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← CHERRY HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHERRY HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,110,719
Total expenses
$9,995,090
Contributions and grants received
$742,859
Grants paid
$455,531
Program service revenue
$10,124,242
Investment income
$271,544
Other revenue
-$27,926
Total assets, end of year
$10,429,520
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,817,189
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,612,331
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,731,804
Management and general expenses
$1,225,012
Fundraising expenses
$38,274
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,731,804

Program services were 87.4% 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

    $144,405

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $598,454

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $28,633

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees

    total $9,809,727 · related or exempt $9,809,727

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Auxiliary Fees

    total $314,515 · related or exempt $314,515

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $263,338 · excluded $263,338

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $8,206

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $8,206

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,206 · excluded $8,206

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $54,653

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

    $144,405

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $82,579

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$27,926 · excluded -$27,926

  • 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 $31,615 · program services $31,615

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $423,916 · program services $423,916

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $480,472 · program services $427,620 · management and general $52,852

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,193,959 · program services $4,624,912 · management and general $569,047

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $165,714 · program services $148,953 · management and general $16,761

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $579,774 · program services $474,068 · management and general $105,706

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $433,025 · program services $384,952 · management and general $48,073

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,184 · management and general $23,184

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,155 · management and general $23,155

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $224,402 · program services $78,594 · management and general $123,639 · fundraising $22,169

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $31,735 · management and general $31,298 · fundraising $437

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $78,567 · program services $20,045 · management and general $58,522

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $195,848 · program services $190,438 · management and general $5,410

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $994,106 · program services $933,109 · management and general $60,997

  • 17 · Travel

    total $38,408 · program services $13,376 · management and general $24,782 · fundraising $250

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $444,078 · program services $408,654 · management and general $35,424

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,683 · program services $77,722 · management and general $4,961

  • 24a · Other expenses: Curriculum and classroom

    total $205,162 · program services $205,034 · management and general $128

  • 24b · Other expenses: Student trips/activities

    total $193,007 · program services $191,664 · management and general $1,343

  • 24c · Other expenses: Meals/Gifts

    total $82,806 · program services $27,658 · management and general $39,730 · fundraising $15,418

  • 24d · Other expenses: Special Events

    total $16,976 · program services $16,976

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $52,498 · program services $52,498 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,975,683 · end of year $1,273,239

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,015,070 · end of year $7,032,860

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $75,930 · end of year $125,518

  • 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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $272,644 · end of year $448,337

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

    $1,736,409

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

    $539,536

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,288,731 · end of year $1,196,873

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,293,102 · end of year $352,693

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $529,791 · end of year $407,600

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,601,865 · end of year $2,038,986

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,292,802 · end of year $370,603

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,251,778 · end of year $7,282,530

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $244,924 · end of year $329,801

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Cherry Hills Christian School awakens the educational experience by preparing students to live fully for God in a rapidly changing world, knowing they are His masterpieces, uniquely designed for His purpose.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Preschool through 8th grade Christian education.

  • Cherry Hills Christian School (CHC) is committed to educating the whole child: Academically, spiritually, relationally, physically and emotionally. CHC serves children in Preschool through Grade 8year-round with optional summer programs, after school clubs, and competitive sports in the heart of Highlands Ranch, a southern suburb of Denver Colorado. Every student in Kindergarten through Grade 8 receives personalized instruction from their teachers who are adept at customizing learning goals, instructional practices, and lesson plans. Our Academic Services provide support inside and outside the classroom for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 students who need extra assistance or more academic challenges. Intervention through one-on-one teaching, small-group instruction, progress monitoring, tutoring, and educational therapy are conducted by qualified staff and give CHC teachers more opportunities to know and love each student.

    Expenses $8,731,804 · Grants $455,531 · Revenue $10,124,242

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jim Hendricks

    Chair of the Board

    Total calculated
    $122,713
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $53,893
    Other
    $68,820
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related
  • Katie Propst-Graham

    Secretary of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Shannon Burcham

    Vice Chair of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Anthony Lewis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Burton Stokley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Chris Allison

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lance Baller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kati Melton

    Head of School

    Total calculated
    $342,317
    From this org
    $304,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,343
    Bonus
    $125,522
    Other
    $25,340
    Deferred
    $17,299
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,813
    Filer's total
    $342,317
  • Sandra Ervine

    Director of Finance & Business Operations

    Total calculated
    $109,183
    From this org
    $103,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,980
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
The board directed the head of school to purchase a gym membership totaling $900. The membership was paid for by the school per the Board authority and reported though payroll and on the financials as a taxable fringe benefit to the head of school.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
Bonus paid to Kati Melton, Head of School, dictated and approved by the board based on key metrics met by the Head of School during the year.

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
2023
Filed
29 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520299349301717

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