Nonprofit · EIN 91-1677685
GARDNER SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · VANCOUVER, WA 98686
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,167,868 | $2,991,725 | $176,143 | $4,172,790 | $2,467,510 | $1,705,280 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,168,748 | $2,084,316 | $84,432 | $2,509,721 | $980,584 | $1,529,137 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,120,046 | $1,829,830 | $290,216 | $1,837,444 | $392,739 | $1,444,705 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $110,902
- Program service revenue
- $3,017,671
- Investment income
- $38,746
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5
- Other revenue
- $549
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $271,749
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $242,726
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,524,726
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,099,421
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,509
- Accounting fees
- $8,485
- Occupancy
- $52,418
- Depreciation
- $38,339
- Program services (functional)
- $2,226,692
- Management and general (functional)
- $659,586
- Fundraising (functional)
- $105,447
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,509,721
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,172,790
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,467,510
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,705,280
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,523,750
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,681,467
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,813
- Gross receipts
- $3,273,385
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURTNEY TOMLINSON | HEAD MASTER Officer | 40 | $104,266 | $8,931 |
| SHEILA FITZPATRICK | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $87,238 | $14,926 |
| EMILY DAVIS | HEAD MASTER (FORMER) Officer | 40 | $61,899 | $4,817 |
| LISA HEATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSI CHRISTIANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GRENERT-FUNK | BOARD CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GILSTRAP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MELTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAMARIA BAMBAREN CALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANA BAER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN PULLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY STARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMARIS MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY SMITH | TRUSTEE Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY DAVIS | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $154,268 | $9,788 |
| SHEILA FITZPATRICK | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $76,230 | $14,287 |
| LORI COHEN | BOARD CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN PETERSEN | BOARD CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GRENERT-FUNK | BOARD CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GILSTRAP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MELTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAMARIA BAMBAREN CALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BRYANT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANA BAER | VICE CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY TOMLINSON | INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY DAVIS | HEAD OF SCHO Officer | 40 | $131,388 | $9,447 |
| LORI COHEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAMARIA BAMBAREN CALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GILSTRAP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BRYANT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GRENAERT-FUNK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MELTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUNA KIM MCDAID | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA SAVAGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE ECK | FORMER TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON CHRISTIAN | FORMER TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16413 NE 50TH AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98686-1843
- In care of
- % VIRGINIA SEWELL MORSE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- COURTNEY TOMLINSON, 16413 NE 50TH AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 986861843
- Signed the 990
- COURTNEY TOMLINSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (360) 574-5752
- Website
- WWW.GARDNERSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLYMALE & GILLESPIE CPAS PLLC
Mission
TO CULTIVATE AUTHENTIC LEARNING THROUGH INTEGRATED EXPERIENCES IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE GARDNER SCHOOL STRIVES TO CULTIVATE LIFELONG LEARNERS WHO VALUE THE LEARNING PROCESS AS MUCH AS THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS AND SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE. THE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION, WHICH VALUES CURRENT RESEARCH ON MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AS A SOURCE FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE MANNER TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS; CLASSROOMS AT GARDNER ARE IMAGINATIVE, JOYFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE, RESILIENCE, AND CRITICAL, INDEPENDENT THINKING SKILLS.Expenses $2,226,692 · grants $271,749 · revenue $2,745,922
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
- 91-1677685
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,172,790
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,273,385
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,167,868 | $2,991,725 | $4,172,790 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,168,748 | $2,084,316 | $2,509,721 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,120,046 | $1,829,830 | $1,837,444 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,223,304 | $1,725,193 | $2,019,409 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 91-1677685).
Questions about GARDNER SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of GARDNER SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GARDNER SCHOOL is 91-1677685.
- Is GARDNER SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to GARDNER SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GARDNER SCHOOL 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 GARDNER SCHOOL 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 GARDNER SCHOOL 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 GARDNER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names COURTNEY TOMLINSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GARDNER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,266 (COURTNEY TOMLINSON, HEAD MASTER).
- How much revenue does GARDNER SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,167,868, expenses of $2,991,725 and total assets of $4,172,790 at year end.
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