Nonprofit · EIN 46-5681606
ARETE A2E2
Also known as ARETE ACADEMY
Tax-exempt · MINNETONKA, MN 55343
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,160,737 | $706,650 | $454,087 | $1,123,858 | $374,678 | $749,180 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $607,918 | $697,815 | -$89,897 | $536,078 | $33,637 | $502,441 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $556,089 | $567,989 | -$11,900 | $616,914 | $24,576 | $592,338 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $239,884
- of which government grants
- $205,337
- Program service revenue
- $833,493
- Investment income
- $55,965
- Other revenue
- $31,395
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,755
- Other salaries and wages
- $297,970
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $429,523
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,486
- Occupancy
- $102,927
- Depreciation
- $4,888
- Program services (functional)
- $579,538
- Management and general (functional)
- $127,112
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $328,730
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,123,858
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $374,678
- Net assets, end of year
- $749,180
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,895
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $710,834
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $38,346
- Gross receipts
- $1,160,737
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE M TEIGEN | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $45,710 |
| ANNE DUNNINGAN | STAFF SECRETARY Officer | 0.5 | $24,629 |
| MAXWELL S MELBY | DIRECTOR Officer | 0.25 | $12,416 |
| ROB BRZEZINSKI | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERICA BUGENHAGEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CHRISSY BURNSIDE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| KATY HOKANSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| BLAKE SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DIANE SPANGLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LARISSA JUDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LEAH BRZEZINSKI | CHAIR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXWELL S MELBY | DIRECTOR Officer | 0.25 | $72,549 |
| ANNE DUNNINGAN | STAFF SECRETARY Officer | 0.5 | $22,896 |
| JAMIE M TEIGEN | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $15,911 |
| ROB BRZEZINSKI | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERICA BUGENHAGEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CHRISSY BURNSIDE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| KATY HOKANSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| BLAKE SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DIANE SPANGLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LEAH BRZEZINSKI | CHAIR Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXWELL S MELBY | DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $63,994 |
| JAMIE M TEIGEN | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $30,128 |
| ANNE DUNNINGAN | STAFF SECRETARY Officer | 0.5 | $18,962 |
| ROB BRZEZINSKI | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERICA BUGENHAGEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CHRISSY BURNSIDE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| KATY HOKANSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| DIANE MONCRIEF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BLAKE SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DIANE SPANGLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LEAH BRZEZINSKI | CHAIR Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10225 YELLOW CIRCLE DR, MINNETONKA, MN 55343-9101
- In care of
- % ARETE ACADEMY AND EXCEPTIONAL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LEAH BRZEZINSKI, 10225 YELLOW CIRCLE DR, MINNETONKA, MN 55343
- Signed the 990
- LEAH BRZEZINSKI, CHAIR
- Phone
- (952) 737-7601
- Return prepared by
- LB CARLSON LLP
Mission
ARETE ACADEMY OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO PARTNERING WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR GIFTED STUDENTS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY. AT ARETE, EACH STUDENT'S UNIQUE GIFTS ARE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED, AND THEIR LEARNING DIFFERENCES ARE ACCEPTED AND SUPPORTED. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND BUILD SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON STRENGTH-BASED LEARNING, FLEXIBILITY, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AND A COMMITMENT TO EMBRACING THE WHOLE CHILD. WE STRIVE TO MEET EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND APPLY THEIR GIFTS TO MAKE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- ARETE A2E2, LOCATED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN, AKA ARETE ACADEMY OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION, IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ARE TWICE EXCEPTIONAL. TWICE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS ARE BOTH GIFTED AND HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY SUCH AS DYSLEXIA, DYSGRAPHIA, AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS, AND/OR ADHD. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES SENSORY-FRIENDLY CLASSROOMS AND OPERATES ON A TYPICAL SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR. SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL. OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO OPERATE AS A SCHOOL AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO BRIGHT YOUTHS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY.Expenses $579,538 · revenue $864,888
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-5681606
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,123,858
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,160,737
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,160,737 | $706,650 | $1,123,858 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $607,918 | $697,815 | $536,078 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $556,089 | $567,989 | $616,914 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $599,131 | $622,472 | $638,027 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 46-5681606).
Questions about ARETE A2E2
- What is the EIN of ARETE A2E2?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARETE A2E2 is 46-5681606.
- Is ARETE A2E2 tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to ARETE A2E2 tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARETE A2E2 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 ARETE A2E2 due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARETE A2E2 last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARETE A2E2?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LEAH BRZEZINSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARETE A2E2?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $45,710 (JAMIE M TEIGEN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARETE A2E2 have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,160,737, expenses of $706,650 and total assets of $1,123,858 at year end.
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