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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEVADA CITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,660,967
Total expenses
$9,199,295
Contributions and grants received
$9,268,884
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$321,186
Investment income
$7,213
Other revenue
$63,684
Total assets, end of year
$7,126,847
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,283,017
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,843,830
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,603,546
Management and general expenses
$2,595,749
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,603,546

Program services were 71.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $208,017

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,983,438

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $77,429

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,950

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

    total $259,367 · related or exempt $259,367

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $61,819 · related or exempt $61,819

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,213 · excluded $7,213

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $230,284

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $166,600

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $63,684

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $63,684 · excluded $63,684

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $208,017

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $247,870 · program services $146,098 · management and general $101,772

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,108,814 · program services $3,017,702 · management and general $1,091,112

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $664,778 · program services $583,850 · management and general $80,928

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $422,670 · program services $250,926 · management and general $171,744

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $235,686 · program services $149,727 · management and general $85,959

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,994 · management and general $4,994

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,875 · management and general $15,875

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $419,407 · program services $419,407

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,138 · management and general $1,138

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,231 · program services $35,231

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,549 · program services $5,549

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $388,064 · program services $181,384 · management and general $206,680

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,504 · program services $11,838 · management and general $5,666

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $39,635 · program services $18,200 · management and general $21,435

  • 20 · Interest

    total $99,249 · management and general $99,249

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $407,732 · management and general $407,732

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $213,052 · management and general $213,052

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL ED SERVICES

    total $1,069,769 · program services $1,069,769

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

    total $751,740 · program services $663,327 · management and general $88,413

  • 24c · Other expenses: CHARTER AUTHORIZER FEES

    total $50,538 · program services $50,538

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $915 · end of year $380,392

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,107,213 · end of year $586,186

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,429,550 · end of year $1,587,371

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,016 · end of year $178,310

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

    $6,747,081

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

    $2,366,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,557,174 · end of year $4,380,802

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $13,786

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $211,941 · end of year $221,257

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $382,908

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,133,861 · end of year $2,052,882

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,878

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,382,158 · end of year $4,843,830

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NEVADA CITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS IS TO NURTURE AND INSPIRE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS FOR CHILDREN IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE 8TH GRADE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING K-8TH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

  • AS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, NEVADA CITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (NCSA) SERVES IN EXCESS OF 400 STUDENTS IN GRADES TK - 8. THE SHARED VISION OF THE SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT USING ART AS A LENS TO SHAPE CURRICULUM. THE MUSIC PROGRAM AT NCSA IS DESIGNED TO ENRICH ITS CORE ACADEMICS AND MAIN LESSON ART IS INTEGRATED FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL. FROM THE NCSA PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT: THE ARTS - MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, AND THE VISUAL ARTS - ARE CRUCIAL TO THE COMPLETE EDUCATION OF A CHILD. THEIR PRACTICE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION ARE ESSENTIAL TO HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING ITSELF. PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS FOSTERS A BALANCED AND ENRICHED LIFE AND ENGENDERS A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. THE ARTS ARE NOT SIMPLY A MEANS; THEY ARE AN END IN THEMSELVES. THE ARTS MAKE US HUMAN AND WHOLE.

    Expenses $6,603,546 · Revenue $321,186

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leeanne Haglund

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Hesterman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meshawn Simmons

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Abby Oas

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Trisha Zakon

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Qayyuma Didomenico

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Todd

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jaylee McGregor

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jon Lefeber

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meghan Archer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Lebleu

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Holly Pettitt

    CEO & SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,607
    From this org
    $115,636
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,971
    Hours/week
    40

  • Melissa Brokenshire

    CFO & BUSINESS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $90,602
    From this org
    $90,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • RAVEN SPRINGS LLC

    PROPERTY HOLDING · CA · income $870,756 · assets $4,613,754

    Directly controlled by NEVADA CITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541329349306924

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