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← DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$137,680,069
Total expenses
$132,906,201
Contributions and grants received
$19,157,717
Grants paid
$95,879
Program service revenue
$117,812,638
Investment income
$709,714
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$74,131,916
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,287,990
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$46,843,926
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$130,359,658
Management and general expenses
$1,967,524
Fundraising expenses
$579,019
Program service expenses (Part III)
$130,359,658

Program services were 98.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $10,763,377

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,105,105

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $289,235

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PER PUPIL REVENUE

    total $89,263,323 · related or exempt $89,263,323 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MILL LEVY

    total $27,686,974 · related or exempt $27,686,974 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES

    total $862,341 · related or exempt $862,341 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $743,563 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $743,563

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,631 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $45,480

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $11,631 · other assets -$45,480

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$33,849 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$33,849

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $91,879 · program services $91,879

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,000 · program services $4,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,876,189 · program services $1,701,557 · management and general $71,925 · fundraising $102,707

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $76,024,582 · program services $74,881,447 · management and general $784,362 · fundraising $358,773

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,808,834 · program services $7,614,151 · management and general $153,094 · fundraising $41,589

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,680,629 · program services $8,479,330 · management and general $155,291 · fundraising $46,008

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,479,332 · program services $5,320,855 · management and general $128,535 · fundraising $29,942

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $66,547 · management and general $66,547

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $101,527 · management and general $101,527

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $52,020 · management and general $52,020

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $17,110,143 · program services $17,110,143 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $244,704 · program services $244,704

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,126,417 · program services $1,126,417

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,175,298 · program services $2,175,298

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,035,297 · program services $3,035,297

  • 17 · Travel

    total $792,538 · program services $792,538

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $956,153 · program services $956,153

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $454,223 · management and general $454,223

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES

    total $3,672,567 · program services $3,672,567

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & FEES

    total $3,153,322 · program services $3,153,322

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,975,228 · end of year $17,789,592

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $311,000 · end of year $67,400

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,126,803 · end of year $1,509,399

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $299,460 · end of year $269,424

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

    $6,845,215

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

    $5,001,899

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,157,102 · end of year $1,843,316

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $16,146,195 · end of year $257,969

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $42,716,392 · end of year $52,394,816

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,699,762 · end of year $8,933,728

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,080,128 · end of year $18,354,262

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,312,139 · end of year $33,164,263

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,640,151 · end of year $13,679,663

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSFORMS URBAN PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ELIMINATING EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY AND PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE 21ST CENTURY.

  • PROVIDING FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DSST CURRENTLY SERVES A STUDENT POPULATION OF 7,600 STUDENTS IN 16 SCHOOLS. AT FULL ENROLLMENT IN 2035, DSST WILL SERVE 8,850 STUDENTS IN 18 SCHOOLS ACROSS DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TO DATE, DSST HAS PREPARED 100% OF OUR GRADUATES TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE. DSST SCHOOLS ARE RECOGNIZED AMONG THE TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN COLORADO.

    Expenses $130,359,658 · Grants $95,879 · Revenue $117,812,638

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Glenn Russo

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jean Kutner

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alyssa Whitehead-Bust

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Sinclair

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Billy Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brenda Allen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Greenberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Suppes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deanna Campos Miller

    DIRECTOR (BEGIN 01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dominick Moreno

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Fatima Rezaie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Taylor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Mary Haynes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Medford Moorer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patrick O'Rourke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aaron Griffen

    Chief Student Affairs Officer

    Total calculated
    $203,601
    From this org
    $172,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,306
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,051
    Bonus
    $5,898
    Other
    $346
    Deferred
    $8,757
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,549
    Filer's total
    $203,601

  • Ashley Wiegner

    Chief People Officer (END 01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $192,049
    From this org
    $176,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,992
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,342
    Bonus
    $558
    Other
    $157
    Deferred
    $9,019
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,973
    Filer's total
    $192,049

  • Bill Kurtz

    Former Chief Executive Officer (END 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $218,310
    From this org
    $199,976
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,334
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,009
    Bonus
    $18,361
    Other
    $606
    Deferred
    $7,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,209
    Filer's total
    $218,310

  • Danielle Felder

    Chief External Affairs Officer

    Total calculated
    $201,507
    From this org
    $171,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,350
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $77,770
    Bonus
    $548
    Other
    $92,839
    Deferred
    $9,179
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,171
    Filer's total
    $201,507

  • Heather Koehler

    Chief Schools Officer

    Total calculated
    $179,015
    From this org
    $169,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,038
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $72,491
    Bonus
    $541
    Other
    $96,945
    Deferred
    $8,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $301
    Filer's total
    $179,015

  • Nella Garcia Urban

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $305,458
    From this org
    $280,372
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,086
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,151
    Bonus
    $54,000
    Other
    $221
    Deferred
    $11,677
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,409
    Filer's total
    $305,458

  • Nick Plantan

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $198,995
    From this org
    $167,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,575
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,721
    Bonus
    $548
    Other
    $151
    Deferred
    $8,757
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,818
    Filer's total
    $198,995

  • Tamara Ghandour

    Chief People Officer

    Total calculated
    $17,607
    From this org
    $17,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $574
    Hours/week
    40

  • Antwan Wilson

    DSST President

    Total calculated
    $244,882
    From this org
    $225,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,449
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,430
    Bonus
    $516
    Other
    $487
    Deferred
    $11,312
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,137
    Filer's total
    $244,882

  • Carrie Ramsey

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $165,272
    From this org
    $147,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,760
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,839
    Bonus
    $548
    Other
    $125
    Deferred
    $7,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,077
    Filer's total
    $165,272

  • Jake Firman

    Director of Software Development

    Total calculated
    $158,464
    From this org
    $126,911
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,553
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,274
    Bonus
    $541
    Other
    $96
    Deferred
    $6,927
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,626
    Filer's total
    $158,464

  • Libby Brien

    Vice President of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum

    Total calculated
    $176,650
    From this org
    $149,855
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,795
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,092
    Bonus
    $14,661
    Other
    $102
    Deferred
    $7,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,576
    Filer's total
    $176,650

  • Martin Pearson

    School Director

    Total calculated
    $151,176
    From this org
    $136,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,854
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,684
    Bonus
    $7,404
    Other
    $234
    Deferred
    $6,744
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,110
    Filer's total
    $151,176

  • Natalie Lewis

    Vice President of Leader Development

    Total calculated
    $165,105
    From this org
    $150,244
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,569
    Bonus
    $4,558
    Other
    $117
    Deferred
    $7,352
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,509
    Filer's total
    $165,105

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
Severance payment or Change-Of-Control Payment: The following people received a qualifying payment: Danielle Felder - $92,694 Heather Koehler - $96,795
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF BONUSES WILL BE PAID. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS A BONUS BASED ON REVIEW OF THEIR PERFORMANCES AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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

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
2024
Filed
8 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202611289349302951

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