ALTUS LIBER ACADEMY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
ALTUS LIBER ACADEMY (EIN 82-2258485)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-24
IRS object ID
202431169349201003
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-24T19:55:47-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN822258485EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ALTUS LIBER ACADEMYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALTUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8013683476PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13121 W Mojean StAddressLine1Txt
CityTucsonCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85745ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKristina HigginsonPersonNm
Person TitleAdministrative Vice PresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8013683476PhoneNum
Signature2024-02-28SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKristinaPersonFirstNm
Person LastHigginsonPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.ALTUSTucson.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Type Of Organization OtherCharitable OrganizationTypeOfOrganizationOtherDesc
Gross Receipts$13,405GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$814ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$10,788ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$12InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$1,791FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$250SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$1,541SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,000OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$9,046OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$12,046TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,109ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,872NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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BOY$4,872BOYAmt
EOY$5,981EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeALTUS Liber Academy is a homeschool co-op. We provide educational classes for the children of 32 families. Our classes cover subjects like history, art, STEM, and writing. We serve children from birth to age 18, as well as their parents. We are a Leadership Education community that gathers together to participate in Scholar Projects and Junior School classes. We use Leadership Education to inspire our members with the vision, mentorship, support, and community they need to discover and live their missions. We meet once a week, 16 days per semester. We put on a Shakespeare play each spring for community members to enjoy. We offer support to parents in the form of weekly classes, biannual retreats, and various family-oriented activities.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
ALTUS Liber Academy offered weekly educational classes for 16 weeks for 32 families. Each week, we ran 29 classes for 110 children aged 0 to 18. Class offerings included art, physical education, constitutional law, Shakespearean acting, writing, and literature analysis, among others.$0Yes (X)$8,553
ALTUS Liber Academy offered support to homeschooling parents. We provided 4 parent classes each week for 16 weeks for 37 parents. We also hosted monthly book discussions for the parents in our academy. Additionally, we put on a retreat for parents, including 10 motivational speakers, a service project, activities, and meals.$0Yes (X)$1,180
ALTUS Liber Academy put on a full-length Shakespeare play in May 2023. Children aged 12 to 16 memorized and performed the play for a community audience.$0Yes (X)$250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$9,983TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Nancy Prater
President11$0$0$0
Cassie Dixon
Administrative Vice President9$0$0$0
Cara Richardson
Membership Vice President9$0$0$0
Lizz Anderson
Junior School Director9$0$0$0
Olivia Votaw
Principal Mentor9$0$0$0
Kristina Higginson
Secretary9$0$0$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAZStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonKristina HigginsonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13121 W Mojean StAddressLine1Txt
CityTucsonCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85745ZIPCd
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Phone8013683476PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$814CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,007TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,560CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWe used $9046 to operate the homeschooling co-op classes and activities we offer. The money was used on expenses like class supplies (craft items, books, etc), props and scenery for the Shakespeare play we put on, and school-wide events (like a Fall Family Ball and Spring Hoe Down).ExplanationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationALTUS Liber Academy submitted a written request dated 3/23/23 to change our accounting period from a calendar year to a fiscal year. However, we never received confirmation that this request was granted. We never received any notices informing us that our tax due date had changed or that our accounting period had changed or that we needed to file taxes for a short year. I believed that we were still on a calendar year and that, as usual, I would need to file a 990N e-postcard in summer 2023. I went to the IRS website multiple times to try to submit a 990N e-postcard in summer 2023, but each time the website stated, "IRS records indicate that you have already filed a Form 990N (e-Postcard) for this organization for this year." Since we received no confirmation that our accounting period had changed, we assumed that we were still on a calendar year and that taxes had already been filed (our governing board members changed that summer as well). On January 30, 2024, I again tried to submit our 990N e-postcard for 2023. However, the website again stated, "IRS records indicate that you have already filed a Form 990N (e-Postcard) for this organization for this year." Since I knew that was untrue, I called the IRS and learned that our accounting period had indeed been changed to a fiscal year and that we needed to submit a 990EZ form for the short year of Jan 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. We request that all late filing penalties and interest accrued be abated, since we were unaware that our accounting period had changed.ExplanationTxt

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