2024-11-15T16:14:00-06:00 2023-12-31 910189318 MOSS ADAMS LLP 999 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 2800 SEATTLE WA 98104 990 2023-01-01 843907778 DAY 1 ACADEMIES DAY1 8443023540 3040 78TH AVE SE 1042 MERCER ISLAND WA 980409998 SEAN COURY CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER 8443023540 2024-11-13 1 0 EMINA O CRESSWELL CPA P01217304 2063026500 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BEZOS ACADEMY MIGUEL ROQUE 3040 78TH AVE SE 1042 MERCER ISLAND WA 980409998 125232963 0 X WWW.BEZOSACADEMY.ORG X 2019 DE SEE SCHEDULE O. 3 1 549 5 0 0 115000634 60000031 0 0 -3925556 5232901 0 0 111075078 65232932 0 0 0 0 29620674 53228920 0 0 0 12907487 20546678 42528161 73775598 68546917 -8542666 109244411 100632052 5843976 5772242 103400435 94859810 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 57278751 IN 2023, DAY 1 ACADEMIES OPERATED NINETEEN SCHOOLS WITH CAPACITY FOR 1,220 STUDENTS. ALSO IN 2023, DAY 1 ACADEMIES CONSTRUCTED AND DEVELOPED SIX NEW SCHOOLS FOR FUTURE PLANNED OPENINGS. IN ADDITION, DAY 1 ACADEMIES ENHANCED ITS TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM, TRAINING OVER 200 TEACHERS, AND CONTINUED DEVELOPING, AMONG OTHER ITEMS, ITS CURRICULUM, ADMISSIONS POLICIES, SCHOOL POLICIES, STAFFING MODELS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCHOOL LAYOUT MODELS. DAY 1 ACADEMIES ALSO CONTINUED DEVELOPING ITS OPERATING PLANS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCELERATE THE LAUNCH OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS. 57278751 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 68 0 1 549 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X SEAN COURY 2062407762 3040 78TH AVE SE 1042 MERCER ISLAND WA 980409998 JEFFREY BEZOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GEORGE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 794564 0 34867 MIGUEL ROQUE CHIEF OPERATIONS & TECH. 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DAY 1 ACADEMIES ALSO INCLUDES A REFERENCE TO ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IN BROCHURES, POSTERS, AND ADVERTISING THAT IT USES AS A MEANS OF INFORMING PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO ALL FAMILIES OF ATTENDING STUDENTS IN THE FAMILY HANDBOOK. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MICHAEL GEORGE PRESIDENT 794049 0 0 0 515 0 13200 0 21667 0 829431 0 0 0 MIGUEL ROQUE CHIEF OPERATIONS & TECH. 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X 1 60000031 FMV 0 0 0 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBTUIONS AS REQUIRED FOR PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES. PART I, LINE 32B: DONATED SHARES OF STOCK ARE SOLD THROUGH A BROKER SERVICE THE DAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DAY OF DONATION. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: TO OPERATE TUITION-FREE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS TO MAKE EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE GREAT START THAT AN EXCELLENT PRESCHOOL PROVIDES. BEZOS ACADEMY AIMS TO NURTURE THE POTENTIAL IN EVERY CHILD TO BECOME A CREATIVE LEADER, ORIGINAL THINKER, AND LIFELONG LEARNER BY INCREASING ACCESS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF DAY 1 ACADEMIES HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT AND REMOVE DIRECTORS FROM THE GOVERNING BOARD, AMEND OR RESTATE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND APPROVE OR VETO MAJOR TRANSACTIONS, GOVERNING DECISIONS, AND ANNUAL OPERATING PLANS AND BUDGETS. DAY 1 ACADEMIES HAS ONLY A SINGLE CLASS OF MEMBER. MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY OF THE CORPORATE ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THE WINDING UP OF ITS AFFAIRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE DISCLOSURE FOR PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SEE DISCLOSURE FOR PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTANT. BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS, IT IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD HAS APPROVED AND ADOPTED A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OR AN APPROVAL BODY DELEGATED BY THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE APPROVAL BODY MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS INVESTIGATED, DISCUSSED, AND VOTED UPON. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE APPROVAL BODY SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER DAY 1 ACADEMIES CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE APPROVAL BODY SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED APPROVAL BODY MEMBERS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN DAY 1 ACADEMIES' BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, THE APPROVAL BODY SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE APPROVAL BODY SHALL DOCUMENT, AMONG OTHER ITEMS, THE MATERIAL FACTS, ITS REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTION, AND THE OUTCOME. DAY 1 ACADEMIES REQUIRES EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR TO CERTIFY THAT THEY RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, AND THEY AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR MUST ALSO SUBMIT PERIODIC CERTIFICATIONS TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN 2019, SHORTLY BEFORE DAY 1 ACADEMIES WAS INCORPORATED, THE BOARD COMMISSIONED AN EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN EXECUTIVE PLACEMENT AND COMPENSATION CONSULTING. THE COMPENSATION STUDY COMPILED COMPARABILITY DATA BASED ON TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WITH COMPARABLE RESPONSIBILITIES AT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY BASED ON THIS COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE PRESIDENT'S EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SET, AND THE BOARD DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION. IN 2019, DAY 1 ACADEMIES RETAINED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION STUDIES BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES AND COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE PRESIDENT - ACTING AT THE DELEGATION OF THE BOARD - APPROVES SALARIES AND DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION AT THE TIME OF OFFER BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THESE COMPENSATION STUDIES AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SET. COMPENSATION STUDIES FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WERE FIRST PERFORMED IN JULY OF 2019 TO ESTABLISH HIRING RANGES AND SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN A POSITION IS HIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME. ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ANNUAL INCREASE. ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT BASED ON PERFORMANCE, PAY EQUITY, AND THE COMPARABILITY DATA PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM ALSO CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF DAY 1 ACADEMIES' APPROACH TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FOUND THE PROPOSED TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE GROUP FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE MARKET PRACTICES APPLICABLE TO LIKE POSITIONS AMONG LIKE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 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