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← DENVER FAMILIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DENVER FAMILIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,770,000
Total expenses
$1,354,751
Contributions and grants received
$1,770,000
Grants paid
$90,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,452,456
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,106
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,400,350
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,069,254
Management and general expenses
$260,974
Fundraising expenses
$24,523
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,069,254

Program services were 78.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,770,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $90,500 · program services $90,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $145,849 · program services $87,509 · management and general $43,755 · fundraising $14,585

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $375,550 · program services $339,637 · management and general $30,394 · fundraising $5,519

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,007 · program services $13,954 · management and general $1,810 · fundraising $243

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,970 · program services $48,744 · management and general $21,550 · fundraising $676

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,234 · program services $43,555 · management and general $6,154 · fundraising $1,525

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $30,014 · management and general $30,014

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,925 · management and general $32,925

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $90,000 · program services $90,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $215,475 · program services $178,374 · management and general $36,832 · fundraising $269

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $60,953 · program services $18,659 · management and general $42,294

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $39,370 · program services $31,837 · management and general $6,187 · fundraising $1,346

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,294 · program services $14,226 · management and general $2,068

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,628 · program services $3,827 · management and general $4,801

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,542 · program services $8,525 · management and general $1,657 · fundraising $360

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $99,971 · program services $99,907 · management and general $64

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND OTHER

    total $469 · management and general $469

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $949,251 · end of year $766,906

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $625,118

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $41,309 · end of year $20,037

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $188,423 · end of year $40,395

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $193,883 · end of year $52,106

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $985,100 · end of year $800,350

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $600,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO MOBILIZE OUR COMMUNITY INTO ACTION IN SUPPORT OF A SHARED VISION FOR A REIMAGINED PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN DENVER.

  • DENVER FAMILIES ACTION'S PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON BUILDING A PIPELINE OF DIVERSE AND EFFECTIVE EDUCATION ADVOCATES AND LEADERS THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. ACTIONEERS IS A FIELD CANVASSING PROGRAM THAT MOBILIZES DPS FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONDUCT VOTER OUTREACH. THE LEAD FELLOWSHIP PARTNERS WITH LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY AND EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX SYSTEMS, ENGAGE IN EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN DENVER'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $1,069,254 · Grants $90,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Clarence Burton

    BOARD MEMBER THRU 12/24; CEO

    Total calculated
    $245,424
    From this org
    $131,335
    From related orgs
    $66,161
    Other
    $47,928
    Hours/week
    26.6 + 13.4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,335 + $66,161 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,295 + $7,705 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,583 + $9,345 related
    Filer's total
    $162,213 + $83,211 related
  • Lela Johnston

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $199,998
    From this org
    $112,154
    From related orgs
    $43,322
    Other
    $44,522
    Hours/week
    28.85 + 11.15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,072 + $42,904 related
    Bonus
    $1,082 + $418 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,178 + $5,090 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,708 + $7,546 related
    Filer's total
    $144,040 + $55,958 related
  • Cody Ostenson

    DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $140,816
    From this org
    $75,632
    From related orgs
    $43,239
    Other
    $21,945
    Hours/week
    25.45 + 14.55 related
  • Brittany Joyce

    EXECUTIVE ON LOAN

    Total calculated
    $139,258
    From this org
    $8,878
    From related orgs
    $101,500
    Other
    $28,880
    Hours/week
    3.22 + 36.78 related
  • Felipe Vieyra

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $138,539
    From this org
    $62,767
    From related orgs
    $56,894
    Other
    $18,878
    Hours/week
    20.98 + 19.02 related
  • Patrick Donovan

    PRESIDENT AS OF 12/11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenda J Allen PhD

    CHAIR AS OF 12/11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Vanberschot

    TREASURER AS OF 12/11/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Morello

    CHAIR THRU 12/24;SEC. AFTER 12/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tomi Amos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Felder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tricia Noyola

    DIRECTOR

    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 7
LELA JOHNSTON, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, RECEIVED A BONUS AS A RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL WORK RELATED TO THE AFFILIATED 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

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
2024
Filed
15 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621969349300922

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