COLUMBIA ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
COLUMBIA ACADEMY (EIN 64-0466868)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201713199349310861
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-15T13:56:16-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN205857627PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Topp McWhorter Harvey PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O Box 609AddressLine1Txt
CityColumbiaCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP394290609ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN640466868EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Columbia Academy IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOLUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6017366418PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O Box 609AddressLine1Txt
CityColumbiaCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39429ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJohn HavardPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6017366418PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonT John Harvey CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00542145PTIN
Phone6017363449PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.145.215.61IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2017-11-15IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJohn HavardPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O Box 609AddressLine1Txt
CityColumbiaCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39429ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,268,929GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1967FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$658PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$620CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$3,402,858CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$66,776PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets BOY$3,128,836TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,985,437TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$871,883TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$844,864TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,256,953NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,140,573NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,402,858ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,249,004RevenueAmt
DescThe primary purpose of the organization is to provide educational services to approximately 500 students in Marion County, Mississippi and the surrounding communities.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members4GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1John Havard CPABusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6017366418PhoneNum

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Address Line11548 Highway 98 EastAddressLine1Txt
CityColumbiaCityNm
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ZIP39429ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RANDY ROWELL
President5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS THOMPSON
Vice President5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HAVARD
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN SANDERSON
Secretary5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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All Other Contributions$19,925AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$19,925TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescMembership Dues & AsseDesc
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Total Program Service Revenue$3,248,384TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,989,703TotalAmt
Program Services$1,989,703ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,099TotalAmt
Program Services$110,099ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$149,174TotalAmt
Program Services$149,174ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$12,191TotalAmt
Program Services$12,191ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,552TotalAmt
Program Services$25,552ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,737TotalAmt
Program Services$109,737ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,462TotalAmt
Program Services$26,462ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,738TotalAmt
Program Services$177,738ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,280TotalAmt
Program Services$53,280ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Lunchroom Expense$244,735$244,735
Miscellaneous$110,359$110,359
Maintenance$73,552$73,552
Janitorial$57,331$57,331

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,945TotalAmt
Program Services$262,945ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,402,858TotalAmt
Program Services$3,402,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,888BOYAmt
EOY$438,037EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$268,235BOYAmt
EOY$268,842EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,766BOYAmt
EOY-$4,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,677,234LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,394,485LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,383,947BOYAmt
EOY$2,282,749EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,128,836BOYAmt
EOY$2,985,437EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,174BOYAmt
EOY$25,518EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,023BOYAmt
EOY$207,173EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$699,686BOYAmt
EOY$612,173EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$871,883BOYAmt
EOY$844,864EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,256,953BOYAmt
EOY$2,140,573EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,256,953BOYAmt
EOY$2,140,573EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,128,836BOYAmt
EOY$2,985,437EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$133,929ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$17,549PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Additions During Year$402,107AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$402,107DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$0EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$25,400InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$25,400BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,932,224InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,781,244DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,150,980BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$719,610InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$613,241DepreciationAmt
Book Value$106,369BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,282,749TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
N/P Regions Financial$607,669
Kubota Credit Corporation$4,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$612,173TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart IV, Line 1b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe funds not included on the balance sheet are the property of certain "Activity Clubs" within the school structure. The funds are maintained by the school but are the property of the Activity Clubs.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
ExplanationNondiscrimination policy is publicized through local newspaper and broadcast media.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bLine 11a explanation - Form 990 is prepared by a certified public accountant at year end based on internally prepared financial statements. Once completed, the 990 is sumbmitted to the organization's governing board for review. Any questions or comments are addressed and responses are approved along with the final form 990. The return is then signed by a governing board officer and is submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19No documents available to the public.

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