2015-01-28T15:18:50-06:00 2014-06-30 954749365 STANISLAWSKI & HARRISON CPAS 301 N LAKE AVE SUITE 900 PASADENA CA 91101 990 2013-07-01 954463705 THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC ARCH 3108737000 11725 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90049 RICK BENFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 3108737000 2015-01-28 1 BARED DILACAR P00157338 6267933600 2015-01-28 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z RICK BENFIELD 11725 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90049 22534901 0 X WWW.ARCHER.ORG X 1995 CA AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN GRADES SIX TO TWELVE.ARCHER INSTILLS IN STUDENTS A LOVE OF LEARNING AND IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING GIRLS THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY LEARN BEST. ONLY RECENTLY HAVE EDUCATORS BECOME TRULY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS. IT DOES NOT MEAN JUST PUSHING STUDENTS TO CRAM THEIR SCHEDULES WITH SO MANY UNIVERSITY-LEVEL COURSES THAT THEY END UP WITH NO TIME TO PROCESS THEIR LEARNING AND NO TIME TO CONNECT WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. GIRLS THRIVE ON MAKING CONNECTIONS; BETWEEN PEOPLE, AS WELL AS BETWEEN DISCIPLINES. THAT BEING THE CASE, ARCHER PROMOTES THESE CONNECTIONS FROM THE START. 24 24 130 339 0 0 6955968 5544241 15247780 16636882 7784 2822 185979 205993 22397511 22389938 3015936 3026244 0 0 8159286 9114141 0 0 764378 6762951 6705207 17938173 18845592 4459338 3544346 50600063 56142664 25800950 27053801 24799113 29088863 X THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND CHALLENGES YOUNG WOMEN TO DISCOVER THEIR PASSIONS AND REALIZE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL BY A) PROVIDING A RIGOROUS, INTEGRATED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM THAT FOSTERS CRITICAL THINKING AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY B) CREATING AND SUSTAINING A COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT EXPLORES AND REFINES THE WAYS GIRLS LEARN BEST C) HELPING GIRLS TO BECOME LEADERS AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS AND STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITY TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THEIR COMMUNITIES D) STRENGTHENING GIRLS' VOICES IN A DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY RICH ENVIRONMENT E) EMBRACING POSSIBILITY, PROMOTING CHALLENGE-SEEKING AND SUPPORT RISK-TAKING F) ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO DEVELOP MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND FACULTY ROOTED IN HONESTY, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY G) AND GRADUATING COURAGEOUS, COMMITTED AND ETHICAL YOUNG WOMEN WHO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN PHYSICAL, FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. 0 0 16514534 3026244 16636882 ARCHER IS AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 455 STUDENTS FROM GRADES SIX TO TWELVE DURING YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014.FOUNDED ON THE COMPELLING RESEARCH ON HOW GIRLS LEARN BEST, THE ARCHER SCHOOL EDUCATES GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. EVERY GIRL'S VOICE IS ENCOURAGED AND STRENGTHENED IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE HONESTY, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF DAILY SCHOOL LIFE. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES ARE CENTRAL TO EACH GIRL'S DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. CRITICAL THINKING FOSTERS INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, WHICH DEVELOPS A PATTERN OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING.ARCHER GRADUATES COURAGEOUS, COMMITTED AND CAPABLE YOUNG WOMEN OF CHARACTER WHO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN PHYSICAL, FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND WHO POSSESS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY AND CONFIDENCE TO CONFRONT THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OF THEIR LIFETIMES. EACH YEAR, ARCHER GRADUATES APPROXIMATELY 65 YOUNG WOMEN. ALMOST 24% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE SCHOOL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY. 19% OF THE FACULTY ARE PERSONS OF COLOR. IN ADDITION, 39% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE OF COLOR, REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. 16514534 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 130 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X JANE DAVIS 3108737020 11725 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90049 ANA SERRANO TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BRUSER BOARD CO-CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA NATTERSON HOROWITZ BOARD CO-CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 BETH FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE GRAINGE TRUSTEE/SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CATHY HELM TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 CATRICE MONSON TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE LEHMAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK MARSHALL TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 HILLARY NEWMAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN OHANESIAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN LURIE TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN RICHARD SACHS TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN KENNEDY TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE O'DONNELL TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARK GORDON TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HESLOV TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 RAY MICHAUD TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 RONALD STONE TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE DARROW TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CHANG TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LORD TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ANN GIANOPULOS SECRETEARY 2.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN DORAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ENGLISH HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 407125 0 53000 RICHARD BENFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER 40.00 X 224999 0 20000 KAREN PAVLISCAK DIRECTOR OR MIDDLE SCHOOL 40.00 X 141275 0 15000 SAMANTHA COYNE DONNEL DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL 40.00 X 138972 0 15000 MARY ELLEN RILLE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 131625 0 10500 DENNIS LENNON DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 40.00 X 108043 0 10400 JANE DAVIS CONTROLLER 40.00 X 104846 0 12500 1256885 0 136400 9 0 1 0 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 900711560 LEGAL FEES FOR MASTER PLAN 2020994 PARALLAX INC 5763 UPLANDER WAY CULVER CITY CA 90230 ARCHITECTURE 916239 PAUL W SPEER INC 7141 VALJEAN AVENUE SUITE 101 VAN NUYS CA 91406 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 454340 NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP 284 LINCOLN STREET LANDER CA 82520 LEADERSHIP TRAINING 322148 MATRIX ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 6701 CENTER DRIVE SUITE 900 LOS ANGELES CA 90045 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 296914 9 202656 5341585 143370 5544241 TUITION AND FEES 611600 16636882 16636882 16636882 2822 2822 300487 202656 117467 183020 183020 44885 27496 17389 17389 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 611710 5584 5584 5584 22389938 16636882 0 208815 3026244 3026244 774632 526751 209151 38730 6802382 5995147 321704 485531 391574 343791 17636 30147 558091 488432 44358 25301 587462 514118 32273 41071 80017 80017 23098 23098 63427 63427 99605 65349 28669 5587 33906 23258 8911 1737 243628 183629 50213 9786 915885 883005 28850 4030 8072 8072 61347 50711 9811 825 300600 300600 1719104 1651245 59264 8595 257975 248714 8126 1135 ATHLETICS, ENRICHMENT & 1025357 1025357 STUDENT BUSING 557023 557023 CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL 335419 335419 980744 596341 272500 111903 18845592 16514534 1566680 764378 4209348 4927135 508289 54393 7739172 8883549 68998 13017 5473 5473 422839 543718 49560790 14465996 32271523 35094794 4899644 6165751 474777 454834 50600063 56142664 1941323 2409621 10472390 11735205 9970000 9625000 14327 15006 3291718 3232784 111192 36185 25800950 27053801 X 11839557 11415207 7821495 12512089 5138061 5161567 24799113 29088863 50600063 56142664 3544346 745404 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 5748919 23506 722305 111664 6383066 5425857 46484 353298 76720 5748919 5271919 68081 118157 32300 5425857 4740459 88649 442811 5271919 4588275 108236 43948 4740459 0.80860 0.19140 0 0 10868000 10868000 28685356 11933389 16751967 2820005 2532607 287398 7187429 7187429 35094794 CAPITAL LEASE - EQUIPMENT 36185 36185 X 20136594 745404 -3026244 -2280840 22417434 -27496 -27496 22389938 15846844 27496 27496 15819348 3026244 3026244 18845592 PART IV, LINE 2B: SCHOOL IS THE CUSTODIAN OF STUDENT CLASS ACCOUNTS. PART V, LINE 4: APPROPRIATION OF ENDOWMENT ASSETS FOR EXPENDITURE WILL BE USED PRIMARILY FOR MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP. PART X, LINE 2: GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED. FORM 990, PART XI, LINES 2D AND 4B PART XI, LINE 4B AND PART XII, LINE 2D REPRESENTS COST OF GOODS SOLD. PART XI, LINE 2D AND PART XII, LINE 4B, REPRESENTS FINANCIAL AID. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE ARCHER SCHOOL PUBLISHED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN TWO LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ANNUALLY. AUCTION 444336 202656 241680 55722 13615 ARCHER PARENT ASSOCIATION 36036 36036 35914 2 22771 22771 12216 503143 202656 300487 55722 61745 117467 183020 1 FINANCIAL AID TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 122 3026244 FAIR MARKET VALUE FINANCIAL AID TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS ARE FOR FINANCIAL AID PURPOSES AND ISSUED ON A NEED BASIS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE COST OF THE EDUCATION AND WHAT THE FAMILY CAN AFFORD TO PAY. APPLICANTS PRODUCE VARIOUS PROOFS OF NEED INCLUDING FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS. GRANTS ARE ISSUED FOR TUITION, UNIFORMS, TEXTBOOKS AND CLASSROOM TRIPS. X X 1 1 X X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ENGLISH HEAD OF SCHOOL 364909 0 0 0 42216 0 18000 0 35000 0 460125 0 0 0 RICHARD BENFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER 224999 0 0 0 0 0 15000 0 5000 0 244999 0 0 0 KAREN PAVLISCAK DIRECTOR OR MIDDLE SCHOOL 141275 0 0 0 0 0 10000 0 5000 0 156275 0 0 0 SAMANTHA COYNE DONNEL DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL 138972 0 0 0 0 0 10000 0 5000 0 153972 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A PER THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, THE HEAD IS REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND THUS LIVES IN THE HOUSE ADJACENT TO AND OWNED BY THE SCHOOL. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT - THE SCHOOL BUDGETS AN ALLOWANCE OF $25,000 FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING PURPOSES. A CSCDA 521598225 130911M49 2005-05-12 12635000 DEBT REFINANCE 0 0 0 A 12635000 3818 252700 144116 12234366 2005 0 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 A 0 SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2C LAST COMPUTATION FOR REBATE WAS PERFORMED IN MAY 2010. 42216 TUITION REMISSION TUITION REMISSION RICHARD BENFIELD DIRECTOR 877431 PROVIDER OF BUS SERVICE TO SCHOOL 0 X 6 143370 FMV ON DATE OF GIFT 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A BROKERAGE TO SELL SECURITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE TAX RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS PRIOR TO BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER AND OFFICER IS GIVEN A COPY OF THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND REQUIRED TO STATE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND/OR STATE ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST AT THE TIME. THE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY MANAGEMENT SHOULD ANY CONFLICTS ARISE OR STATUS OF THEIR COMPLIANCE CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL SALARIES ARE BENCHMARKED WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS IN PEER SCHOOLS AND INCLUDE CRITERIA FOR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND EDUCATION. SALARIES FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL ARE RECOMMENDED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY. SALARIES FOR OUR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL ONCE THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS IS COMPLETED. ALL BENCHMARKING IS DOCUMENTED, DELIBERATIONS NOTED AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY BOTH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ALL OTHER POLICY DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE UPON REQUEST.