2012-11-29T17:58:54-06:00 2012-06-30 954749365 STANISLAWSKI & HARRISON CPAS 301 N LAKE AVE SUITE 900 PASADENA CA 91101 990 2011-07-01 954463705 THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC ARCH 3108737000 11725 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90049 RICK BENFIELD 3108737000 2012-11-29 1 BARED DILACAR P00157338 6267933600 2012-11-29 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z RICK BENFIELD 11725 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90049 18897076 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. 21 21 132 274 0 0 2343068 4044487 14559533 14589793 14822 8780 127408 123178 17044831 18766238 2553426 2788900 0 0 8243373 8615705 0 0 695914 6296848 7336311 17093647 18740916 -48816 25322 43669493 44306467 23860793 24338961 19808700 19967506 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 16576127 2788900 14589793 ARCHER IS AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 430 STUDENTS FROM GRADES SIX TO TWELVE DURING YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012.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 30% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE SCHOOL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY. 20% OF THE FACULTY ARE PERSONS OF COLOR. IN ADDITION, 34% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE OF COLOR, REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. 16576127 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 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 BARBARA BRUSER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 MARK GORDON 2.50 X 0 0 0 CATHY HELM 2.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA NATTERSON HOROWITZ 2.50 X X 0 0 0 WINIFRED NEISSER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN OHANESIAN 2.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN RICHARD SACHS 2.50 X 0 0 0 ANA SERRANO 2.50 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE TODD 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE WARREN 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE DARROW 2.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE GRAINGE 2.50 X 0 0 0 RAY MICHAUD 2.50 X 0 0 0 CATRICE MONSON 2.50 X 0 0 0 CORNELIA CHENG 2.50 X 0 0 0 BETH FRIEDMAN 2.50 X 0 0 0 ANN GIANOPULOUS 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN KENNEDY 2.50 X 0 0 0 HILLARY NEWMAN 2.50 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE O'DONNELL 2.50 X 0 0 0 RONALD STONE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ENGLISH 40.00 X 408918 0 27500 RICHARD BENFIELD 40.00 X 182038 0 20000 KAREN PAVLISCAK 40.00 X 116125 0 14100 SAMATHA COYNE DONNEL 40.00 X 102045 0 14100 MIA RILLE 40.00 X 113281 0 9100 922407 0 84800 5 0 1 0 PARALLAX INC 5763 UPLANDER WAY CULVER CITY CA 90230 ARCHITECTURE 548780 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 900711560 LEGAL FEES FOR MASTER PLAN 354137 2 114025 3930462 56209 4044487 TUITION AND FEES 611600 14255114 14255114 FIELD TRIPS 611600 310296 310296 YEARBOOK 611600 21953 21953 CLUBS 611600 2430 2430 14589793 8780 8780 185979 114025 76565 109414 109414 40115 54273 -14158 -14158 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 611710 27922 27922 27922 18766238 14589793 0 131958 2788900 2788900 726902 494293 196264 36345 6527935 5836629 244200 447106 371619 331872 14317 25430 428754 393032 20560 15162 560495 494082 26278 40135 13778 13778 60435 49199 9328 1908 36128 24610 9565 1953 392947 279013 94590 19344 2780327 2680514 87580 12233 5769 5769 82376 66930 15446 398067 398067 997903 956499 36033 5371 222447 214461 7007 979 ATHLETICS, ENRICHMENT & 770464 770464 STUDENT BUSING 524608 524608 CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL 309589 309589 741473 361432 290093 89948 18740916 16576127 1468875 695914 4467875 4344473 516172 501055 2930152 3832287 137948 31039 20059 9092 477901 431957 41226324 10663051 31161316 30563273 3459585 4115196 498485 478095 43669493 44306467 1244163 1552811 8135781 8718409 10660000 10315000 13229 13001 3576985 3511152 230635 228588 23860793 24338961 X 13139586 12685944 1645618 2189985 5023496 5091577 19808700 19967506 43669493 44306467 X 25322 133484 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 5271919 68081 118157 32300 5425857 4740459 88649 442811 5271919 4588275 108236 43948 4740459 4739728 167279 -258166 60566 4588275 1.00000 0 0 10868000 10868000 27638726 8409860 19228866 2585080 2253191 331889 134518 134518 30563273 CAPITAL LEASE - EQUIPMENT 228588 228588 18766238 18740916 25322 133484 133484 158806 16165095 133484 -2788900 -2655416 18820511 -54273 -54273 18766238 16006289 54273 54273 15952016 2788900 2788900 18740916 PART IV, LINE 2B: SCHOOL IS THE CUSTODIAN OF STUDENT CLASS ACCOUNTS. DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: APPROPRIATION OF ENDOWMENT ASSETS FOR EXPENDITURE WILL BE USED FOR FINANCIAL AID, FACULTY RETENTION AND THE MATH DEPARTMENT. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: UNREALIZED GAIN PART XII, LINE 4B AND PART XIII, LINE 2D REPRESENTS COST OF GOODS SOLD. PART XII, LINE 2D AND PART XIII, LINE 4B, REPRESENTS FINANCIAL AID. 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 THE ARCHER SCHOOL PUBLISHED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN TWO LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ANNUALLY. AUCTION 270185 114025 156160 37527 20402 BOOK FAIRE 12266 12266 10341 3 17552 17552 8294 300003 114025 185978 37527 39037 76564 109414 1 FINANCIAL AID 124 2788900 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ENGLISH 348550 0 0 0 60368 0 16500 0 11000 0 436418 0 0 0 RICHARD BENFIELD 182038 0 0 0 0 0 15000 0 5000 0 202038 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 $8,200 FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING PURPOSES. CSCDA 521598225 130911M49 2005-05-12 12635000 DEBT REFINANCE 0 0 0 12635000 3818 252700 144116 12234366 2005 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE 43867 TUITION REMISSION X 5 56209 FMV ON DATE OF GIFT 0 1 0 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 BY LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ALL OTHER POLICY DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 133,484. UNREALIZED GAIN TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 133,484. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.