Nonprofit · EIN 45-2796694
DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,365,889 | $9,851,576 | -$5,485,687 | $67,837,113 | $46,981,429 | $20,855,684 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,183,637 | $5,347,068 | $8,836,569 | $60,991,324 | $37,172,659 | $23,818,665 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,291,685 | $8,431,816 | -$4,140,131 | $44,075,267 | $31,480,334 | $12,594,933 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,811,750
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,554,139
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $200,569
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,836,293
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $9,836,293
- Management and general (functional)
- $15,283
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $60,991,324
- Total assets, end of year
- $67,837,113
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,981,429
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,855,684
- Publicly traded securities
- $56,292,810
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,902,362
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,953,322
- Gross receipts
- $9,771,918
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY EBERSPACHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN JASCHKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PLANTAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY ERZINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| STEVE HALSTEDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TERESA BERRYMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY CHARLES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY EBERSPACHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN JASCHKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PLANTAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY ERZINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| STEVE HALSTEDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TERESA BERRYMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY CHARLES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIFFANY CHARLES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 |
| ANTHONY EBERSPACHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAN WILKERSON | PRESIDENT - THRU 12/2022 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.01 | $0 |
| JUSTIN JASCHKE | PRESIDENT - BEGIN 01/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.01 | $0 |
| MARTY ERZINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PLANTAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE HALSTEDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 |
| TERESA BERRYMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 730 COLORADO BLVD UNIT 200, DENVER, CO 80206-9962
- In care of
- % NICHOLAS PLANTAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 3401 Quebec Street Suite 7200, Denver CO 80238
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JUSTIN JASCHKE, 730 COLORADO BOULEVARD UNIT 200, DENVER, CO 80206
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- William Kurtz, 3401 Quebec Street Suite 7200, Denver CO 80238
- Signed the 990
- ANTHONY EBERSPACHER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (303) 524-6324
- Website
- WWW.DSSTPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
THE DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO ASSIST DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION, IN ITS MISSION TO TRANSFORM URBAN PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ELIMINATING EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY AND PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE 21ST CENTURY.
Program accomplishments
- THE DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO ASSIST DENVER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., A COLORADO NONPROFIT COPORATION, IN ITS MISSION TO TRANSFORM URBAN PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ELIMINATING EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY AND PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE 21ST CENTURY.Expenses $9,836,293 · grants $9,836,293
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
- 45-2796694
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $67,837,113
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,771,918
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,365,889 | $9,851,576 | $67,837,113 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,183,637 | $5,347,068 | $60,991,324 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,291,685 | $8,431,816 | $44,075,267 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $10,627,945 | $5,574,855 | $39,063,560 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: William Kurtz | June 30, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-2796694).
Questions about DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION is 45-2796694.
- Is DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION 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 DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION 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 DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION 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 DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JUSTIN JASCHKE.
- Who are the officers and directors of DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,365,889, expenses of $9,851,576 and total assets of $67,837,113 at year end.
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