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Clear Spring School Incorporated FY2023 filing

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Eureka Spgs, AR501(c)(3)Since 1974Education EIN 71-0459367Revenue $596K in FY2023

On file with the IRSclearspringschool.org374 Dairy Hollow Rd, 72632-8831 · Eureka Spgs, ARTax-exempt since Jun 1976School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Independent education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$596K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$670K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$596K
FY2023▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$902K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$596K
FY2024$571K
FY2025$606K
Expenses
$670K
FY2023▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$723K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$670K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$688K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$953K
FY2025$837K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1976.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $454K Management & general 32% · $216K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Phyllis Poe
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Shock
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pam Greenway
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane Tucker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Clear Spring School Incorporated is an education nonprofit based in Eureka Spgs, AR, formed in 1974.

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1 program · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Independent education facility for pre-kindergarten through 12TH grade. Servcing 70 students in hands-on learning environment.

$454Kprogram 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
Arkansas Community Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Arvest FoundationFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$596K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$313K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$670K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$216K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Government grantsLn 1e$204K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$313K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$596K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$616K
Other assetsLn 15$332K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$629K$616K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$454K$277K$177K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$14K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$22K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$3K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$19K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$670K$454K$216K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $606K$688K−$82K$837K 990 PDF
FY2024 $571K$686K−$115K$953K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $596K$670K−$73K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$57K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $902K$723K$179K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $596,499 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,636$226,094
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $828,004$313,025
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$22,195
I-11 Other revenue$35,185
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,102,654$596,499
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $411,546$512,214
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $747,747$157,553
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,159,293$669,767
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$56,639−$73,268
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $596,499 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,457 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$203,565
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,529
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,094
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $309,568$309,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,195$22,195
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$26,185
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,000$9,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $344,220$596,499
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,767 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,927 · Management $177,052$453,979
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,949 · Management $8,918$22,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,562 · Management $13,806$35,368
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,626$4,626
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,050$1,050
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,890 · Management $5,890$11,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,576$19,576
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,864$30,864
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,579 · Management $2,963$14,542
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,339$3,339
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,962$21,962
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,727 · Management $3,757$23,484
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,409 · Management $3,139$22,548
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,782$3,782
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $454,242 · Management $215,525 · Fundraising $0$669,767
Part X · Balance sheet $1,214,021 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,427$88,323
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,276$12,149
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $112,223$165,747
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $628,919$616,096
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $331,706$331,706
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,214,551$1,214,021
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $67,904$143,656
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,130$3,116
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,034$146,772
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $808,811$735,543
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $331,706$331,706
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,140,517$1,067,249
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,214,551$1,214,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,067,249 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$596,499
XI-2 Total expenses$669,767
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,140,517
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,067,249

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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