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← THE SEQUOYAH EDUCATIONAL CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE SEQUOYAH EDUCATIONAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,672,710
Total expenses
$13,303,098
Contributions and grants received
$4,022,542
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,376,362
Investment income
$230,314
Other revenue
$43,492
Total assets, end of year
$31,220,614
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,809,947
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,410,667
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,484,289
Management and general expenses
$4,311,910
Fundraising expenses
$506,899
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,484,289

Program services were 63.8% 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

    $134,451

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,377,804

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,510,287

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,518

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition fees

    total $11,641,845 · related or exempt $11,641,845

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Daycare program

    total $707,417 · related or exempt $707,417

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Fees

    total $27,100 · related or exempt $27,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $230,314 · excluded $230,314

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $61,685

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

    $134,451

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $61,685

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous income

    total $43,492 · excluded $43,492

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $43,492

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $487,066 · program services $243,534 · management and general $219,179 · fundraising $24,353

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,392,812 · program services $4,615,427 · management and general $2,536,077 · fundraising $241,308

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $279,772 · program services $174,588 · management and general $96,040 · fundraising $9,144

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $865,826 · program services $536,516 · management and general $300,480 · fundraising $28,830

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $600,247 · program services $370,473 · management and general $209,582 · fundraising $20,192

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $84,028 · management and general $84,028

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,251 · program services $10,012 · management and general $7,684 · fundraising $555

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $936 · management and general $936

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $251,947 · program services $251,947

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,509 · program services $18,852 · management and general $12,657

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,625 · program services $19,403 · management and general $11,222

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $934,642 · program services $512,745 · management and general $393,484 · fundraising $28,413

  • 20 · Interest

    total $198,856 · program services $198,856

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $379,741 · program services $208,326 · management and general $159,871 · fundraising $11,544

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $185,391 · program services $185,391

  • 24a · Other expenses: Field studies

    total $349,763 · program services $349,763

  • 24b · Other expenses: Class materials

    total $252,925 · program services $252,925

  • 24c · Other expenses: Operations

    total $217,731 · program services $176,507 · management and general $41,224

  • 24d · Other expenses: Repairs & maintenance

    total $193,382 · program services $106,089 · management and general $81,414 · fundraising $5,879

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $547,648 · program services $252,935 · management and general $158,032 · fundraising $136,681

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,795,964 · end of year $2,730,876

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,822,650 · end of year $8,728,690

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,808,648 · end of year $2,774,766

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,966,300 · end of year $221,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,130 · end of year $21,114

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

    $14,561,357

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

    $4,196,798

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,961,940 · end of year $10,364,559

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,083,858

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $185,156 · end of year $197,461

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $76,577 · end of year $5,097,790

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $857,877 · end of year $1,058,970

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,604,139 · end of year $5,408,070

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $6,151,907 · end of year $6,086,552

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,256,355

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,005,017 · end of year $11,193,801

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,010,425 · end of year $2,216,866

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Sequoyah School is a community of learners. A Sequoyah education challenges the mind, nurtures the heart and celebrates human dignity.

  • General Education - K to 12th grade. A Sequoyah education emphasizes active citizenship while reinforcing the skills for continuing scholarship. The school provides a rigorous college-preparatory K-12 curriculum in a collaborative and supportive environment. Sequoyah graduates are recognized for their initiative and leadership. Number of students serviced this fiscal period is 428.Sequoyah continued to follow federal, state, county and city requirements for COVID-19. While not a firm requirement, Sequoyah maintained its testing requirements for students and employees. Sequoyah stopped weekly PCR COVID testing through an outside company on April 17, 2023 but continued to rapid antigen test for Field Studies departures through May 2023. As a result, Sequoyah continued to incur additional COVID-19 expenses.

    Expenses $7,973,131 · Revenue $11,668,945

  • Day Care Services - The school provides day care services during school days, during school breaks (including summer) and after school. Number of students serviced this fiscal period is 313.

    Expenses $511,158 · Revenue $707,417

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Gowen

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joyce Ybarra

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Luis Livingston-Gomez

    Trustee-at-Large/Secretary (Tr 7/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taejo Kim

    Trustee-at-Large/Treasurer(Tr 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Cardillo

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Countryman

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Duvon Davis

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Dencik

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helga Elke

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nina Hachigian

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Halmos

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amit Kunte

    Trustee-at-Large (Start 8/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonny Lulla

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan North

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gwen Owen

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolina Valle

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Wilson

    Trustee-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael McGill

    Interim Head of School

    Total calculated
    $306,894
    From this org
    $287,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,786
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $63,108
    Deferred
    $9,752
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,034
    Filer's total
    $306,894
  • James Cooper

    Chief Financial Officer (End 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $182,114
    From this org
    $168,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,915
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,066
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,133
    Filer's total
    $182,114
  • Michael Barak

    Treasurer/Interim CFO (Trs. 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $55,730
    From this org
    $54,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,500
    Hours/week
    40
  • Malena Brans

    Senior Accountant

    Total calculated
    $143,814
    From this org
    $133,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,871
    Hours/week
    40
  • Marc Alongi

    High School Director

    Total calculated
    $154,807
    From this org
    $142,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,598
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,209
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,758
    Filer's total
    $154,807
  • Monica Menez

    Director of Communications

    Total calculated
    $126,896
    From this org
    $119,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,204
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kim Diaz

    Assistant Head of School

    Total calculated
    $184,602
    From this org
    $142,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,527
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,218
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,309
    Filer's total
    $184,602
  • Elena Phleger

    Director of Advancement

    Total calculated
    $126,335
    From this org
    $122,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,456
    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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing 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
Based on the employment contract, the organization provided a furnished house for the Interim Head of School.

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
8 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420399349301972

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