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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,977,569
Total expenses
$2,683,818
Contributions and grants received
$2,935,286
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,986
Investment income
$28,559
Other revenue
$9,738
Total assets, end of year
$1,942,600
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,139,032
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$196,432
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,196,689
Management and general expenses
$487,129
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,196,689

Program services were 81.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,901,302

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $33,984

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION REVENUE

    total $3,720 · related or exempt $3,720

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $266 · related or exempt $266

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $28,559 · excluded $28,559

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $15,815

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,670

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,145 · excluded $8,145

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,593 · excluded $1,593

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,593

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $335,948 · program services $335,948

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $200,857 · program services $200,857

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $834,841 · program services $626,391 · management and general $208,450

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $70,148 · program services $54,654 · management and general $15,494

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $108,981 · program services $85,418 · management and general $23,563

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $106,235 · program services $87,441 · management and general $18,794

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $267,168 · program services $133,165 · management and general $134,003

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $164,411 · program services $113,330 · management and general $51,081

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $48,637 · program services $48,637

  • 17 · Travel

    total $57,225 · program services $57,225

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,181 · program services $10,618 · management and general $563

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,664 · program services $12,113 · management and general $1,551

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $274,127 · program services $266,221 · management and general $7,906

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,560 · management and general $24,560

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTANENCE

    total $40,753 · program services $40,753

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPEN

    total $36,700 · program services $36,700

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES, MEMBERSHIPS, LICE

    total $3,141 · program services $1,977 · management and general $1,164

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $85,241 · program services $85,241

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $912,369 · end of year $999,359

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $24,140 · end of year $151,804

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,117 · end of year $35,402

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

    $1,491,065

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

    $1,407,080

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $102,546 · end of year $83,985

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,114,456 · end of year $672,050

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $205,986 · end of year $216,656

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $81,838 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $522,686 · end of year $280,789

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,973,351 · end of year $1,641,587

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year -$713,239 · end of year -$300,527

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $93,006 · end of year $75,650

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $28,445

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

REKINDLING OUR HOPE, EXPLORING OUR WORLD, AND SEEKING OUR PATH, WHILE BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE STUDENTS A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT TO STUDY CHALLENGING YET INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM.

  • NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL IS A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12. THE SCHOOL UTILIZES PROGRESSIVE LEARNING MODELS FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR CRITICAL THINKING AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS. THE CORNER STONE OF OUR SCHOOL IS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF JOHN DEWEY. WE BELIEVE STUDENTS LEARN BEST WHEN THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECTS THEY COMPLETE. HALF THE DAY IS SPENT IN INSTRUCTOR LED THEMATIC COURSES. THE OTHER HALF OF THE DAY STUDENTS MEET IN A STRUCTURED ADVISORY PROGRAM WHERE THEY ARE COACHED TO CREATE MEANING IN THE WORLD THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT DESIGNED PROJECTS. ALL PROJECTS MUST MEET STATE STANDARDS FOR GRADUATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR PROJECTS, STUDENTS PRESENT AT A COMMUNITY EXPOSITION OF THEIR FINAL PROJECT BEFORE GRADUATION IS A SENIOR TRANSITION PROJECT AND DIGITAL PORTFOLIO.

    Expenses $2,196,689 · Revenue $3,986

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

Listed in Part VII

  • JASON OLSON

    CHAIR/TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $75,281
    From this org
    $70,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,205
    Hours/week
    45

  • JEFF SCHOMMER

    TREASURER/TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $66,305
    From this org
    $48,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,395
    Hours/week
    45

  • STEVE RIPPE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • HEIDI WOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JESSICA HENRICH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BRANDI GREER

    VICE CHAIR/TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $77,332
    From this org
    $70,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,203
    Hours/week
    45

  • ALYSSA DAHLKE

    SECRETARY/TEACHER

    Total calculated
    $20,377
    From this org
    $16,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,656
    Hours/week
    45

  • JOLENE STOLPESTAD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SARA ANDERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PETER WIECZOREK

    SCHOOL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $112,912
    From this org
    $104,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,110
    Hours/week
    45

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530789349300533

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