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Discovery Woods FY2021 filing

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Brainerd, MN501(c)(3)Education EIN 80-0245524Revenue $1.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSdiscoverywoods.com604 N 7th St, 56401-2635 · Brainerd, MNTax-exempt since Aug 2010School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To provide brainerd lakes area families a choice for high quality elementary education centered around the individual needs of the child with a focus on the environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$180K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $88
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
109% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 109% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
70%
Net assets
−$123K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
−$123K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$116K
FY2021−$123K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$396K
FY2025$363K

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 Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.0M Management & general 30% · $431K

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; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kristi Crocker
Executive Director
$68,673Pt VII · Sec A
Kara Devriendt
Vice-Chairperson
$39,366Pt VII · Sec A
$36,286Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Byrnes
Former Member
$35,446Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Potter
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Verdon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kristen Sjostrand
Former Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kara Devriendt’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristi Crocker—$75,934$70,256$66,800$68,673$64,300
Kara Devriendt$67,390—$43,698$37,798$39,366$34,289
Dawn Snook$42,148$42,952————
Ashley Gangestad$38,855$37,415————
Lisa Laasch——$21,756$36,040$36,286—
Amanda Byrnes———$8,115$35,446$32,240
Allison Christensen——$34,511———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Offers families quality elementary education focused on child needs and the environment.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided a montessori concept public elementary school for students in the brainerd, MN area. The school served 104 students in grades kindergarten through sixth in the fiscal year 2021.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$88
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$88

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$431K
Owns and owesPt X
−$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$656K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$605
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$275
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50
SavingsLn 2$656K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$656K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Other assetsLn 15$397K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$582K$656K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$116K−$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$122K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$511K$463K$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$70K$63K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$9K$720
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$41K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$22K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$52K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$191K$166K$26K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$4K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$1K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$40K$128K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$9K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.0M$431K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$28K$363K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.6M−$32K$396K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.5M$233K$428K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$318K$195K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M−$7K−$123K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.4M$118K−$116K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,428,375 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,452,524$1,390,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,264$35,299
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $555$605
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,058$1,485
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,563,401$1,428,375
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 $865,943$836,754
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $579,101$598,329
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,445,044$1,435,083
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,357−$6,708
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,428,375 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,485 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,354,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,286
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,390,986
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,299$35,299
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $880$880
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$275−$275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,299 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,090$1,428,375
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,435,083 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,569 · Management $74,737$196,306
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $463,188 · Management $47,386$510,574
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $63,267 · Management $7,000$70,267
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,979 · Management $720$9,699
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,194 · Management $8,714$49,908
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,350$59,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,933 · Management $29,606$51,539
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,314 · Management $8,748$18,062
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,177 · Management $10,923$63,100
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $165,522 · Management $25,693$191,215
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,707$1,707
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,414$2,414
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,793 · Management $7,424$11,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,090 · Management $10,303$11,393
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,522 · Management $127,557$167,079
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,800 · Management $12,453$21,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,004,469 · Management $430,614 · Fundraising $0$1,435,083
Part X · Balance sheet $1,407,227 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50$50
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $582,227$656,246
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $118,345$213,464
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,252$17,097
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $56,678$54,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $80,621$69,129
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $619,318$396,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,463,491$1,407,227
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,789$60,158
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$152,306
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,510,075$1,317,844
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,579,864$1,530,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$116,373−$123,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,463,491$1,407,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$123,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,428,375
XI-2 Total expenses$1,435,083
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$116,373
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$123,081

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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