GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GERMAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY (EIN 77-0530703)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-03-26
IRS object ID
202630859349300528
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-03-26T15:21:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN881478669PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN770530703EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SILICONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2VALLEYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6502540748PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1310 EASY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNTAIN VIEWCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94043ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHAMALA HINRICHSENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6502540748PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2022274000PhoneNum
Preparation2026-03-20PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSHAMALA HINRICHSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1310 EASY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMOUNTAIN VIEWCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,801,421GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GISSV.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY (THE "SCHOOL") PROVIDES GERMAN GOVERNMENT-ACCREDITED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers312TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$19,309,081CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$427,369PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$438,986CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,159,088PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,138,400CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$20,565,746PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,388,688CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,578,835PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,279,917CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$20,872,263CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$319,328PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$516,425CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$62,635,114TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$50,659,290TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$49,777,625TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,302,734NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,857,489NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE SCHOOL HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO ENSURING STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL ACADEMIC POTENTIAL IN A NUTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS CRITICAL AND IMAGINATIVE THINKING, A PASSION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, AND AN APPRECIATION FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$1,279,917GrantAmt
Revenue$19,309,081RevenueAmt
DescTHE SCHOOL IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, COEDUCATIONAL SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1999 IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, OFFIERING A MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE.MEETING THE STRICT ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (WASC) AS WELL AS THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT, THE SCHOOL IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER DUAL DIPLOMAS UPON GRADUATION, THE GERMAN INTERNATIONAL ARBITUR (DIAP), AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - QUALIFYING GRADUATES FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE BEST AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES.WITH TWO LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SAN FRANCISCO), THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES THE NEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 564 STUDENTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$18,217,813TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone6502540748PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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SHAMALA S HINRICHSEN
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIGITTE BINKERT
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ZOUHAIR BELKOURA
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA GIMBEL
VICE TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL BECKERT
SECRETARY UNTIL 06/255.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZAHAR BARTH-MANZOORI
VICE SECRETARY TILL 06/25, SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEERTHI VISHNUDAS
TRUSTEE TILL 06/25, VICE SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOLGER IPPACH
TRUSTEE UNTIL 06/255.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERNA NICKLISCH
TRUSTEE UNTIL 06/255.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ONUR CINAR
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHIAS GRUNDMANN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RIMA MUTREJA
TRUSTEE AS OF 06/255.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUPRIYA SOLBACH
TRUSTEE AS OF 06/255.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL NIELSEN
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$188,605$0$14,605
JENNY JUNGEBLUT
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL40.00Yes (X)$145,391$0$4,907
KATHERIN ROSCHEL
HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORENA WAACK
HEAD OF PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN40.00$149,941$0$8,683Yes (X)
GALE ADAMS-DAVIS
HEAD OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL40.00$149,669$0$6,651Yes (X)
RAJITH ALGAMA
HEAD OF ACCOUNTING40.00$131,003$0$11,369Yes (X)
TANJA ZIMMERMANN
HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL40.00$132,543$0$5,301Yes (X)
DESIREE APPADURAI
HEAD OF HR40.00$136,479$0$5,459Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$56,975TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K17IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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MEDINA'S CLEANING JANITORIAL SERVICE
1201 TALLAHASSEE DRSAN JOSECA95122JANITORIAL SERVICES$244,006
PRIME HOME BUILDERS INC - LEO CHAVEZ
41 NORTH 10TH STREETSAN JOSECA95112CONSTUCTION SERVICES$194,964
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$34,791FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$264,541GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$202,889AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION611600$18,959,197$18,959,197
OTHER INCOME611600$349,884$349,884
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,309,081TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$438,986TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$438,986ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$1,055,290RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$91,391ExclusionAmt

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Other Revenue Total-$8,281OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$1,279,917TotalAmt
Program Services$1,279,917ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$102,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$292,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,287FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,033,932TotalAmt
Program Services$7,747,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,243,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,614FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$167,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,263ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$587FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$870,860TotalAmt
Program Services$734,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,722FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$683,022TotalAmt
Program Services$570,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,618FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,747TotalAmt
Management And General$42,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,460TotalAmt
Management And General$90,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,716TotalAmt
Management And General$83,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,537TotalAmt
Management And General$99,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,971,495TotalAmt
Program Services$4,721,186ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563TotalAmt
Program Services$535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$987,568TotalAmt
Program Services$937,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236,040TotalAmt
Program Services$197,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,335ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,596FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TEACHING MATERIALS$1,104,796$1,064,370$40,426
LOYALTY REBATES$510,224$510,224
OTHER EXPENSES$122,826$45,500$77,326
SUPPLIES$96,621$91,756$4,865

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,429TotalAmt
Program Services$47,429ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,872,263TotalAmt
Program Services$18,217,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,578,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,424FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,366,324BOYAmt
EOY$6,779,265EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,180,770BOYAmt
EOY$6,283,070EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$291,383EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$525,398BOYAmt
EOY$158,388EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,117BOYAmt
EOY$179,606EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,325,600LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,842,484LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,287,348BOYAmt
EOY$5,483,116EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,332,067BOYAmt
EOY$43,460,286EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,962,024BOYAmt
EOY$62,635,114EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$585,774BOYAmt
EOY$661,451EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,355,454BOYAmt
EOY$1,661,329EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,718,062BOYAmt
EOY$47,454,845EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,659,290BOYAmt
EOY$49,777,625EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,302,734BOYAmt
EOY$12,857,489EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,302,734BOYAmt
EOY$12,857,489EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,962,024BOYAmt
EOY$62,635,114EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$516,425ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$38,330NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$523,904OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$485,967DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,937BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,629,587OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,399,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,229,692BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,338,535OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,229,867DepreciationAmt
Book Value$108,668BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$833,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$726,755DepreciationAmt
Book Value$106,819BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,483,116TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$163,617
DEFERRED RENT ASSET$1,571,261
ROU ASSET - LEASES$41,725,408
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$43,460,286TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE DEPOSITS$50,000
LEASE LIABILITY$47,404,845
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$47,454,845TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,979,850TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$38,330NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,930,240DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$412,733OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,381,303RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,598,547RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,790,141OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,790,141RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,388,688TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,425,095TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,930,240DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$412,733OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,342,973ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,082,122ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,790,141OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,790,141ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,872,263TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SCHOOL IS A QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND STATE FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, RESPECTIVELY. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE SCHOOL'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THEY MAINTAINED THEIR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL'S EVALUATION ON JUNE 30, 2025, REVEALED NO TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS OR PENDING.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED GROSS ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 412,733.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID AWARDS AND DISCOUNTS NETTED ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,790,141.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED GROSS ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 412,733.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID AWARDS AND DISCOUNTS NETTED ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,790,141.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs0MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, AGE OR DISABILITY. THIS POLICY IS STATED IN THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE UNDER THE ADMISSIONS TAB: HTTPS://WWW.GISSV.ORG/GISSV-HOME-ENGLISH/ADMISSIONS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE SCHOOL SIMPLY DOES NOT COLLECT OR TRACK RACIAL COMPOSITION OF EITHER STAFF OR STUDENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VARIOUS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$538,915GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$34,791CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$504,124GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$412,733OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$538,915GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$34,791CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$504,124GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$412,733OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$412,733DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$91,391NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFINANCIAL AID AND TUITION DISCOUNTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient64RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,279,917CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceFINANCIAL AID AND DISCOUNTS TOWARD TUITIONNonCashAssistanceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MICHAEL NIELSEN
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER$188,605$0$0$0$0$0$12,615$0$1,990$0$203,210$0$0$0
MORENA WAACK
HEAD OF PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN$149,941$0$0$0$0$0$3,300$0$5,383$0$158,624$0$0$0
GALE ADAMS-DAVIS
HEAD OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$149,669$0$0$0$0$0$5,677$0$974$0$156,320$0$0$0
JENNY JUNGEBLUT
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL$145,391$0$0$0$0$0$4,373$0$534$0$150,298$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE CURRENT FAMILIES ELECT THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS DURING THE ANNUAL SOCIETY (PARENT) MEETING. AN ELECTION COMMITTEE MONITORS THE ELECTIONS AND MAKES SURE ALL PROCEDURES ADHERE TO OUR BY-LAWS. CANDIDATES FILL OUT A FORM AND PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE PARENTS WHO THEN VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE SCHOOL'S PARENTS ORGANIZATION MUST VOTE ON CREDIT EXTENDED TO THE SCHOOL IF IT EXCEEDS 30% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET AND MUST APPROVE OF THE BUDGET ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND OTHER BOARD RULES ARE REVIEWED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS SALARIES, APPROVES ALL SALARY CHANGES, AND APPROVES ALL NEW HIRES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MOST GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, OTHERS CAN BE INSPECTED UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE ALSO PRESENTED AT THE SEMI-ANNUAL PARENT SOCIETY MEETINGS.
PART VII - SECTION ATHE SCHOOL RECEIVES MORE THAN TEN EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FROM THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EMPLOYED AND PAID BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND ASSIGNED TO WORK AT THE SCHOOL. THEIR COMPENSATION IS RECORDED AS IN-KIND ON THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PAID BY THE SCHOOL AND FILE TAXES IN GERMANY, THE SCHOOL DOES NOT ISSUE THEM FORM W-2.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

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