2016-05-03T11:15:13-05:00 2015-06-30 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 1850 N CENTRAL AVE SUITE 400 PHOENIX AZ 850044527 990 2014-07-01 860969657 THE PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC PARD 4809919141 12753 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 JILL KESSLER CFO 4809919141 2016-04-20 1 BRENDA BLUNT P00075126 6022645844 2016-04-11 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL JILL KESSLER 12753 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 12790244 0 X PARDESSCHOOL.ORG X 1999 AZ PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS TO BECOME OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF (CON'T SCH O) SOCIETY THROUGH A RIGOROUS SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION, A NURTURING COMMUNITY, AND A FOUNDATION IN REFORM JUDAISM THAT WELCOMES ALL JEWISH TRADITIONS. 16 16 96 42 0 0 0 3476366 0 3821990 0 366419 0 28503 0 7693278 0 0 0 0 0 3186376 0 0 121382 0 1548431 0 4734807 0 2958471 7598323 4251604 7135479 830289 462844 3421315 X THE MISSION OF PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY THROUGH A RIGOROUS SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION, A NURTURING COMMUNITY, AND A FOUNDATION IN REFORM JUDAISM THAT WELCOMES ALL JEWISH TRADITIONS. 0 0 3638744 3821990 FOUNDED IN 1993 BY VISIONARY BONNIE MORRIS WITH JUST 12 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL, INC. (THE "SCHOOL") EDUCATED 305 STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 8 DURING 2015-16, AND ANTICIPATES ENROLLMENT TO INCREASE ANOTHER 3-5% IN 2016-17. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES THE VERY BEST GENERAL STUDIES EDUCATION COUPLED IN AN OUTSTANDING JEWISH ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS STUDENTS SEE THE WORLD THROUGH JEWISH EYES. WE HOPE OUR STUDENTS WILL BE FUTURE LEADERS IN CONGREGATIONS, BOARD ROOMS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES.THE SCHOOL WAS FIRST HOUSED WITH AND WAS PART OF A SINGLE JEWISH SYNAGOGUE, BUT LATER WAS SUPPORTED AND SUSTAINED BY SEVERAL SYNAGOGUES WHEN THE SCHOOL INITIALLY OBTAINED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AS A 501(C)(3). FOR MANY YEARS, THE SCHOOL GREW AND OPERATED WITH CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS HOUSED AT SEPARATE CAMPUSES LOCATED WITH DIFFERENT JEWISH CONGREGATIONS. THE JEWISH CONGREGATIONS WERE A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE FOR THE SCHOOL, ITS STUDENTS AND STAFF.IN 2003, FOUNDING HEAD OF SCHOOL BONNIE MORRIS STEPPED DOWN FROM HER POSITION TO ATTEND RABBINIC SCHOOL. JILL KESSLER WAS HIRED AS THE SCHOOL'S NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL. CHARGED BY THE PARDES BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SCHOOL'S ENROLLMENT, AS WELL AS BRING EXPERTISE TO THE GENERAL STUDIES EDUCATION, ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN FROM 144 STUDENTS WHEN SHE ASSUMED HER POSITION TO 305 STUDENTS TODAY. PARDES IS NOW AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL BY ADVANC-ED. IT MAINTAINS MEMBERSHIPS IN THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, THE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION OF REFORM JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS, AND JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.WHEN ENROLLMENT GREW TO 200 STUDENTS AT CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, THE SCHOOL HAD NO ROOM TO GROW. NOT WANTING TO CAP ENROLLMENT, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO MOVE OUR SCHOOL TO ITS OWN CAMPUS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2006, AFTER 13 YEARS OF GROWTH ON THREE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, PARDES RELOCATED TO A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF OUR OWN ON PARADISE LANE. IT TRULY WAS A PARADISE TO HAVE ALMOST 5 ACRES FOR OUTDOOR PLAY, CLASSROOMS THAT WERE LIGHT-FILLED AND LARGE, A SANCTUARY, AND KOSHER KITCHEN. WHILE WE FULLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON PARADISE LANE FOREVER, AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF THAT WOULD NOT ONLY BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL, BUT BENEFIT THE GREATER JEWISH COMMUNITY IN PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE. IN 2014, THE SCHOOL MADE THE MOVE TO THE INA LEVINE JEWISH COMMUNITY CAMPUS. THIS MOVE ALSO HERALDED A NEW INDEPENDENCE FOR THE SCHOOL AS WE WERE NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR SYNAGOGUE, GROUP OF SYNAGOGUES OR ASSOCIATION OF SYNAGOGUES, ALLOWING THE SCHOOL TO TRULY WELCOME ALL JEWISH TRADITIONS AND DRAW MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF BACKGROUNDS. WHILE THERE HAD BEEN A SMALL JEWISH DAY SCHOOL ON THE SITE PREVIOUSLY, THE FACILITY WAS SMALLER THAN THE SCHOOL REQUIRED; HOWEVER, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CO-LOCATE WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, AND HAVE THE USE OF ITS SWIMMING FACILITIES, FIELDS, AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR THE SCHOOL'S DEVELOPMENT. THE SCHOOL RAISED $3 MILLION AND CONSTRUCTED A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING AND OTHER REQUIRED FACILITIES, INCLUDING A KOSHER KITCHEN. THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, BOARD AND STAFF ARE THRILLED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE CREATION AND BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR NEW AND PERMANENT HOME.CENTRAL TO OUR SCHOOL ARE OUR CORE VALUES. DESPITE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN LOCATED, THESE VALUES HAVE BEEN CENTRAL TO OUR PHILOSOPHY. WE STRIVE TO LIVE BY THE FOLLOWING:AVODAT HALEV - SERVICE OF THE HEARTWE SERVE GOD THROUGH PRAYER AND THE SENSE OF OBLIGATION TO LIVE JUSTLY.IVRIT - HEBREWWE STRENGTHEN OUR BOND WITH THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND OUR ABILITY TO STUDY JEWISH TEXTS BY LEARNING THE HEBREW LANGUAGE.KAVOD - RESPECTWE RESPECT THE DIFFERENT WAYS JEWS ENGAGE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. WE PRACTICE RESPECTFUL COMMUNICATION AND TREATMENT BETWEEN CHILDREN, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF.L'DOR V'DOR - FROM GENERATION TO GENERATIONWE RECOGNIZE THE GENERATIONAL ASPECT OF JEWISH LIFE. WE VALUE KNOWING WHO WE ARE AND FROM WHERE WE COME. WE REJOICE IN OUR OBLIGATION TO PASS THAT KNOWLEDGE ON TO OUR CHILDREN, CONTINUING THE CHAIN OF TRADITION.TALMUD TORAH - STUDY OF TORAHWE STUDY TORAH BECAUSE IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE AS IT LEADS TO POSITIVE ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS SUCH AS THE FULFILLMENT OF MITZVOT.TIKKUN OLAM - REPAIRING THE WORLDWE STRIVE TO CARE FOR GOD'S CREATIONS BY PURSUING SOCIAL JUSTICE, PEACE, FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND THE RESTORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.THESE VALUES ARE COUPLED WITH AN EXCELLENT GENERAL STUDIES EDUCATION, WITH DAILY INSTRUCTION IN HEBREW, AND CLASSES IN JEWISH STUDIES, ART, MUSIC, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. PRAYER TAKES PLACE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL SANCTUARY ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAYS FOR LOWER SCHOOL AND ON MONDAY AND THURSDAYS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. STUDENTS IN ALL GRADES CELEBRATE KABBALAT SHABBAT, THE WELCOMING OF THE SABBATH. OUR GOAL AT PARDES IS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A JEWISH LENS.BEYOND OUR CLASSROOM WALLS OUR STUDENTS ENGAGE AS "MATHLETES" IN THE MATH OLYMPIADS, CREATE ROBOTS IN ELECTIVES SUCH AS ROBOTICS, PERFORM IN SCHOOL PLAYS, AND PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETIC EVENTS AS PART OF THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY ATHLETIC LEAGUE. THIS IS ALL COUPLED WITH A ROBUST ACTIVITY CALENDAR FILLED WITH CELEBRATION OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS, STEM NIGHT, ART NIGHT, AS WELL AS OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS. LEARNING AT PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL IS PRIZED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. GIVING ONE'S TIME TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH TIKKUN OLAM IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF SCHOOL LIFE THAT DIFFERENTIATES US FROM OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR SCHOOL HAS RECEIVED MANY GRANTS OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PEJE (THE PARTNERSHIP FOR JEWISH EDUCATION), AND THE AVI CHAI FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH MANY GIFTS FROM DONORS THAT MADE OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS. DESPITE GREAT COMPETITION FROM PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED THAT OUR ENROLLMENT HAS CONTINUED TO GROW. ENROLLMENT PEAKED IN 2007 TO 304 AND DROPPED TO 265 IN 2008 WHEN THE ECONOMY FALTERED AND ARIZONA WAS HIT HARD. SINCE THAT TIME, PARDES HAS MOVED FORWARD AND PRESENTLY EDUCATES 305 STUDENTS. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING ENROLLMENT OF OVER 300 FOR THE 2016 - 2017 SCHOOL YEAR.WE ARE PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 3638744 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AZ X PATTI EVANS 4809919141 12753 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 DAN BACHUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARI CHERNOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF GREENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NESTOR GUZMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENELOPE KARP-ABAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABTH LEONARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE OZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERYL SWEET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WALLACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL ZOLONDEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON BRODSKY CO-PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER RAWICZ CO-PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM ECKSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN KRAVETS TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GERALD ELGARTEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL KESSLER CEO 55.00 X 181305 0 20381 PATTI EVANS CFO 50.00 X 135270 0 6649 316575 0 27030 2 0 1 0 SPS ARCHITECTS 8681 E VIA DE NEGOCIO SCOTTSDALE AZ 85258 ARCHITECTURE 144175 1 60755 3415611 74758 3476366 TUITION REVENUE 611710 3680240 3680240 LUNCH MONEY REVENUE 611710 50793 50793 KESHER RECEIPTS 611710 38748 38748 SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS 611710 23973 23973 ATHLETIC FEES 611710 21685 21685 6551 6551 3821990 1108 1108 346078 353019 -6941 -6941 -6941 5055000 4689689 365311 365311 365311 89702 60755 54258 35444 35444 7693278 3821990 0 394922 385147 122871 223761 38515 2450497 2132958 261189 56350 8626 6440 2186 137161 120253 16908 204945 170441 27246 7258 36926 36926 8265 8265 21680 13354 8326 51537 51537 182438 156091 26347 80473 73931 6542 502456 458235 44221 505 505 55458 52226 3232 225382 225382 17380 15816 1564 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 144214 131235 12979 LUNCH EXPENSES 51340 51340 TRIPS AND SPECIAL FUNCT 50868 25050 6559 19259 SCHOOL MOVING EXPENSE 39901 36310 3591 79608 71688 7920 4734807 3638744 974681 121382 902441 256843 1627906 874800 320455 18373 45877 27077 36705 2867825 175901 4997526 2691924 25000 25000 7598323 4251604 552205 188908 686772 641381 5896502 7135479 830289 X -631701 3127860 1094545 293455 462844 3421315 7598323 4251604 2958471 0 X 0 0 0 X 724008 474194 457412 631582 3476366 5763562 3571594 4210599 4160466 3910230 3821990 19674879 4295602 4684793 4617878 4541812 7298356 25438441 509375 398890 245127 449102 2223052 3825546 11611 19005 30616 509375 398890 256738 468107 2223052 3856162 21582279 347186 347186 347186 347186 1852 2193 272 702 35444 40463 4297454 4686986 4618150 4542514 7680986 25826090 0.83570 0.01340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2016250 102309 1913941 417958 28384 389574 433617 45208 388409 2691924 GALA 134038 55979 78059 334 13712 20535 15433 PANTHER CLASSIC 11643 11643 296 1112 2102 89 1 4776 4776 645 150457 60755 89702 630 14357 21647 2102 15522 54258 35444 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JILL KESSLER CEO 181305 0 0 0 0 0 14112 0 6748 0 202165 0 0 0 X 4776 SALE PROCEEDS X AUCTION ITEMS 362 69982 SALES PROCEEDS 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. PARADISE LANE CAMPUS 2015-05-19 4455000 GOING MARKET RATE 510584248 FREEDOM ACADEMY INC 15014 N 56TH STREET SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 501(C)(3) 0 0 0 0 PART II, LINE 1 THE ASSETS "DISTRIBUTED" WERE SOLD, FOR FULL CONSIDERATION, TO AN UNRELATED THIRD PARTY. THE PROCEEDS WERE USED TO PAY DOWN THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE ON THE DISTRIBUTED PROPERTY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THE BYLAWS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL, INC. TO AGREE WITH THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD'S OFFICERS HAS CHANGED. THE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION WAS CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, CHAIR PRO-TEMPORE, TREASURER AND SECRETARY. THE UPDATED COMPOSITION INCLUDES PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION NOW INCLUDE A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN ADDITION TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE NEW BYLAWS DEFINE THE QUORUM AS A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN OFFICE AS OPPOSED LISTING A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE OF 51%. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND HAVE ADOPTED A DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS NOW REQUIRE A 2/3, RATHER THAN A SIMPLE, MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS: - ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS - CAPITAL EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF $250,000 IN A SINGLE, OR A SERIES OF RELATED, TRANSACTIONS. PRIOR TO THE CHANGE A 2/3 MAJORITY WAS REQUIRED FOR ANY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. - INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $250,000 - ANY INVESTMENT IN AN UNRELATED ENTITY, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT CONTEMPLATED BY AN APPROVED BUDGET - ENGAGING IN ANY BUSINESS OTHER THAN THAT CONDUCTED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS (FEBRUARY 19, 2015) - ANY MATERIAL INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS OF ANY OF THE OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES, NOT OTHERWISE INCLUDED IN AN APPROVED BUDGET. - ENTERING INTO ANY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL - CREATION OF ANY NEW SUBSIDIARIES OR DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, OR WINDING UP OF ANY SUBSIDIARY - REPEAL, ALTERATION, AMENDMENT, OR SUBSTITUTION OF ANY ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS (HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN LIMITED TO JUST THE BYLAWS). THE AMENDMENT ALSO INADVERTENTLY REMOVED THE PROVISION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION. THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END, AND BEFORE THIS RETURN WAS FILED TO REINSTATE THE DISSOLUTION PROVISION, WHICH NOW READS EXACTLY HAS IT DID PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 19, 2015, AMENDMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE 990 RETURN BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE 990 IS IDENTICAL TO THE COPY OF THE 990 THAT IS FILED BUT FOR THE FACT THAT THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE MAJOR DONORS ARE NOT INCLUDED. THE DRAFT WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD, REQUESTING APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO SIGN FULL 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES (I.E., EMPLOYEES WHO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE SCHOOL) ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD. ONCE REPORTED, THE BOARD DETERMINES WHAT ACTION TO TAKE UNDER THE POLICY. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THAT COMPENSATION FIGURE WAS ARRIVED AT BY REVIEWING COMPARABLE SALARIES AND REVIEWING THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE, ALONG WITH A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. TO REQUEST COPIES, CALL OR WRITE TO THE PHONE NUMBER/ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE ONE.