MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (EIN 27-4545786)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2016-12-08
IRS object ID: 201613439349300211
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 E
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-12-08T11:39:06-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	201617168	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAY JACKSON HENDRICK LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18801 EAST MAINSTREET SUITE 240	AddressLine1Txt
City	PARKER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80134	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274545786	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9708285600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 W 31ST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIN PATLA	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9708285600	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-11-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LORI HENDRICK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00655374	PTIN
Phone	3038414220	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-11-18	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ERIN PATLA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 W 31ST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,507,486	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MOUNTAINMIDDLESCHOOL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (MMS OR THE SCHOOL), A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, WAS CREATED IN 2009 PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT TO FORM AND OPERATE A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DURANGO, COLORADO. IN 2011 THE SCHOOL ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE (THE INSTITUTE) TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, TO JUNE 30, 2014. THE SCHOOL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN AUGUST, 2011.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	120	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,432,841	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,405,310	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$103,225	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$101,669	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$45	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$27	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$25,577	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$480	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,561,688	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,507,486	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$337,392	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$943,269	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,081,687	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$590,791	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$375,949	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,534,060	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,795,028	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$27,628	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$287,542	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$669,611	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$760,450	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,133,704	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,512,085	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,464,093	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,751,635	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (MMS OR THE SCHOOL), A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, WAS CREATED IN 2009 PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT TO FORM AND OPERATE A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DURANGO, COLORADO. IN 2011 THE SCHOOL ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE (THE INSTITUTE) TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, TO JUNE 30, 2014. THE SCHOOL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN AUGUST, 2011.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,179,109	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$337,392	GrantAmt
Revenue	$102,176	RevenueAmt
Desc	2015-2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:AS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL, MMS IS ABLE TO TAKE A CREATIVE APPROACH TO CURRICULUM CONTENT BY DESIGNING PROJECT BASED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED. THE SCHOOL HAS GONE TO LOTTERY EVERY YEAR SINCE INCEPTION WITH A WAIT LIST GROWING EACH YEAR. THE SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW BUILDING THAT WILL INCLUDE THE NEWLY ADDED 4TH AND 5TH GRADES ALONG WITH A STATE OF THE ART MAKERSPACE. MMS BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD HAS WITHIN THEM THE POSSIBILITY FOR GREATNESS, WHICH WILL BE NURTURED THROUGH A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS PROVOCATIVE, STIMULATING, INTERACTIVE, INSPIRATIONAL, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, CHALLENGING AND BOLD! MMS IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE. SINCE 2014, MMS HAS HELD CSI'S CARS ACCREDITATION RATING OF "PERFORMANCE WITH DISTINCTION". THIS IS THE HIGHEST ACCREDITATION RATING POSSIBLE FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN COLORADO.2016-2017 GOALS:SCHOOL CONDITIONS GOAL: STUDENT-TEACHER INTERACTION & SCHOOL CULTURE- I CAN CONSISTENTLY EMPHASIZE A GROWTH MINDSET TO BUILD A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.- I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A CULTURE AND CLIMATE CONDUCIVE TO EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE FOR ALL.- I CAN HELP STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY BY FOLLOWING OUR SCHOOL'S MISSION AND VISION.- I CAN HELP STUDENTS BECOME ORGANIZED AND SELF -DIRECTED.- I CAN HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL AS CITIZEN SCHOLARS IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GOAL: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE- I CAN WORK ON IMPROVING MY PROJECT-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS BY PARTICIPATING IN ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FOSTER AND BUILD A CULTURE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.- I CAN USE LEARNING TARGETS TO GUIDE MY DAILY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP MY STUDENT'S GROWTH MINDSET, INCREASE THEIR ENGAGEMENT, AND ACHIEVEMENT.- I CAN CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A YEARLONG CURRICULUM MAP THAT IS ALIGNED TO COLORADO ACADEMIC AND COMMON CORE STANDARDS TO ENSURE RIGOROUS, EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING.- I CAN INTEGRATE PBL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS COGNITIVELY AND ENSURE THAT STUDENTS LEARN TOWARD MASTERY.- I CAN UTILIZE MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES TO CONTINUOUSLY INFORM MY INSTRUCTION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS IN ORDER TO MEASURE THEIR PROGRESS TOWARD MASTERY OF GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS AND IMPROVE MY INSTRUCTION. - I CAN IMPLEMENT THE NECESSARY ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT TO ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO MASTER GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS.- I CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN OUR PD AND MORNING PLANNING TIME TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR STUDENT'S SUCCESS AND RIGOROUS CYCLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.- I CAN COMMUNICATE LEARNING TARGETS AND CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS TO DEVELOP A GROWTH MINDSET BY GUIDING STUDENTS TO DESCRIBE CHARACTERISTICS OF QUALITY WORK.- I CAN UTILIZE THE WORKSHOP MODEL TO FOCUS ON ONE SKILL, CONCEPT, OR STRATEGY AT A TIME.- I CAN USE STRATEGIC QUESTIONING TO CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING.- I CAN STRATEGICALLY USE CRITIQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE FEEDBACK TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE QUALITY OF THE INTENDED LEARNING.- I CAN TEACH STUDENTS FOCUSED REVISION TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD SPECIFIC CRITERIA OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT.- I CAN TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO SELF-ASSESS, REFLECT ON PROGRESS, AND SET GOALS THAT LEAD TO HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT.- I CAN USE STRATEGIC QUESTIONING TO CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING.- I CAN STRATEGICALLY USE CRITIQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE FEEDBACK TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE QUALITY OF THE INTENDED LEARNING.- I CAN TEACH STUDENTS FOCUSED REVISION TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD SPECIFIC CRITERIA OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT.- I CAN TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO SELF-ASSESS, REFLECT ON PROGRESS, AND SET GOALS THAT LEAD TO HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,179,109	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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	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	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	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	Yes (1)	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	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	22	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	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	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	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9708285600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 W 31ST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ERIN PATLA
PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LESLIE GOLDSTEIN
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY PARKER
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TYSON BRIMHALL
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER OTTER
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,379,047	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$26,263	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,405,310	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
STUDENT FEES	611710	$55,741	$55,741
FOOD SERVICE	611710	$45,928	$45,928

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$101,669	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$27	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$27	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$480	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$480	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$480	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,507,486	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$102,176	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$337,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$337,392	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$772,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$525,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$246,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,700	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,002	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,803	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,458	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,469	TotalAmt
Management And General	$56,469	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,726	TotalAmt
Management And General	$75,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,823	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,014	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,038	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS	$91,104	$91,104
UTILITIES	$14,945		$14,945
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$11,817		$11,817
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$7,178		$7,178

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,795,028	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,179,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$615,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$447,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$298,610	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,401	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,468	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,671	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$379,613	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$305,768	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,845	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,596	BOYAmt
EOY	$358,856	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$669,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$760,450	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,176	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,623	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,803	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,097,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,459,106	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,133,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,512,085	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,505,800	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,877,000	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,365	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,464,093	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,751,635	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$669,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$760,450	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$287,542	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$340,455	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$283,685	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$56,770	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,120	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,308	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,812	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,038	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,775	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$263	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$73,845	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECTED AND ACTUAL INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON PENSION PLAN	Desc
Book Value	$358,856	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$358,856	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
NET PENSION LIABILITY	$2,395,993
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPECTED AND ACTUAL EXPERIENCE ON PENSION PLAN	$63,113

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,459,106	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,507,486	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,507,486	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,507,486	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,795,028	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,795,028	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,795,028	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	DURING THE LOTTERY ENROLLMENT PERIOD, THE SCHOOL REQUIRES ALL PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO REVIEW AND SIGN OFF THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL'S LOTTERY POLICY. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE POLICY IS THE SCHOOL'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY. THE NEWSPAPER ADS DURING THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD DIRECT ALL PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO THAT AREA OF THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	PER PUPIL OPERATING REVENUE AND GRANT FUNDS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 WEST 31ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	472584611	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)3	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$331,392	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$6,000	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	IN-KIND RENT	NonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of Grant	PURCHASE OF THE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATION REQUIRES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (INVOICE OR SIMILAR) FOR EXPENSES INCURRED. FINANCIAL RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED IN QUICKBOOKS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ERIN PATLA
BOARD MEMBER - MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION	MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE DONOR RESTRICTED FOR THE SOLE INTENT AND PURPOSE TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SCHOOL BUILDING FOR MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.	0
TYSON BRIMHALL
BOARD MEMBER - MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION	MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE DONOR RESTRICTED FOR THE SOLE INTENT AND PURPOSE TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SCHOOL BUILDING FOR MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW; QUESTIONS (IF ANY) ARE ADDRESSED BY THE CPA; CHANGES ARE MADE IF DEEMED NECESSARY; FORM 990 IS REVIEWED A 2ND TIME AND APPROVED FOR FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12	PER THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD POLICY MANUAL: BOARD MEMBERS SHALL REPORT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN WRITING TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE TIME SET FOR VOTING ON SUCH TRANSACTION, AND SHALL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE MATTER(S). THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURES WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING IN WHICH THE BOARD ACTION OCCURRED RELATING TO THE MATTER DISCLOSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD TREASURER AND PRESIDENT USE COMPOSITE DATA TO INFORM THE COMPENSATION DECISION THAT INCLUDES COMPENSATION SCHEDULES OF OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN DISTRICTS SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL AS ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO, PARTICULARLY IN STATE AND CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS, CONSIDERING VARIABLES SUCH AS BUDGETS AND SCHOOL SIZE AND HEAD OF SCHOOL DUTIES SIMILAR TO THOSE AT MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER WILL DISCUSS COMPENSATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND TAKE THOSE NEGOTIATIONS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. COMPENSATION IN YEARS AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT WILL ALSO BE DETERMINED BY PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, IN PARTICULAR, THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS THAT WERE MUTUALLY SET BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.