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Filing year 2023

Vega Collegiate Academy

Aurora, Colorado·EIN 47-2103502·NTEE B29 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$10.3M
Total assets
$20.7M
Total expenses
$11.6M
Reported officers
8
Mission

Designed with an extended school day and a slightly longer school year and with a focus on developing strong skills in literacy and math. Vega Collegiate Academy Charter School executes an academically rigorous curriculum that pushes students to engage deeply with text and to think critically about their learning in every content area. Every instructional minute students work to master ambitious. Common core aligned standards. Every assessment is informed by rigorous national and state standards and well-respected national reading requirements. Support is immediately provided to students who demonstrate the need for additional assistance further acceleration or have individual learning needs.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in Colorado.

Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$123k
$135k
Base
$123k
Bonus
Other
Benefits

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 7 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at Vega Collegiate Academy equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2023)
1%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 21%
from 2022

From $155k in 2022 to $123k in 2023.

$155k
2022
$123k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 25% in real terms$179k to $135k

Estimated with Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay fell 21% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 2%.

$155k in 2022 to $123k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about Vega Collegiate Academy

What does the Chief Executive Officer of Vega Collegiate Academy earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of Vega Collegiate Academy received $122,706 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Education organizations in Colorado, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Vega Collegiate Academy compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations in Colorado, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Vega Collegiate Academy falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at Vega Collegiate Academy equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are Vega Collegiate Academy's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, Vega Collegiate Academy reported $10.3M in total revenue and $11.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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