Nonprofit · EIN 84-1602733
DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $137,680,069 | $132,906,201 | $4,773,868 | $74,131,916 | $27,287,990 | $46,843,926 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $122,154,643 | $122,729,642 | -$574,999 | $68,732,180 | $26,779,890 | $41,952,290 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $108,115,790 | $114,894,903 | -$6,779,113 | $61,035,638 | $18,558,858 | $42,476,780 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $19,157,717
- of which government grants
- $8,105,105
- Program service revenue
- $117,812,638
- Investment income
- $709,714
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$33,849
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $95,879
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,876,189
- Other salaries and wages
- $76,024,582
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $99,869,566
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $66,547
- Accounting fees
- $101,527
- Occupancy
- $3,035,297
- Travel
- $792,538
- Depreciation
- $956,153
- Program services (functional)
- $130,359,658
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,967,524
- Fundraising (functional)
- $579,019
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $68,732,180
- Total assets, end of year
- $74,131,916
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,287,990
- Net assets, end of year
- $46,843,926
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,843,316
- Publicly traded securities
- $257,969
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $33,164,263
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,679,663
- Gross receipts
- $137,725,549
- Employees
- 1,333
- Volunteers
- 175
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nella Garcia Urban | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 40 | $280,372 | $25,086 |
| Antwan Wilson | DSST President Key employee | 40 | $225,433 | $19,449 |
| Bill Kurtz | Former Chief Executive Officer (END 07/2024) Officer | 40 | $199,976 | $18,334 |
| Aaron Griffen | Chief Student Affairs Officer Officer | 40 | $172,295 | $31,306 |
| Danielle Felder | Chief External Affairs Officer Officer | 40 | $171,157 | $30,350 |
| Nick Plantan | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 38 | $167,420 | $31,575 |
| Ashley Wiegner | Chief People Officer (END 01/2025) Officer | 40 | $176,057 | $15,992 |
| Heather Koehler | Chief Schools Officer Officer | 40 | $169,977 | $9,038 |
| Libby Brien | Vice President of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,855 | $26,795 |
| Carrie Ramsey | Chief of Staff Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,512 | $17,760 |
| Natalie Lewis | Vice President of Leader Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,244 | $14,861 |
| Jake Firman | Director of Software Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,911 | $31,553 |
| Martin Pearson | School Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,322 | $14,854 |
| Tamara Ghandour | Chief People Officer Officer | 40 | $17,033 | $574 |
| Glenn Russo | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Kutner | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alyssa Whitehead-Bust | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew Sinclair | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Billy Brown | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Allen | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Greenberg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Suppes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Deanna Campos Miller | DIRECTOR (BEGIN 01/2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dominick Moreno | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Fatima Rezaie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Haynes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Medford Moorer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick O'Rourke | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kurtz - END 042024 | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 40 | $300,925 | $35,053 |
| Danielle Felder | Chief External Affairs Officer Officer | 40 | $167,858 | $30,514 |
| Aaron Griffen | Chief Equity Officer Officer | 40 | $163,404 | $30,769 |
| NICHOLAS PLANTAN | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 38 | $160,805 | $28,401 |
| Ashley Wiegner | Chief People Officer Officer | 40 | $169,352 | $15,337 |
| Libby Brien | Vice President of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,839 | $25,499 |
| Jenna Kalin | Managing Director of Schools Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,530 | $27,157 |
| Natalie Lewis | Vice President of Leader Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,014 | $13,678 |
| Rebecca Bloch | Managing Director of Schools Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,370 | $18,305 |
| Elin Curry | School Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,350 | $6,090 |
| Heather Koehler | Chief Schools Officer Officer | 40 | $102,828 | $896 |
| Glenn Russo | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gloria Zamora | Immediate Past Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Kutner | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Fritzinger | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alyssa Whitehead-Bust | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Sinclair | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Billy Brown | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Allen | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Greenberg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dominick Moreno | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fatima Rezaie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Haynes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick O'Rourke | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Berryman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nella Garcia Urban | Chief Executive Officer - BEGIN 04/2024 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILL KURTZ | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $280,736 | $45,768 |
| CHRISTINE NELSON | CHIEF OF SCHOOLS Officer | 40 | $197,700 | $36,729 |
| ASHLEY WIEGNER | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $172,160 | $20,736 |
| AARON GRIFFEN | CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $151,904 | $38,472 |
| NICHOLAS PLANTAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 37 | $146,040 | $36,708 |
| NATALIE LEWIS | VP OF LEADER DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,920 | $15,488 |
| LIBBY BRIEN | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,112 | $33,898 |
| GRANT ERWIN | VP OF CULTURE & STU. EXP. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,630 | $25,984 |
| DANIELLE FELDER | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $119,464 | $30,972 |
| JOHN CLARK | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,435 | $15,721 |
| BECCA MEYER | SCHOOL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,126 | $6,378 |
| CATHERINE OTTO - THRU 082022 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $109,579 | $28,094 |
| ALYSSA WHITEHEAD-BUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BROHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SPARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA ZAMORA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SISSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF TARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN JASCHKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK O'ROURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN RUSSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRITZINGER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 730 COLORADO BLVD UNIT 200, DENVER, CO 80206-9962
- In care of
- % NICHOLAS PLANTAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NELLA GARCIA-URBAN, 730 COLORADO BOULEVARD UNIT 200, DENVER, CO 80206
- Signed the 990
- NELLA GARCIA-URBAN, CEO
- Phone
- (303) 524-6324
- Website
- WWW.DSSTPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSFORMS URBAN PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ELIMINATING EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY AND PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE 21ST CENTURY.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDING FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DSST CURRENTLY SERVES A STUDENT POPULATION OF 7,600 STUDENTS IN 16 SCHOOLS. AT FULL ENROLLMENT IN 2035, DSST WILL SERVE 8,850 STUDENTS IN 18 SCHOOLS ACROSS DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TO DATE, DSST HAS PREPARED 100% OF OUR GRADUATES TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE. DSST SCHOOLS ARE RECOGNIZED AMONG THE TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN COLORADO.Expenses $130,359,658 · grants $95,879 · revenue $117,812,638
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
- 84-1602733
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $74,131,916
- Income (IRS master file)
- $137,725,549
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $137,680,069 | $132,906,201 | $74,131,916 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $122,154,643 | $122,729,642 | $68,732,180 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $108,115,790 | $114,894,903 | $61,035,638 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $105,801,266 | $95,197,175 | $55,698,704 | 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 84-1602733).
Questions about DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC
- What is the EIN of DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC is 84-1602733.
- Is DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC 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 DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC 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 DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC 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 DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NELLA GARCIA-URBAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $280,372 (Nella Garcia Urban, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $137,680,069, expenses of $132,906,201 and total assets of $74,131,916 at year end.
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