UPPER COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF WALDORF EDUCATION Charity Report

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UPPER COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF WALDORF EDUCATION

EIN 45-3208378 · Primary & Elementary Schools (B24)

What they do

UPPER COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF of WALDORF EDUCATION, DBA RIVERWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL, SERVED FAMILIES IN STEVENS COUNTY WASHINGTON IN SERVERAL UNIQUE WAYS. WE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOL BETWEEN NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA and SPOKANE WASHINGTON THAT USES THE WALDORF EDUCATION MODEL AS A PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATION for OUR TEACHING METHODS and CURRICULUM. OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERED A MIXED-AGES KINDERGARTEN CLASS for CHILDREN AGES 4 to 6, HAD 15 ENROLLED STUDENTS PART or FULL-TIME. ALL of THE SNACKS and MEALS THAT WE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WERE WHOLESOME and HEALTHY, and WHEN POSSIBLE - ORGANIC, NON-GMO, and LOCALLY SOURCED. OUR FULL-TIME GRADES PROGRAM SERVED 23 FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE CHILDREN. WITH THE ONSET of COVID-19, WE MOVED OUR CLASSES 100% OUTDOORS for FOUR MONTHS UNTILL THE WEATHER BECAME TOO SEVERE, AFTER WHICH WE CREATD THE ONLY INDOOR-OUTDOOR HYBRID PROGRAM IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR WAS A DIFFICULT TIME for ALL, BUT THE GREAT INSIGHT INTO

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95.00%of revenue went to mission work100.0% of expenses · Program services

$95.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$0.52in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

27.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Financial picture

Tax year 2020

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

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Total reported revenue$145,024

Mission workProgram services$137,77195.00% of revenue100.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$7,2535.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$137,77195.00% of revenue

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YearExpense mixDetails

2020CurrentExpense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.18% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 91.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.88% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 91.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.08% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$145,024

Expenses$137,771

Annual surplus $7,253 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$137,771 · 100.0% of expenses

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Revenue$145,024

Expenses$137,771

Assets$71,121

Contributions$40,089

Mission work (program services)$137,771

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2020

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (7)

COURTNEY SMOKETREASURER

DENISE SEELEYDIRECTOR

ELISABETH SITTSDIRECTOR

KELSEY HUGUENINDIRECTOR

KRIS GROOMSSECRETARY

MONICA VOLTZPRESIDENT

THOMAS CARPENTERMARKETING DI

About this charity

Recognized since: May 2013
Location: 146 B BUENA VISTA DR, COLVILLE, WA 99114
County: Stevens
In care of: MONICA VOLTZ
Primary officer: MONICA VOLTZ, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(509) 680-5258

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2020
Tax period began: July 1, 2020
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: BILL SCHANZENBACH CPA PLLC
NTEE classification: Primary & Elementary Schools (B24)
IRS tax category: Primary & Elementary Schools
Revocation date: November 15, 2024