2026-01-13T17:19:10-06:00 2025-06-30 882533599 WERSEN NONPROFIT CPAS LLC 4513 Lakeway Drive Bellingham WA 98229 990 2024-07-01 822346387 Eastside Community School EAST 4254504224 5025 Issaquah-Pine Rd SE Issaquah WA 98029 Daniel Holsclaw Treasurer 4254504224 2026-01-13 1 0 Keaton Wersen CPA P01957642 3607709369 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Daniel Holsclaw 5025 Issaquah-Pine Rd SE Issaquah WA 98029 4437539 0 X www.eastsidecommunityschool.org X 2017 WA We are proud to be inspired by Waldorf Education, a worldwide movement that began in 1919. Rooted in a profound understanding of how children learn and grow, Waldorf education is based on the principles of education from world-renowned, scientist, artist, and founder of Anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner. This approach nurtures the natural joy that children take in learning with lessons not simply based on repetition and memorization, but experienced through immersive, hands-on participation. Each school year is designed to meet children's evolving aptitude for experiences and social interactions. Generations of Waldorf graduates have gone on to become mathematicians, artists, entrepreneurs, biochemists, teachers, leaders. 5 5 47 140 0 0 411544 344818 4097250 3857111 1703 -41261 75381 27215 4585878 4187883 1127612 1031456 0 0 2212991 2196041 0 0 746 1144001 1084269 4484604 4311766 101274 -123883 9864226 9526993 7966413 7753063 1897813 1773930 X We educate our students to fulfill their highest potential - think clearly, feel deeply, impart meaningful purpose to their lives, and actively contribute to the positive development of society. 0 0 734915 82674 458020 Early Childhood - In our early childhood classrooms, great care is taken to create a warm and home-like setting and a beautiful environment where children's senses are nurtured. Every aspect of our early childhood program is designed to foster healthy and balanced intellectual, emotional, and physical development from daily outdoor play and nature walks to the organic foods served at snack time. Our students learn by engaging in practical activities such as washing dishes, sweeping, gardening, baking and building. We incorporate seasonal crafts, movement, outdoor adventures, and ample creative free play to encourage joyful learning and imaginative exploration. Eastside Community School (ECS) offers preschool and kindergarten for three- to six-year-old children (children must turn three by September 1st). 2375436 885685 3126735 Grade School & Middle School - The key to education at Eastside Community School is balance: between students' practical knowledge and their creative enthusiasm; in a rich curriculum where challenging academics are integrated with arts, music, and movement; and where we ensure that learning happens naturally and rhythmically while helping develop students' skill and interest in a variety of subjects and activities. Subjects are made engaging and exciting by teachers skilled in oral storytelling and by integrating each subject with a variety of arts.Elementary School:Students don't merely absorb the subjects taught in the two-hour main lesson. Instead, they reach a deep understanding of each lesson by bringing it to life in books that they design, write, and illustrate about each subject. Day-to-day learning takes place in a non-competitive environment. Parents receive regular updates through parent-teacher conferences, written evaluations of student progress, and close relationships between teachers, students, and families. Teachers and students often progress together from first grade through the middle school years. Other specialty teachers add to the weekly rhythm by sharing their expertise in language instruction, music, handwork, and movement education.Middle School:The middle school years can be both full of anxiousness to explore the world or conversely, full of anxiousness to not be ready. We meet these transition years by seeking a balance between a comforting continuity from the lower grades and increased academic and artistic challenges. Students participate in multi-day trips such as biking, hiking, and kayaking, which bring hands-on experiences linked to the academic curriculum. In eighth grade, all students complete a comprehensive research project, complete with written report, artistic project, display, and oral presentation to the school community. This comprehensive approach to academics, the arts, and real-life activities prepares students well for the challenges of high school. And they take with them a healthy, inclusive approach to social relationships, as they refine their ability to work as a team and to respect each other's individuality. 598264 63097 272356 High School - When Eastside Community School developed the vision for educating children aged 14-18, we removed all constraints from our imagination and developed a program intended to educate the whole child. This freed us to individualize the student experience with a flexible schedule where educational blocks of varying length could be employed with fluid programming. By forming as a Homeschool Enrichment Program, we remain fluid and flexible in helping students to meet individualized goals. By forming a partnership with a WA state-approved umbrella school, students can also receive official credits, transcripts, and, if all graduation requirements are met, a high school diploma through our partner school for work done in our program. Helping the students to find and achieve their destiny is the basis and inspiration for our program. We take direction from the individual human beings before us who are caught in the midst of the polarities of the world process and his or her own striving to evolve according to the ideal of their own higher nature. 3708615 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X Tanya Anderson 4254504224 5025 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE Issaquah WA 98029 Grif Owen President 8.00 X X 0 0 0 Anneliese Johnson Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dan Holsclaw Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Thejaswini Somasundaram Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin Rodwell Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sara Winters Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shrutee Sharma Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 William Schuver Chief Administrator 40.00 X 159747 0 15855 159747 0 15855 1 0 1 0 0 125797 219021 56528 344818 Tuition and fees 900099 3813655 3813655 Extracurricular progra 900099 43456 43456 3857111 3825 3825 137416 84682 52734 52734 52734 30000 75086 -45086 -45086 -45086 64324 125797 89888 -25564 -25564 45 0 45 45 4187883 3857111 0 -14046 1031456 1031456 167080 137006 30074 1713365 1404989 308376 134421 110227 24194 181175 148566 32609 13650 13650 221072 185787 35285 23726 23726 13289 9416 3465 408 29706 13502 16204 65944 54075 11869 24330 24330 332704 272823 59881 120473 98790 21683 16482 13516 2966 Program supplies 134437 134437 Building and property m 36743 30130 6613 Professional developmen 18836 15486 3350 32877 24079 8460 338 4311766 3708615 602405 746 257588 55696 303628 307452 20000 16318 34624 7853 9606799 497578 9278839 9109221 9864226 9526993 77851 102440 341673 213046 7456031 7382607 80858 44970 10000 10000 7966413 7753063 X 1797635 1671736 100178 102194 1897813 1773930 9864226 9526993 -123883 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 100178 2016 102194 100000 178 100178 1.00000 0 0 5724000 5724000 3820936 480854 3340082 5135 3509 1626 56728 13215 43513 9109221 Other liabilities 10000 10000 Part V, Line 4: The Organization's endowment consists of one individual donor restricted fund, established for supporting the Organization's operations. The Board of Directors will approve distribution of each endowment fund on an annual basis as part of its annual budgeting process, typically ranging from 3-5% of the current endowment balance. Such distributions will be consistent with the terms of the endowment policy and the relevant gift document. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 ECS publicizes its non-discrimination policy on its website. Gala 165854 108286 57568 1000 17853 71035 Winter Bazaar 10373 10373 1 7139 7139 183366 125798 57568 1000 17853 71035 89888 -32320 1 Financial aid 61 769896 Book Tuition reduction Tuition remission 21 261559 Book Tuition reduction Part I, Line 2: ECS's financial aid philosophy is centered on enabling all students, regardless of means, to atend the school if their enrollment is a good fit for both the family and ECS. ECS uses TADS financial aid system to collect applications and to perform a calculation of financial need (estimated household contribtion to education). We utilize the calculation as a guidepost for determining actual financial aid grants. This is corroborated with an inquiry of the families about what they feel they can afford. If the difference between the estimated household contribution and the families request amount are substantial, then further conversations are had about what isn't included in the application. ECS looks at estimated household contribution on a scale, compared to families responses to their ability. Based on enrollment not being full, ECS has not instituted a cap on overall financial aid, but have rather tried to accomodate all the requests at some level. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 William Schuver Chief Administrator 159747 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15855 0 175602 0 0 0 X Donated auction items 65 46528 FMV X Loan forgiveness 1 10000 FMV 0 0 0 Part I, Column (b): The Organization is reporting number of items contributed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The organization engaged a CPA firm to prepare its Form 990. The CPA firm prepares the Form 990 from the organization's internal financial statements. The return preparer (CPA firm) sends a draft version of the Form 990 to the organization's internal accountant who reviews and sends revisions to the CPA. The revised draft is submitted to the organization's board of directors to read and review. Revisions from the board's review are incorporated into the Form 990 before finalization. When the return is approved by the treasurer and finalized, the treasurer files the Form 990 with the IRS. The organization's internal financial statements and Form 990 are presented to the Board of Directors by the treasurer. Both documents are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The community the Board governs is small enough that the Board can quickly identify if there are potential conflicts of interest (whether in fact or appearance) corresponding to specific decisions under consideration. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Chief Administrator's compensation was set by a "bottom up" budget approach. This means that ECS paid under market for his role as our budget did not allow our overarching compensation philosophy to include a "pay at midpoint of market" strategy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 These documents are available upon request. Also, we upload Board meeting notes and related financial information to a Google Drive account that is publicly viewable.