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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WAYFINDER SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$672,494
Total expenses
$823,021
Contributions and grants received
$393,584
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$140,881
Investment income
$116,002
Other revenue
$22,027
Total assets, end of year
$7,800,451
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,418
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,761,033
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$458,424
Management and general expenses
$211,042
Fundraising expenses
$153,555
Program service expenses (Part III)
$458,424

Program services were 55.7% 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

    $14,100

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $75,991

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $303,493

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $140,881 · related or exempt $140,881

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $96,994 · excluded $96,994

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,125

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $5,930

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $5,195

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $5,195 · excluded $5,195

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $223,173

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

    securities $204,165

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $19,008

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $19,008 · excluded $19,008

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,799

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

    $14,100

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $16,799 · excluded $16,799

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $33 · related or exempt $33

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $33

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $97,170 · program services $61,776 · management and general $13,625 · fundraising $21,769

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $461,089 · program services $290,807 · management and general $67,993 · fundraising $102,289

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,822 · program services $15,161 · management and general $8,795 · fundraising $1,866

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,605 · program services $20,553 · management and general $5,641 · fundraising $7,411

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $28,172 · management and general $28,172

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,550 · management and general $38,550

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,183 · program services $2,382 · management and general $7,021 · fundraising $16,780

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,127 · management and general $1,456 · fundraising $671

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,102 · program services $13,781 · management and general $3,945 · fundraising $1,376

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,193 · program services $20,356 · management and general $3,380 · fundraising $457

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $700 · program services $412 · management and general $222 · fundraising $66

  • 20 · Interest

    total $608 · program services $608

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,688 · management and general $24,688

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,756 · program services $20,360 · management and general $1,211 · fundraising $185

  • 24a · Other expenses: Education

    total $13,851 · program services $12,228 · management and general $938 · fundraising $685

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment and Maintenan

    total $4,234 · management and general $4,234

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $1,171 · management and general $1,171

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $304,374 · end of year $243,343

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $38,269 · end of year $20,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $83

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,122 · end of year $1,631

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

    $1,006,395

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

    $772,797

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $189,373 · end of year $233,598

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,222,824 · end of year $5,617,210

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,559,498 · end of year $1,684,669

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,022 · end of year $33,268

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $8,689 · end of year $6,150

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,674,576 · end of year $3,934,777

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,610,256 · end of year $3,826,256

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WAYFINDER SCHOOL OFFER STUDENTS THE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS AND SKILLS, CONNECT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, PRACTICE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WAYFINDER SCHOOLS OFFER STUDENTS THE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS AND SKILLS, CONNECT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, PRACTICE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

  • WAYFINDER SCHOOL IS A MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH AND TEEN PARENTS IN MAINE. EACH YEAR THEY SERVE 65 MAINE YOUTH WHO ARE AT-RISK OF HIGH SCHOOL NON-COMPLETION. WAYFINDER STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN THEIR OWN HOMES AS THEY WORK TOWARD 24 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS IN ACADEMICS, PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND IN SOME CASES, PARENTING. WAYFINDER STUDENTS HAVE TYPICALLY STRUGGLED IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS AND BENEFIT FROM WAYFINDER'S INDIVIDUALIZED, STRENGTHS-BASED, STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH. STUDENTS RECEIVE REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROJECTS. EACH GRADUATE MUST COMPLETE A CAPSTONE PROJECT DESIGNED TO ADDRESS A SPECIFIC CHALLENGE OR GOAL THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR THEMSELVES. IN RECENT YEARS, 70% OF WAYFINDER GRADUATES HAVE PURSUED POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND/OR SECURED EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF GRADUATION. MORE THAN 80% REPORT INCREASED CONFIDENCE, LIFE SKILLS, JOB SKILLS, COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND WORK-READINESS.

    Expenses $458,424 · Revenue $140,914

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

Listed in Part VII

  • David Vickrey

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Sullivan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larissa Malone

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Skye Green Hall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry McQueeney

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrea Itkin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lateef O'Connor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wendelanne Augunas

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charrisse Kaplan

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steve Yuen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Kempe

    Head of Schools

    Total calculated
    $90,897
    From this org
    $90,897
    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
22 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410829349300261

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