THE FOLK SCHOOL: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018
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- Organization
- THE FOLK SCHOOL (EIN 45-2974643)
- Tax period
- 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
- Filed
- 2019-05-10
- IRS object ID
- 201911309349203151
- Schema version
- 2018v3.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2019-05-10T18:40:46-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2018-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 461438687 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Norbu Accounting Services LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3445 Wolf Run | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fairbanks | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 99709 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2018-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 452974643 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Folk School | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | FOLK | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 83572 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fairbanks | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 99708 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Douglas Bishop | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 9074571219 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2019-05-03 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Vicki Stegall EA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01692498 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9079788447 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2019-05-10 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 24.237.36.139 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 2019-05-10 | IPDt |
| IP Tm | 18:42:28 | IPTm |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 9209032019130wscvb5m | FederalOriginalSubmissionId |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 2019-05-10 | FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt |
| Filing License Type | P | FilingLicenseTypeCd |
| At Submission Creation Device Id | 9D28C8774C8DB95A6D8603DF123F1E6201117EDF | AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId |
| At Submission Filing Device Id | 9D28C8774C8DB95A6D8603DF123F1E6201117EDF | AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2018 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | https://folk.school | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $190,778 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $85,878 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $104,385 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $15 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $500 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $190,778 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $43,486 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $73,705 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $22,921 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $800 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $66,536 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $207,448 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$16,670 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $41,325 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $24,655 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,814 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $30,825 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,247 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,081 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $44,061 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $36,906 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,736 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $12,251 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $41,325 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $24,655 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To enrich lives and build community | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Maintaining a non-competitive nurturing multigenerational educational model that fosters the use of indigenous materials and provides unique learning opportunities | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $11,113 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $11,113 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Williams | ||||
| President | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Whalen | ||||
| Vice President | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Randall Rozier | ||||
| Secretary | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Bishop | ||||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Campbell | ||||
| Board Member | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Plumlee | ||||
| Board Member | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | AK | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Don Kiely | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 83572 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fairbanks | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 99708 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9074571219 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $17,051 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $29,833 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $69,597 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $69,678 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $85,878 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $272,037 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $71,976 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $72,957 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $108,688 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $141,279 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $104,885 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $499,785 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $89,027 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $102,790 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $178,285 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $210,957 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $190,763 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $771,822 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $771,822 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $17 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $19 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $27 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $32 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $15 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $110 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $17 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $19 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $27 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $32 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $15 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $110 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $89,044 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $102,809 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $178,312 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $210,989 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $190,778 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $771,932 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99980 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other revenue Part I line 8 | Description AmountSpace Rental 500 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 389Advertising and Promotion 6,054Tools and Equipment 1,710Event Fees 150Bank and Credit Card Fees 4,095Insurance 12,522Dues & Subscriptions 50Licenses & Permits 1,105Misc expenses 1,962Payroll Taxes 3,760Office Supplies 1,186Software & Online Services 1,440Travel & Meetings 21,000Program Materials 11,113 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccounts Receivable 294 0Prepaid Expenses 4,774 4,504Undeposited Funds 0 787Security Deposit Paid 120 120Fixed Assets 1,059 670 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearFolkBucks 1,695 2,140Payroll Tax Liabilities 1,037 0Unearned Income 4 10,111 |
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