One Room School FY2021 filing

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Sequim, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-4299266Revenue $659K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfiveacreschool.org515 Lotzgesell Rd, 98382-8074 · Sequim, WATax-exempt since Nov 2018School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Five Acre School provides an active learning environment for children to reach their fullest potential, in relationship to each other, our community, and the natural world.We foster the social, emotional, physical, artistic and intellectual growth of the whole child.THIS YEAR FIVE ACRE SCHOOL STARTED THE ACTUAL OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBIITES OF THE SCHOOL. IN PRIOR YEARS, THEY JUST FILED POSTCARDS.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$659K
Spent
$537K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$182K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$659K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$659K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$844K
FY2025$784K
Expenses
$537K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$537K
FY2022$628K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$804K
FY2025$865K
Net assets
$182K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$182K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$273K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $471K Management & general 12% · $65K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Bones’s $84K as Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Nurtures children's full potential through active, holistic learning in nature and community.

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1 program · $471K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Five Acre School is a small independent school located adjacent to the Dungeness Recreation Area that serves preschool through 6th grade students.Five Acre provides a caring and flexible educational program emphasizing a child-centered approach.

$471Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$659K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$537K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$182K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$659K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$224K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$224K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$182K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$224K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$171K$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$182K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$397K$356K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$37K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$237$237
Advertising and promotionLn 12$400$320$80
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$773
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$71K$57K$14K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$17K$663
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$531$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$537K$471K$65K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $784K$865K−$80K$273K 990 PDF
FY2024 $844K$804K$40K$353K 990 PDF
FY2023 $810K$777K$34K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $726K$628K$98K$279K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $659K$537K$122K$182K 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 $658,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,471$126,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,062$532,111
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11$7
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $126,544$658,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $226,876$437,760
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $294$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $38,631$99,082
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $265,801$536,842
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$139,257$121,825
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $658,667 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$121,339 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$126,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $653,450$653,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7$7
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $532,118$658,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $536,842 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $355,524 · Management $41,484$397,008
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,568 · Management $4,184$40,752
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,654$2,654
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $237$237
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $320 · Management $80$400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,090 · Management $773$3,863
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,878 · Management $14,219$71,097
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,933 · Management $663$17,596
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,679 · Management $531 · Fundraising $1,025$3,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $470,992 · Management $64,825 · Fundraising $1,025$536,842
Part X · Balance sheet $231,464 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $7,958; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,731$223,506
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $170,731$231,464
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,138$49,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,988$49,896
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,743$175,068
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$6,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,743$181,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $170,731$231,464
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $181,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$658,667
XI-2 Total expenses$536,842
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$121,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$181,568

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