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Union Colony School

EIN 20-8681586 · Greeley, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

UNION COLONY SCHOOL PROVIDES A COLLEGE PREPARATORY PUBLIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS GRADES K-12.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

Reserves
0 of 35
Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20
It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

Independent board
25 of 25
6 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15
Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$9.1 million spent. UNION COLONY SCHOOL INVOLVES STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT PREPARE THEM TO EXCEL IN COLLEGE OR OTHER POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS, BY PROVIDING A CROSS DISCIPLINARY EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG CORE SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDING FINE ARTS, INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES, ALONG WITH A RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING APPROACH TO THINKING AND LEARNING, A STRONG FOCUS ON THE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS OF PROBLEM SOLVING, AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH FOSTERS CONNECTIONS WITH TEACHERS, OTHER STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY. UNION COLONY SCHOOLS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 661 STUDENTS IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on October 15, 2011.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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