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Highline Academy Incorporation

  • Denver, CO
  • Tax-exempt since May 2007
  • EIN: 56-2375843

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 / Primary, Elementary Schools (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
$18.8M (2023)

Expenses
$18M (2023)

Total Assets
$25.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$23.3M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,774,124
Expenses
$17,988,981
Net Income
$785,143
Net Assets
$2,334,557
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,534,173
24.2%
Program Services $13,073,758
69.6%
Investment Income $282,286
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $883,907
4.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,033,250
50.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,663,009
Total Liabilities $23,328,452
Net Assets $2,334,557
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christine Ferris (Executive Di) $171,332 $0 $0
Sarah Verni Lau (School Princ) $161,213 $0 $0
Colin Shaw (School Princ) $139,058 $0 $0
Vanessa Rodriguez Quinquilla (School Princ) $137,799 $0 $0
Abby Arriaga (School Princ) $128,564 $0 $0
Annie Bielecki (Board Secret) $0 $0 $0
Nikea Bland (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katherine Casey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kamrin Coffey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Furton (Board Treasu) $0 $0 $0
Drew Goltermann (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Grossman (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Kaylee Hart (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Grace Nailing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Meg Ramey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kenny Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ambar Suero (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Whitfield (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,484,851
Expenses
$12,960,649
Net Income
$2,524,202
Net Assets
$1,549,414
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,927,839
12.4%
Program Services $12,009,257
77.6%
Investment Income $3,486
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,544,269
10.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,820,020
60.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,864,642
Total Liabilities $13,315,228
Net Assets $1,549,414
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christine Ferris (Executive Di) $144,900 $0 $0
Sarah Verni Lau (School Princ) $135,600 $0 $0
Guerin Gray (School Princ) $133,560 $0 $0
Abby Arriaga (School Princ) $115,200 $0 $0
Colin Shaw (School Princ) $112,800 $0 $0
Brent Baribeau (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kamrin Coffey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Furton (Board Treasu) $0 $0 $0
Ben Garey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Grossman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brandon Hellwig (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Drew Kent (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Maurello (President) $0 $0 $0
Grace Nailing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Rogers (Board Secret) $0 $0 $0
Kenny Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Whitfield (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,994,633
Expenses
$13,450,939
Net Income
$543,694
Net Assets
-$974,788
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,667,783
19.1%
Program Services $10,629,310
76.0%
Investment Income $2,517
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $695,023
5.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,466,019
55.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,528,487
Total Liabilities $16,503,275
Net Assets -$974,788
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christine Ferris (Executive Di) $117,360 $0 $0
Sarah Verni Lau (School Princ) $117,202 $0 $0
Guerin Gray (School Princ) $110,778 $0 $0
Brent Baribeau (Board Presid) $0 $0 $0
Kamrin Coffey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Furton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ben Garey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Grossman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brandon Hellwig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Drew Kent (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Maurello (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Grace Nailing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anna Rogers (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gina Schlieman (Committee Ch) $0 $0 $0
Kenny Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joe Whitfield (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021

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XML
Audits

Audit for a nonprofit that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,737,255
Expenses
$12,657,027
Net Income
$1,080,228
Net Assets
-$1,518,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,467,192
10.7%
Program Services $10,563,181
76.9%
Investment Income $18,624
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,688,258
12.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,940,395
54.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,930,936
Total Liabilities $14,449,418
Net Assets -$1,518,482
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christine Ferris (Executive Di) $109,000 $0 $0
Sarah Verni Lau (School Princ) $103,196 $0 $0
Guerin Gray (School Princ) $101,231 $0 $0
Brent Baribeau (Board Presid) $0 $0 $0
Mark Furton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ben Garey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brandon Hellwig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Drew Kent (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Maurello (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Neumann (Board Treasu) $0 $0 $0
Anna Rogers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gina Schlieman (Board Secret) $0 $0 $0
Kenny Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joe Whitfield (Board Vice P) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2020

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

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,170,112
Expenses
$11,958,434
Net Income
$211,678
Net Assets
-$3,211,034
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,037,621
8.5%
Program Services $9,662,330
79.4%
Investment Income $34,495
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,435,666
11.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,091,255
50.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,617,886
Total Liabilities $14,828,920
Net Assets -$3,211,034

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,658,541
Expenses
$10,200,806
Net Income
-$542,265
Net Assets
-$3,422,712
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,369,577
14.2%
Program Services $8,266,192
85.6%
Investment Income $22,772
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,060,970
49.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,992,804
Total Liabilities $15,415,516
Net Assets -$3,422,712

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,406,037
Expenses
$8,783,433
Net Income
-$377,396
Net Assets
-$2,599,188
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $320,302
3.8%
Program Services $7,213,190
85.8%
Investment Income $2,336
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $870,209
10.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,202,155
47.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,819,543
Total Liabilities $14,418,731
Net Assets -$2,599,188

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,038,582
Expenses
$7,543,083
Net Income
-$504,501
Net Assets
-$2,221,792
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,061,690
15.1%
Program Services $5,848,228
83.1%
Investment Income $2,308
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $126,356
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,545,612
47.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,404,433
Total Liabilities $12,626,225
Net Assets -$2,221,792

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,989,481
Expenses
$6,331,136
Net Income
-$341,655
Net Assets
-$1,717,291
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $998,674
16.7%
Program Services $4,797,331
80.1%
Investment Income $1,743
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $191,733
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,007,473
47.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,470,965
Total Liabilities $11,188,256
Net Assets -$1,717,291

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,607,363
Expenses
$4,704,968
Net Income
-$97,605
Net Assets
$476,179
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $435,394
9.4%
Program Services $4,047,320
87.8%
Investment Income $1,694
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $122,955
2.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,204,221
46.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,864,233
Total Liabilities $8,388,054
Net Assets $476,179

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,151,474
Expenses
$4,200,740
Net Income
-$49,266
Net Assets
$573,784
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $258,958
6.2%
Program Services $3,854,540
92.8%
Investment Income $1,554
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $36,422
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,054,427
48.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,877,428
Total Liabilities $8,303,644
Net Assets $573,784

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,176,498
Expenses
$4,132,082
Net Income
$44,416
Net Assets
$879,598
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $316,465
7.6%
Program Services $3,679,568
88.1%
Investment Income $1,703
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $178,762
4.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,951,114
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,260,882
Total Liabilities $8,381,284
Net Assets $879,598

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$233,119
Expenses
$3,977,212
Net Income
-$3,744,093
Net Assets
$835,182
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $180,047
77.2%
Program Services $4,405
1.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $48,667
20.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,802,315
45.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,023,207
Total Liabilities $9,188,025
Net Assets $835,182

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990

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

PDF

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

PDF

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

PDF

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