SNOOK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SNOOK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (EIN 02-0776039)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-07-14
IRS object ID
202011969349305751
Schema version
2018v3.3
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$672,794BOYAmt
EOY$796,055EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,945,636BOYAmt
EOY$2,552,863EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,147BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,793BOYAmt
EOY$97,969EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,064,576BOYAmt
EOY$2,655,832EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,737,370BOYAmt
EOY$3,451,887EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$591,256ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$99,793BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$719InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$5,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,105AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$97,969EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$92,932BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,911InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,050AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$99,793EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,910BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,070InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,048AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$92,932EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$50,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,090InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$82,910EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$50,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$50,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$414,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$414,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,446,432OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$387,003DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,059,429BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$374,969OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$228,638DepreciationAmt
Book Value$146,331BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$83,715OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,662DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,053BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,698,813TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE ACADEMY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHES ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER EACH JANUARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DINNER THEATEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$53,502GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$32,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$21,002GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,767FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,175OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF TOURNAMENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$19,724GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$2,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$17,724GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$800FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,120OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$35,146GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$10,130CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$25,016GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$17,963OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$108,372GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$44,630CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$63,742GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$3,567FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$24,258OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$27,825DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$35,917NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPGrantTypeTxt
Recipient86RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$207,597NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTUITIONNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, QUESTION IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON MERIT AND NEED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNAPersonNm
Relationship With OrgN/ARelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$3,950CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceTUITION DISCOUNTSTypeOfAssistanceTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$364,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOMPARABLE PROPERTYMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE M, LINE 25:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAMOUNTS IN COLUMN B REPRESENT THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARJORIE SNOOK HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH LESTER SMITH AND BILLY LAMBERT.
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SELECT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: WWW.SNOOKCHRISTIAN.ORG. ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA WEBSITE AS WELL AS ALABAMA'S SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNOOK FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1267AddressLine1Txt
CityFOLEYCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP36536ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237250795EIN
Primary ActivitiesCHARITYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status12 - TYPE 1PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNOOK FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$425,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASH VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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