Nonprofit · EIN 92-0312087
EL SISTEMA COLORADO
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $846,504 | $737,347 | $109,157 | $855,601 | $59,093 | $796,508 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $842,451 | $687,082 | $155,369 | $752,808 | $65,457 | $687,351 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $951,094 | $419,112 | $531,982 | $550,602 | $18,620 | $531,982 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $846,504
- of which government grants
- $141,624
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $98,170
- Other salaries and wages
- $366,458
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $549,096
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,087
- Occupancy
- $43,292
- Travel
- $3,819
- Depreciation
- $30,316
- Program services (functional)
- $556,174
- Management and general (functional)
- $103,931
- Fundraising (functional)
- $77,242
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $752,808
- Total assets, end of year
- $855,601
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $59,093
- Net assets, end of year
- $796,508
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $124,411
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $687,918
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $108,590
- Gross receipts
- $846,504
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2022
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGRID LARRAGOITY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $87,702 | $2,255 |
| BRIDGET MCNEIL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA IRIVARREN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY DAMRON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELICA RUEDA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PEPE JOSE ANTONIO SANCHEZ CETINA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA LEONARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWINA LUCERO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA LABORETE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MANION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| INGRID LARRAGOITY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $83,104 |
| SHANNON BATAL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY DAMRON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANGELICA RUEDA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIA IRIVARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KNIGHT HINMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLAY FOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOANNA LEONARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLYN TARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIDGET MCNEIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MANION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| INGRID LARRAGOITY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $35,346 |
| SHANNON BATAL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CYNDEN AMROSE | VICE CHAIR (THROUGH JUNE 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLAYTON FOX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY DAMRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA GONZALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KNIGHT HINMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MANUEL MARTINEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAUL MURCIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VANESSA SALAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUSTIN PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2980 CURTIS ST, DENVER, CO 80205-2657
- In care of
- % SHANNON BATAL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- INGRID LARRAGOITY, 2980 CURTIS ST, DENVER, CO 80205
- Signed the 990
- INGRID LARRAGOITY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (954) 937-1335
- Website
- elsistemacolorado.org
- Return prepared by
- The Accounting Department Inc
Mission
EL SISTEMA COLORADO IS A TUITION-FREE, EXCELLENCE-DRIVEN, AND OPPORTUNITY-FOCUSED YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS MUSICAL AND PERSONAL AGENCY, TRANSCENDS SOCIOECONOMICS, AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF EL SISTEMA COLORADO LIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF MUSIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. ESC EXISTS TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS TO MUSIC BY CREATING ACCESS FOR YOUTH TO AN IMMERSIVE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION. PROGRAMMING IS COMPLETELY FREE AND PRIORITIZES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12 (AGES 3-18). OUR CURTIS PARK MUSIC CENTER IS A BASTION OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION IN ONE OF THE MOST RAPIDLY GENTRIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COUNTRY: INSTRUMENTS, ENSEMBLE CLASSES, PRIVATE LESSONS, AND IMPACTFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCES ARE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS AT ABSOLUTELY NO COST IN A SPACE WHERE THEY ARE VALUED AND EMPOWERED TO BE THEMSELVES. STUDENTS RECEIVE 2-7 HOURS OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION PER WEEK AND WE CURRENTLY SERVE OVER 270 STUDENTS.Expenses $556,174
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 92-0312087
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A68)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $855,601
- Income (IRS master file)
- $846,504
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $846,504 | $737,347 | $855,601 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $842,451 | $687,082 | $752,808 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $951,094 | $419,112 | $550,602 | XML |
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 92-0312087).
Questions about EL SISTEMA COLORADO
- What is the EIN of EL SISTEMA COLORADO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EL SISTEMA COLORADO is 92-0312087.
- Is EL SISTEMA COLORADO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to EL SISTEMA COLORADO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EL SISTEMA COLORADO 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 EL SISTEMA COLORADO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EL SISTEMA COLORADO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EL SISTEMA COLORADO?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names INGRID LARRAGOITY.
- Who are the officers and directors of EL SISTEMA COLORADO?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,702 (INGRID LARRAGOITY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EL SISTEMA COLORADO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $846,504, expenses of $737,347 and total assets of $855,601 at year end.
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