SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY (EIN 20-8778703)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-05-15
IRS object ID: 201401359349307400
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-05-15T14:06:56-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FESTER & CHAPMAN PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8283 N HAYDEN RD STE 200	AddressLine1
City	SCOTTSDALE	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	852582456	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208778703	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	SCOT	NameControl
Phone	4808999181	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16537 N 92ND STREET	AddressLine1
City	SCOTTSDALE	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85260	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WARD HUSETH	Name
Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Title
Phone	4808999181	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-13	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RACHEL R LOCKE CPA	Name
Phone	6022643077	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-05-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	WARD HUSETH CFO	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1
City	PHOENIX	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85018	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	6043559	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	SCOTTSDALEPREP.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2007	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	AZ	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH TWELVE TO ACQUIRE CRITICAL REASONING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF LIBERAL ARTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS EVERY STUDENT, WHO IS CURIOUS AND DILIGENT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	6	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	2	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	25	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	714774	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	796317	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	4572803	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	5169145	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	62057	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	78097	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5349634	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	6043559	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2900337	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	3410203	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	40490	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	2229523	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	2476846	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	5129860	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	5887049	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	219774	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	156510	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1109354	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1512502	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	908861	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1155499	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	200493	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	357003	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH TWELVE TO ACQUIRE CRITICAL REASONING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF LIBERAL ARTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS EVERY STUDENT, WHO IS CURIOUS AND DILIGENT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	4487417	Expense
Description	SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY ENABLES STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH TWELVE TO ACQUIRE CRITICAL REASONING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF THE LIBERAL ARTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS EVERY STUDENT, WHO IS CURIOUS AND DILIGENT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	4487417	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	true	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	true	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Info In Schedule O Part V	X	InfoInScheduleOPartV
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	19	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	6	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	2	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	true	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6024387045	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1
City	PHOENIX	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85018	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
MARC LIEBMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X	0	0	0
WARD HUSETH
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X	0	0	0
PETER BEZANSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X	0	0	0
WADE CHAPMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X	0	0	0
HELEN HAYES
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X	0	0	0
DOUG MINSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X	0	0	0
DIANE BISHOP
HEADMASTER	40.00	0.00		0	84583	1067	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	84583	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	1067	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	54640	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	741677	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	796317	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
STATE EQUALIZATION	611710	4748932	4748932
CLASSROOM SITE FUNDS	611710	225635	225635
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES	611710	194578	194578

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	5169145	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER	Description
Business Code	611710	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	78097	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	78097	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	78097	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	6043559	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	5247242	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85650	Total
Program Services	71753	ProgramServices
Management And General	13897	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2663118	Total
Program Services	2260039	ProgramServices
Management And General	403079	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35396	Total
Program Services	27610	ProgramServices
Management And General	7786	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	402359	Total
Program Services	356613	ProgramServices
Management And General	45746	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	223680	Total
Program Services	189148	ProgramServices
Management And General	34532	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	372762	Total
Management And General	372762	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	137	Total
Management And General	137	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10700	Total
Program Services	8964	ProgramServices
Management And General	1736	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21915	Total
Program Services	17829	ProgramServices
Management And General	4086	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34169	Total
Program Services	20564	ProgramServices
Management And General	13605	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	30882	Total
Program Services	5481	ProgramServices
Management And General	25401	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	936502	Total
Program Services	784556	ProgramServices
Management And General	151946	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3140	Total
Management And General	3140	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	87806	Total
Program Services	73560	ProgramServices
Management And General	14246	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18661	Total
Program Services	15633	ProgramServices
Management And General	3028	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
OTHER	299468	214988	84480
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	232748	117455	115293
SUPPLIES	217307	184697	32610
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES	170159	138527	31632

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40490	Total
Fundraising	40490	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5887049	Total
Program Services	4487417	ProgramServices
Management And General	1359142	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	40490	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	502526	BOY
EOY	750922	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	30647	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	322078	BOY
EOY	33645	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138202	BOY
EOY	92586	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	556585	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	138642	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	146548	BOY
EOY	417943	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	186759	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1109354	BOY
EOY	1512502	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	315569	BOY
EOY	407669	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58220	BOY
EOY	63426	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	96274	BOY
EOY	47021	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	438798	BOY
EOY	637383	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	908861	BOY
EOY	1155499	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	200493	BOY
EOY	357003	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	200493	BOY
EOY	357003	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1109354	BOY
EOY	1512502	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	156510	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	294424	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	46855	Depreciation
Book Value	247569	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	262161	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	91787	Depreciation
Book Value	170374	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	417943	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	Description
Book Value	186759	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	186759	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
DEFERRED RENT	$415,589
DEPOSITS HELD FOR OTHERS	$193,806
DUE TO RELATED PARTY	$27,988

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	637383	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6043559	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	6043559	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	6043559	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5887049	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	5887049	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	5887049	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PUBLICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN MEDIA EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 3	THE GREAT HEART ACADEMIES ARE NOTFORPROFIT NONSECTARIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DO NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY OF ITS PRACTICES ON THE BASIS OF GENDER RACE RELIGION NATIONAL ORIGIN OR DISABILITY
FINANCIAL AID OR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVES MONTHLY AID PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED AND ATTENDING THE SCHOOL THESE FUNDS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN ADDITION GOVERNMENT GRANTS ARE ALSO RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE MISSION OF SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH TWELVE TO ACQUIRE CRITICAL REASONING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF LIBERAL ARTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS EVERY STUDENT, WHO IS CURIOUS AND DILIGENT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY.
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	THE VOLUNTEERS HELP IN CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FORM 990, PART V	LINE 2A: ALL PAYROLL, PAYROLL TAXES AND BENEFIT PLANS ARE CENTRALIZED THROUGH THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES (EIN 20-2036133). THEREFORE, GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES FILES PAYROLL TAX RETURNS UNDER THEIR EMPLOYER TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REPORTING ALL PAYROLL ACTIVITY. PAYROLL RELATED EXPENSES REPORTED ON THIS RETURN REPRESENTS AN ALLOCATION OF SALARIES AND WAGES PAID BY THE ENTITY.
MANAGEMENT DELEGATED	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3	MANAGEMENT DUTIES ARE DELEGATED TO GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES (20-2036133), WHICH IS A RELATED PARTY.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM AND IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE CFO. AFTER COMPLETING THE CFO REVIEW, THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE GREAT HEARTS AUDIT COMMITTEE, PRIOR TO BEING SIGNED BY THE CFO.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE POSTED IN ADVANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA OPEN MEETING LAWS. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BOTH AT THE MEETING OR FOLLOWING THE MEETING AND UPON REQUEST.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE CMO, ALONG WITH BOARD APPROVAL DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF KEY STAFF SUCH AS HEADMASTER AND ASSISTANT HEADMASTER.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	EMPLOYEES AND FACULTY ARE DETERMINED BASED ON AN ORGANIZATION WIDE SALARY RANGE TABLE WHICH FACTORS IN EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE POSTED IN ADVANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA OPEN MEETING LAWS. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BOTH AT THE MEETINGS OR FOLLOWING THE MEETING AND UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (16 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Business Name Line2DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine2	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA	Business Name Line2NameOfDisregardedEntity/BusinessNameLine2
CHANDLER PREPARATORY ACADEMY
444 N 44TH ST SUITE 100	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	202075176	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
GLENDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	208760987	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	202036133	EDUCATION	AZ	3	7			false	N/A
MESA PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	205332933	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
TELEOS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	262700807	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
VERITAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	050527441	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ANTHEM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	270375682	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHANDLER
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273723907	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY SCOTTSDAL
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273364842	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY TRIVIUM
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273364743	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY VERITAS
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273364820	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
TRIVIUM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273289295	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY NORTH
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273364871	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true		PHOENIX
NORTH PHOENIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273322474	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
MARYVALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	273289377	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true
ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY GLENDALE
3102 N 56TH STREET SUITE 300	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	461014697	EDUCATION	AZ	3	2	GREAT	HEARTS ACADEMIES	true

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EDUCATIONAL SALES COMPANY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 7130	AddressLine1
City	TEMPE	City
State	AZ	State
ZIP Code	85281	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	860736517	EIN
Primary Activity	BOOK SALES	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA
Type Of Entity	C CORP	TypeOfEntity
Controlled Org	false	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	true	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	true	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	true	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES
O	3448953	FMV
GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES
K	936502	FMV
GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES
P	372762	FMV
EDUCATION SALES COMPANY INC
H	32495	FMV

SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2012

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Occupancy Occupancy

Interest Interest

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Other Assets OtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (16 entries)

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Address US AddressUS

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (4 entries)

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