Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$7,651,232

Total expenses

$6,175,742

Contributions and grants received

$4,008,185

Grants paid

$88,465

Program service revenue

$3,455,983

Investment income

$183,054

Other revenue

$4,010

Total assets, end of year

$7,950,270

Total liabilities, end of year

$600,568

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,349,702

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,254,677

Management and general expenses

$696,241

Fundraising expenses

$224,824

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,254,677

Program services were 85.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• STRATEGIC CONSULTING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTCEI PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL, DISTRICTS, NONPROFITS, AND STATE AGENCIES TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACHES THAT ENSURE COLORADO STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO THRIVE. USING A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN LENS, WE ENSURE THAT OUR WORK IS DEEPLY INFORMED BY STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. WE DESIGN AND FACILITATE MULTI-PHASE PROCESSES THAT PRIORITIZE AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ARE INFORMED BY DATA, AND BUILD ON EXISTING EFFORTS THAT PRODUCE EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. CEI OFFERS A RANGE OF STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES, INCLUDING RESEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORTS, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FACILITATION, PERSONALIZED LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE COACHING, AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DESIGN AND FACILITATION.

  Expenses $1,736,589 · Grants $13,740 · Revenue $1,210,522

• RELEVANT LEARNING CEI SUPPORTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS ALL COMPONENTS OF COLORADO'S CAREER-CONNECTED LEARNING CONTINUUM, OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FROM PROGRAM DESIGN THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. OUR APPROACH INCLUDES DESIGNING PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM, COVERING ASPECTS SUCH AS POST-SECONDARY PLANNING, CAREER AWARENESS AND EXPLORATION, CAREER PREPARATION, CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT, AND POSTSECONDARY CAREER PIPELINES. WE PROVIDE COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, FACILITATE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND CONDUCT MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION TO ASSESS PROGRAM QUALITY, IDENTIFY STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

  Expenses $1,382,447 · Grants $70,000 · Revenue $905,550

• SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT CEI PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ACROSS COLORADO TO ENHANCE EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS' CAPACITY TO CREATE A CULTURE AND CLIMATE THAT MEETS STUDENTS' SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC NEEDS. WE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ECOSYSTEMS BY FOCUSING ON FOUR CORE AREAS: CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY SAFE, TRUST-FILLED, RELATIONSHIP-RICH, AND DEDICATED TO BUILDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS; BUILDING MULTI-TIERED SUPPORTS AND STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY SERVICES; ENGAGING YOUTH TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN DRIVING CLIMATE AND CULTURE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS WHILE STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF TO BRING ABOUT THIS TRANSFORMATION; AND ACTIVELY INVOLVING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL CULTURE.

  Expenses $760,077 · Grants $4,725 · Revenue $219,379

• ECOSYSTEM CAPACITY BUILDING CEI COLLABORATES WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS, POLICY AND ADVOCACY LEADERS, AND OTHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS COLORADO TO ENHANCE K-12 SYSTEMS. THIS HAPPENS THROUGH CONVENINGS, STRATEGIC DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTS, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. THE PURPOSE IS TO BUILD COHERENT AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS, ALIGNED POLICIES, AND RESPONSIVENESS TO EMERGING NEEDS.

  Expenses $1,236,897 · Revenue $956,332

• THE COLORADO LEGACY SCHOOLS (CLS) INITIATIVE WORKS WITH HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE SUCCEEDING IN AP MATH, SCIENCE, AND ENGLISH COURSES -- ESPECIALLY STUDENTS TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN AP COURSES, SUCH AS FEMALES, AND STUDENTS OF POVERTY AND COLOR. CLS COURSEWORK ALSO ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PURSUE MAJORS AND CAREERS IN THE RAPIDLY-GROWING STEM FIELDS -- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH.

  Expenses $138,667 · Revenue $164,200

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• CANON CITY SCHOOLS

  $15,000

  CAREER CATALYZE - YEAR 1 STIPEND - MIDDLE SCHOOL PILOT

• DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 9R

  $15,000

  JUMPSTART CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT

• COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ADMINS AND SUPERINTENDENTS

  $7,500

  2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR PARTNERSHIP

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

22 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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