Nonprofit · EIN 38-2118393
JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · CLAWSON, MI 48017
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $920,352 | $1,080,016 | -$159,664 | $2,986,137 | $303,911 | $2,682,226 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $948,745 | $1,084,713 | -$135,968 | $3,190,959 | $349,069 | $2,841,890 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,488,746 | $984,875 | $503,871 | $3,090,674 | $122,816 | $2,967,858 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $123,585
- Program service revenue
- $568,281
- Investment income
- $113,902
- Other revenue
- $114,584
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $740,810
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $804,357
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,370
- Occupancy
- $61,029
- Depreciation
- $43,224
- Program services (functional)
- $596,291
- Management and general (functional)
- $483,725
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,190,959
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,986,137
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $303,911
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,682,226
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,210,951
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,431,861
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,627,597
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,054,629
- Gross receipts
- $920,352
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRI VIZENA | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 40 | $95,481 |
| JOE MOHAN | TREASURERTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHEILA CHAPS | VICE-PRESIDENTTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT KNAFFLA | PRESIDENTTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BONNIE ABIKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY MAZURKIEWICZ | SECRETARYTRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARTHA MOYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY SAMANEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WOOLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL OUTLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE KNAFFLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN AUTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELEASE AMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEB EASTWOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANNE OCONNOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRI VIZENA | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 40 | $92,700 |
| CAROL OUTLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY SAMANEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WOOLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELEASE AMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEB EASTWOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE KNAFFLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN AUTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY MAZURKIEWICZ | SECRETARYTRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE ABIKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA MOYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA CHAPS | VICE-PRESIDENTTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOE MOHAN | TREASURERTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOTTY ORYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT KNAFFLA | PRESIDENTTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRI VIZENA | HEAD OF SCHOOL Key employee | 40 | $87,000 |
| MICHAEL WOOLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY MAZURKIEWICZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY SAMANEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA MOYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL OUTLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE KNAFFLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN AUTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE ABIKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA CHAPS | VICE-PRESIDENTTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOE MOHAN | TREASURERTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOTTY ORYAN | SECRETARYTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT KNAFFLA | PRESIDENTTRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 839 S CROOKS RD, CLAWSON, MI 48017-1883
- In care of
- % KERRI VIZENA
- Signed the 990
- KERRI VIZENA, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (248) 585-9150
- Website
- WWW.JAPHETSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DAVID DUFFY CPA PLLC
Mission
JAPHET SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL STATES, EDUCATING STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE, WITH A LOW STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIO. INTEGRATED WITH ACADEMICS IS AN AWARD-WINNING CHARACTER CURRICULUM.
Program accomplishments
- JAPHET SCHOOL PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE, CHILDCARE, AND SPECIAL ENRICHMENT AND SUMMER PROGRAMS.Expenses $596,291 · revenue $796,767
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2118393
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,986,137
- Income (IRS master file)
- $920,352
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $920,352 | $1,080,016 | $2,986,137 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $948,745 | $1,084,713 | $3,190,959 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,488,746 | $984,875 | $3,090,674 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $881,482 | $896,820 | $2,798,422 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-2118393).
Questions about JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED is 38-2118393.
- Is JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $95,481 (KERRI VIZENA, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does JAPHET SCHOOL INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $920,352, expenses of $1,080,016 and total assets of $2,986,137 at year end.
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