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ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC (EIN 56-2464910)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202601319349304005
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-11T12:32:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 VIA PIEMONTE SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityONTARIOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91764ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN562464910EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASPEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5592257737PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14221 N HUGHES AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFRESNOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93705ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHELLY LETHERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5593692456PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWADE MCMULLENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00541671PTIN
Phone9099857286PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHELLY LETHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14221 N HUGHES AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFRESNOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93705ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,592,829GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.ASPENPS.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO ATTAIN NECESSARY LITERACY AND TO LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE 21ST CENTURY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers32TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$14,195PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,745CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,485PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$73,574CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,220,113PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,592,829CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$6,815,496PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$17,444,626PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,916,885CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$775,487PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,324,056CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,668,689TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,414,462TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,416,840TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,486,669TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,251,849NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,927,793NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS FORMED TO SERVE SOME OF CENTRAL FRESNO'S MOST "AT-RISK" CHILDREN. SINCE 2004, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND THOSE LIVING IN SEVERE POVERTY. THE MISSION IS TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$17,974,353ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$6,459RevenueAmt
DescASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS: ASPEN VALLEY PREP ACADEMY, ASPEN MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND ASPEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL. FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 867 STUDENTS ACROSS 175 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR DAYS IN GRADES TK-12.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHELLY LETHERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8884740322PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1567 W SHAW AVE SUITE A-1AddressLine1Txt
CityFRESNOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93704ZIPCd

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SHELLY LETHER
CEO40.001.00Yes (X)$149,034$0$27,000
LISA TAYLOR
SITE DIRECTOR40.000.00$111,977$0$35,981Yes (X)
SARAH CRANTZ
CHIEF STUDENT SERVICES40.000.00$118,501$0$22,634Yes (X)
RILEY FOX
SITE DIRECTOR40.000.00$100,318$0$19,161Yes (X)
NICOLE RIVERA
SITE DIRECTOR40.001.00$111,441$0$25,375Yes (X)
MICHAEL LEE
IT DIRECTOR40.001.00$115,210$0$12,273Yes (X)
JOHN GRICE
BOARD CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CARLOS HUERTA
VICE CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RENE DAYTON
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK SNEE
SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALICIA VARELA
DIRECTOR2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$706,481TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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CALIFORNIA TEACHING FELLOWS FOUNDATION
7110 N FRESNO ST STE 300FRESNOCA93720STAFFING SERVICES$477,885
CHARTER IMPACT
8500 BALBOA BLVD STE 140NORTHRIDGECA91325BUSINESS SERVICES$396,563
ECOCLEANSPACE
BOX 9065FRESNOCA93790CUSTODIAL SERVICES$182,500
LARSON COMMUNICATIONS
16027 BROOKHURST STFOUNTAIN VALLEYCA92708COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$104,876
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$18,339,300GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$172,210AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$18,511,510TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,745TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,745ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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MISC REVENUE900099$67,115$67,115
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES611600$6,459$6,459
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$73,574OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,459RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$74,860ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,939TotalAmt
Program Services$7,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,630,634TotalAmt
Program Services$8,990,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$639,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,092,413TotalAmt
Program Services$1,092,413ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,203,082TotalAmt
Program Services$1,120,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$382,775TotalAmt
Program Services$320,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$475,827TotalAmt
Program Services$98,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$377,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,860TotalAmt
Management And General$56,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,613TotalAmt
Management And General$56,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,063,327TotalAmt
Program Services$1,853,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$210,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$691,119TotalAmt
Program Services$681,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,442TotalAmt
Program Services$236,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,076,484TotalAmt
Program Services$2,026,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,784TotalAmt
Program Services$55,784ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554TotalAmt
Management And General$554ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,133TotalAmt
Program Services$91,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,852TotalAmt
Management And General$135,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$1,030,829$959,328$68,175$3,326
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS$440,218$440,218

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,916,885TotalAmt
Program Services$17,974,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,939,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,326FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,794,006BOYAmt
EOY$2,950,230EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,107,400BOYAmt
EOY$2,027,572EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221,422BOYAmt
EOY$214,733EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,097,307LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$763,390LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,284BOYAmt
EOY$333,917EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,577BOYAmt
EOY$20,888,010EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,668,689BOYAmt
EOY$26,414,462EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,343,601BOYAmt
EOY$885,042EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,543,909BOYAmt
EOY$1,521,217EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,004BOYAmt
EOY$100,006EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,326BOYAmt
EOY$20,980,404EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,416,840BOYAmt
EOY$23,486,669EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,251,849BOYAmt
EOY$2,927,793EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,251,849BOYAmt
EOY$2,927,793EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,668,689BOYAmt
EOY$26,414,462EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,324,056ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,980OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,327DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,653BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$540,969OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$417,925DepreciationAmt
Book Value$123,044BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$534,358OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$338,138DepreciationAmt
Book Value$196,220BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$333,917TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$27,956
RIGHT OF USE ASSETS$19,691,196
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES$1,168,858
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$20,888,010TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES$1,275,948
LEASE LIABILITY$19,704,456
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$20,980,404TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ARE NONPROFIT ENTITIES EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON POTENTIAL AUDIT OR EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED. THE ORGANIZATION FILES AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND WITH THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY INCLUDED IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND ENROLLMENT MATERIALS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4N/A - THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHELLY LETHERPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$149,034BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,744DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,256NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,034TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT WITH ANY CHANGES OR REVISIONS INCORPORATED INTO THE FILING. THE REVISED RETURN IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITORING IS PERFORMED REGULARLY BY THE OFFICERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY QUESTIONS OF A CONFLICT ARE ADDRESSED WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, WHO IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S INFLUENCE ON RELATED BUSINESS MATTERS. A PERSON HAS FINANCIAL INTEREST IF THE PERSON HAS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THROUGH BUSINESS, INVESTMENT, OR FAMILY: AN OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS ENTERED INTO OR PROPOSES TO ENTER ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT; A COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CORPORATION OR WITH ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS ENTERED INTO OR PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT; OR A POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN, OR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH, ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION ENTERED INTO OR PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OF A CONFLICT ARE ADDRESSED WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, WHO IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S INFLUENCE ON RELATED BUSINESS MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PERFORMED DURING A BOARD MEETING IN A CLOSED SESSION WHEN THE DIRECTOR IS ASKED TO LEAVE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PAY IS DETERMINED BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY EXTERNAL CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGH COMPARISON STUDIES OF OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 959,447. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 210,199. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,169,646. OTHER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 893,681. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 893,681.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPEN GATE LEARNING FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14221 NORTH HUGHES AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFRESNOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP937051611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460906300EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOLSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPEN GATE LEARNING FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeKTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,270,174InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt