO	81650	840525428	501(C)3	$20,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6
1515 14TH AVE	GREELEY	CO	80631	846002058	501(C)3	$5,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
IGNACIO HIGH SCHOOL
PO BOX 460	IGNACIO	CO	81137	846001447	501(C)3	$7,250	SEE SCH I, PART IV
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
2305 PIERCE STREET	EDGEWATER	CO	80214	846002817	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
LAKE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
1000 W 6TH STREET	LEADVILLE	CO	80461	846011994	501(C)3	$7,500	SEE SCH I, PART IV
MANCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-6
395 W GRAND AVE	MANCOS	CO	81328	846001694	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 51
2115 GRAND AVENUE	GRAND JUNCTION	CO	81501	846002839	501(C)3	$40,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
MOFFAT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
775 YAMPA AVE	CRAIG	CO	81625	846012146	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
MONTEZUMA CORTEZ HIGH SCHOOL
418 SOUTH SLIGO ST	CORTEZ	CO	81321	840525195	501(C)3	$7,750	SEE SCH I, PART IV
MOUNTAIN BOCES
1713 MT LINCOLN DRIVE WEST	LEADVILLE	CO	80461	840602408	501(C)3	$8,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
PIKES PEAK BOCES
2883 SOUTH CIRCLE DRIVE	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80906	840585072	501(C)3	$32,500	SEE SCH I, PART IV
PLATTE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
501 CLERK ST	KERSEY	CO	80644	846014646	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
RAFT COLORADO
3827 STEELE STREET UNIT C	DENVER	CO	80205	262455607	501(C)3	$20,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
SALIDA DEL SOL ACADEMY
111 EAST 26TH STREET	GREELEY	CO	80631	462341552	501(C)3	$10,300	SEE SCH I, PART IV
SAN JUAN BOCES
201 EAST 12TH STREET	DURANGO	CO	81301	840603542	501(C)3	$16,555	SEE SCH I, PART IV
SANTA FE TRAIL BOCES
302 COLORADO AVE	LA JUNTA	CO	81050	841488859	501(C)3	$28,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1000 JEFFERSON DRIVE SW	WASHINGTON	DC	20560	530206027	501(C)3	$10,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
ST VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1J
395 SOUTH PRATT PKWY	LONGMONT	CO	80501	846014380	501(C)3	$20,000	SEE SCH I, PART IV
THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R2-J
800 SOUTH TAFT AVENUE	LOVELAND	CO	80538	846013346	501(C)3	$271,423	SEE SCH I, PART IV
WHEAT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
1829 DENVER WEST DRIVE BLDG 27	GOLDEN	CO	80401	846002817	501(C)3	$9,855	SEE SCH I, PART IV
(no name)
							SEE SCH I, PART IV
(no name)
							SEE SCH I, PART IV
(no name)
							SEE SCH I, PART IV
(no name)
							SEE SCH I, PART IV
(no name)
							SEE SCH I, PART IV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	40	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	PROCEDURES TO MONITOR THE USE OF GRANTS AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER ENTITIES INCLUDE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CEI AND THE RECEPIENTS OUTLINING THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT, THE APPROVED AND PROHIBITED USES OF EXPENDITURES.
SCHEDULE I, PART II, COLUMN (H)	THE PURPOSE OF THESE GRANTS WAS TO ADVANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY PROVIDING TOOLS, RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GLENNA NORVELLE
CEO/PRES	$169,323	$0	$0	$0	$8,118	$0	$8,252	$0	$7,033	$0	$192,726	$0	$0	$0
YEE-ANN CHO
SENIOR VP	$149,482	$0	$3,000	$0	$690	$0	$6,239	$0	$13,044	$0	$172,455	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA SALES
CFO & INTERIM CEO	$148,742	$0	$3,000	$0	$690	$0	$9,175	$0	$10,173	$0	$171,780	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WAS PUT INTO PLACE FOR THE PRIOR CEO. THE ORGANIZATION IS UNDER LEGAL OBLIGATION NOT TO DISCLOSE THE TERMS OF THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW BEFORE BEING SENT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO READ, UNDERSTAND, AND SIGN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND REPORT PROMPTLY ANY SUCH INTEREST THAT ARISES IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONDUCT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SETS COMPENSATION USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SALARY SURVEYS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION SETTING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,839,847. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 82,452. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,922,299.