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Liberty Tree Academy

  • Faloon, CO
  • Tax-exempt since April 2018
  • EIN: 82-2259254

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.16M (2023)

Expenses
$7.14M (2023)

Total Assets
$5.77M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$5.99M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,164,410
Expenses
$7,143,740
Net Income
$20,670
Net Assets
-$218,174
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $548,524
7.7%
Program Services $6,489,187
90.6%
Investment Income $98,288
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,411
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $163,612
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,303,467
32.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,772,657
Total Liabilities $5,990,831
Net Assets -$218,174
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shannon Wilson (Principal) $79,518 $0 $13,692
Linda Stahnke (Principal) $13,715 $0 $14,911
Michael Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tim Geitner (President) $0 $0 $0
Jenni Hellend (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Raylene Revord (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,163,071
Expenses
$5,694,053
Net Income
$469,018
Net Assets
-$238,844
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $410,038
6.7%
Program Services $5,747,431
93.3%
Investment Income $4,263
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,339
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $182,445
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,071,049
36.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,385,621
Total Liabilities $5,624,465
Net Assets -$238,844
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shannon Wilson (Principal) $77,132 $0 $16,379
Jeanette Hands (Business Administrator) $69,479 $0 $14,757
Michael Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bill Garrett (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeanie Stutts Blucher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Geitner (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,498,941
Expenses
$5,548,760
Net Income
-$49,819
Net Assets
-$707,862
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $849,609
15.5%
Program Services $4,648,757
84.5%
Investment Income $554
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $21
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $184,547
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,686,348
30.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,133,452
Total Liabilities $6,841,314
Net Assets -$707,862
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shannon Wilson (Principal) $85,676 $0 $17,840
Jeanette Hands (Business Administrator) $67,320 $0 $14,062
Michelle Morin (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Garrett (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,543,391
Expenses
$5,069,518
Net Income
-$526,127
Net Assets
-$2,088,134
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $519,327
11.4%
Program Services $3,992,806
87.9%
Investment Income $31,258
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $145,120
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,244,318
24.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,107,272
Total Liabilities $17,195,406
Net Assets -$2,088,134
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeanette Hands (Business Admin) $61,022 $0 $13,149
Shannon Wilson (Principal) $52,830 $0 $11,343
Michelle Morin (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Rodgers (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 30, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,858,202
Expenses
$4,405,168
Net Income
-$1,546,966
Net Assets
-$1,562,007
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $323,020
11.3%
Program Services $2,414,797
84.5%
Investment Income $120,385
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $142,203
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $950,594
21.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,738,389
Total Liabilities $18,300,396
Net Assets -$1,562,007
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Braunlich (Principal) $52,750 $0 $7,017
Jeanette Hands (Business Admin) $47,750 $0 $6,549
Burt Hands (Director) $1,400 $0 $282
Michelle Morin (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Peterson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jenni Helland (Director) $0 $0 $0
Don Rodgers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronnie Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 22, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$81,442
Expenses
$96,483
Net Income
-$15,041
Net Assets
-$15,041
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $81,442
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $32,500
33.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $47,206
Total Liabilities $62,247
Net Assets -$15,041
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ronnie Wilson (President) $0 $0 $0
Burt Hands (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mike Peterson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Helland (1st Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Morin (2nd Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mark Braunlich (Principal) $0 $0 $0
Jeanette Hands (Business Admin) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2019

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