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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,620,597
Total expenses
$7,504,018
Contributions and grants received
$7,139,679
Grants paid
$5,359,189
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$473,688
Other revenue
$7,230
Total assets, end of year
$12,978,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,599,344
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,378,761
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,598,723
Management and general expenses
$1,087,908
Fundraising expenses
$817,387
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,598,723

Program services were 74.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $880,812

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,258,867

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $477,814

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $447,567 · excluded $447,567

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $26,121

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $26,121

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $26,121 · excluded $26,121

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $189,058

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $880,812

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $189,058

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $7,230 · excluded $7,230

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,230

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,353,189 · program services $5,353,189

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,000 · program services $6,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $224,619 · program services $33,693 · management and general $123,540 · fundraising $67,386

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,018,215 · program services $106,064 · management and general $419,022 · fundraising $493,129

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,069 · program services $5,356 · management and general $21,224 · fundraising $25,489

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $125,303 · program services $13,456 · management and general $52,782 · fundraising $59,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $104,989 · program services $11,722 · management and general $45,580 · fundraising $47,687

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $68,371 · management and general $68,371

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $83,729 · program services $25,725 · management and general $22,466 · fundraising $35,538

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $127,156 · management and general $116,817 · fundraising $10,339

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,097 · program services $21 · management and general $23,212 · fundraising $7,864

  • 24a · Other expenses: MARKETING, DONOR STEWARDS

    total $223,654 · management and general $194,894 · fundraising $28,760

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $41,635 · fundraising $41,635

  • 24c · Other expenses: SCHOOL OUTREACH

    total $23,992 · program services $23,497 · fundraising $495

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,650,485 · end of year $194,434

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $149,488 · end of year $152,227

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $343,377 · end of year $266,260

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,000 · end of year $15,000

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

    $35,481

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

    $35,481

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,487,906 · end of year $9,339,554

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $220,130 · end of year $242,663

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,420,481 · end of year $2,767,967

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,146 · end of year $33,547

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $3,411,756 · end of year $1,149,724

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $912,402 · end of year $416,073

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,962,992 · end of year $6,222,735

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,984,571 · end of year $5,156,026

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN DPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE RAISE AND MANAGE FUNDS, MAKE STRATEGIC PROGRAM INVESTMENTS AND SERVE AS COMMUNITY LEADERS SO ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED.

  • DPS FOUNDATION COLLABORATED WITH FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, ALUMNI, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS ACROSS DENVER. SUPPORTED BY OUR EVER-INCREASING DONOR BASE, DPS FOUNDATION GRANTED NEARLY 5.4 MILLION TO DPS FOR PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND CRITICAL NEEDS IN 2024-25. WORKING ALONGSIDE DPS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS, DPS FOUNDATION INVESTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ACCELERATING PROGRESS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS TO HELP REACH OUR VISION WHERE EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES READY TO LEAD A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.

    Expenses $5,598,723 · Grants $5,359,189

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Hazel

    PRES/CEO

    Total calculated
    $210,401
    From this org
    $188,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,136
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,265
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,705
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,431
    Filer's total
    $210,401
  • Richard Tagle

    PRES/CEO THR

    Total calculated
    $16,596
    From this org
    $16,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ashley Muramoto

    VP OF MARKET

    Total calculated
    $128,463
    From this org
    $120,413
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,050
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jennifer Struthers-Johnson

    FINANCE CONT

    Total calculated
    $82,876
    From this org
    $67,952
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,924
    Hours/week
    30
  • Carmon Hicks

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca Grant Zarret EdD

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Clark

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Walsh

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alanna McKiernan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allie Engelken

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alphonso Hawkins

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandy Radey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Crystal Potter Rivera

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Galemba

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Salazar

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamie Villarreal Bassett

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Fortna

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Narlock

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelli Clifton Ogunsanya

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Allegretti

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristin Stork

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laney Vazquez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marisa Carson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael V Kapoor

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacy Carpenter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sylvia Hilario

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyler Loy

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vanecia B Kerr

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

  • DENVER PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS

    $4,893,135

    SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523179349310172

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