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Denver East Forensic Team Foundation

EIN 84-1557372 · Denver, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceFair52 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE COACHING FOR THE TEACHER-DIRECTORS WHO INSTRUCT AND MANAGE SEVEN DIFFERENT PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL IN DENVER. AFE ALSO SERVES THESE ARTS PROGRAMS AT EAST THROUGH ITS 501(C)3 STATUS BY PROVIDING A REPOSITORY AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR FUNDS FOR EACH PROGRAM. INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH TRAINING, COACHING AND FUNDRAISING PROCESSES AND EFFORTS.

Income
$295,704
Spending
$265,195
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
6.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 52%
Employees
0
Volunteers
138

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

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 35% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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

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 (19)
  1. $83,133 spent. ETC: THE THEATRE DEPARTMENT HAD 300 STUDENTS BETWEEN 11 CLASSES. THERE WERE SIX DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS: SWEENEY TODD, ROHL DAHL DUETS, PARKS AND REC, STAGE COMBAT AND DIALECTS, ORIGINAL WORKS AND MARY POPPINS. THERE WERE MANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR. PRODUCING TWO MUSICALS (A FIRST), 22 SENIOR PROJECT PERFORMANCES (AN EAST HIGH RECORD), AND PARTICIPATING IN THE EDUHAM PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE WEBSITE WAS COMPLETELY REVANMPED.
  2. $46,160 spent. EC: THE EAST CHOIR PROGRAM INCLUDES 140 STUDENTS AND INVOLVES 6 DIFFERENT ENSEMBLES-BEGINNING SOPRANO/ALTO CHOIR, MIXED CHOIR, SERAPHIM, HONORS CHOIR, ANGELAIRES AND A CAPPELLA. OUR PERFORMANCES INCLUDED CABARET, WINTER CONCERT, NURSING HOME PERFORMANCES, ARRANGING PROJECTS NIGHTS, MIDDLE SCHOOL RECRUITMENT TOUR, ANGELAIRES AT DAZZLE, POP SHOW, GREELEY JAZZ FESTIVAL AND THE SPRING CONCERT. THE PERFORMANCES SOLD APPROXIMATELY 2500 TICKETS AND MULTIPLE STUDENTS ARE GOING ON TO MAJOR OR MINOR IN MUSIC IN COLLEGE. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR VOICE LESSON PROGRAM WHICH SERVED 15 STUDENTS DURING CLASS TIME.
  3. $11,718 spent. EDC: THE EAST DANCE DEPARTMENT HAD 150 STUDENTS IN 8 CLASSES. THEY PRODUCED THREE SHOWS: COFFEEHOUSE, HUMAN MOVEMENT PROJECT AND THE SPRING DANCE SHOW A CHOREOGRAPHERS SUITE. THIS YEAR, WE SWITCHED UP THE SPRING SHOW, AND IT WAS STRICLY DANCE-BASED, BACK TO OUR ROOTS AS A COMPANY, WHICH THE STUDENTS SEEMED TO LOVE. ALL DANCERS RETURNED FROM LAST YEAR AND WE HAD 40 NEW STUDENTS. SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS GET TO CHOREOGRAPH WHICH IS UNIQUE TO EDC. THIS IS WHY WE CAN ATTRACT DANCERS FROM AREA STUDIOS WHO DO NOT GENERALLY DANCE FOR THEIR SCHOOLS.
  4. $2,170 spent. CW: SERENDIPITY, THE ALL-SCHOOL PUBLICATION OF THE CREATIVE WRITING DEPT, PUBLISHED ITS ANNUAL LITERARY AND ARTS PUBLICATION AND HELD A SUCCESSFUL RELEASE PARTY AT THE TATTERED COVER THIS YEAR. THE PROGRAM HELPED ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE COURSE RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER FOR THEIR WORK IN THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE COURSE.
  5. WE HAD A STUDENT TAKE 3RD PLACE IN A CITY-WIDE POETRY CONTEST AND TWO OTHER STUDENTS RECEIVED AN HONORABLE MENTION. ANGELS ON AIR PRODUCED ITS VERY SUCCESSFUL 12TH SEASON, PRODUCING 23 EPISODES. TWO ON-SITE EPISODES WERE FILMED AT MEOW WOLF DENVER AND THE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE. THE 35 STUDENTS IN ANGELS ON AIR PARTICPATED IN THE ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL AT SIE FILM CENTER.
  6. $6,083 spent. IM: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INVOLVES 54 STUDENTS AND 5 DIFFERENT BANDS/GROUPS (MUSIC APPRECIATION, BEGINNING BAND, INTERMEDIATE BAND, BEGINNING ORCHESTRA AND MARIACHI). THEY HAD 4 SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, TWO PER SEMESTER, AND IN ADDITION SEVERAL STUDENTS PLAYED AT A LOCAL JAZZ CLUB, DAZZLE. THE ORCHESTRA SUPPORTED THE PRODUCTION OF MARY POPPINS FOR THE EAST THEATRE COMPANY WHICH REQUIRED SEVERAL PRACTICE SESSIONS
  7. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS AS WELL AS 4 PERFORMANCES. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDE PARTICIPATING IN CITYWIDE, PLAYING FOR EAST ARTS WALK, PLAYING AT GRADUATION AND WE HAD A REGULAR VOLUNTEER FOR THE PROGRAM.
  8. $86,771 spent. DEFT: THE DEFT PROGRAM STARTED OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH ANOTHER NEW TEACHER. HE CAME FROM A LOCAL PROGRAM AND WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH EASTS PAST SUCCESSES AND WAS DETERMINED TO GET OUR PROGRAM BACK ON TOP. HE STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH 135 STUDENTS BETWEEN 5 DIFFERENT CLASSES. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDE COMPETING IN 32 TOURNAMENTS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT
  9. IS THAT EAST WON THE CHSAA 5A STATE TOURNAMENT. WE HAD 5 STATE CHAMPIONS, AND 17 STUDENTS ATTENDED NATIONALS. STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO A MYRIAD OF COLLEGES INCLUDING OXFORD AND HARVARD.
  10. $2,787 spent. AFE: ARTS FOR EAST PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE COACHING FOR THE TEACHER- DIRECTORS WHO INSTRUCT AND MANAGE SEVEN DIFFERENT PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL. THIS YEAR AFE HOSTED A FUNDRAISER, KICKING IT OFF WITH A PARTY FOR THE COMMUNITY AT CARLA MADISON RECREATION CENTER.
  11. NOT ONLY DID WE RAISE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT WE ALSO RAISED AWARENESS FOR ALL OF THE ARTS THAT AFE SUPPORTS. OUR PRESIDENT JULIE ANDREWS CREATED A 10-MINUTE PROFESSIONAL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING EACH DEPARTMENT WITH INTERVIEWS FROM TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND EACH DEPARTMENT IN ACTION, A TRULY AMAZING GIFT THAT WILL BE UTILITIZED FOR YEARS TO COME.
  12. CW: SERENDIPITY, THE ALL-SCHOOL PUBLICATION OF THE 2170. 0. 4705.
  13. WE HAD A STUDENT TAKE 3RD PLACE IN A CITY-WIDE POETRY 0. 0. 0.
  14. IM: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INVOLVES 54 STUDENTS AND 6083. 0. 10638.
  15. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS AS WELL AS 4 PERFORMANCES. OTHER 0. 0. 0.
  16. DEFT: THE DEFT PROGRAM STARTED OFF THE SCHOOL 86771. 0. 94243.
  17. IS THAT EAST WON THE CHSAA 5A STATE TOURNAMENT. WE HAD 5 0. 0. 0.
  18. AFE: ARTS FOR EAST PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, 2787. 0. 15483.
  19. NOT ONLY DID WE RAISE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, 0. 0. 0.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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