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NAROPA UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NAROPA UNIVERSITY (EIN 84-1029228)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202631329349306903
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)
Return2026-05-12T16:47:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Eide Bailly LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12950 E Harmony Rd Ste 290AddressLine1Txt
CityFort CollinsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP805283429ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN841029228EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Naropa UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlNAROBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3034440202PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12130 Arapahoe AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBoulderCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd

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PersonSpencer ConroyPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3034440202PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonKyle Fritch CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01313374PTIN
Phone9702238825PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-30PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerPaul BurkhardtPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12130 Arapahoe AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBoulderCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$41,934,831GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.naropa.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNaropa University is North America's leading institution of contemplative education.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee593TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,272,992PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$1,589,986PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,911,155CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$55,493CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$36,919,464PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,847,981CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,998,285PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$6,714,090CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,205,275PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$12,135,080CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$38,091,054CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$565,974PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$756,927CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$31,190,705TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$19,150,147TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,173,438TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,985,637NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,017,267NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionNaropa University recognizes the inherent goodness and wisdom of each human being. Naropa educates the whole person, nurturing in its students a lifelong joy in learning, a critical intellect, the sense of purpose that accompanies compassionate service to the world, and the openness and equanimity that arise from authentic insight and self-understanding. Naropa students explore the inner resources needed to engage with a complex and challenging world, to help transform that world, and to attain deeper levels of happiness and meaning in their lives. Drawing on the vital insights of the world's wisdom traditions, Naropa is simultaneously Buddhist-inspired, ecumenical, and nonsectarian. Naropa values ethnic and cultural differences for their essential role in education. It embraces the richness of human diversity with the aim oof fostering a more just and equitable society and an expanded awareness of our common humanity.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$27,074,296ExpenseAmt
Grant$6,635,265GrantAmt
Revenue$29,819,172RevenueAmt
DescThe University offers undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in arts, social sciences, and the humanities. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. There are approximately 1,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Instruction, student services, and academic support program services all support the University's purpose and mission to educate the whole person.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$676,952ExpenseAmt
Grant$32,815GrantAmt
Revenue$676,911RevenueAmt
DescAlaya Preschool operates as a preschool and childcare facility service children and their families in the greater Boulder area. As part of Naropa University, Alaya Preschool operates as a lab school serving students in Naropa's early childhood and contemplative education programs. Alaya is licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and serves approximately 60 families. Financial support is provided for some families through scholarships for tuition assistanceDesc

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Expense$775,831ExpenseAmt
Grant$46,010GrantAmt
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DescStudent Housing for those undergraduates that are required to live in student housing or those students that elect to live in student housing. Served approximately 75 students.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$503,859ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$336,989RevenueAmt
DescNaropa Community Counseling Center integrates contemplative approaches with modern clinical practice to assist our clients in reaching their highest level of emotional and mental well-being. We provide cutting edge, transformative intervention across a broad range of therapeutic services. Naropa Community Counseling serves Boulder and Front Range. The Naropa Community Counseling Center served approximately 575 clients over the year.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$336,989TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$29,030,938TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document120IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee593EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Spencer ConroyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3034440202PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12130 Arapahoe AveAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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Charles Lief
President40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$388,915$0$54,772
Suzanne Benally
Co-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Wilding
Co-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Cassidy
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mara Ferris
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marty Janowitz
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Faculty Trustee40.00Yes (X)$63,647$0$8,258
Lori Laser
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arron Mansika
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martine Joelle McDonald
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amber Neathery
Trustee (as of June)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samantha Sanderson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tara Trujillo
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Zigmond
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vijay Singh
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kendra Sandoval
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judith Dack
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynne Katzmann
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacky Sabin
Trustee (until June)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Spencer Conroy
CFO40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Marie Klotz
VP of DESS40.00$190,254$0$26,991Yes (X)
Regina Smith
VP of Academics40.00$155,042$0$12,284Yes (X)
Jeffrey Pethybridge
Chief Academics Officer40.00$123,316$0$14,863Yes (X)
Carlos Gomez
AVP Information Tech.40.00$100,439$0$49,843Yes (X)
William Monroe- Dir of
Naropa Comm. Counseling40.00$109,548$0$40,184Yes (X)
Jorge Arias
Controller40.00$109,062$0$18,957Yes (X)
Sharla Owens
AVP Development40.00$108,196$0$12,283Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$238,435TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Ellucian Company LP
62578 Collections Center DriveChicagoIL60693ERP, IT management & consulting$629,827
Heightened Education Consulting LLC
154 Oak Place DriveHoustonTX77006Higher education & finance consulting$449,373
M&H Commerical Cleaning Services
1221 Homestead RdErieCO80516Cleaning Services$279,399
Doctums Global Llc
119 S Emerson St 186Mount PropectIL60056IT management$236,610
Networks That Matter Inc
5144 S Jamaica WayEnglewoodCO80111Marketing and Public Relations$234,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$102,338FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,345,621GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,945,516AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$657,951NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,393,475TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees611710$29,600,694$29,600,694
Auxiliary Activities - Housing611710$765,772$765,772
Auxiliary Enterprise - Alaya Pres611710$676,911$676,911
Counseling Revenue611710$336,989$336,989

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Total Revenue Column$218,478TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$218,478RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$31,598,844TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$425,472TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,053UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$424,419ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,100,213SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,381,805OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,006,857SecuritiesAmt
Other$989,478OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$93,356SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,392,327OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,485,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,485,683ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$35,022FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$102,338ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$90,515FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$55,493TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$55,493ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$38,847,981TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$31,598,844RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,053UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,854,609ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,714,090TotalAmt
Program Services$6,714,090ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$909,215TotalAmt
Program Services$72,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$673,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,099FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,025,761TotalAmt
Program Services$12,029,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,861,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,860FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,153TotalAmt
Program Services$193,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,802,341TotalAmt
Program Services$1,526,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$245,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,615FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,100,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,802FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$380,144TotalAmt
Management And General$380,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,315TotalAmt
Management And General$336,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,719TotalAmt
Management And General$152,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,137TotalAmt
Management And General$53,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,194,095TotalAmt
Program Services$1,442,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,722,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,561FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$483,640TotalAmt
Program Services$166,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$119,738FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$623,701TotalAmt
Program Services$403,394ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,542FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,792,690TotalAmt
Program Services$1,485,428ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$275,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,003FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,684,157TotalAmt
Program Services$2,096,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$580,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,789FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$455,293TotalAmt
Program Services$438,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,954FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,313TotalAmt
Program Services$454,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,789FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$509,844TotalAmt
Program Services$422,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,102FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,761TotalAmt
Program Services$18,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$375,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$322,602$261,140$57,206$4,256
Education Materials and$204,669$204,669

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,091,054TotalAmt
Program Services$29,030,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,432,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$628,110FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,817BOYAmt
EOY$2,904,041EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,906,919BOYAmt
EOY$2,634,210EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,085,272BOYAmt
EOY$1,064,591EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$924,304BOYAmt
EOY$359,327EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,209BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,528BOYAmt
EOY$742,276EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,805,100LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,163,924LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,898,902BOYAmt
EOY$12,641,176EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,686,183BOYAmt
EOY$4,876,170EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,689,650BOYAmt
EOY$5,968,914EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,135,784BOYAmt
EOY$31,190,705EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,193,602BOYAmt
EOY$2,078,898EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,265,983BOYAmt
EOY$1,401,978EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,076,557BOYAmt
EOY$3,439,827EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,943,375BOYAmt
EOY$3,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,670,630BOYAmt
EOY$6,252,735EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,150,147BOYAmt
EOY$16,173,438EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,744,596BOYAmt
EOY$9,451,265EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,241,041BOYAmt
EOY$5,566,002EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,985,637BOYAmt
EOY$15,017,267EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,135,784BOYAmt
EOY$31,190,705EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$756,927ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$324,703NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$50,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$89,839AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,287,231BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$342,367InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$46,311GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$557,116OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,026,171EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,613,108BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,392ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$231,233InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$35,943GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$142,607OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,686,183EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,291,892BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$468,149InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$67,561GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$84,372OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,613,108EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,635,034BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,604ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$589,898InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$778,848OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,291,892EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,426,786BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$736,525InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$528,277OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,635,034EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.22720BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.70860PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06420TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,341,884OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,341,884BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,187,246OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,278,929DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,908,317BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$88,219OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,973DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,246BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,087,137OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,988,250DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,887BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,100,614OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$818,772DepreciationAmt
Book Value$281,842BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,641,176TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security Deposits$70,298
Operating Lease Right of Use Assets$5,898,616
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,968,914TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease LiabilityDesc
Amt$6,252,735Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,252,735TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$32,445,972TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$324,703NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$6,673,575OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$6,348,872RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,794,844RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$53,137InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$53,137RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,847,981TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,414,342TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$31,414,342ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$53,137InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$6,623,575OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,676,712ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$38,091,054TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:The artwork is composed of paintings, calligraphies, slides, and photos that provide historical references to the school's founder and heritage.
Part V, Line 4:The University's endowment consists of approximately 30 funds establishd by donors and one restricted term endowment. Perpetual Endowment funds are charitable funds whose principal must be preserved in perpetuity as a condition imposed by the donor. Term Endowment funds are scholarship-restricted funds whose principal may be expended in accordance with the Foundation's spending-rate policy and is held for until 2035 in accordance with Title III agreement.
Part X, Line 2:The University believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The University would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. The University's Forms 990, 990-T and other income tax filings required by state, local, or non-U.S. tax authorities are no longer subject to tax examination for years before 2022.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Student Scholarships Netted With Income on the Audited Financials -6,635,265. Preschool Scholarships Netted With Income on the Audited Financials -32,815. Housing Discounts Netted With Income on the Audited Financials -46,010. Uncollectible Pledges -50,000. Event Expenses Reported on Part VIII 90,515.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student Scholarships Netted With Income on the Audited Financials 6,635,265. Preschool Scholarships Netted With Income on the Audited Financials 32,815. Housing Discounts Netted With Income on the Audited Financials 46,010. Event Expenses Reported on Part VIII -90,515.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 1AThe difference between ending and beginning endowment funds changed to adjust for changes in the endowment reporting.

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 RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3Naropa University posts its Statement of Nondiscrimination and guidelines on their public website.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6Naropa offers student loans and grants through government programs such as Pell, Stafford, Perkins, and Direct loans. Naropa also has student workers and receives a subsidy from the government to offset a portion of their compensation.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event150th GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$137,360GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$102,338CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$35,022GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$2,937NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,613RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$66,022FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,752EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,191OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$137,360GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$102,338CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$35,022GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$2,937NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,613RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$66,022FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,752EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,191OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$90,515DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$55,493NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarships, Tuition Discounts, Student Aid744$6,635,265
Alaya Preschool financial need based assistance11$32,815
Housing Discount10$46,010

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Financial Aid office monitors students adherence to academic scholarship requirements such as GPA and satisfactory academic progress.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Charles Lief
President$388,915$0$0$0$0$0$20,171$0$36,651$0$445,737$0$0$0
Ann Marie Klotz
VP of DESS$190,254$0$0$0$0$0$7,688$0$19,498$0$217,440$0$0$0
Regina Smith
VP of Academics$155,042$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,475$0$167,517$0$0$0
Carlos Gomez
AVP Information Tech.$100,439$0$0$0$0$0$13,477$0$36,518$0$150,434$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe University President is reimbursed for 50% of home cleaning services. The Home is used to host many of the University's events. As such, the portion of the cleaning costs reimbursed by the University are considered a business expense to the University and is not considered taxable income to the President. The President rents a home from the University in which he and his family reside. The rent is paid at fair market value. In October 2024, the university sold the President's house and signed a lease agreement for the property where the president resided through the end of his tenure as president in August 2025.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Colorado Education & Cultural Facilities Authority Series 2020BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN840896727BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2020-06-18BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$5,555,968IssuePriceAmt
PurposeRefund of the Series 2013A And 2013B BondsPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$2,025,330RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$5,555,968TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$111,119IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$5,444,850OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2020SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Heightened Education Consulting LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOfficer has more than a 35% ownership in the companyRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$449,373TransactionAmt
TransactionCFO Consulting services, financial services, and facilities consulting services.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$657,951NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesStock priceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationColumn (b) is the number of contributions contributed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 3At the end of December 2024, the university began to phase out the psychedelics program and that process bridged both years 2024 and 2025.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3The role of Chief Financial Officer was being filled by a consultant through Heightened Education Consulting LLC. Spencer Conroy oversaw the areas of finance, budgeting, facilities, information technology, financial aid, and human resources. The total compensation to the consulting firm for Spencer's services was $380,144.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe President and CFO review the draft Form 990. A full draft of the Form 990 is sent to the Finance and Sustainability Committee Chairs for review prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service. A redacted draft of the Form 990 is sent to the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is applied to all Board members. A Board member shall be considered to have a conflict of interest if they, or persons or entities with which they are affiliated, has a direct or indirect interest that may impair or may reasonably appear to impair their independent, unbiased judgment in the discharge of their responsibilities to the institution. Board members shall disclose to the Board any actual, apparent, or possible conflict of interest at the earliest practical time. A Board member who has made such a disclosure shall abstain from voting on such matters. The Board member may be invited to participate in the discussion. The conflict of interest policy also required every Board member to complete and sign a disclosure form on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Executive Committee of board of directors meets to review performance in line with strategic plan goals and annual tactical goals achieved.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Uncollectible Pledges -50,000.