NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0470644)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-03-12
IRS object ID
201430719349300903
Schema version
2012v2.3
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)
Timestamp2014-03-12T18:28:59-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VICENTI LLOYD & STUTZMANBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12210 E ROUTE 66 STE 100AddressLine1
CityGLENDORACity
StateCAState
ZIP Code917404676ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680470644EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlNOVANameControl
Phone4158834254Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1940 C STREETAddressLine1
CityNOVATOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94949ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCHRISTY ABELEName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone4158834254Phone
Date Signed2014-02-27DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWADE MCMULLEN CPAName
Phone6268577300Phone
Date Prepared2014-02-27DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonCHRISTY ABELENameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1940 C STREETAddressLine1
CityNOVATOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94949ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts461293GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteN/AWebSite
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Year Formation1995YearFormation
State Legal DomicileCAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOL, A CALIFORNIA K-8 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body3NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members3NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers20TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Contributions Grants Current Year460768ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year525OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year437931TotalRevenuePriorYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year28995TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year48098OtherExpensePriorYear
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Total Expenses Current Year508596TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year9833RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-47303RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Total Assets EOY40194TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY87698NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY40194NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense453057Expense
Grants453057Grants
DescriptionCHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS: GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PROGRAM SUPPORT INCLUDING GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT, FACILITIES AND GROUNDS IMPROVEMENTS, COMPUTER LAB, SPECIFIC PROGRAMS SUPPORT SUCH AS SPANISH AND GARDENING.Description
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
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More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
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GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
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Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntitytrueRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgtrueTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members3NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members3NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEFFREY ERKELENSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number4158834254TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1940 C STREETAddressLine1
CityNOVATOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94949ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
CHRISTY ABELE
PRESIDENT0.50XX000
ELIZABETH NIELSEN
SECRETARY0.50XX000
NADINE SUTO
TREASURER0.50XX000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions460768AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions460768TotalContributions

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDescription
Business Code900099BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column525TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income525RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue525TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column461293TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income525RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total453057Total
Program Services453057ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4780Total
Management And General4780ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1096Total
Management And General1096ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4024Total
Management And General4024ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total791Total
Management And General791ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total324Total
Management And General324ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1136Total
Management And General1136ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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CREDIT CARD PROCESSING1018010180
BAD DEBT33253325
STAFF ACKNOLEDGEMENT654654

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Total234Total
Management And General234ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General26544ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising28995Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY49773BOY
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BOY37925BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY87698BOY
EOY40194EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY87698BOY
EOY40194EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY87698BOY
EOY40194EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY87698BOY
EOY40194EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-47303ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-201ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years314577CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years361183CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years367075CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year437931CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year460768CurrentTaxYear
Total1941534Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years361183CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years367075CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year437931CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year460768CurrentTaxYear
Total1941534Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total1701941534PublicSupportTotal170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1920CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total1920Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support1943454TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc525GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99900PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.99890PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Revenue Subtotal461092RevenueSubtotal
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Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt201RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990461293TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt508596TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal508596ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990508596TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierREVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHERIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BReturnReference
ExplanationACCOUNTING CORRECTIONS TO BEGINNING BALANCE 201Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedfalseRecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1940 C STREETAddressLine1
CityNOVATOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94949ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient562609145EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501C3IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant453057AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantPROVIDE ANN. SUPPORTPurposeOfGrant

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHERFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9ACCOUNTING CORRECTIONS TO BEGINNING BALANCE -201

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

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Business Name Line1NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1940 C STREETAddressLine1
CityNOVATOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94949ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN562609145EIN
Primary ActivitiesSEE PT VIIPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501C3ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status2PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled OrgtrueControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other OrgtrueGiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related OrganizationfalseDividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other OrgfalseSaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other OrgfalsePurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of AssetsfalseExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid EmployeesfalseSharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other OrgfalseOtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other OrgfalseOtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionType
Amount Involved453057AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmtDetermination

Form990 Schedule R Part VII Form990ScheduleRPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierADDITIONAL INFORMATIONIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE RReturnReference
ExplanationPRIMARY ACTIVITY OF NOVATO CHARTER SCHOOL CALIFORNIA K8 CHARTER SCHOOLExplanation

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