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← CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,490,892
Total expenses
$19,103,719
Contributions and grants received
$11,401,038
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,891,354
Investment income
$686,455
Other revenue
$512,045
Total assets, end of year
$56,515,358
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,344,361
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$55,170,997
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,062,063
Management and general expenses
$3,128,577
Fundraising expenses
$913,079
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,062,063

Program services were 78.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,983,157

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,417,881

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION SERVICES

    total $3,322,315 · related or exempt $3,322,315

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RESEARCH & EVALUATION

    total $2,569,039 · related or exempt $2,569,039

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,079,958 · excluded $1,079,958

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $445,944

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $445,944

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $445,944 · excluded $445,944

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $393,503

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$393,503

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$393,503 · excluded -$393,503

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $63,817 · excluded $63,817

  • 11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE CLAIM

    total $2,284 · excluded $2,284

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $66,101

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $468,588 · program services $151,412 · management and general $275,882 · fundraising $41,294

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,398,405 · program services $7,543,503 · management and general $1,426,740 · fundraising $428,162

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $209,522 · program services $165,288 · management and general $36,033 · fundraising $8,201

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,179,345 · program services $906,079 · management and general $218,550 · fundraising $54,716

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $729,578 · program services $573,501 · management and general $121,621 · fundraising $34,456

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $428 · management and general $428

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $123,862 · management and general $123,862

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,106,926 · program services $2,449,753 · management and general $418,857 · fundraising $238,316

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,186 · program services $5,424 · management and general $438 · fundraising $29,324

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $142,587 · program services $71,069 · management and general $70,801 · fundraising $717

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $608,306 · program services $504,439 · management and general $65,369 · fundraising $38,498

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,102,833 · program services $933,472 · management and general $165,893 · fundraising $3,468

  • 17 · Travel

    total $86,125 · program services $85,634 · management and general $491

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $336,793 · program services $276,729 · management and general $59,139 · fundraising $925

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,311 · management and general $10,311

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $523,741 · program services $428,554 · management and general $94,037 · fundraising $1,150

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $177,385 · program services $146,030 · management and general $26,902 · fundraising $4,453

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $755,222 · program services $753,401 · management and general $1,821

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING & PROGRAM INCENT

    total $55,369 · program services $55,282 · management and general $87

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $28,531 · fundraising $28,531

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $24,676 · program services $12,493 · management and general $11,315 · fundraising $868

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $851,340 · end of year $2,301,724

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,258,159 · end of year $1,256,705

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $361,671 · end of year $1,106,253

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,981 · end of year $133,182

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $21,158,158

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,535,080

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,718,209 · end of year $9,623,078

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $42,211,097 · end of year $42,094,416

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,378,073 · end of year $1,287,225

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,995 · end of year $57,136

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $610,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,843,238 · end of year $35,075,388

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,619,151 · end of year $20,095,609

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AT CLAYTON, WE WORK TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZED BY TRUST, DIGNITY, LOVE, AND JUSTICE WITH OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, OUR TEAM MEMBERS, AND OTHER PARTNERS ON OUR CAMPUS AND BEYOND. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AN INNOVATION HUB THAT FOSTERS THRIVING, EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES BY PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES TO NURTURE A WHOLE CHILD WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH TO THE EARLY YEARS, DISCOVER WHAT WORKS, AND ADVANCE SYSTEMS CHANGE.

  • EDUCATION SERVICES: CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING OPERATES AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER ON A TWENTY-ACRE HISTORIC CAMPUS IN NORTHEAST DENVER. CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS AN EPICENTER OF ECE PRACTICE. IN OUR DENVER SCHOOL, APPROXIMATELY 33% IDENTIFY SPANISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AND NEARLY 90% QUALIFY FOR THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM. WE DIRECTLY SERVE NEARLY 600 STUDENTS BIRTH-TO-5 IN OUR SCHOOL, THROUGH HOME-BASED AND OTHER PROGRAMS, AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS COLORADO. WE ARE SUCCEEDING IN CLOSING AND PREVENTING LEARNING GAPS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN THROUGH A POWERFUL MODEL UNIQUE TO CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING THAT HARNESSES THE SYNERGY OF FOUR DYNAMIC INITIATIVES - RESEARCH, PRACTICE, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY.

    Expenses $9,902,400 · Revenue $3,322,315

  • EXTERNAL SERVICES: CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING IMPACTS THE SCHOOL READINESS OF APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CHILDREN IN COLORADO ANNUALLY BY SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HUNDREDS OF EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS. CLAYTON IS A DATA DRIVEN, EVIDENCED BASED ORGANIZATION, CONSTANTLY COLLECTING DATA TO MEASURE HOW WELL A CHILD IS DOING AND HOW SCHOOL READY THEY ARE WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR CAMPUS. WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR WORK WITH TRAINING AND COACHING PROGRAMS BY TRACKING THE IMPROVED QUALITY OF TEACHING USING COLORADO'S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, COLORADO SHINES. OUR ALL INCLUSIVE MODEL SETS US APART AS WE ARE CONSTANTLY RESEARCHING AND EVALUATING OUR PRACTICES BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $2,984,891 · Revenue $2,569,039

  • CAMPUS PRESERVATION PROGRAM: CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING OWNS 20 ACRES OF LAND ON WHICH 12 BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. OF THESE, EIGHT BUILDINGS ARE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD AND THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT BY BOTH THE CITY OF DENVER AND THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES. CLAYTON'S OBLIGATION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THESE BUILDINGS AND PROTECT THE EXTERIOR LAND AND ITS PARK- LIKE SETTING. ALL BUILDINGS ARE OCCUPIED BY CLAYTON STAFF OR BY OTHER NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND/OR SOCIAL SERVICES.

    Expenses $1,084,660

  • CLAYTON PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE WITH ADVOCATING POLICY CHANGE FOR CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES. WE PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN COLORADO TO INFORM AND PROMOTE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICIES. WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $1,090,112

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BECCA BRACY

    INTERIM CEO

    Total calculated
    $201,907
    From this org
    $201,554
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $353
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,554
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $353
    Filer's total
    $201,907
  • MARK FENSTERMACHER

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $189,069
    From this org
    $174,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,105
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,964
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,207
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,898
    Filer's total
    $189,069
  • GEOFFREY NAGLE

    CHIEF IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $172,175
    From this org
    $167,931
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,244
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,931
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $168
    Filer's total
    $172,175
  • SARAH BERKMAN

    VP, DEVELOPM

    Total calculated
    $167,664
    From this org
    $154,924
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,740
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,924
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,989
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,751
    Filer's total
    $167,664
  • PAULA SMITH

    VP, EDU. SER

    Total calculated
    $161,662
    From this org
    $148,752
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,910
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,752
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,026
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,884
    Filer's total
    $161,662
  • JEFF HUSTON

    DIRECTOR, MA

    Total calculated
    $121,954
    From this org
    $111,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,185
    Hours/week
    40
  • WILLIAM BROWNING

    CEO FROM 8/2

    Total calculated
    $97,810
    From this org
    $94,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,075
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • NICOLE ADAIR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • MATT BRILL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • DIEDRA GARCIA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • BRANDON GARNER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • GIL GOMEZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • JOE HOELSCHER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • KATHY HOLMES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • KEVIN KING

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • KAY LEE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • JODI LITFIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • PRINCESS MACK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • VIRIGINA MALONEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • TINA MARTINEZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • DANIEL PRAGER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • CURT REIMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • CINDY SCHULZ

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • JENNIFER STEDRON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • MEG TOMCHO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • BERT WILLIAMS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • LINH YOUNG

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
ANNUAL BONUS PROVIDED TO CEO UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
4 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420169349303292

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