Wells Academy INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-3579589)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$70K
FY2021	$122K
FY2022	$82K
FY2023	$102K
FY2024	$106K
FY2025	$177K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$39K
FY2021	$150K
FY2022	$151K
FY2023	$178K
FY2024	$84K
FY2025	$68K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$222K
FY2021	$194K
FY2022	$125K
FY2023	$49K
FY2024	$71K
FY2025	$180K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

93%

Program services 93% · $63K Management & general 7% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Andrew J Wells III

Executive Director - Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donnalee Papenfuss

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Welle

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Brown

Director - Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annette Johnson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Aitken

Director - Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fred Madsen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Wells IV

Director - Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains economically disadvantaged Native Americans for industrial jobs, teaching skills and life lessons.

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1 program · $63K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Purpose of wells academy is to provide one year of intense training in industrial skills and knowledge so students can learn job skills which will lead to self-supporting employment for native american people who have not been successful in the public education system or in obtaining employment.

$63Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

George W Neilson Foundation 18358FY2024$62K

Team FoundationFY2024$3K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$65K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$177K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K

Other incomeLn 4–11$24K

Money outPt IX

$68K

Ln 25

Programscol B$63K

Managementcol C$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$180K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K

Total assetsLn 16$180K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K

Other incomeLn 4–11$24K

Total revenueLn 12$177K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$145K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K

Total assetsLn 16$180K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$180K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$76K	$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$46K	$36K
Total assetsLn 16	$122K	$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$51K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$71K	$180K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$52K	$52K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$276		$276
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$10K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$951	$451	$500
Total functional expensesLn 25	$68K	$63K	$4K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$177K	$68K	$109K	$180K	990 PDF
FY2024	$106K	$84K	$22K	$71K	990 PDF
FY2023	$102K	$178K	−$76K	$49K	990 PDF
FY2022	$82K	$151K	−$69K	$125K	990 PDF
FY2021	$122K	$150K	−$28K	$194K	990 PDF
FY2020	$70K	$39K	$32K	$222K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $176,991 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,159$152,733

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,973$24,258

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $106,132$176,991

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,680$67,739

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $83,680$67,739

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,452$109,252

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $176,991 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$152,733

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$152,733

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $24,258$24,258

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,258$176,991

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,739 across 6 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $52,325$52,325

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,122$1,122

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,600$2,600

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $276$276

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,465$10,465

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $451 · Management $500$951

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,241 · Management $4,498 · Fundraising $0$67,739

Part X · Balance sheet $180,398 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,937$144,642

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,221$35,756

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,158$180,398

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,012$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,012$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $71,146$180,398

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,146$180,398

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,158$180,398

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,398 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$176,991

XI-2 Total expenses$67,739

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,252

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,146

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,398

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Wells Academy INC

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Wells Academy INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV