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WATERSHED SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
WATERSHED SCHOOL INC (EIN 84-1600705)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-03-11
IRS object ID
202640709349301714
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-11T19:58:53-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203746583PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11580 LINCOLN ST STE 520AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802031517ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841600705EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WATERSHED SCHOOL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWATEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3034407520PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15405 SPINE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80301ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY BREENPersonNm
Person TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLPersonTitleTxt
Phone3034407520PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEN ROTHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01389203PTIN
Phone3038308109PhoneNum
Preparation2026-03-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTIMOTHY BREENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15405 SPINE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,878,646GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WATERSHEDSCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SPARK ADVENTURE AND WONDER, FOSTER INQUIRY AND COMMUNITY, AND BUILD THE CHARACTER AND ABILITY OF STUDENTS TO TAKE ON THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHALLENGES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers72TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$121,058TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,847,663PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$105,122PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$82,928CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$318,001PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$281,146CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,960,140PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,853,225CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,241,943CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,821,671PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$17,027,247TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$10,277,441TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO SPARK ADVENTURE AND WONDER, FOSTER INQUIRY AND COMMUNITY, AND BUILD THE CHARACTER AND ABILITY OF STUDENTS TO TAKE ON THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHALLENGES.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,794,780ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,695,905RevenueAmt
DescIN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, WATERSHED SCHOOL PROVIDED AN INNOVATIVE, CHALLENGING, COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION TO 118 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12. OUR STUDENTS DEVELOP AS CURIOUS LEARNERS, ADVENTUROUS SPIRITS, AND CARING, COMMITTED GLOBAL CITIZENS AS THEY ENGAGE IN WORK THAT MATTERS - WORK THAT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE SCHOOL. WE BELIEVE THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT JUST HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND HABITS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS, BUT SHOULD AWAKEN THEIR CURIOUSITY, EXPAND THEIR VIEW OF THE WORLD, AND EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES SKILLS COURSES AND EXPEDITION COURSES. ---------- CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O -----------Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,794,780TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (true)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (true)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (true)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (true)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHE SCHOOLPersonNm
Phone3034407520PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15405 SPINE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80301ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
TIMOTHY BREEN
HEAD OF SCHO40.00Yes (X)$218,644$0$30,856
GRAY BRIDGERS
ASSISTANT HE40.00$120,629$0$15,040Yes (X)
JULIE GOLDSTEIN
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL FORWARD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SONIA SCHNITZER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KIRSTIN HATZIS
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAROL HOEFFLER
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PARKER MEER
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVE NELSON
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JADE POLIZZI
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS RICE
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
EATON SCRIPPS
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JON SISENWEIN
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
EMMA STAREK
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LISA SWIFT
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIC WEINER
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASON BERV
TRUSTEE EMER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$339,273TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$45,896TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$793,246AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$5,458NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$793,246TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTUITIONDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,695,905TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,695,905RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,695,905TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$82,928TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,923RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$40,005ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$146,479RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$25,421RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$121,058RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$121,058TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$121,058UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROPERTY TAX REFUND$87,718$87,718
INSURANCE PROCEEDS$50,000$50,000
ALL OTHER$34,897$34,897

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$12,527TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$12,527RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$160,088OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,853,225TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,898,916RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$121,058UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$40,005ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$243,909TotalAmt
Program Services$187,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,636FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,304,907TotalAmt
Program Services$1,768,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$426,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,631FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,542TotalAmt
Program Services$70,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,527FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,262TotalAmt
Program Services$126,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,163FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,282TotalAmt
Program Services$153,293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,030FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,031TotalAmt
Management And General$89,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,147TotalAmt
Management And General$71,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,707TotalAmt
Program Services$35,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,316FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,366TotalAmt
Program Services$11,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,771FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,227TotalAmt
Program Services$7,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$885FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,096TotalAmt
Program Services$30,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,015TotalAmt
Program Services$259,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,834FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$459,717TotalAmt
Program Services$348,762ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,657FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,668TotalAmt
Program Services$335,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,782FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,232TotalAmt
Program Services$45,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,747FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FIELD EXPERIENCES$344,917$344,917
COMMUNITY EVENTS$50,660$27,299$17,903$5,458
UNIFICATION$49,686$49,686
SUPPLIES$48,942$37,601$11,341

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,630TotalAmt
Program Services$4,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,241,943TotalAmt
Program Services$3,794,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,200,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246,687FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,205BOYAmt
EOY$447,409EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,080,000BOYAmt
EOY$976,421EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$247,937BOYAmt
EOY$114,906EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,738BOYAmt
EOY$106,877EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,731BOYAmt
EOY$46,665EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,799,846LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,169,565LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,311,814BOYAmt
EOY$13,630,281EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,486,474BOYAmt
EOY$1,704,688EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,618,899BOYAmt
EOY$17,027,247EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,710BOYAmt
EOY$57,164EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,702,352BOYAmt
EOY$1,838,476EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,306,996BOYAmt
EOY$8,312,314EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,467BOYAmt
EOY$69,487EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,387,525BOYAmt
EOY$10,277,441EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,337,243BOYAmt
EOY$6,442,360EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$894,131BOYAmt
EOY$307,446EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,231,374BOYAmt
EOY$6,749,806EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,618,899BOYAmt
EOY$17,027,247EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$388,718ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$29,691NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$122,541PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,548,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,548,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,074,831OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$607,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,467,331BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$684,897OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$269,227DepreciationAmt
Book Value$415,670BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$431,951OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$292,838DepreciationAmt
Book Value$139,113BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,570,114TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$61,084
RENTAL SECURITY DEPOSITS$8,403
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$69,487TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,901,808TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$29,691NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$18,892DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$48,583RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,853,225RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,853,225TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,260,835TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$18,892DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$18,892ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,241,943ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,241,943TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN BOTH THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND THE STUDENT HANDBOOK.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY BREENPersonNm
TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$218,644BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$22,324DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,532NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$249,500TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLO EDUCATIONALCULTURAL FACILITIEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN840896727BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2023-08-22BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$8,460,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeBUILDING ACQUISITIONPurposeDesc
DefeasedfalseDefeasedInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool FinancingfalsePoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$3,458,461RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$8,460,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$169,199IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$4,832,340CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2024SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsfalseRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable BondsYes (true)RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (true)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (true)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed PropertyfalseOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsfalseAnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropfalseMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research AgreementsfalseAnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestfalseBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed PropfalseChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdfalseProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T FiledfalseForm8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (true)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebatefalseExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DuefalseNoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssuefalseVariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecfalseHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds InvestedfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsfalseWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (true)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePURPOSE OF ISSUE DESCRIPTIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOLO EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL FACILITIES BUILDING ACQUISITIONExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JULIE YATES
DEVELOP DIR$132,842SALARY/BENEFITSfalse
CADDIS ARCHITECTURE
SPOUSE ON BOARD$76,535ARCHITECTfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART VFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS IS MARRIED TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL IS WORKING WITH AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM FOR BUILDING RENOVATIONS. AFTER THE FIRM WAS HIRED, THE SPOUSE OF THE ARCHITECT, WHO IS A PARENT OF A STUDENT, JOINED THE BOARD. THE CONTRACT PREDATES THE ONBOARDING OF THE BOARD MEMBER. THE BOARD HAS EVALUATED THE RELATIONSHIP AND FEELS IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART IIISKILLS COURSES TAKE A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING STUDENT COMPENTENCIES IN MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGES AND THE ARTS. OUR EXPEDITION COURSES ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATIONS OF BIG TOPICS RELATED TO THE WORLD'S GREAT CHALLENGES. THROUGH THESE COURSES, STUDENTS DEVELOP DEEP, INTERCONNECTED UNDERSTANDINGS OF LITERATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND LAB SCIENCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THEN CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING, AND WHEN A NEW MEMBER JOINS THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ASALARY FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, AND WAS SET AFTER A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION TRENDS FOR SIMILARLY SIZED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS NATIONALLY, USING DATA COLLECTED FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (ACIS). THIS DATA IS ADJUSTED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO GOALS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOTIFIED BY THE IRS THAT PAYROLL TAX FORMS FOR THREE QUARTERS IN 2021 WERE NOT FILED CORRECTLY, AND PENALTIES WERE ASSESED IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION PAID THE IRS 122,541 IN 2025 FOR PAYROLL TAXES AND PENALTIES FOR 2021. THE RESULT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT OF BEGINNING NET ASSETS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. THE CORRECTION HAS BEEN APPLIED RETROSPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF APPEALING TO THE IRS AND HOPES TO RECEIVE A PARTIAL OR FULL REFUND IN THE FUTURE.