Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 27-3722434 • 501(c)3 • Denver, CO
Profile
Our purpose is two-fold: 1) To provide enrichment training and resources to help African American and other underrepresented minority youth obtain marketable skills in the IT and computer industry and support them in developing interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills. 2) To elevate senior citizens by providing basic computer and smartphone training and assistance to increase their knowledge and comfort with technology.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
60th percentile
Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 13.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
Down$23,594
Down $23,785 (-50%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$23,594
Down $23,785 (-50%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$117,208
Up $25,118 (+27%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$140,993
Up $37,163 (+36%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$23,785
Down $12,045 (-103%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $1.17 | $1.41 | $0.24 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.47 | $0.00 | $0.47 | $0.92 | $1.04 | $0.12 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.59 | $0.00 | $0.59 | $0.78 | $0.72 | $0.06 |
Our purpose is two-fold: 1) To provide enrichment training and resources to help African American and other underrepresented minority youth obtain marketable skills in the IT and computer industry and support them in developing interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills. 2) To elevate senior citizens by providing basic computer and smartphone training and assistance to increase their knowledge and comfort with technology.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SummerTEK is our 6 week tuition free online training opportunity for high school students to explore rewarding careers and to acquire valuable technology skills in a supportive and user friendly environment. It was held June 10 through July 19, 2024. This year, 36 SummerTEK students earned Cisco Networking Academy certificates for the Networking and Cybersecurity courses, or certification from Certiport for the Entrepreneurship and Communication Skills courses. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. Here is a description of the four exciting courses we held in SummerTEK 2024. CCNA v7 Introduction to Networks. Students learned how the internet works and how to design computer networks for home and small businesses. The course introduced architectures, models, protocols, and networking simulations. Introduction to Cybersecurity. Students developed an understanding of cybercrime, security principles, technologies, and procedures used to defend networks. Communication Skills for Business Course. The core concepts included professional communication skills, effective verbal, nonverbal and listening skills, creating business deliverables, effectively delivering a message, receiving communications, and analyzing communication scenarios. The Entrepreneurship course covered business concepts, financial management, how to recognize a business opportunity, and how to turn an idea into a successful small business. | $0 | $76,308 |
| Summer SilverTeks Online is a 4-week Monday through Friday class that was held June 3 - June 28, 2024 for senior citizens covering Microsoft Office basics. This year, the seniors were provided with a 15-month Microsoft 365 subscription an M365 workbook to help them transition from older versions of Microsoft Office. In this program, our adult instructors, and high school and college students who have excelled in our training programs worked one-on-one with the senior citizens in Zoom breakout rooms. We also provided individual tutoring sessions for senior citizens upon request. This program is a win-win, providing valuable skills for senior citizens and a paid stipend opportunity for our high school and college students. There were 27 participants. Program service expenses include tutor stipends and payments to independent contractor instructors. | $0 | $13,334 |
| STEAM! Online classes were held for 3 weeks, July 8 through July 26, 2024. This program consists of classes for 5th and 6th graders and classes for 7th and 8th graders. The students engaged in online activities including: 1. 3D animation project 2. PowerPoint cartoon project 3. Minecraft Programming 4. Financial Literacy 5. High School and college readiness (for 7th and 8th graders). Our STEAM! classes are taught by Colorado Futuretek and SparqU adult instructors assisted by our Colorado Futuretek high school and college student tutors.STEAM! F.U.T.U.R.E - Middle School students learn financial literacy basics through online activities and games. Topics included goal setting, budgeting, and saving. These online classes were held December 30, 31 and Jan 2. Students (and parents) learned how to open a child's savings account at Young Americans Bank, and Colorado Futuretek provided each child with a $10 deposit to open their account. There were 38 participants in the two STEAM programs. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. | $0 | $12,433 |
| Silver Saturdays Online is a project-based class to help senior citizens 50 and over learn the basics or improve their skills using laptops with MS Office applications, or smartphones. The classes were held online using Zoom on the 2nd Saturday of each month Jan - May and Sep-Dec 2024. There were 35 participants. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. | $0 | $9,950 |
| CFTEK Student Internship program - In Summer 2024, Colorado Futuretek paid the stipend for one college student who interned at SparqU. This intern helped to develop a community Youth Training program and she was highly rated for her performance. | $0 | $1,918 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald S Fontenot Sr | Independent Contractor Instructor, Project Developer | PT | $8,025 | - | $8,025 |
| Patricia Fontenot | Independent Contractor Program Administrator | PT | $5,775 | - | $5,775 |
| Lynn Jackson | Independent Contractor Instructor | PT | $5,600 | - | $5,600 |
| Jhia Turner | Independent Contractor Instructor | PT | $5,000 | - | $5,000 |
| Arlene C Booker | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Jackie Davis | Vice President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Ron Fontenot Sr | Acting Treasurer And Co-Founder | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Meosha Brooks | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Patricia Fontenot | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| David Hinds | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Walter Huff II | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Lynn Jackson | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tafari Shambe | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tevin Thompson | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jhia Turner | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sydney Young | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Refunds and Rebates”
“Description;Amount^General and Administrative Expense;11240|Fundraising and Publicity Expense;15810|Silver Saturdays Program Expense minus independent contractors;4647|SilverTeks Program Expense minuse independent contractors;4750|SummerTEK Program Expense minus independent contractors;17745|STEAM Program Expense minus indepedent contractors;1944|Student Internship Program Expense;1918^Total;58054^”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Our purpose is two-fold: 1) To provide enrichment training and resources to help African American and other underrepresented minority youth obtain marketable skills in the IT and computer industry and support them in developing interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills. 2) To elevate senior citizens by providing basic computer and smartphone training and assistance to increase their knowledge and comfort with technology. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | SummerTEK is our 6 week tuition free online training opportunity for high school students to explore rewarding careers and to acquire valuable technology skills in a supportive and user friendly environment. It was held June 10 through July 19, 2024. This year, 36 SummerTEK students earned Cisco Networking Academy certificates for the Networking and Cybersecurity courses, or certification from Certiport for the Entrepreneurship and Communication Skills courses. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. Here is a description of the four exciting courses we held in SummerTEK 2024. CCNA v7 Introduction to Networks. Students learned how the internet works and how to design computer networks for home and small businesses. The course introduced architectures, models, protocols, and networking simulations. Introduction to Cybersecurity. Students developed an understanding of cybercrime, security principles, technologies, and procedures used to defend networks. Communication Skills for Business Course. The core concepts included professional communication skills, effective verbal, nonverbal and listening skills, creating business deliverables, effectively delivering a message, receiving communications, and analyzing communication scenarios. The Entrepreneurship course covered business concepts, financial management, how to recognize a business opportunity, and how to turn an idea into a successful small business. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | Summer SilverTeks Online is a 4-week Monday through Friday class that was held June 3 - June 28, 2024 for senior citizens covering Microsoft Office basics. This year, the seniors were provided with a 15-month Microsoft 365 subscription an M365 workbook to help them transition from older versions of Microsoft Office. In this program, our adult instructors, and high school and college students who have excelled in our training programs worked one-on-one with the senior citizens in Zoom breakout rooms. We also provided individual tutoring sessions for senior citizens upon request. This program is a win-win, providing valuable skills for senior citizens and a paid stipend opportunity for our high school and college students. There were 27 participants. Program service expenses include tutor stipends and payments to independent contractor instructors. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | STEAM! Online classes were held for 3 weeks, July 8 through July 26, 2024. This program consists of classes for 5th and 6th graders and classes for 7th and 8th graders. The students engaged in online activities including: 1. 3D animation project 2. PowerPoint cartoon project 3. Minecraft Programming 4. Financial Literacy 5. High School and college readiness (for 7th and 8th graders). Our STEAM! classes are taught by Colorado Futuretek and SparqU adult instructors assisted by our Colorado Futuretek high school and college student tutors.STEAM! F.U.T.U.R.E - Middle School students learn financial literacy basics through online activities and games. Topics included goal setting, budgeting, and saving. These online classes were held December 30, 31 and Jan 2. Students (and parents) learned how to open a child's savings account at Young Americans Bank, and Colorado Futuretek provided each child with a $10 deposit to open their account. There were 38 participants in the two STEAM programs. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | Silver Saturdays Online is a project-based class to help senior citizens 50 and over learn the basics or improve their skills using laptops with MS Office applications, or smartphones. The classes were held online using Zoom on the 2nd Saturday of each month Jan - May and Sep-Dec 2024. There were 35 participants. Program service expenses include payments to independent contractor instructors. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 4 | CFTEK Student Internship program - In Summer 2024, Colorado Futuretek paid the stipend for one college student who interned at SparqU. This intern helped to develop a community Youth Training program and she was highly rated for her performance. |
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