2024-11-15T14:47:54-05:00 2024-06-30 205788602 GLASER AND COMPANY LLC 1859 SUMMERVILLE AVE STE 800 CHARLESTON SC 29405 990 2023-07-01 571119849 WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WALN 8038352001 1036 MAXWELL MILL ROAD FORT MILL SC 29708 KYLE BOYD HEADMASTER 8038352001 2024-11-15 false ERIK M GLASER CPA P00724565 8438490179 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KYLE BOYD 1036 MAXWELL MILL ROAD FORT MILL SC 29708 2437216 false X HTTPS://WWW.WALNUTGROVECHRISTIANSCHOOL X 2003 SC FOUNDED IN 2001 ON THE PRINCIPLE OF A SMALL CHRISTIAN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. OUR SCHOOL IS A K -12 GRADE SCHOOL COMMITTED TO A LOW STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION AND ATTENTION. (SEE SCH. O) 3 2 47 52 0 150731 33610 2219338 2377921 298 2573 29187 23112 2399554 2437216 161161 162387 0 1311218 1416413 0 35863 762171 865430 2234550 2444230 165004 -7014 3076236 3000194 850467 778731 2225769 2221463 X WE ARE A K-12 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDED UNDER THE FOLLOWING (4) PILLARS: ACADEMICS: WE PROVIDE AN AMAZING ACCREDITED ACADEMIC PROGRAM UTILIZING 100% CERTIFIED TEACHERS. SCHEDULE: WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY ON FRIDAYS TO INVEST THEMSELVES IN ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE PASSIONATE. FAITH: WE PROVIDE AN UNAPOLOGETIC, UNCOMPROMISING CHRIST CENTERED APPROACH TO EDUCATION. RELATIONSHIPS: WE DEVELOP LASTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND PARENTS THROUGH INTENTIONAL COMMUNICATION. false false 2187787 162387 2377921 FOUNDED IN 2001, WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (WGCS) IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF OF NURTURING EACH STUDENT IN A SMALL CHRISTIAN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. OUR BOARD IS COMMITTED TO A LOW STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO WITH A GOAL OF 14:1 IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADES AND 15:1 IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. WGCS IS A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE SCHOOL WITH HONORS AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY CLASSES OFFERED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. ALL K-8TH GRADERS TAKE PART IN A FOCUSED, FORMAL MUSIC AND DRAMA PROGRAM WHERE EACH STUDENT MAY SHOWCASE THEIR GOD-GIVEN SKILLS AND TALENTS. SCHOOL RUNS ON A MONDAY TO THURSDAY SCHEDULE, ENCOURAGING HOLISTIC GROWTH THROUGH OUR FOUR PILLARS: ACADEMICS, FAITH, RELATIONSHIPS AND OPTIMIZING OUR TIME AND SCHEDULE ALL TO HONOR AND GLORIFY GOD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 2187787 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 47 true false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false SC X LAURA SUMMER 8038352000 1036 MAXWELL MILL ROAD FORT MILL SC 29708 MARY JO SHANNON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMMY CRATES PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE BOYD HEADMASTER 40.00 X 68345 0 20102 68345 20102 false false false 33610 33610 TUITION REVENUE 611600 2041457 2041457 INSTRUCTIONAL FEES 611600 272269 272269 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 611600 35111 35111 ATHLETIC FEES 611600 29084 29084 2377921 2573 2573 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 23112 23112 23112 2437216 2377921 25685 162387 162387 64890 27902 33743 3245 1059911 928179 112481 19251 625 531 81 13 124482 105809 16183 2490 166505 141529 21646 3330 2950 2950 15042 12089 2953 15730 15730 66256 61573 3390 1293 75207 65998 8314 895 275927 266387 7623 1917 61 61 40229 40229 74252 73138 743 371 5225 4441 679 105 ACADEMIC SUPPLIES 112269 112269 OTHER 79096 79096 ATHLETIC SUPPLIES 78726 78726 ACCREDIDATION 11936 11339 597 12524 12524 2444230 2187787 220580 35863 313482 8169 24532 109983 7470 3428224 558874 2733000 2869350 5222 5222 3076236 3000194 850467 778731 850467 778731 X 2225769 2221463 2225769 2221463 3076236 3000194 X -7014 2708 X false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 225247 225247 2833965 485426 2348539 119419 73448 45971 249593 249593 2869350 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN TO ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES GENERALLY ACCORDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS THE SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN IN ADMINISTRATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADMISSION POLICIES, FINANCIAL AID, PROGRAM, ATHLETIC OF SCHOOL ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS. true SCHOLARSHIPS 47 162387 TUITION TUITION SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE SCHOOL PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A MERIT BASED EVALUATION SYSTEM. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WE ARE A K-12 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDED UNDER THE FOLLOWING (4) PILLARS: ACADEMICS: WE PROVIDE AN AMAZING ACCREDITED ACADEMIC PROGRAM UTILIZING 100% CERTIFIED TEACHERS. SCHEDULE: WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY ON FRIDAYS TO INVEST THEMSELVES IN ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE PASSIONATE. FAITH: WE PROVIDE AN UNAPOLOGETIC, UNCOMPROMISING CHRIST CENTERED APPROACH TO EDUCATION. RELATIONSHIPS: WE DEVELOP LASTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND PARENTS THROUGH INTENTIONAL COMMUNICATION. FORM 990 PAGE 1, PART 1, LINE 1 (CONTINUED) NO MORE THAN 13 STUDENTS PER CLASS IN ELEMENTARY AND NO MORE THAN 15 IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT WE BELIEVE: WE BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE ALONE, IN ITS AUTOGRAPHS, IS THE VERBAL, AND ONLY INFALLIBLE, AUTHORITATIVE WORD OF GOD, AND THAT IT IS THE ONLY FIT, FINAL RULE IN ALL MATTERS OF BOTH FAITH AND PRACTICE. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, ETERNALLY EXISTENT IN THREE PERSONS: FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT. WE BELIEVE IN THE DEITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, HIS VIRGIN BIRTH AND HIS SINLESS LIFE, HIS MIRACLES, HIS VICARIOUS ATONEMENT THROUGH HIS SHED BLOOD, HIS BODILY RESURRECTION, HIS ASCENSION TO THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER, AND HIS PERSONAL RETURN IN THE POWER AND GLORY. WE BELIEVE IN THE PRESENT MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, BY WHOSE INDWELLING THE CHRISTIAN IS ENABLED TO LIVE A GODLY LIFE. WE BELIEVE THAT FOR THE SALVATION OF LOST OR SINFUL MEN, REGENERATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. WE BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF LIFE FOR TRUE BELIEVERS AND THAT THEY WHO ARE LOST WILL BE RAISED UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF DAMNATION. WE BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF ALL MEN, BOTH SAVED AND LOST. WE BELIEVE IN THE SPIRITUAL UNITY OF BELIEVERS IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. FORM 990, PART III PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICES (CONTINUED) WGCS IS ACCREDITED BY: SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (SCACS) AND NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION (NCPSA). OUR STUDENTS' STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES AVERAGE 1.5 GRADE LEVELS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. ATHLETICS: 70% OF WGCS STUDENTS 5TH-12TH GRADES PARTICIPATE IN OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS THE GOAL OF WGCS ATHLETICS IS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO GROW SPIRITUALLY AND DEVELOP ATHLETICALLY AS THEY LEARN LIFE LESSONS THROUGH WGCS SPORTS. OUR JOURNEY OF FAITH: WGCS BEGAN HUMBLY IN 2000, MOVING TO CHARLOTTE IN 2005. DESPITE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND A FINANCIAL CRISIS IN 2008, FAITH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT LED US THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES. EACH TRIAL STRENGTHENED US, AS GOD'S PROVISION TAUGHT US RELIANCE ON HIM. NEW BEGINNINGS: A PIVOTAL MOMENT CAME IN 2011 WHEN A BOARD MEMBER FELT CALLED TO EXPLORE A BUILDING THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT OUR INTEREST. MIRACULOUSLY, IT BECAME AVAILABLE AT AUCTION. THROUGH FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE, WE ACQUIRED OUR NEW HOME IN 2012. BY 2021, WE RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR EXPANSION TO ACCOMMODATE EVEN MORE STUDENTS EAGER TO THRIVE IN OUR SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THANKS TO THE STRIVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND THE GENEROUS BACKING OF OUR WGCS COMMUNITY, THIS DREAM BECAME A REALITY THROUGH GODS BLESSINGS. LOOKING AHEAD: AT WALNUT GROVE, WE BELIEVE THAT NURTURING OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS IS KEY TO ATTRACTING THE VERY BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS WE EMBARK ON A NEW DECADE, OUR SCHOOL IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED FOR GROWTH, DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT ROOTED IN GODS LOVE. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD AND INVITE FAMILIES TO JOIN US IN THIS ENRICHING JOURNEY, WHERE TOGETHER WE CAN EMBRACE THE COUNTLESS BLESSINGS THAT AWAIT OUR CHILDREN. WALNUT GROVE, WHERE YOUR CHILD'S POTENTIAL IS OUR PRIORITY, AND THEIR SUCCESS IS OUR MISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR A COMMENT PERIOD. ONCE THIS PERIOD IS OVER, AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CERTIFIED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UPDATE THE BOARD OF ANY CHANGES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD REVIEWS, DISCUSSES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE SCHOOL HEAD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE SCHOOL'S OFFICES. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BAD DEBTS 0