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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THREEFOLD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION & SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,401,537
Total expenses
$12,304,296
Contributions and grants received
$619,789
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,927,319
Investment income
$16,366
Other revenue
$1,838,063
Total assets, end of year
$14,838,273
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,001,339
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,836,934
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,248,689
Management and general expenses
$3,385,579
Fundraising expenses
$670,028
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,248,689

Program services were 67.0% 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

    $2,323

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $617,466

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,779

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION INCOME, NET

    total $7,603,985 · related or exempt $7,603,985

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEE INCOME

    total $1,323,334 · related or exempt $1,323,334

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $50,282 · excluded $50,282

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,442,389

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,442,389

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,442,389 · related or exempt $1,442,389

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $438,779 · other assets $20,250

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

    securities $453,431 · other assets $39,514

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$14,652 · other assets -$19,264

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$33,916 · excluded -$33,916

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $66,291

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

    $2,323

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,576

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $31,715 · excluded $31,715

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $318,103 · related or exempt $318,103

  • 11b · Other revenue: SCHOOL LUNCH INCOME

    total $42,516 · related or exempt $42,516

  • 11c · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $3,340 · related or exempt $3,340

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $363,959

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $262,916 · program services $170,895 · management and general $76,246 · fundraising $15,775

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,292,843 · program services $4,607,889 · management and general $1,279,072 · fundraising $405,882

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $189,780 · program services $129,050 · management and general $49,343 · fundraising $11,387

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $753,962 · program services $512,694 · management and general $196,030 · fundraising $45,238

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $473,067 · program services $321,686 · management and general $122,997 · fundraising $28,384

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $22,198 · management and general $22,198

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,066 · management and general $57,066

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $504,619 · program services $312,864 · management and general $191,755

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $202,384 · management and general $104,881 · fundraising $97,503

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $172,417 · program services $117,244 · management and general $44,828 · fundraising $10,345

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $98,826 · program services $67,201 · management and general $25,695 · fundraising $5,930

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,266,442 · program services $670,235 · management and general $582,802 · fundraising $13,405

  • 17 · Travel

    total $48,133 · program services $48,133

  • 20 · Interest

    total $42,929 · management and general $42,929

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $558,816 · program services $385,583 · management and general $167,645 · fundraising $5,588

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $328,206 · program services $164,103 · management and general $160,821 · fundraising $3,282

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $242,182 · program services $144,379 · management and general $79,465 · fundraising $18,338

  • 24b · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $195,510 · program services $39,102 · management and general $154,453 · fundraising $1,955

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $120,505 · program services $120,505

  • 24d · Other expenses: STUDENT EXPENSES

    total $115,112 · program services $115,112

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $356,383 · program services $322,014 · management and general $27,353 · fundraising $7,016

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,316,856 · end of year $1,287,932

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $619,970 · end of year $352,202

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,251,497 · end of year $1,422,224

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $367

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $403,282 · end of year $372,095

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

    $19,206,550

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

    $9,470,307

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,889,536 · end of year $9,736,243

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,875,033 · end of year $1,667,210

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $213,436 · end of year $538,478

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $740,708 · end of year $806,765

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $656,898 · end of year $556,310

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $93,717 · end of year $99,786

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,834,701 · end of year $11,118,432

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,816,714 · end of year $1,718,502

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THREEFOLD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND SCHOOL SERVES AS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR GREEN MEADOW WALDORF SCHOOL, EURYTHMY SPRING VALLEY POND, FIBER CRAFT STUDIO, OTTO SPECHT SCHOOL, HOLDER HOUSE, AND PFEIFFER CENTER. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE PREVIOUSLY NAMED INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BASED ON ANTHROPOSOPHY AND THE WORK OF RUDOLF STEINER. GREEN MEADOW PROVIDES ACADEMIC PROGRAMS WITH A RELIANCE ON THE RUDOLF STEINER PHILOSOPHY TO CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. ESV PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN EURYTHMY, A PERFORMANCE ART WHICH HAS APPLICATIONS IN MEDICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES AND IN EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THREEFOLD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND SCHOOL SERVES AND ADVANCES CULTURAL RENEWAL IN EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, RELIGION, AND SOCIAL FORMS, OUT OF LOVE FOR THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE HUMAN BEING AS A SPIRITUAL BEING. ROOTED IN ANTHROPOSOPHY, THE THREEFOLD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A SUPPORTIVE AND RECEPTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR HUMAN GROWTH, PRACTICAL WORK, AND COMMUNITY LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR GREEN MEADOW WALDORF SCHOOL, EURYTHMY SPRING VALLEY POND, FIBER CRAFT STUDIO, OTTO SPECHT SCHOOL, HOLDER HOUSE, AND PFEIFFER CENTER. IN PROVIDING A HOME FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ORGANIZATIONS, INITIATIVES, AND INDIVIDUALS, THE ORGANIZATION FORMS A VESSEL OF COLLABORATION WHOSE SUBSTANCE ENABLES THE WORKING COMMUNITY, INSPIRES NEW FORMS FOR THE FUTURE, AND RADIATES OUT INTO THE WORLD IN SERVICE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR TIME.

  • GREEN MEADOW WALDORF SCHOOL: INDEPENDENT K-12 SCHOOL, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 278 STUDENTS DURING THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $4,363,685 · Revenue $5,543,136

  • OTTO SPECHT SCHOOL: INDEPENDENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT SERVES CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES.

    Expenses $1,258,206 · Revenue $1,947,524

  • EURYTHMY SPRING VALLEY: AN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM AND PERFORMING ENSEMBLE.

    Expenses $289,386 · Revenue $222,389

  • Expenses $2,337,412 · Revenue $1,214,270

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Hall

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $66,204
    From this org
    $62,544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,660
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elsa Macauley

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $35,542
    From this org
    $35,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dorje Glassman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Lyons

    RECORDING SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Waniewski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Uppenbrink

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tari Steinrueck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Silber

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,553
    From this org
    $96,098
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,455
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lauren Ciborski

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $72,796
    From this org
    $68,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,064
    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540839349301459

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