2013-02-14T10:38:50-06:00 2012-06-30 760616111 JOHN T JONES & CO PLLC 1500 CITYWEST BLVD STE 450 HOUSTON TX 77042 990 2011-07-01 760686870 YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INC YELL 7137418000 3000 TRULLEY ST HOUSTON TX 77004 KIM HANSEN 7137418000 2013-02-14 1 JOHN T JONES CPA P00168345 7132785100 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z KIM HANSEN 3000 TRULLEY ST HOUSTON TX 77004 5507815 0 X WWW.YELLOWSTONEACADEMY.ORG X 2001 TX YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY SERVES CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY WITH A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 18 16 124 350 0 0 5684150 5478584 10235 18349 1258 1882 7183 9000 5702826 5507815 0 0 0 0 2995914 3269535 0 0 425339 2012193 1911001 5008107 5180536 694719 327279 2300105 2628756 -1372 0 2301477 2628756 X YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY SERVES CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY WITH A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 0 0 4088903 27349 THE PURPOSE OF YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY, FAITH BASED, PRIVATE SCHOOL EXCLUSIVELY SERVING CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY OPENED ON AUGUST 21, 2002, WITH FOUR CLASSES OF THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD STUDENTS. DURING THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR, YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY SERVED 372 STUDENTS IN GRADES PK 3 THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. YELLOWSTONE IS ACCREDITED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (SACS). THE MISSION OF YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY IS TO EXCLUSIVELY SERVE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHO ARE LIVING IN ENVIRONMENTS GENERALLY CHARACTERIZED AS "AT RISK". THE COMBINATION OF ILLITERACY, DEPENDENCY, AND SINGLE PARENTHOOD DEFINE THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN AND ARE HIGHLY LIKELY TO REPEAT, ABSENT EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION. YELLOWSTONE'S GOAL IS TO BRING ABOUT RADICAL CHANGE IN LIFE PROSPECTS. IT INTENDS TO REACH CHILDREN IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREDICT A HIGH PROBABILITY OF LIFE DYSFUNCTION AND TO PROVIDE THEM THE TOOLS AND ENVIRONMENT THAT LEAD TO A HIGH PROBABILITY OF LIFE SUCCESS.THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE STUDENT PROFILE:96% AFRICAN AMERICAN2% HISPANIC2% BI-RACIALMEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS $10,41093% ARE CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDSAS A RESULT OF THE FACTORS OF POVERTY, THE MAJORITY OF OUR CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL LANGUAGE DELAYED, BEHIND GRADE LEVEL, AND AT RISK FOR FAILURE IN SCHOOL. YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY'S EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AND IS IMPLEMENTED WITH GREAT SUCCESS BY A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND WITH A LOW TEACHER/STUDENT RATIO IN EACH CLASSROOM. IN ADDITION, EACH PK-5TH GRADE CLASSROOM HAS A FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE. YELLOWSTONE ALSO EMPLOYS A HEAD OF SCHOOL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORKER, FACILITY OPERATIONS MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS, DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVTIES, OFFICE MANAGER, SECRETARY, TUITION COORDINATOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, TWO DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANTS, ACCOUNTING CONTROLLER, HR ADMINISTRATOR, PART TIME ACCOUNTANT, TWO PE TEACHERS AND ONE PE AIDE, COMPUTER TEACHER, ART TEACHER, AND A PART TIME MUSIC TEACHER. YELLOWSTONE ALSO EMPLOYS FOUR BUS DRIVERS AS WELL AS TWO ADULT BUS CHAPERONES FOR EACH OF ITS FOUR BUSES. ALONG WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, THESE STAFF MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY STRUCTURE AND DISCIPLINE BUT ALSO ANIMATED WITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM. THERE IS AN EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING. ALONG WITH AN INNOVATIVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE SCHOOL USES THE BEST OF PUBLISHED AND TEACHER DEVELOPED CURRICULUM AND EMPHASIZES METHODS AND MATERIALS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO CHILDREN IN POVERTY AND FOCUS ON ACTIVE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE IS CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND CURRICULUM IS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.THE PARENTS AT YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY ARE ENCOURAGED AND GIVEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, ALL FAMILIES PAY SOME LEVEL OF TUITION, WHICH IS SCALED BASED UPON THEIR INCOME. PARENTS IN POVERTY ARE TYPICALLY NOT COMFORTABLE IN A SCHOOL SETTING SO A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES ARE USED TO CREATE A STRONG, POSITIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME. THE SCHOOL HAD 92% OF THE STUDENTS RETURN FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR AND HAD A 91% RETENTION RATE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, SOMETHING THAT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THE POPULATION IT SERVES.AS A RESULT OF THE SCHOOL'S SUPPORTIVE AND ACTIVE BOARD, YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY CELEBRATED SEVERAL SIGNIGICANT MILESTONES DURING THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS WAS THE SCHOOL'S TENTH YEAR OF OPERATION AND ALSO THE YEAR THAT ITS GROWTH PLAN WAS COMPLETED WITH THE ADDITION OF EIGHTH GRADE. THIS MEANT THAT YELLOWSTONE HAD ITS FIRST CLASS OF GRADUATING EIGHTH GRADERS, AND THOSE TWENTY-FOUR STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN PRIVATE, PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HOUSTON. YELLOWSTONE'S MANY VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER WITH THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE STUDENTS AT A JUNE 2012 CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THIS MUCH ANTICIPATED GRADUATION. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT YELLOWSTONE FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR. FIRST, A YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS IMPLEMENTED. STUDENTS ATTENDED SCHOOL THE SAME NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR, BUT THE CALENDAR WAS ORGANIZED TO GIVE ONE TO TWO WEEK BREAKS CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL MULTIPLE-MONTH SUMMER BREAK. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS AIDS IN PREVENTING THE LOSS OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS THAT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS SUFFER AFTER THE TRADITIONAL SUMMER BREAK. WHILE YELLOWSTONE CONTINUES TO HAVE AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY, THE TIME WAS SHORTENED SLIGHTLY SO THAT THE BUSES WERE LEAVING SCHOOL BY 5:00PM RATHER THAT 5:30PM. THIS CHANGE ALLOWED THE BUSES TO AVOID THE WORST OF DOWNTOWN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC AND TO COMPLETE THEIR ROUTES 45-60 MINUTES FASTER. ALSO YELLOWSTONE INCREASED ITS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITIONS OF BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK TEAMS. 4088903 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 124 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 X MELANIE BROOKS 7137418000 3000 TRULLEY STREET HOUSTON TX 77004 DUANE KING 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTI P LUMPKINS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LES T CSORBA 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAT BERRY 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD BROCK 1.00 X 0 0 0 EARL CUMMINGS 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN DOLIBOIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY FREELS 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS HARRELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARKSDALE HORTENSTINE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LUMPKINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUNTER NELSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICKY RAVEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL SIMMONS 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV RUFUS SMITH 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK THOMPSON JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK TSURU 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WAREING 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERIE SINGLETON 50.00 X X 81470 0 0 KIMBERLY A HANSEN 50.00 X X 81228 0 0 162698 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE HEALTHY LUNCH BOX 614 WEST GREENS ROAD HOUSTON TX 77067 STUDENT MEALS 332811 PENN COMP PO BOX 10570 HOUSTON TX 77206 IT SUPPORT & CONSULTING 129283 2 5463054 15530 150021 5478584 TUITION INCOME 611600 18349 18349 18349 1882 1882 OTHER REVENUE 611710 9000 9000 9000 5507815 27349 0 1882 X 2745422 2210356 366993 168073 31759 24078 4834 2847 278942 236587 28275 14080 213412 171668 28582 13162 764 764 59821 59821 17411 7611 9800 4513 3746 722 45 84115 35821 46257 2037 STUDENT MEALS 343296 343296 CURRICULUM & CLASSROOM 222067 222067 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 179530 150129 27724 1677 TECHNOLOGY 179488 155792 21643 2053 819996 535363 73068 211565 5180536 4088903 666294 425339 1 2296685 2627157 2040 1380 1598 2300105 2628756 -122 0 -1250 0 -1372 0 X 456654 1963046 1844823 665710 2301477 2628756 2300105 2628756 327279 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 5507815 5180536 327279 327279 5507815 0 5507815 0 5507815 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATION SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 PARENT'S HANDBOOK DISCLOSES THE POLICY. GARLAND LINKENHOGER DAUGTHER OF FORMER BOARD MEMBER, ANN SMITH 26472 MATH CURRICULUM CONSULTING/STAFF DEVELOPMENT. 0 X SUPPLIES & SVC 49 150021 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAVID LUMPKINS, A DIRECTOR, AND KRISTI LUMPKINS, AN OFFICER, ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION'S HEAD OF SCHOOL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTING CONTROLLER WILL CONDUCT A JOINT REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AFTER THE PAID PREPARER COMPLETES THE INITIAL DRAFT OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS STATED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS BY-LAWS. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD AND ASKED TO READ AND SIGN IT. ANY CONFLICTS ARE NOTED ON THE SAME FORM. ON AN ONGOING BASIS, AS NEW TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE CONSIDERED, THEY ARE REVIEWED FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF ANY CONFLICTS ARE NOTED, THEN THE CONFLICT WOULD BE BROUGHT UP TO THE BOARD OFFICERS AND RESOLVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING PERSONNEL MATTERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BENEFITS, ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, AND EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PACKAGES DEVELOPED BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL BASED ON SALARY COMPARABLES. RECOMMENDED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE TO BE APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND REVIEWED PRIOR TO THE TIME OF CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICE AS DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES FORM 990, PART X, LINE 24E DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 171,303. TOTAL EXPENSES 171,303. UTILITIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 128,006. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,823. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,434. TOTAL EXPENSES 163,263. STAFF DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 146,814. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,510. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 155,324. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 105,454. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,298. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 788. TOTAL EXPENSES 122,540. SECURITY AND PROTECTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 47,604. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,177. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 574. TOTAL EXPENSES 57,355. TRANSPORTATION-STUDENTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,145. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 39,145. BANK SERVICE CHARGES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 417. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30,456. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,873. OFFICE SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,431. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,354. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 19,785. MEALS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,649. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,649. UNIFORMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,080. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,080. JANITORIAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,934. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,337. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 83. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,354. STUDENT EVALUATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,984. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,984. DUES, FEES, PERMITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,367. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,155. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 257. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,779. AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,879. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,670. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,670. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,219. ACCREDITATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,350. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,350. POSTAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,094. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,094. SOCIAL WORK: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 998. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 998. VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 956. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 956. STUDENT HEALTH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 544. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 544. GIFTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 233. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 301. STUDENT RECRUITMENT/RETENTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 100.