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Sonnenberg School

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 (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.
Reported an excess benefit transaction
An excess benefit transaction is one in which a tax-exempt organization inappropriately enriches or overpays a related person. That might include, for example, embezzlement or other kinds of fraud. Organizations must report these transactions on Schedule L upon discovering them.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.11M (2023)

Expenses
$2.09M (2023)

Total Assets
$590k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$393k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 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
$2,105,856
Expenses
$2,087,609
Net Income
$18,247
Net Assets
$196,932
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,067
0.7%
Program Services $2,088,566
99.2%
Investment Income $2,504
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $719
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $94,000
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,393,854
66.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $589,753
Total Liabilities $392,821
Net Assets $196,932
Other
Operated a school
Reported an excess benefit transaction
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Wenthold Bartsch (Exec. Director/Principal (End 5/18/23)) $111,000 $0 $0
Amelia Fahnrich (Executive Director/Principal (Begin 5/19/23)) $78,519 $0 $5,956
Farrah Sonnenberg (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Sonnenberg (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Winden (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Laura Ng (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Meader (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,493,576
Expenses
$1,417,535
Net Income
$76,041
Net Assets
$178,685
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,241
1.3%
Program Services $1,474,255
98.7%
Investment Income $5
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $75
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,747
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $908,057
64.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $538,582
Total Liabilities $359,897
Net Assets $178,685
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Wenthold Bartsch (Executive Director/Princip) $85,632 $0 $3,241
Laura Ng (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Meader (Member) $0 $0 $0
Farrah Sonnenberg (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Sonnenberg (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Winden (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$844,034
Expenses
$737,920
Net Income
$106,114
Net Assets
$102,644
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,630
8.7%
Program Services $770,397
91.3%
Investment Income $7
0.0%
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 $85,224
11.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $426,665
57.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $141,153
Total Liabilities $38,509
Net Assets $102,644
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Wenthold Bartsch (Executive Director/Princip) $79,667 $0 $3,487
Laura Ng (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marcy Dimiceli (Member) $0 $0 $0
Farrah Sonnenberg (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Sonnenberg (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Winden (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$256,897
Expenses
$260,367
Net Income
-$3,470
Net Assets
-$3,470
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $243,300
94.7%
Program Services $12,315
4.8%
Investment Income $11
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $821
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $450
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,460
31.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $108,433
41.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $47,650
Total Liabilities $51,120
Net Assets -$3,470
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Wenthold Bartsch (Executive Director/Principal) $42,092 $0 $1,256
Jeff Winden (Secretary) $313 $0 $0
Laura Ng (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marcy Dimiceli (Member) $0 $0 $0
Farrah Sonnenberg (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Sonnenberg (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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