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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THREEFOLD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION & SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,143,345
Total expenses
$13,300,996
Contributions and grants received
$1,583,666
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,323,168
Investment income
$6,829
Other revenue
$2,229,682
Total assets, end of year
$14,879,872
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,047,256
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,832,616
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,629,765
Management and general expenses
$4,104,577
Fundraising expenses
$566,654
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,629,765

Program services were 64.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,583,666

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

    total $7,838,418 · related or exempt $7,838,418

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEE INCOME

    total $1,484,750 · related or exempt $1,484,750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $54,027 · excluded $54,027

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,577,626

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,577,626

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,577,626 · related or exempt $1,577,626

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $908,163

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

    securities $955,361

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$47,198

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$47,198 · excluded -$47,198

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $90,232

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,419

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $73,813 · excluded $73,813

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE RECOVERY

    total $310,638 · related or exempt $310,638

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $212,206 · related or exempt $212,206

  • 11c · Other revenue: SCHOOL LUNCH INCOME

    total $55,399 · related or exempt $55,399

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $578,243

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $236,630 · program services $153,809 · management and general $68,623 · fundraising $14,198

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,741,646 · program services $4,710,431 · management and general $1,719,146 · fundraising $312,069

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $211,037 · program services $147,105 · management and general $54,065 · fundraising $9,867

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $957,015 · program services $667,092 · management and general $245,178 · fundraising $44,745

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $511,225 · program services $356,352 · management and general $130,971 · fundraising $23,902

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,923 · program services $19,915 · management and general $6,008

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,131 · program services $48,499 · management and general $14,632

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $450,243 · program services $333,875 · management and general $116,368

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $214,773 · management and general $118,125 · fundraising $96,648

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $157,786 · program services $107,295 · management and general $41,024 · fundraising $9,467

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $88,992 · program services $60,518 · management and general $23,135 · fundraising $5,339

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,393,874 · program services $724,373 · management and general $656,111 · fundraising $13,390

  • 17 · Travel

    total $79,840 · program services $79,840

  • 20 · Interest

    total $36,610 · management and general $36,610

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $519,391 · program services $359,631 · management and general $154,606 · fundraising $5,154

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $346,262 · program services $173,131 · management and general $169,668 · fundraising $3,463

  • 24a · Other expenses: SETTLEMENT

    total $295,000 · management and general $295,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $251,404 · program services $164,440 · management and general $70,658 · fundraising $16,306

  • 24c · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $146,249 · program services $2,442 · management and general $139,957 · fundraising $3,850

  • 24d · Other expenses: ACTIVITY EXPENSES

    total $142,865 · program services $142,865

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $431,100 · program services $378,152 · management and general $44,692 · fundraising $8,256

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,287,932 · end of year $1,102,228

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $352,202 · end of year $862,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,422,224 · end of year $1,421,330

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $367 · end of year $131,096

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $372,095 · end of year $444,308

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

    $19,569,523

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

    $9,985,660

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,736,243 · end of year $9,583,863

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,667,210 · end of year $1,335,047

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $538,478 · end of year $744,541

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $806,765 · end of year $776,813

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $556,310 · end of year $424,676

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $99,786 · end of year $101,226

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,118,432 · end of year $10,351,984

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,718,502 · end of year $2,480,632

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $4,573,680 · Revenue $5,807,620

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

    Expenses $1,400,442 · Revenue $1,923,343

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

    Expenses $338,485 · Revenue $266,298

  • Expenses $2,317,158 · Revenue $1,325,907

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Waniewski

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dorje Glassman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Lyons

    RECORDING SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $2,390
    From this org
    $2,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elizabeth Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,741
    From this org
    $63,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,770
    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
    $103,736
    From this org
    $98,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,674
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lauren Ciborski

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $78,409
    From this org
    $72,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,202
    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
2024
Filed
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601289349300640

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