Nonprofit · EIN 84-0432238
CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $20,057,380 | $19,996,497 | $60,883 | $61,702,952 | $1,498,127 | $60,204,825 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $20,920,636 | $20,139,580 | $781,056 | $58,923,285 | $1,351,232 | $57,572,053 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $18,490,892 | $19,103,719 | -$612,827 | $56,515,358 | $1,344,361 | $55,170,997 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,024,430
- of which government grants
- $8,292,644
- Program service revenue
- $6,985,275
- Investment income
- $2,492,241
- Net rental income
- $487,237
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,167,200
- Other revenue
- $555,434
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $490,760
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,165,960
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $13,322,083
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,998
- Occupancy
- $713,451
- Travel
- $106,016
- Depreciation
- $628,563
- Program services (functional)
- $15,865,284
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,682,387
- Fundraising (functional)
- $448,826
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $58,923,285
- Total assets, end of year
- $61,702,952
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,498,127
- Net assets, end of year
- $60,204,825
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,725,957
- Publicly traded securities
- $41,791,045
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $37,648,055
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,556,770
- Gross receipts
- $20,140,374
- Employees
- 218
- Volunteers
- 120
- Year formed
- 1892
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BROWNING | CEO Officer | 40 | $301,696 | $24,378 |
| PAULA SMITH | CHIEF IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,235 | $16,179 |
| BECCA BRACY | CHIEF PEOPLE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,089 | $15,728 |
| MELISSA SWAYNE | CHIEF INNOV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,010 | $18,360 |
| KATY DRISCOLL | CFO Officer | 40 | $128,163 | $15,027 |
| SARAH BERKMAN | FORMER CDO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,607 | $5,340 |
| MARK FENSTERMACHER | FORMER CFO Officer | 40 | $89,273 | $2,366 |
| CINDY SCHULZ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL PRAGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA MARTINEZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERT WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON GARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT REIMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIL GOMEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STEDRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAY LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINH YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT BRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE ADAIR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRINCESS MACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN ZIEGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA MALONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE REILLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BROWNING | CEO Officer | 40 | $275,070 | $15,535 |
| MARK FENSTERMACHER | FORMER CFO T Officer | 40 | $177,338 | $15,801 |
| SARAH BERKMAN | CHIEF DEV OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,099 | $15,167 |
| PAULA SMITH | CHIEF IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,072 | $14,963 |
| BECCA BRACY | CHIEF PEOPLE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,098 | $14,212 |
| ROBERT O BRIAN | IT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,885 | $11,319 |
| MELISSA SWAYNE | CHIEF INNOV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,957 | $15,950 |
| KATY DRISCOLL | CFO FROM 7.2 Officer | 40 | $113,639 | $11,016 |
| CINDY SCHULZ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HOELSCHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERT WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON GARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT REIMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL PRAGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIEDRA GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIL GOMEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STEDRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI LITFIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINH YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG TOMCHO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE ADAIR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRINCESS MACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINGER MALONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECCA BRACY | INTERIM CEO Officer | 40 | $201,554 | $353 |
| MARK FENSTERMACHER | CFO Officer | 40 | $174,964 | $14,105 |
| GEOFFREY NAGLE | CHIEF IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,931 | $4,244 |
| SARAH BERKMAN | VP, DEVELOPM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,924 | $12,740 |
| PAULA SMITH | VP, EDU. SER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,752 | $12,910 |
| JEFF HUSTON | DIRECTOR, MA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,769 | $10,185 |
| WILLIAM BROWNING | CEO FROM 8/2 Officer | 40 | $94,735 | $3,075 |
| NICOLE ADAIR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIEDRA GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON GARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIL GOMEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HOELSCHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI LITFIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRINCESS MACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRIGINA MALONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL PRAGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT REIMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY SCHULZ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STEDRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG TOMCHO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERT WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINH YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3801 E MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, DENVER, CO 80205-4972
- In care of
- % CLAY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATY DRISCOLL, 3801 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD, DENVER, CO 80205
- Signed the 990
- KATY DRISCOLL, CFO
- Phone
- (303) 355-4411
- Website
- WWW.CLAYTONEARLYLEARNING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KUNDINGER CORDER & MONTOYA PC
Mission
AT CLAYTON, WE WORK TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZED BY TRUST, DIGNITY, LOVE, AND JUSTICE WITH OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, OUR TEAM MEMBERS, AND OTHER PARTNERS ON OUR CAMPUS AND BEYOND. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION SERVICES: CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING OPERATES AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER ON A TWENTY-ACRE HISTORIC CAMPUS IN NORTHEAST DENVER. CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS AN EPICENTER OF ECE PRACTICE. IN OUR DENVER SCHOOL, APPROXIMATELY 33% IDENTIFY SPANISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AND NEARLY 90% QUALIFY FOR THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM. WE DIRECTLY SERVE NEARLY 600 STUDENTS BIRTH-TO-5 IN OUR SCHOOL, THROUGH HOME-BASED AND OTHER PROGRAMS, AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS COLORADO. WE ARE SUCCEEDING IN CLOSING AND PREVENTING LEARNING GAPS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN THROUGH A POWERFUL MODEL UNIQUE TO CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING THAT HARNESSES THE SYNERGY OF FOUR DYNAMIC INITIATIVES - RESEARCH, PRACTICE, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY.Expenses $10,831,097 · revenue $3,822,630
- EXTERNAL SERVICES: CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING IMPACTS THE SCHOOL READINESS OF APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CHILDREN IN COLORADO ANNUALLY BY SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HUNDREDS OF EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS. CLAYTON IS A DATA DRIVEN, EVIDENCED BASED ORGANIZATION, CONSTANTLY COLLECTING DATA TO MEASURE HOW WELL A CHILD IS DOING AND HOW SCHOOL READY THEY ARE WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR CAMPUS. WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR WORK WITH TRAINING AND COACHING PROGRAMS BY TRACKING THE IMPROVED QUALITY OF TEACHING USING COLORADO'S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, COLORADO SHINES. OUR ALL INCLUSIVE MODEL SETS US APART AS WE ARE CONSTANTLY RESEARCHING AND EVALUATING OUR PRACTICES BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.Expenses $3,199,052 · revenue $3,162,645
- CAMPUS PRESERVATION PROGRAM: CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING OWNS 20 ACRES OF LAND ON WHICH 12 BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. OF THESE, EIGHT BUILDINGS ARE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD AND THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT BY BOTH THE CITY OF DENVER AND THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES. CLAYTON'S OBLIGATION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THESE BUILDINGS AND PROTECT THE EXTERIOR LAND AND ITS PARK- LIKE SETTING. ALL BUILDINGS ARE OCCUPIED BY CLAYTON STAFF OR BY OTHER NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND/OR SOCIAL SERVICES.Expenses $693,482
- CLAYTON PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE WITH ADVOCATING POLICY CHANGE FOR CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES. WE PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN COLORADO TO INFORM AND PROMOTE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICIES. WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.Expenses $1,141,653
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-0432238
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $61,702,952
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,140,374
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $20,057,380 | $19,996,497 | $61,702,952 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $20,920,636 | $20,139,580 | $58,923,285 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $18,490,892 | $19,103,719 | $56,515,358 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $17,594,627 | $18,735,484 | $55,457,457 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-0432238).
Questions about CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING
- What is the EIN of CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING is 84-0432238.
- Is CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATY DRISCOLL.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $301,696 (WILLIAM BROWNING, CEO).
- How much revenue does CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,057,380, expenses of $19,996,497 and total assets of $61,702,952 at year end.
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