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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KIEVE-WAVUS EDUCATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,512,727
Total expenses
$14,214,283
Contributions and grants received
$2,032,089
Grants paid
$1,237,499
Program service revenue
$9,855,831
Investment income
$470,144
Other revenue
$154,663
Total assets, end of year
$47,334,128
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,817,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,516,975
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,477,157
Management and general expenses
$3,226,997
Fundraising expenses
$1,510,129
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,477,157

Program services were 66.7% 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

    $21,773

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,010,316

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,318

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Boys camp tuition

    total $4,376,072 · related or exempt $4,376,072

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Girls camp tuition

    total $3,889,812 · related or exempt $3,889,812

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Facilitated events & retreats

    total $1,582,345 · related or exempt $1,582,345

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Kennedy Learning Center & Jewell

    total $7,602 · related or exempt $7,602

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $560,687 · excluded $560,687

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $47,374

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $47,374

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $47,374 · excluded $47,374

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $786,954

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

    securities $877,497

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$90,543

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$90,543 · excluded -$90,543

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $21,773

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,262

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$13,262 · excluded -$13,262

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $192,583

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $118,365

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $74,218 · related or exempt $74,218

  • 11a · Other revenue: Timber sales

    total $46,333 · excluded $46,333

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $46,333

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,475 · program services $1,475

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,236,024 · program services $1,236,024

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $935,740 · program services $489,998 · management and general $306,566 · fundraising $139,176

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,149,878 · program services $2,452,257 · management and general $2,042,589 · fundraising $655,032

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $224,119 · program services $130,961 · management and general $28,534 · fundraising $64,624

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $226,242 · program services $157,013 · management and general $15,840 · fundraising $53,389

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $277,609 · program services $210,561 · management and general $9,941 · fundraising $57,107

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $468,509 · management and general $468,509

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,300 · management and general $28,300

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $49,777 · management and general $49,777

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $582,361 · program services $209,617 · management and general $97,421 · fundraising $275,323

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $195,286 · program services $145,968 · management and general $5,840 · fundraising $43,478

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $632,616 · program services $429,117 · management and general $66,030 · fundraising $137,469

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $108,444 · program services $60,794 · management and general $17,358 · fundraising $30,292

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $637,574 · program services $609,470 · management and general $12,993 · fundraising $15,111

  • 17 · Travel

    total $382,027 · program services $373,906 · management and general $1,467 · fundraising $6,654

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $172,857 · program services $139,667 · management and general $10,010 · fundraising $23,180

  • 20 · Interest

    total $37,178 · program services $18,589 · management and general $9,295 · fundraising $9,294

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $846,264 · program services $846,264

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $246,682 · program services $190,155 · management and general $56,527

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food/dining services

    total $786,145 · program services $786,145

  • 24b · Other expenses: Camp programs/supplies

    total $529,610 · program services $529,610

  • 24c · Other expenses: Student transportation

    total $364,588 · program services $364,588

  • 24d · Other expenses: Provision for bad debts

    total $94,978 · program services $94,978

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,561,550 · end of year $2,172,002

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $590,812 · end of year $1,125,928

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $99,351 · end of year $99,351

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $539,458 · end of year $79,579

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $38,524

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $181,649 · end of year $243,332

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

    $41,360,955

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

    $15,061,608

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $23,773,281 · end of year $26,299,347

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,504,486 · end of year $13,871,912

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,747,805 · end of year $2,510,289

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $938,836 · end of year $893,864

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,299,337 · end of year $2,821,703

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,601,744 · end of year $1,602,493

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $768,470 · end of year $713,633

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $676,835

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,263 · end of year $2,489

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,251,543 · end of year $39,319,752

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,013,871 · end of year $2,197,223

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To educate and empower young people and adults to contribute positively to society. (Continued on Schedule O)We foster spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical growth in order to increase self-confidence, raise personal aspirations, and generate enthusiasm for life-long learning. Working at our spectacular camps on Damariscotta Lake, in the wilderness, in schools, and in communities, we promote the values of teamwork, kindness, respect, and environmental stewardship.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To help people grow through experiential programs led by inspirational role models.

  • Boys Camp - Traditional summer camp, experiential education in outdoor setting. 618 campers were in the 2023 camp program.Founded in 1926, Kieve is a boys' summer camp on Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro, Maine. Kieve is a Celtic verb meaning to strive in emulation of to work hard to acquire skills, knowledge, and attitudes from others so as to improve yourself and the program is built on this foundation, providing a staff full of tremendous role models worthy of emulation. Campers ranging from 8-17 years old experience a wide variety of in-camp activities and a set of increasingly longer and more challenging wilderness trips as they get older.

    Expenses $3,270,850 · Grants $380,634 · Revenue $4,376,072

  • Girls Camp: Traditional summer camp, experiential education in outdoor setting. 559 campers were in the 2023 camp program.Our campers, ranging from 8-17 years old, experience a wide variety of traditional in-camp activities and a unique series of wilderness tripping adventures that increase in challenge as they grow older. Our girls return year after year to test themselves and to bond with their cabin mates while each girl discovers that there is more grit and grace within her than she could have imagined. We develop leaders with a sense of self and who possess the strength of character necessary to meet the challenges of the world in which they live. We honor the words of Helen Keller "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

    Expenses $2,945,443 · Grants $338,338 · Revenue $3,889,812

  • Facilitate Events & Retreats: The Leadership School (TLS) - Non-traditional limited purpose educational school teaching leadership skills to middle school aged children. Making good decisions and the consequences of poor decisions is the primary focus. In a typical year, Kieve-Wavus Education (KWE) sees over 200 contracted programs serving more than 10,000 boys, girls and visiting teachers at, on average, a 60% scholarship rate.(Continued on Schedule O)Educators In Residence (EIR): Trained faculty of TLS were provided to Maine public schools with a total student body of almost 3,000 for ten to twenty weeks. The EIR program was tailored to meet the needs of each school, but primary emphasis was to reinforce the TLS principals stressed to the students who had attended the TLS residential program and with other grade levels and teachers throughout each school. This program had a 90% scholarship rate.Youth-oriented nonprofit programs - KWE to host leadership retreats and training for local community organizations such as "Out as I want to be."

    Expenses $2,772,700 · Grants $518,527 · Revenue $1,656,563

  • Other Programs - Kennedy Learning Center & Jewell Lodge.The Kennedy Learning Center is a place where work teams visit to learn and grow, where groups spend time to think and create, and where families come together to celebrate and share.After an eventful and joyous camp season, the Wavus campus becomes a place of transformation and relaxation for others with a similar mission to strengthen individuals and community. Through KWE sponsored programs as well as those hosted for other non-profit programs, such as For Pete's Sake and Maine Adaptive, the Wavus campus and its Jewell Lodge are remarkable spaces for large group retreats.

    Expenses $488,164 · Revenue $7,602

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

Listed in Part VII

  • James Blue

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reid Bolton

    Trustee (start 4/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gretchen Brinkler

    Trustee (start 4/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Morgan Churchman III

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynley W Ciorobea

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher T Dougherty

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela K Jensen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Louise W McIlhenny

    Trustee (end 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clifford E Muller

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bree Murray

    Trustee (start 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gabriela Perez Rocchietti

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Libby Schroeder

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mistye Wilson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William A Knowlton

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Kathryn H Redmond

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • J Harrison Stuart

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Matthew J McKenna

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • John W Geismar

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Henry Kennedy

    Executive Director Emeritus

    Total calculated
    $498,159
    From this org
    $447,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,094
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,183
    Bonus
    $42,488
    Other
    $238,394
    Deferred
    $39,649
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,445
    Filer's total
    $498,159
  • Sam Kennedy

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $319,725
    From this org
    $225,163
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $94,562
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,560
    Bonus
    $39,375
    Other
    $37,228
    Deferred
    $69,492
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,070
    Filer's total
    $319,725
  • Christopher Renyi

    Business Director

    Total calculated
    $117,856
    From this org
    $89,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,347
    Hours/week
    40
  • Charles Richardson Jr

    Senior Advisor to Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $329,488
    From this org
    $267,623
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,865
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,826
    Bonus
    $37,949
    Other
    $79,848
    Deferred
    $45,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,865
    Filer's total
    $329,488
  • Sam Kaplan

    Camp Director

    Total calculated
    $264,502
    From this org
    $175,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $88,519
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,846
    Bonus
    $30,900
    Other
    $31,237
    Deferred
    $68,299
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,220
    Filer's total
    $264,502

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Payments for business use of a personal residence
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
Housing Allowances: Certain individuals who served the Organization in an officer, trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee-capacity received taxable housing stipends and housing allowances during the period covered by this Form 990. These stipends have been deemed to be includable in these individuals' reportable taxable income, and have therefore been reported within their 2023 Forms W-2, Box 5 wages. Additionally, these individuals have been listed on this Form 990, Part VII, and their housing stipends are included in the figures reported on this Schedule J, Part II, Column B(iii), Other Compensation. The applicable individuals who received such housing benefits, and the value of those benefits, are as follows: - Henry Kennedy, Executive Director Emeritus: $24,000 - Sam Kennedy, Executive Director: $24,000 - Sam Kaplan, Camp Director: $24,000 Payments for Business Use of Personal Residence: During the year covered by this Form 990, the Organization entered a short-term license and use agreement with Henry Kennedy, the Organization's Executive Director Emeritus, to utilize personal properties and lodging units owned by Henry Kennedy for Kieve Wavus programs. The Organization leased the properties from Mr. Kennedy to provide additional lodging for camp guests and families. As part of the agreement, the Organization compensated Henry Kennedy $35,290, an amount considered to be reasonable and representative of the fair market value of the properties under the agreement. This agreement was subject to approval by the Organization's Board and Treasurer.
Part I, Line 4b
The Organization maintains a retirement plan under Internal Revenue Service Code Section 457(f) for the benefit of certain key employees and/or officers. The Organization made contributions to the plan for the benefit of these employees totaling $57,515 for this tax year; as of December 31, 2023, total assets under the plan amounted to $237,870, and are presented as other assets, with an offset to accounts payable and accrued liabilities, within the Organization's audited Statement of Financial Position and on this Form 990, Part X, Balance Sheet. For the 2023 Tax Year, the following listed individuals received 457(f) contributions under the plan: - Sam Kennedy, Executive Director: $29,515 - Sam Kaplan, Camp Director: $28,000 The 457(f) contributions have been deemed to be deferred compensation and have been included within the amounts reported this Schedule J, Part II, Column C. The contributions to these plans are to recognize many years of distinguished service to the Organization.
Part I, Line 7
The Organization may from time-to-time pay bonuses, awards, and incentive compensation to select individuals upon the successful completion of defined goals and in accordance with clear performance metrics.

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.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Charitable Remainder Trusts (2)

    T · Beneficiary Distributions · ME

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423189349301707

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