Cascadia School FY2023 filing

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Vancouver, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 93-1181547Revenue $1.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRScascadiaschool.org10606 Ne 14th St, 98664-4328 · Vancouver, WATax-exempt since Jul 1997School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of Cascadia School is to aid the development of the whole child through the montessori philosophy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$764K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$820K
FY2021$889K
FY2022$910K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jul 1997.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $150K

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; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex. Officio
$56,040Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

Danielle Benge’s $67K as Ex. Officio is at the 12th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Danielle Benge$67,020$63,040$56,040$52,520$56,500$50,750

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

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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 development using the Montessori philosophy.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Cascadia school offers multi-age montessori learning environments for elementary and middle school age students.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Tuition assistance is awarded to students and their families who would otherwise not be able to afford cascadia school.

$60Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $414K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,018
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75,240
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,321
Unitemized GrantFY2021$54,058
Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,580
Unitemized GrantFY2019$61,513

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$739K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$764K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Government grantsLn 1e$178K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$610
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$130K
SavingsLn 2$608K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$739K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$764K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K$739K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$773K$764K
Net assetsLn 32$910K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$60K$60K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$667K$667K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$56K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$59K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$823$823
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$134K
InterestLn 20$315$315
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$127K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$75K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$150K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.8M$105K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.4M$168K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$220K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$45K$910K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M$40K$889K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M−$16K$820K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,571,864 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,040$220,138
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,183,251$1,346,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,446$4,619
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,190$610
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,228,927$1,571,864
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $54,058$60,321
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $730,384$853,115
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $399,610$438,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,184,052$1,352,014
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,875$219,850
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,571,864 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $66,197 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,174
VIII-1e Government grants$177,566
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,398
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,138
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,280,300$1,280,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,619$4,619
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$610
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,346,497 · Excluded from tax $4,619$1,571,864
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,352,014 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $60,321$60,321
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $56,040$56,040
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $666,533$666,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,617$15,617
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,541$55,541
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,384$59,384
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,987$2,987
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,054$6,054
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $823$823
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,978$7,978
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $20,929$20,929
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,691$133,691
IX-20 InterestManagement $315$315
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $40,078$40,078
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,915$14,915
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,193$127,193
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,265 · Management $8,350$83,615
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,201,523 · Management $150,491 · Fundraising $0$1,352,014
Part X · Balance sheet $1,898,181 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,867$130,489
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $441,997$608,365
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,924$24,251
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,418$9,051
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,057,613$1,017,535
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $94,036$102,273
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,532$6,217
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,683,387$1,898,181
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,535$50,681
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,300$34,750
X-25 Other liabilities$3,280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $773,304$764,241
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $910,083$1,133,940
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $910,083$1,133,940
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,683,387$1,898,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,133,940 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,571,864
XI-2 Total expenses$1,352,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$219,850
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$910,083
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,007
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,133,940

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