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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,055,792
Total expenses
$19,489,955
Contributions and grants received
$4,054,610
Grants paid
$2,863,475
Program service revenue
$13,043,285
Investment income
$867,440
Other revenue
$90,457
Total assets, end of year
$89,211,180
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,186,025
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$85,025,155
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,180,292
Management and general expenses
$4,270,450
Fundraising expenses
$1,039,213
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,180,292

Program services were 72.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,054,610

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,053,947

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $12,538,350 · related or exempt $12,538,350

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GCLI PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $195,185 · related or exempt $195,185

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RIDING PROGRAM

    total $84,921 · related or exempt $84,921

  • 2d · Program service revenue: HEALTH CENTER

    total $16,406 · related or exempt $16,406

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ATHLETICS

    total $3,239 · related or exempt $3,239

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $205,184 · related or exempt $205,184

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $514,564 · unrelated business $29,702 · excluded $484,862

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $125,031

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $37,804

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $87,227

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $87,227 · related or exempt $84,627 · unrelated business $2,600

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $26,125,468

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $25,772,592

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $352,876

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $352,876 · excluded $352,876

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $21,946

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $18,716

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $3,230 · excluded $3,230

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,516,128 · program services $2,516,128

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $347,347 · program services $347,347

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $568,504 · management and general $568,504

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,913,305 · program services $3,961,131 · management and general $1,471,754 · fundraising $480,420

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $373,340 · program services $218,219 · management and general $135,963 · fundraising $19,158

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,244,810 · program services $695,421 · management and general $488,338 · fundraising $61,051

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $96,406 · management and general $96,406

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $97,176 · management and general $97,176

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $224,732 · program services $23,460 · management and general $179,044 · fundraising $22,228

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $262,462 · fundraising $262,462

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,731 · program services $35,066 · management and general $37,665

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $118,569 · program services $6,649 · management and general $105,619 · fundraising $6,301

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,120,362 · program services $850,593 · management and general $269,769

  • 17 · Travel

    total $264,913 · program services $101,588 · management and general $15,683 · fundraising $147,642

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,365,958 · program services $2,132,878 · management and general $233,080

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $585,721 · program services $547,368 · management and general $38,353

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD EXPENSE

    total $1,726,255 · program services $1,722,366 · management and general $3,889

  • 24b · Other expenses: SCHOOL EXPENSE

    total $1,004,719 · program services $688,768 · management and general $297,360 · fundraising $18,591

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $192,662 · program services $146,918 · management and general $38,827 · fundraising $6,917

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISC.

    total $142,168 · program services $19,580 · management and general $108,145 · fundraising $14,443

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $251,687 · program services $166,812 · management and general $84,875

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,333,725 · end of year $1,610,335

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,877,718 · end of year $2,039,898

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,782,939 · end of year $2,447,813

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $181,149 · end of year $67,615

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $197,427 · end of year $208,778

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

    $79,443,846

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

    $40,190,555

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,344,241 · end of year $39,253,291

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $38,610,316 · end of year $34,625,800

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,412,793 · end of year $6,894,187

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,006,977 · end of year $2,063,463

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,178,353 · end of year $992,757

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,813,599 · end of year $3,137,782

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $51,634 · end of year $55,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $47,906,648 · end of year $47,092,983

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,797,051 · end of year $37,932,172

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIVE CURRICULUM IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO THINK CRITICALLY, BECOME LEADERS, AND LIVE BY OUR CORE VALUES: COURAGE, COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, SELF-RELIANCE, AND OPEN-MINDEDNESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A UNIQUE, GLOBAL BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL WITH A RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM.

  • FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL IS A COEDUCATIONAL BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR APPROXIMATELY 230 STUDENTS, GRADES 9 - 12. OUR DIVERSE STUDENT BODY HAILS FROM 20 STATES AND 20 COUNTRIES AND IS INTEGRAL TO OUR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL PROGRAM IS RIGOROUS, ENGAGING, AND GLOBAL IN PERSPECTIVE WHILE INTENTIONALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR UNIQUE PLACE IN THE FRONT RANGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST. FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL'S SIGNATURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR UNIQUE 9TH-GRADE WESTERN CURRICULUM, THE GLOBAL/STEM SCHOLAR DIPLOMA, MEMBERSHIP IN ROUND SQUARE, INTERIM EXPEDITIONS, AND AN ATHLETIC PROGRAM FEATURING WESTERN-THEMED ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS SUCH AS ENGLISH AND WESTERN EQUESTRIAN TEAMS, MOUNTAIN BIKING, CLIMBING, AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PLACE ON A 1,100-ACRE PRAIRIE CAMPUS SET IN THE SHADOW OF PIKES PEAK AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. WE AIM TO CREATE FUTURE LEADERS WHO THINK CRITICALLY AND LIVE BY OUR CORE VALUES: COURAGE, COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, SELF-RELIANCE, AND OPEN-MINDEDNESS.SCHOLARSHIPS: 47% PERCENT OF STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID. IN THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR, $2,863,475 IN BOTH MERIT AND NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED.

    Expenses $14,180,292 · Grants $2,863,475 · Revenue $13,127,912

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Theresa Sheh

    PRESIDENT (AS OF 1/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gregory L Thatcher

    PRESIDENT (THRU 1/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward C Eppler

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cori J Galles

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barry S Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Cannady

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Eustace

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Frautschi

    LIFETIME TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Haley Griffis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Hatch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Howe

    TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emilie Hoyt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juniper Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Flora Jewell-Stern

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darrell Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Judd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Kaczmarek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Morse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Link Nicoll

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gregory Osborne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Patterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Veronique Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Sanchez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Sather

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Scott

    LIFETIME TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dempsey Simonis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Davis Tutt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Watson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Max Zhang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janet Refior

    COFO (THRU 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $212,515
    From this org
    $169,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,526
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,668
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,321
    Filer's total
    $212,515
  • Megan Harlan

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $216,105
    From this org
    $163,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,202
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,202
    Filer's total
    $216,105
  • William Webb

    HEAD OF SCHOOL (THRU 6/22)

    Total calculated
    $180,481
    From this org
    $143,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,023
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,458
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,415
    Filer's total
    $180,481
  • Rafael Mucino

    ASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $171,532
    From this org
    $116,909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,623
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,909
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,423
    Filer's total
    $171,532
  • Lindsey Ratliff

    ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $148,579
    From this org
    $107,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,950
    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

  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, MEGAN HARLAN, LIVES ON CAMPUS AND THE HOUSE IS CLEANED BY THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY CUSTODIAL STAFF. MS. HARLAN HAS A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT OF $10,000. THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT IS USED FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL TRAVEL, DEPARTMENT MEALS, AND TO OFFSET STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COSTS. THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THESE BENEFITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.

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
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441359349306754

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