THE FRANKLIN ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
THE FRANKLIN ACADEMY (EIN 91-1434401)
Tax period
2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Filed
2025-06-06
IRS object ID
202541579349301304
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-06-06T12:59:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN882533599PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1WERSEN NONPROFIT CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14513 Lakeway DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98229ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN911434401EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The Franklin AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFRANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3607331750PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11509 E Victor StAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98225ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonScott WhitmanPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3607331750PhoneNum
Signature2025-06-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonKeaton Wersen CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01957642PTIN
Phone3607709369PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerScott WhitmanPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11509 E Victor StAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98225ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,219,787GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addressthefranklin.academyWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionProvide education integrating STEM, rigor, and leadership while developing character based on timeless values in a close-knit community.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers220TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,928PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,205CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$123,284PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$138,646CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,948,719PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,842,222CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,116,719PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$197,866CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,315,539PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,106,887PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,648,357CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,539,145PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,708,767CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$590,426PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$133,455CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,682,984TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,479,355TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,121,096TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,886,253TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$593,102NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionProvide education integrating STEM, rigor, and leadership while developing character based on timeless values in a close-knit community.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,136,600ExpenseAmt
Grant$197,866GrantAmt
Revenue$4,610,851RevenueAmt
DescThe Academy's programs include a preschool for children ages 2 1/2 and up, as well as an elementary/middle school for children in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. The academic programs aim to provide a strong foundation for learning, global citizenship, and a life of significance. The Academy joins other schools and universities that celebrate a love of challenging questions, rigorous inquiry, free expression and service to others.Grants include Academy-funded financial aid to eligible families and discounts to employees.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,136,600TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Anne-Marie Misko-KennedyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3607331750PhoneNum

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Address Line11509 E Victor StAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Mai Ha Tung Do
President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Mulhern
1st Vice President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Kaiser
2nd Vice President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Bowles
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Whitman
Treasurer1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Jones
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Conner
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicholas Kaiser
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nadia Boulos
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Stevenson
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gretchen Bucsko
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Anne-Marie Misko-Kennedy
Director of Finance and Operations40.000.00Yes (X)$26,946$0$2,653
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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RAM Construction
4290 Pacific HwyBellinghamWA98226Construction$411,362
Cleaning Theory
36 Strawberry Point CtBellinghamWA98229Cleaning$260,379
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$778,371FundraisingAmt
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Noncash Contributions$237,475NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,222,644TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition611110$4,294,826$4,294,826
School programs611110$157,596$157,596
Fees611110$22,305$22,305
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Total Program Service Revenue$4,474,727TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$6,205TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,205ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$59,192RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

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Real$59,192RealAmt

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Other Revenue Total$136,124OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$8,727ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$197,866TotalAmt
Program Services$197,866ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$334,874TotalAmt
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Program Services$2,345,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$632,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,334FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$37,184TotalAmt
Program Services$25,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$134,402TotalAmt
Program Services$112,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,306FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$327,627TotalAmt
Program Services$243,103ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,164FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$3,736TotalAmt
Management And General$3,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$23,000TotalAmt
Management And General$23,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$232,705TotalAmt
Program Services$153,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$29,468TotalAmt
Fundraising$29,468FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$30,798TotalAmt
Management And General$30,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$693,816TotalAmt
Program Services$521,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,368FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$63,681TotalAmt
Program Services$47,761ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$70,344TotalAmt
Program Services$45,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,034FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Supplies and equipment$276,608$244,827$27,672$4,109
Education and teaching$105,003$105,003
Dues and memberships$22,809$12,431$2,731$7,647
Bad debt write-off$10,400$10,400

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$85,989TotalAmt
Program Services$81,976ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$5,708,767TotalAmt
Program Services$4,136,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,428,263ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,904FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$2,502,135BOYAmt
EOY$2,747,003EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,799,805BOYAmt
EOY$2,111,927EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$128,905BOYAmt
EOY$224,331EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$850,824LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$601,609LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,352BOYAmt
EOY$249,215EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$118,399BOYAmt
EOY$139,879EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$8,388BOYAmt
EOY$7,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,682,984BOYAmt
EOY$5,479,355EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,832BOYAmt
EOY$426,694EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,030,264BOYAmt
EOY$4,459,559EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,121,096BOYAmt
EOY$4,886,253EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,011BOYAmt
EOY-$66,477EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,877BOYAmt
EOY$659,579EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$561,888BOYAmt
EOY$593,102EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,682,984BOYAmt
EOY$5,479,355EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$133,455ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,552NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$117,793PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$118,399BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,480InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$139,879EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$110,061BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,338InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$118,399EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$125,811BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$15,750InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$110,061EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$100,823BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$24,988InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$125,811EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$93,146BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,677InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$100,823EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.30350PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.69650TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,203DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,922BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$327,994OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$179,562DepreciationAmt
Book Value$148,432BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$452,705OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$419,844DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,861BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$249,215TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe endowments are intended to be used for tuition assistance and teacher enrichment expenses.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule E, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPosting on the Academy's public website, sharing in newspapers and broadcast mediaExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,074,807GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$778,371CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$296,436GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$2,500CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$450NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$7,565RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,804FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$337,925OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Walk-a-thonEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$24,459GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$24,459GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,321OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,099,266GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$778,371CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$320,895GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$2,500CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$450NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$7,565RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$24,804FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$340,246OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$377,565DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$56,670NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Tuition discount for staff16$32,000
Tuition assistance41$165,866

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFamilies apply for tuition assistance by providing several pieces of information used to determine eligibility and amount of award. Per employee handbook, tuition discounts are available to employees at 0.75 FTE and each employee is eligibile to receive up to $2,000 per qualifying relative student. Exceptions for staff with an FTE less than 0.75 may be granted at the sole discretion of the Head of School. All tuition assistance and discounts are tracked by management through FACTS tuition management software.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGretchen BucskoPersonNm
TitleHead of SchoolTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,471BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$60,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,113DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$10,956NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$236,540TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSalary for the Head of School is determined and approved by the Executive Committee of the Board.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$2,000CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceDiscounted tuitionTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeDiscounted tuitionAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAuction itemsDesc
Contribution347ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$237,475NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization reports the number of items contributed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Nicholas and Sarah Kaiser have a familial relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Parents of students are members of the Academy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Board assigns responsibility to the Audit Committee to review the Form 990 and make recommendations to the Board to approve the tax return. The Form 990 is provided to all board members prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Board monitors possible conflicts of interest and updates all board members annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive Committee performs a review of the Head of School's salary by reviewing the local market for similiar positions, performance and other factors, and the decision is documented. The top financial officer salary is reviewed by the Head of School and then presented to the board of directors for approval. The compensation is based on the local markets for similar positions, performance and factors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Academy's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Franklin Force FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11509 E Victor StAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98225ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN871587326EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupport Franklin AcademyPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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