5280 High School

Analysis

5280 High School is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, 5280 High School reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.3m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 5280 High School sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Day Community School ($3.3m), Farmington Village Green and Library Assoc ($3.3m) and Montessori School of Durham ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $743k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 23 employees.