2026-02-21T22:00:44-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 813186397 ARETE SCHOOLS UNITED ARET 5014221568 PO Box 1626 Dubois WY 82513 Brenton Witonski President 5014221568 2026-02-21 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Brenton Witonski 120 Deer Haven Drive Dubois WY 82513 206808 0 X www.lovepala.com X 2016 WY Arete Schools United exists to aide schools in providing education to under served communities and children with limited access to quality education. Including, but not limited to, operational support and the physical construction of schools in such communities. 7 7 0 7 0 0 207901 206808 0 0 0 0 0 0 207901 206808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175525 193296 175525 193296 32376 13512 93915 107427 0 0 93915 107427 Arete Schools United exists to aide schools in providing education to under served communities and children with limited access to quality education. Including, but not limited to, operational support and the construction of schools in such communities. 0 0 157655 0 0 Arete contributed to the primary funding for operation of a school in the under-served community of Palacaguina, Nicaragua. Funds were used to provide a bi-lingual, quality education to 243 students in Palacaguina grades PreK-3 through 8th Grade. This operational funding includes: Providing uniforms to students, books and classroom supplies, classroom furniture/desks, salaries for teachers and administrative personnel, teacher training, as well as daily expenses required for the operation of school. 27785 0 0 Mission trips and missions activities. PCA works every year to operate mission trips for US Citizens to come and serve the school and community in Palacaguina. These trip expenditures are for the costs related to the groups coming into the country and include lodging, special projects, transportation, food, and all other expenses related to the trip. These trips not only improve and benefit the school and the community, but they make a lasting impact on the trip participants. Some of these funds are also used to help local ministries and support local children in their education. 7856 0 0 In addition to funding education and mission trips, Arete contributed funds for community service projects to help impoverished communities and families. Projects include 2 ongoing, weekend food outreaches serving more than 200 children in the communities of Los Arados and El Tamarindo and distribution of thousands of meals to hungry children. In total, Arete assisted in the delivery of 26,939 meals in 2025 to children and families. Other community projects include: Building improvements to a chapel in Jinotega, local school improvements, and outreaches to poor communities to provide food and supplies. Another service outreach program was the monthly support of an elderly widow and monthly support of a family in need. In addition to projects, Arete provided funding for outreach programs and mission projects. 0 0 0 193296 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X Brenton Scott Witonski 5014221568 120 Deer Haven Drive Dubois WY 82513 Bruce Gilson Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Tim Ezell Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 JoAnna Blocker Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Amy Gilson Board Member 10 0 X 0 0 0 Brenton Scott Witonski President of the Board of Directors 25 0 X 0 0 0 Edward Witonski Vice President of the Board of Directors 5 0 X 0 0 0 Deborah Witonski Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 206808 0 206808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206808 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193296 193296 0 0 193296 193296 0 0 93915 107427 93915 107427 0 0 X 93915 107427 0 0 93915 107427 93915 107427 13512 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 210036 169345 197061 207901 206808 991151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210036 169345 197061 207901 206808 991151 65050 926101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 991151 0 0.93437 0.90339 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Board members Brenton and Deborah Witonski are married; Board member Edward Witonski is the father of Brenton Witonski; Board members Bruce and Amy Gilson are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors during a regularly scheduled board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Organization ByLaws Article III, Section 10 states the Board of Directors shall not receive any salaries or other compensation for their services, but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, for reimbursement of any expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Any and all documentation are available to the public upon request. There were no requests for documentation in 2024 by the public. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1f All Arete revenues are through individual and church donations made directly to Arete to support the school in Palacaguina: - $157,655 was donated toward school operations; $27,785 was donated towards missionaries serving at the school, community service projects, food outreach, and missions projects; $7,856 was donated towards construction projects. 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