THE DENVER WALDORF SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (EIN 840717615) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1974

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RYAN GREGORY

Phone

3037770531

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

THE DENVER WALDORF SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, founded in 1974, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $8.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 19% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $1.5M, a strong 18% operating margin.

Mission

FOUNDED ON RUDOLF STEINER'S HUMANITARIAN CURRICULUM, THE DENVER WALDORF SCHOOL AWAKENS AND INSPIRES STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, PREPARING THEM TO BRING RELEVANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,609,118

Program Service Revenue $5,725,459

Investment Income $180,471

Other Revenue $20,182

TOTAL REVENUE $8,535,230

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $260,551

Salaries & Benefits $4,927,402

Fundraising Expenses $43,675

Program Expenses $5,616,117

Other Expenses $1,828,332

TOTAL EXPENSES $7,016,285

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$8,535,230	$7,147,232	+0.2%
Expenses	$7,016,285	$6,241,525	+0.1%
Net Income	$1,518,945	$905,707	+0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

132

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$259,023

Total Directors

$160,895

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
LAURIE THOMPSON	FINANCE DIRE	40.00	Officer	$82,769	$15,359	$98,128
KELLY MOLINET	SCHOOL DIREC	40.00	Officer Director	$55,044	$15,176	$70,220
KIMBERLY MARTIN	COLLEGE TRUS	40.00	Officer Director	$59,170	$9,585	$68,755
KELLY CHURCH	SCHOOL DIREC	40.00	Officer Director	$7,561	$14,359	$21,920
ELIZABETH FRANCIS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATT GILLESPIE	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RYAN GREGORY	CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLENE HUNTER	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GREG KUCZYNSKI	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RON LOTTRIDGE	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL OPYD	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLIE ORPHANIDES	COLLEGE TRUS	40.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LILA RHODES	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
REED STILLWELL	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$8,535,230	$7,016,285	$16,891,934	$1,518,945
2023	$7,147,232	$6,241,525	$16,887,150	$905,707
2022	$5,661,064	$6,084,185	$14,063,042	$-423,121
2021	$6,175,486	$5,612,912	$14,773,360	$562,574
2020	$5,502,208	$5,350,298	$14,169,070	$151,910
2019	$5,705,281	$5,049,741	$13,151,205	$655,540
2018	$5,158,519	$4,783,550	$12,705,656	$374,969

THE DENVER WALDORF SCHOOL ASSOCIATION