2026-03-26T08:44:27-07:00 2025-06-30 814770640 Powers Howard Quimby LLP 450 Country Club Rd Suite 250 Eugene OR 97401 990 2024-07-01 931123932 Wellsprings Friends School WELL 5416861223 3590 West 18th Ave Eugene OR 97402 Dante Zuniga-West Head of School 2026-03-26 true true Allison Howard P01408401 5413574557 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Dante Zuniga-West 3590 West 18th Ave Eugene OR 97402 850358 false X www.wellspringsfriends.org X 1994 OR Wellsprings provides alternative learning approaches, supportive community, and a culture of individual affirmation, in which teenagers are mentored and assisted towards meeting the challenges of adolescence and adulthood. 7 7 12 12 0 106013 122868 512575 723071 -84 719 137 937 618641 847595 0 0 544839 555049 0 28205 181755 219665 726594 774714 -107953 72881 443822 615306 219407 310949 224415 304357 Wellsprings provides alternative learning approaches, supportive community, and a culture of individual affirmation, in which teenagers are mentored and assisted towards meeting the challenges of adolescence and adulthood. false false 629511 723071 1. Provided an alternative, personalized and strength-based education to an eclectic community of 71 students, the majority referred to us from 4 districts in Lane County. Matriculated 21 graduates. 28% of the students were IEP/504 special needs.2. With the help of Glen Creek Investments LLC, our school was able to complete a much-needed refinance, stabilizing our reserves and putting us on firmer financial ground. Our staff retention efforts received a major boost with a $40,000 grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, ensuring that the compassionate educators who make Wellsprings shine can continue their work without interruption. In addition, we were honored to receive a $1,500 grant from Women's Gift and another $5,000 grant from our partners at the Chambers Family Foundation, which will help us begin replacing our outdated Chromebooks.3. From Family Night in the fall to our all-school pumpkin patch field trip, students, staff, and families made memories together. The annual Trunk-or-Treat was a howling good time, complete with creative costumes and spooky fun. Our Community Dinner in Fall featured delicious home-cooked favorites like stuffing, sweet potatoes, and pies, thanks to our amazing staff, students, families, and Board. The debut of the wellSPRING Celebration in May was a creative showcase of what makes our school so special. From student artwork and performances to live music by the Whiteaker Hot Club, it was a memorable highlight!4. Thanks to support from the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and generous donors, our dream of a permanent outdoor classroom came to life. The project is complete with new garden beds and native plants that fill the area with life and purpose. The outdoor classroom isn't just a structure in the wetlands - it's an instrumental part of our campus, reinforcing Wellsprings' values of experiential learning, community involvement, and honoring the natural environment.5. Out front, a new sign was installed that more accurately explains what Wellsprings does and what we stand for.6. We continued our collaboration with HOOTS to provide on-site counseling and medical advice to our students on a walk-in basis once a week.7. Provided local non-profit, Huerto De La Familia, two garden plots on our property for use by local Latino families. Continued to provide use of our building outside of school hours to several non-profits and other volunteer community organizations. 629511 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true true false false OR X X X Black Morgan Accounting 5416861223 3590 WEst 18th Eugene OR 97402 Dante Zuniga-West Head of School 40.00 0.00 X 72163 0 10235 John Morse Board Member 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Goldsmith Treasurer 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Janell McCoy Board Member 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Bruno Board Member 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Etter Secretary 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisette Ewing President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jim Luzzi Board Member 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 72163 10235 0 false false false 0 3031 119837 90 122868 Tuition 611600 723071 723071 723071 748 748 0 0 3600 3600 3600 3600 -29 -29 -29 -29 100 3031 2763 -2663 -2663 0 0 0 847595 726671 -1944 0 0 0 0 131785 54032 52714 25039 0 349335 349335 10583 10583 18172 18172 45174 38927 4235 2012 0 0 18495 18495 0 0 0 0 3483 3030 383 70 15251 14184 915 152 11172 10390 670 112 0 24982 21734 2748 500 5001 5001 0 0 18407 18407 0 9911 8623 1090 198 12231 8317 3792 122 Meals & Nutrition 46763 46763 Repairs & Maintenance 16344 16344 Training & Prof Development 9364 6742 2622 Student Assistance 7504 5403 2101 20757 16932 3825 774714 629511 116998 28205 35500 95490 6403 90756 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 615744 256291 339365 359453 0 0 0 0 62554 69607 443822 615306 25117 25540 194290 281908 3501 219407 310949 X 161862 234750 62553 69607 224415 304357 443822 615306 72881 7061 X false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 62553 7534 481 69606 58308 7099 2397 457 62553 51010 2000 5695 397 58308 58305 3000 -9842 453 51010 40654 4550 13494 393 58305 1.00000 true false false 414434 73374 341060 21608 7784 13824 13802 13341 461 165900 161792 4108 359453 Endowment 69607 69607 Deferred Revenue 3500 Rounding 1 3501 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Long term stability of Wellsprings School. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized All requests for information about the school are answered with a packet of material by mail. The packet includes a brochure with our nondiscrimination statement. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Treasurer will be sent an electronic copy of the Form 990 by the school's CFO. Treasurer will send electronic copies to other Board members for review. Treasurer will let the CFO and Head of School know when it has been approved or if there are changes requested. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board reviews policy annually at annual review meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board's Head Support and Evaluation Committee Members dialogue with the Head of School (Executive Director). The determined figure is then presented to the Board for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Documents are provided in person or via e-mail upon written request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 A written request is emailed or given to staff member. The request is given to the Head of the School or CFO for follow up and delivery.