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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HORSE CREEK ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,439,765
Total expenses
$17,272,522
Contributions and grants received
$16,220,766
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,047,598
Investment income
$139,336
Other revenue
$32,065
Total assets, end of year
$23,916,472
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,211,896
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$704,576
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,887,371
Management and general expenses
$3,385,151
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,887,371

Program services were 80.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $19,624

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,126,125

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $75,017

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CANTEEN INCOME

    total $352,880 · related or exempt $352,880

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $290,442 · related or exempt $290,442

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $220,186 · related or exempt $220,186

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUPIL ACTIVITY

    total $184,090 · related or exempt $184,090

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $139,336 · excluded $139,336

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $12,443

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $12,443

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $12,443 · excluded $12,443

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $19,622

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $19,624

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $19,622 · excluded $19,622

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $226,082 · management and general $226,082

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,216,710 · program services $6,848,108 · management and general $1,368,602

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,062,621 · program services $1,643,319 · management and general $419,302

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,207,404 · program services $966,096 · management and general $241,308

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $621,365 · program services $492,669 · management and general $128,696

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $59,623 · management and general $59,623

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,908 · management and general $35,908

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $93,425 · management and general $93,425

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $265,240 · program services $249,183 · management and general $16,057

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,228 · management and general $22,228

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $154,438 · management and general $154,438

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $208,386 · program services $187,603 · management and general $20,783

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $720,101 · program services $720,101

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,948 · program services $11,611 · management and general $16,337

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,263,859 · program services $1,263,859

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,008,479 · program services $806,783 · management and general $201,696

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,874 · management and general $35,874

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT SUPPLIES & TEXT

    total $431,825 · program services $431,825

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEE PAID TO DISTRICT

    total $307,257 · management and general $307,257

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $230,739 · program services $230,739

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENDITURES

    total $23,168 · management and general $23,168

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $49,842 · program services $35,475 · management and general $14,367

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,970,190 · end of year $3,745,055

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $500,002 · end of year $1,076,869

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $429,601 · end of year $375,263

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,003 · end of year $31,961

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $127,390 · end of year $56,294

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,898,878

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,512,215

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,379,853 · end of year $17,386,663

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $309,353 · end of year $1,244,367

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $744,374 · end of year $812,342

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $62,811 · end of year $37,615

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $21,825,000 · end of year $21,755,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $248,315 · end of year $245,828

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $299,560 · end of year $361,111

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $537,332 · end of year $704,576

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE AND CHALLENGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT TEACHES THE WHOLE LEARNER THROUGH THE PILLARS OF CONNECTION, FLEXIBILITY, AND SERVICE

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO EVERY CHILD SENT TO US IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE OR THE WORKPLACE.

  • THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HORSE CREEK ACADEMY (HCA) IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 4K THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. WE WILL PROVIDE A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM USING BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE DATA DRIVEN. WE PROVIDE THAT EDUCATION THROUGH NATURAL EXPERIENCES, INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH, HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. HCA CURRENTLY EDUCATES APPROXIMATELY 1350 CHILDREN PRE-K4 THROUGH 12TH GRADE WITH VARYING ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS. WE ADVANCE STUDENT KNOWLEDGE THROUGH USE OF THE STATE'S CORE OF NON-ACADEMIC SUBJECTS INCLUDING CHORUS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, COMPUTERS, AND LIBRARY. WE ALSO PROVIDE EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVIES SUCH AS SCIENCE CLUB, DRAMA, TUTORING, DRAMA, RELATED ARTS, SMALL ENGINE REPAIR, BAND, MUSIC, DANCE, AGRICULTURE, AND NAIL TECH AND INTRAMURAL SPORTS SUCH AS GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.

    Expenses $13,887,371 · Revenue $1,047,598

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jared Chambliss

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Audrey Decker

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Pitts

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana Cook

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Grimes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Shackelton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Goodwin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Gordon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Rischbieter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Ann Marie Taylor

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $189,203
    From this org
    $173,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,256
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,947
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,256
    Filer's total
    $189,203
  • Ashley Sturkey

    FISCAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $61,671
    From this org
    $52,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,536
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349302085

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