2024-02-20T17:44:23-05:00 2023-06-30 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS 417 FOREST AVENUE PLYMOUTH MI 48170 990 2022-07-01 841087693 FRIENDS SCHOOL INC FRIE 3034991999 5465 PENNSYLVANIA AVE BOULDER CO 80303 HONOR TAFT HEAD OF SCHOOL 3034991999 2024-02-20 true HONOR TAFT 999009999 true RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 8882985297 2024-02-20 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HONOR TAFT 5465 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE BOULDER CO 80303 4746991 false X WWW.FRIENDSSCHOOLBOULDER.ORG X 1988 CO FRIENDS' SCHOOL IS A SUPPORTIVE, DYNAMIC COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD HEAD, HAND, AND HEART AND TO TRAINING EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW'S CLASSROOMS. WE PROVIDE A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION WHILE DEVELOPING CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND NURTURING A PASSION FOR LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS GAIN A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES AND ARE INSPIRED TO ACT WITH COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY. 11 10 71 40 0 990456 631175 4626409 4092700 42414 13372 97476 -6614 5756755 4730633 887943 0 0 3320314 3620782 0 112711 1339693 1442214 5547950 5062996 208805 -332363 8810757 8440285 4124116 3981956 4686641 4458329 X FRIEND'S SCHOOL IS A SUPPORTIVE, DYNAMIC COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD HEAD, HAND, AND HEART AND TO TRAINING EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW'S CLASSROOMS. WE PROVIDE A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION WHILE DEVELOPING CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND NURTURING A PASSION FOR LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS GAIN A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES AND ARE INSPIRED TO ACT WITH COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY. false false 3631531 3995410 EDUCATIONAL - FRIENDS SCHOOL OFFERS AN INDEPENDENT, NONSECTARIAN PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT. WE ARE LEADERS IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH A FOCUS ON MINDFULNESS PRACTICES AT ALL LEVELS. STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, EXPLORATION AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION, LOW STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS, AND ACTIVELY INVOLVED FAMILIES. OUR PRESCHOOL OFFERS A WARM, LOVING, PLAY-BASED APPROACH, SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL READINESS. IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE EMPHASIZE AN EXPERIENTIAL AND GOLD STANDARD PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM, FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ACADEMIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES INCLUDING: PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROVIDES THE OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED ACADEMICALLY THROUGH OUR BALANCED PROGRAM THAT ENSURES HIGH SCHOOL READINESS WHILE INSPIRING STUDENTS TO STAY ENGAGED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. WE ALSO OFFER AFTER SCHOOL CARE, ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS. OVERALL ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 175 STUDENTS. 277419 97290 TEACHER CANDIDATES - FRIENDS SCHOOL OFFERS A UNIQUE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM TO ASPIRING TEACHERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH PRACTICAL CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND COURSEWORK THAT ENABLES THEM TO ATTAIN A COLORADO INITIAL TEACHER LICENSE, AS WELL AS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER. THIS HIGHLY REGARDED EDUCATION PROGRAM PLACES TEACHERS IN PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT BOULDER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WE LAUNCH APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TEACHER CANDIDATES EACH YEAR. 3908950 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true 53 0 71 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X HEIDI HALPERN 3034991999 5465 PENNSYLVANIA AVE BOULDER CO 80303 HONOR TAFT HEAD OF SCHO 40.00 X X 231934 0 23113 HEIDI HALPERN DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 115660 0 13103 MATT BUCHANAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENEFER DONOVAN PAST CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HENNA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN JACKMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN LAWRENCE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MACKENZIE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED MARIENTHAL TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY MICHAEL SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN PICONE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 THATCHER WINE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 347594 36216 2 false true false 98370 230218 302587 631175 TUITION/FEES - EDUCATION 3995410 3995410 TUITION/FEES - TEACHER PROGRA 97290 97290 4092700 13372 13372 98370 16358 -16358 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 9744 9744 9744 4730633 4092700 23116 385800 77160 256640 52000 2652697 2201713 411829 39155 315993 236995 69518 9480 266292 199719 58584 7989 4515 4515 19901 19901 165192 156932 8260 50257 50257 16937 14396 2541 41517 37365 4152 202940 172499 30441 18200 15470 2730 80098 80098 179887 152904 26983 115402 103862 11540 PROGRAM EXPENSE 148245 148245 LUNCH PROGRAM 135754 135754 REPAIR AND MAINTENAMCE 87691 74537 13154 BANK AND SERVICE 40339 36305 4034 135339 94837 36415 4087 5062996 3908950 1041335 112711 309189 385407 2419419 1972354 29147 1851 91227 67130 21211 6221312 2412464 3887304 3808848 2125864 2132091 8810757 8440285 232075 326761 2195476 2006177 1696565 1649018 4124116 3981956 X 2572949 2250975 2113692 2207354 4686641 4458329 8810757 8440285 -332363 104051 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1714887 184318 57634 6412 1835159 2024105 -243095 58903 7220 1714887 1767528 26730 373054 136229 6978 2024105 1809613 48561 84270 6376 1767528 1761498 140059 85588 6356 1809613 0.61000 0.39000 false false 1869931 1869931 4164965 2232040 1932925 186416 180424 5992 3808848 4834684 104051 104051 4730633 4730633 5062996 5062996 5062996 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 GRANT MONIES ARE RECIEVED FROM BOULDER COUNTY WORKFORCE. GALA 98370 98370 16358 98370 98370 16358 16358 -16358 X false false false false false false false false false HONOR TAFT HEAD OF SCHOOL 231934 23113 255047 HONOR TAFT OFFICER 39693 REDUCED TUITION EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FRIEND'S SCHOOL IS A SUPPORTIVE, DYNAMIC COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD HEAD, HAND, AND HEART AND TO TRAINING EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW'S CLASSROOMS. WE PROVIDE A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION WHILE DEVELOPING CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND NURTURING A PASSION FOR LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS GAIN A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES AND ARE INSPIRED TO ACT WITH COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATIONAL - FRIENDS SCHOOL OFFERS AN INDEPENDENT, NONSECTARIAN PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT. WE ARE LEADERS IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH A FOCUS ON MINDFULNESS PRACTICES AT ALL LEVELS. STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, EXPLORATION AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION, LOW STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS, AND ACTIVELY INVOLVED FAMILIES. OUR PRESCHOOL OFFERS A WARM, LOVING, PLAY-BASED APPROACH, SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL READINESS. IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE EMPHASIZE AN EXPERIENTIAL AND GOLD STANDARD PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM, FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ACADEMIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES INCLUDING: PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROVIDES THE OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED ACADEMICALLY THROUGH OUR BALANCED PROGRAM THAT ENSURES HIGH SCHOOL READINESS WHILE INSPIRING STUDENTS TO STAY ENGAGED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. WE ALSO OFFER AFTER SCHOOL CARE, ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS. OVERALL ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 175 STUDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMUNITY BOARD. THE BOARD LOOKS AT COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND DOCUMENTS ITS DECISION MAKING IN WRITING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UP RECEIPT OF WRITTEN REQUEST