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District Twelve Educators' Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Westminster, CO EIN: 84-0614592 Website

The organization is a labor organization that advocates for the interests of public education employees and promotes quality public education on behalf of the membership.

District Twelve Educators' Association at a glance

In short: District Twelve Educators' Association reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$1,614,736
+6.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$441,411
+14.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$52,740
+50.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$357,851
+25.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who District Twelve Educators' Association funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Thornton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $50K (2020). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,614,736$441,411$357,851$5,000Total only$52,740
2024$1,517,305$386,999$286,048——$35,035
2023$1,349,382$261,295$244,990——$18,585
2022$1,439,106$251,557$196,344$2,750Total only$28,736
2021$1,562,561$416,989$247,014——$75,465
2020$1,473,337$352,603$227,817$50,0001$25,212
2019$1,297,709$233,839$240,127——$9,345

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About District Twelve Educators' Association

Based on IRS filings

District Twelve Educators' Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Westminster, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $53K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

District Twelve Educators' Association is led by David Lockley, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Lockley

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2019) → $122K (2025)

  • Steve Lash

    Coordinator

    Executive Member → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Coordinator, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $41K (2023) → $106K (2025)

  • Deborah Blake

    Executive Member

    Executive Member → Treasurer, 2020

    Treasurer → Executive Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Belanger

    Executive Member

    Secretary → Executive Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Meaders

    Executive Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Weaver

    Secretary

    Executive Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Larue

    Executive Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Espinosa

    Executive Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Tennant

    Executive Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shayna Goldstein

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Peterson

    Executive Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bauer

    Executive Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Sorensen

    Executive Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Snider

    Executive Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Garnett

    Executive Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa Jackson

    Executive Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Fran Stander (2019–2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Marty Gutierrez (2019–2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Michelle Pearson (2019–2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Valerie Vigil (2019–2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Chris Peterson (2021–2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Anne Namuth (2022–2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Sarah Marquardt (2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Troy Hubbell (2024) — Executive Member
  • Former: Melissa Taigen (2019–2023) — Executive Member
  • Former: Susanne Fellwock (2019–2023) — Executive Member
  • Former: Kimberly McLachlan (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Andrea Overton (2022–2023) — Executive Member
  • Former: Jim Madole (2023) — Executive Member
  • Former: Stuart Sanks (2023) — Executive Member
  • Former: Shelly Derock (2020–2022) — Executive Member
  • Former: Alison Alter (2021–2022) — Executive Member
  • Former: Paula Dickerson (2019–2021) — Executive Member
  • Former: Lara Lepie (2020–2021) — Executive Member
  • Former: Jennifer La (2019–2020) — Executive Member
  • Former: Michael Leitshuh (2019–2020) — Executive Member
  • Former: Dillon Bohlender (2019) — Executive Member
  • Former: Jennifer Congedo (2019) — Executive Member
  • Former: Kim McLachlan (2019) — Coordinator
  • Former: Shauna Rigli (2019) — Executive Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

David Lockley — President: $122KDavid LockleyPresident$122KSteve Lash — Coordinator: $106KSteve LashCoordinator$106K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $122K, to David Lockley (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about District Twelve Educators' Association

How much does District Twelve Educators' Association give each year?

District Twelve Educators' Association reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is District Twelve Educators' Association?

District Twelve Educators' Association reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $441K.

What is District Twelve Educators' Association?

District Twelve Educators' Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Westminster, CO. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does District Twelve Educators' Association operate?

District Twelve Educators' Association has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is District Twelve Educators' Association's EIN?

District Twelve Educators' Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0614592. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 20, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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