COLORADO SCHOOLS FUND

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $13.0M · expenses $4.4M · assets $8.8M

EIN
99-1440239
Address
250 FILLMORE ST UNIT 150, DENVER, CO 80206-5001
Website
WWW.COLORADOSCHOOLSFUND.ORG
NTEE code
T30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT NEW, OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND ASPIRATIONS OF FAMILIES ACROSS COLORADO.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lydia Hoffman CEO2024 $210,000$210,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jill Anschutz CHAIR2024 5 $0 reported 1
Darryl Cobb TREASURER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Hanna Skandera SECRETARY2024 5 $0 reported 1
Rosemary Rodriguez BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $210K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYDIA HOFFMAN CEO40 $210,000$0$0 $210,0001
JILL ANSCHUTZ CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
DARRYL COBB TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
HANNA SKANDERA SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY RODRIGUEZ BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 15 grants to organizations · $3.4M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,983,269$4,399,031 $8,766,185$8,584,238 $12,923,900$0 $210,00024

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,300,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHARTER FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,000,000 2024$7,000,000
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DANIELS FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLORADO SCHOOLS FUND” 2024 1$1,000,000 2024$1,000,000
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DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$1,000,000 2024$1,000,000
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LOUIS CALDER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLORADO SCHOOLS FUND” 2023-2024 2$600,000 2024$300,000
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GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLORADO SCHOOLS FUND” 2024-2025 2$550,000 2025$300,000
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CITY FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
COLORADO SPRINGS HEALTH FOUNDATIONCOT30 $20,160,982$8,682,324 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$214,390 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
THE SUMMIT FOUNDATIONCOT30 $9,046,610$6,686,718 FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$217,341 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
NATIONAL FOUNDATION INCCOT30 $9,401,857$9,543,339 CEO$558,577 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
TELECOMPIONEERSCOT30 $8,141,636$11,802,230 EXECUTIVE DI$100,000 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
IRVINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONCAT30 $7,784,652$7,793,279 PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIV$281,050 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIAPAT30 $13,557,221$10,298,227 CEO$235,300 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
THE TOM COUGHLIN JAY FUND FOUNDATION INCFLT30 $10,526,980$6,300,474 CHIEF EXEC O$227,180 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLSNYT30 $9,252,109$7,202,071 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$388,840 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
DAGMAR DOLBY FUNDCAT30 $11,709,889$5,432,714 PRESIDENT &CEO$732,783 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
BASS PRO SHOPS & CABELAS OUTDOOR FUNDMOT30 $7,621,730$10,282,103 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
VELA EDUCATION FUNDVAT30 $18,940,669$11,450,200 CHIEF OF OPERATIONS$406,779 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUNDNYT30 $11,554,537$8,697,265 DIRECTOR/SENIOR VP & SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE FUND INCCAT30 $14,172,164$0 TREASURER$626,694 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
THUNDERBIRDS CHARITIESAZT30 $11,425,404$11,107,530 EXEC. DIRECTOR$768,259 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
VARSITY COLLECTIVE CHARITABLE FUND INCWIT30 $7,576,508$6,086,163 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
FREEDOM FUNDNYT30 $19,705,081$22,789,774 CEO/PRESIDENT$350,201 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
CAMBODIAN CHILDRENS FUNDCAT30 $10,980,060$13,074,746 President & ED$149,040 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
CATALYST PHILANTHROPY FUNDTNT30 $6,584,764$5,747,184 PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
THE RED SOX FOUNDATION INCMAT30 $12,627,758$10,601,074 TREASURER$955,772 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
BAY AREA LYME MAJOR GIFT FUNDCAT30 $11,138,912$2,211,972 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$276,479 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
XAVIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLCAT30 $13,811,671$11,173,656 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
AIR FORCE VILLAGES CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT30 $7,275,952$2,601,344 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$397,396 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
CONSORTIUM OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS INCFLT30 $17,945,642$17,444,418 PRESIDENT, UNTIL 6/30/2025$182,582 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
ASBURY FOUNDATION INCMDT30 $12,120,322$11,774,042 ACOMM PRESIDENT/CEO, EX-OFFICIO$1,411,192 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x
FIFTH THIRD CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDMIT30 $22,635,118$22,216,357 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$69,103,478392 602016–2024 MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC; THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND; TOMCHAI TORAH BERETZ YISRAEL INC and 56 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$66,359,684114 182012–2024 GIVERS LEGACY FOUNDATION INC; COMMUNTIY FOUNDATION OF THE HOLLAND ZEELAND AREA; XAVIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL; ST BALDRICKS FOUNDATION INC and 14 more
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$59,116,71215 72018–2024 GIVERS LEGACY FOUNDATION INC; FIFTH THIRD CHARITABLE GIFT FUND; THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL; GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION and 3 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$45,625,66266 172010–2024 FREEDOM FUND; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS; THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC; SD FOUNDATION and 13 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$44,412,355232 482014–2024 GROUNDSWELL FUND; VELA EDUCATION FUND; PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS; DEED COMMUNITY GIVING FOUNDATION and 44 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$35,414,269369 572014–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS; CATALYST PHILANTHROPY FUND; GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION; TOMCHAI TORAH BERETZ YISRAEL INC and 53 more
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$34,144,7679 22016–2025 REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVES INC; ST BALDRICKS FOUNDATION INC
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$20,787,404126 202009–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC; THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC; SHUVU RETURN INC; THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND and 16 more
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$18,548,35037 42013–2024 GROUNDSWELL FUND; MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND; THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC; PENNY FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$18,321,196124 382020–2024 FREEDOM FUND; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC; THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC; VELA EDUCATION FUND and 34 more
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$17,002,5005 22020–2024 VELA EDUCATION FUND; CSUSB PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$16,006,5278 12016–2025 GROUNDSWELL FUND
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$13,079,75025 42018–2024 GROUNDSWELL FUND; MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND; ST BALDRICKS FOUNDATION INC; PASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$12,759,50015 42015–2024 DAGMAR DOLBY FUND; FREEDOM FUND; GROUNDSWELL FUND; CAMBODIAN CHILDRENS FUND
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC DAF sponsor$12,203,24918 52015–2024 GROUNDSWELL FUND; MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND; THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC; READING TERMINAL MARKET CORPORATION and 1 more

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $4,399,031 spent · pay $323,484 · grants $3,420,000 · events $2,810
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,420,000$3,420,000-- 77.7%
Fees: other services $555,061$370,048$112,052$72,961 12.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $210,000$105,000$63,000$42,000 4.8%
Other salaries and wages $90,268$54,161$36,107- 2.1%
Occupancy $26,756-$26,756- 0.6%
Fees: legal $23,084-$23,084- 0.5%
Office expenses $23,075-$23,075- 0.5%
Payroll taxes $22,797$12,827$6,737$3,233 0.5%
Travel $11,069-$11,069- 0.3%
Insurance $8,135-$8,135- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $4,969-$4,969- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,810$2,810-- 0.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $447$447-- 0.0%
Other employee benefits $419$225$141$53 0.0%
Other (as described)LICENSE AND REGISTRATIO $137-$137- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $4-$4- 0.0%
Total$4,399,031100%

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