Colorado Christian Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION THAT PRIORITIZES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD. IN RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS, WE WILL BUILD HEALTHY FOUNDATIONS THAT RESULT IN RESILIENT STUDENTS.
- Income
- $3.9 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $136,720, director of academics
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 42% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3.3 million spent. COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION THAT PRIORITIZES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD. IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS, WE WILL BUILD HEALTHY FOUNDATIONS THAT RESULT IN RESILIENT STUDENTS. THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IS THAT STUDENTS WOULD COME TO KNOW JESUS DURING THEIR ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT A LIVING KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S NATURE CREATES A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE FOR ONESELF AND OTHERS. WE WANT STUDENTS TO TRULY KNOW THE VOICE OF GOD. IT IS OUR AIM THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE, HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE, AND HIGH PROFICIENCY IN ESSENTIAL SKILLS LIKE MATH, READING, AND COMMUNICATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY'S PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:PRESCHOOL AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN THE PRESCHOOL AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PARTNER WITH FAMILIES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. ALIGNING WITH THE MISSION AND VISION OF FOCUSING ON THE WHOLE CHILD DELIVERS A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROVIDES BEGINNING FOUNDATIONS OF LITERACY AND MATH FUNDAMENTALS, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, SELF-DISCIPLINE, PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH, AND INTENTIONALITY WITH EVERY INTERACTION. THE CORE OF ALL THESE FOUNDATIONS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES IS TAUGHT THROUGH THE LENS THAT OUR CREATOR SEES EACH CHILD AS HIS MASTERPIECE. EVERY CHILD IS EVALUATED UPON ENTERING THE PRESCHOOL AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP SCHOOL-YEAR GROWTH GOALS IN PERSONAL, ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL AREAS, AND STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED BY TEACHERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, ON EVALUATING STUDENT GROWTH MID-YEAR AND END-OF-YEAR IN THESE RESPECTIVE AREAS.KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE - WE OFFER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE CORE PROGRAM AND TRADITIONAL SCHEDULE THAT INCLUDES A FOCUS ON THE CORE SUBJECTS (MATH, LITERACY, READING COMPREHENSION, AND BIBLE), CO-CURRICULARS (SPANISH, WESTERN CIVILIZATION, SCIENCE, FITNESS, ART). DIMENSIONS IS A SINGAPORE MATH PROGRAM THAT GETS STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND MATH CONCEPTS BY TRAINING THEM TO THINK AND UNDERSTAND MATH CONCEPTS AND NOT JUST MEMORIZE MATH FACTS. THEY INTRODUCE EACH NEW BUILDING BLOCK THROUGH A THREE-STEP SCAFFOLD. LITERACY ESSENTIALS IS A READING PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THE CODE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. LEARNING A LANGUAGE BY VIEWING IT AS A PUZZLE TO BE SOLVED AND DECIPHERED, LAYS THE MENTAL TRACKS FOR CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING NEEDED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THIS PROGRAM, BUT THE PACE WILL VARY BASED ON GRADE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE OVERARCHING STORY OF GOD AND THE WORLD. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THE TRUE STORY THAT WE HAVE BEEN BORN INTO BECAUSE WE ARE TEMPTED TO LIVE A DIFFERENT STORY IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS STORY IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE REST OF THE CURRICULUM AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. SCIENCE AT CCA WILL ACTIVELY PRIORITIZE THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES THROUGH INVESTIGATION AND LABS. STUDENTS WILL LEARN BASIC SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES/CONCEPTS PLUS THE MENTAL THINKING THAT EXERCISES CAUSE/EFFECT REASONING THAT TAKES ONE FROM EVIDENCE TO VALID CONCLUSIONS. ALL SCIENCE WILL BE TAUGHT THROUGH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW, WHICH SEES SCIENCE AS A CELEBRATION OF GOD'S BRILLIANCE AND HANDIWORK.WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE IDEAS TO REALIZE AND SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THAT CAN BRING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE TO OUR BROKEN WORLD. STUDENTS LEARN THAT THEIR IDEAS AND ACTIONS CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THOSE AROUND THEM. THIS SCHOOL-WIDE FOCUS ON INNOVATING TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS, IDEATE, STRATEGICALLY PLAN, DESIGN, TRY, FAIL, REFINE, AND SUCCEED. IT IS A PROCESS THAT CONTINUALLY CHALLENGES THEM TO GROW. THIS DEEPER LEARNING PROVIDES VALUABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CURRICULUM, THEMSELVES, AND THE WORLD. AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, WE BUILD STRONG FOUNDATIONS IN STUDENTS THAT CREATE HEALTHY HABITS FOR A LIFETIME. WE KNOW THAT A STUDENT'S MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EMOTIONAL CAPACITY INCREASES WHEN THEIR BODY IS RESTED, WELL-FED, AND EXERCISED. COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HAS MADE BRAVE DECISIONS AROUND SCHEDULE, DIET, EXERCISE, UNIFORMS, AND HOMEWORK THAT PROMOTE A WELL-BALANCED LIFE THAT INCREASES THE OVERALL HOLISTIC HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS. EVERY CHILD IS EVALUATED UPON ENTERING THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE PROGRAM WITH AN EXTENSIVE KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT (A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND BENCHMARKED ASSESSMENT), AFTER WHICH COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WORKS WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO DEVELOP SCHOOL-YEAR GROWTH GOALS IN PERSONAL, ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL AREAS. STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED BY TEACHERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, ON EVALUATING STUDENT GROWTH MID-YEAR AND END-OF-YEAR IN THESE RESPECTIVE AREAS. ADDITIONAL KAUFMAN ASSESSMENTS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT A STUDENT'S ENROLLMENT AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY TO BENCHMARK HIS/HER PROGRESS ACADEMICALLY.BEFORE CARE, AFTER CARE & FLEXIBLE FRIDAYS - STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED AS A PART TIME STUDENT CAN ALSO ADD ON OUR FLEXIBLE FRIDAY OPTION. FRIDAYS ARE A DAY WHERE STUDENTS DIVE DEEP INTO THEIR LEARNING BY PARTICIPATING IN EXCURSIONS AROUND TOWN, ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS, PROJECTS, AND HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. ALL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE CONNECTED TO THE OVERALL SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF THEIR ACADEMICS AND ARE TAILORED TO THE STUDENTS' STRENGTHS, INTERESTS, AND PASSIONS. FRIDAYS ARE ALSO A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME ON THEIR PERSONAL LEARNING GOALS RELATED TO THEIR CORE SUBJECTS OR CO-CURRICULARS. WE BELIEVE THAT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS WITH TANGIBLE EXPERIENCE IN ACADEMIA AND THIS PROGRAM WILL GREATLY SUPPLEMENT STUDENTS' LEARNING ALONGSIDE OUR CORE CURRICULUM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 June 2020.
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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