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Aspen Academy

  • Savage, MN
  • Tax-exempt since July 2010
  • EIN: 26-1305369

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.91M (2023)

Expenses
$7.64M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$5.82M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,906,430
Expenses
$7,639,776
Net Income
$266,654
Net Assets
-$1,324,992
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,552,387
95.5%
Program Services $316,182
4.0%
Investment Income $24
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $37,837
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $310,976
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,319,553
43.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,495,976
Total Liabilities $5,820,968
Net Assets -$1,324,992
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Melanie Jiskra (Executive Director) $125,657 $0 $10,386
Brandy Mosser (Member) $59,976 $0 $10,472
Rachel Mong (Member/Teacher) $44,827 $0 $4,006
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary/Teacher) $29,268 $0 $2,472
Michael Faulise (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Price (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Allison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dicapo (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,026,895
Expenses
$7,986,795
Net Income
$40,100
Net Assets
-$2,172,190
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,871,681
98.1%
Program Services $113,916
1.4%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $41,297
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $232,873
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,437,503
43.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,071,850
Total Liabilities $6,244,040
Net Assets -$2,172,190
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Melanie Jiskra (Interim Executive Director) $118,917 $0 $9,659
Diane Sterna (Former Member/Teacher) $56,596 $0 $6,965
Brandy Mosser (Member/Teacher) $56,337 $0 $12,292
Rachel Mong (Member/Teacher) $42,298 $0 $3,766
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary/Teacher) $27,516 $0 $2,266
Stephanie Peterson (Former Member/Teacher) $23,812 $0 $6,965
Michael Faulise (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Misty Schutrop (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob Allison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Price (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Petrenko (Member) $0 $0 $0
Stacy Crakes (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 26, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,812,617
Expenses
$7,694,926
Net Income
$117,691
Net Assets
-$2,342,979
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,724,656
98.9%
Program Services $58,143
0.7%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $250
0.0%
Other Revenue $29,567
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $209,837
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,970,474
38.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,938,635
Total Liabilities $6,281,614
Net Assets -$2,342,979
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Melanie Jiskra (Interim Executive Director) $118,917 $0 $17,384
Diane Sterna (Former Member/Teacher) $56,596 $0 $11,531
Brandy Mosser (Member/Teacher) $56,337 $0 $15,596
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary/Teacher) $27,516 $0 $5,233
Stephanie Peterson (Former Member/Teacher) $23,811 $0 $6,468
Michael Faulise (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Misty Schutrop (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob Allison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Price (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Petrenko (Member) $0 $0 $0
April Schafer (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,560,281
Expenses
$6,482,608
Net Income
$77,673
Net Assets
-$2,179,241
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,354,087
96.9%
Program Services $182,061
2.8%
Investment Income $30
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,400
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $5,102
0.1%
Other Revenue $16,601
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $218,477
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,770,977
42.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,684,202
Total Liabilities $6,863,443
Net Assets -$2,179,241
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Connie Freitag (Executive Director) $122,065 $0 $24,851
Stephanie Peterson (Member) $38,004 $0 $8,382
Julie Silvers Stewart (Member) $28,992 $0 $6,777
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $28,065 $0 $2,186
Misty Schutrop (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Price (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob Allison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Faulise (Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Petrenko (Member) $0 $0 $0
April Schafer (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,246,712
Expenses
$6,478,352
Net Income
-$231,640
Net Assets
-$1,877,757
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,932,488
95.0%
Program Services $219,798
3.5%
Investment Income $1,578
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $715
0.0%
Other Revenue $92,133
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $217,716
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,514,695
38.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,685,013
Total Liabilities $7,562,770
Net Assets -$1,877,757
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Connie Gayle (Principal/Director) $50,602 $0 $4,918
Diane Sterna (Member) $42,895 $0 $3,478
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $28,065 $0 $2,097
Misty Schutrop (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Price (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob Allison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Faulise (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jake Mehrhoff (Member) $0 $0 $0
April Schafer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Regehr (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 23, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,522,134
Expenses
$6,844,610
Net Income
-$1,322,476
Net Assets
-$2,556,028
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,298,077
95.9%
Program Services $191,949
3.5%
Investment Income $2,221
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $2,884
0.1%
Other Revenue $27,003
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $127,431
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $12,352
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,301,476
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,884,387
Total Liabilities $9,440,415
Net Assets -$2,556,028
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Diane Sterna (Member) $46,373 $0 $3,926
Angela Tuma (Member) $28,375 $0 $2,395
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $27,349 $0 $2,035
Misty Schutrop (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob Allison (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wade Phillips (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Price (Member) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Regehr (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,254,706
Expenses
$6,625,139
Net Income
-$1,370,433
Net Assets
-$1,233,552
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,077,847
96.6%
Program Services $194,301
3.7%
Investment Income $216
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,006
0.0%
Net Fundraising -$20,832
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,168
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $278,280
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,218,552
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,254,870
Total Liabilities $9,488,422
Net Assets -$1,233,552
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike Mcnulty (Executive Director) $119,461 $0 $28,996
Diane Sterna (Member/Teacher) $43,738 $0 $7,029
Angela Tuma (Member/Teacher) $41,450 $0 $6,676
Kristina Houglum (Member/Teacher) $39,928 $0 $9,774
Misty Schutrop (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wade Phillips (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Noah Levie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Regehr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kent Peterman (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 7, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,942,545
Expenses
$5,182,339
Net Income
-$239,794
Net Assets
$136,881
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,780,335
96.7%
Program Services $194,297
3.9%
Investment Income $130
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,104
0.0%
Net Fundraising -$32,881
Sales of Assets -$1,440
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $236,220
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,093,362
40.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,125,519
Total Liabilities $2,988,638
Net Assets $136,881
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mike Mcnulty (Executive Director) $119,461 $0 $23,290
Angela Tuma (Member/Teacher) $40,975 $0 $7,314
Cindy Spelbring (Member/Teacher) $40,915 $0 $3,055
Misty Schutrop (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wade Phillips (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Noah Levie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Smith (Member) $0 $0 $0
Diane Sterna (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kent Peterman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Pocrnich (Member (Partial Year)) $0 $0 $0
Salli Armour (Member (Partial Year)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 25, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,004,836
Expenses
$4,803,413
Net Income
$201,423
Net Assets
$376,675
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,805,216
96.0%
Program Services $200,245
4.0%
Investment Income $118
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,305
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,048
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $236,380
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,962,963
40.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,089,028
Total Liabilities $2,712,353
Net Assets $376,675
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Sherar (Executive Director) $94,750 $0 $7,528
Jeff Lenzemeier (Member/Teacher Partial Year) $39,639 $0 $3,341
Cindy Spelbring (Member/Teacher) $39,332 $0 $3,258
Angela Tuma (Member/Teacher) $38,188 $0 $3,309
Noah Levie (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wade Phillips (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laurel Smith (Vice Chair Partial Year) $0 $0 $0
Mike Pocrnich (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Salli Armour (Member) $0 $0 $0
Misty Schutrop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kent Peterman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Jaeger (Member/Teacher Partial Year) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 25, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,482,692
Expenses
$4,223,482
Net Income
$259,210
Net Assets
$1,892,939
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,129,253
92.1%
Program Services $302,347
6.7%
Investment Income $106
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,100
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $38,013
0.8%
Other Revenue $10,873
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $234,077
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,724,047
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,123,097
Total Liabilities $230,158
Net Assets $1,892,939
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Sherar (School Director) $90,955 $0 $6,674
Mary Barrette (Member/Teacher) $41,008 $0 $3,025
Logan Rutten (Member/Teacher) $40,180 $0 $6,804
Emily Jaeger (Member/Teacher) $22,566 $0 $4,105
Jeff Lenzmeier (Member/Teacher) $14,625 $0 $1,024
Wade Phillips (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laurel Smith (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Noah Levie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Smitley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mike Pocrnich (Member) $0 $0 $0
Salli Armour (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 31, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,569,969
Expenses
$3,244,471
Net Income
$325,498
Net Assets
$1,633,729
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,245,665
90.9%
Program Services $278,889
7.8%
Investment Income $83
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,254
Net Inventory Sales $34,028
1.0%
Other Revenue $12,558
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $226,248
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,209,403
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,841,375
Total Liabilities $207,646
Net Assets $1,633,729

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990
Filed on June 4, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,610,960
Expenses
$2,309,986
Net Income
$300,974
Net Assets
$1,308,231
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,315,054
88.7%
Program Services $255,163
9.8%
Investment Income $129
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $40,614
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $250,014
10.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $890,650
38.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,478,170
Total Liabilities $169,939
Net Assets $1,308,231

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,162,746
Expenses
$1,711,153
Net Income
$451,593
Net Assets
$1,007,257
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,976,918
91.4%
Program Services $147,266
6.8%
Investment Income $189
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $38,373
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,966
9.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $645,448
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,107,834
Total Liabilities $100,577
Net Assets $1,007,257

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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