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FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO (EIN 84-0423922)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-07
IRS object ID
202601279349302980
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-07T12:54:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1121 SOUTH TEJON STREET SUITE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLORADO SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840423922EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7193915356PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16155 FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLORADO SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80911ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID A MESKOPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7193915356PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-06SignatureDt
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 PersonSARAH HINTZPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00492291PTIN
Phone7196350330PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGAN HARLANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16155 FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLORADO SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80911ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$60,292,231GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedYes (1)AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FVS.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1930FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDRAWING ON WESTERN HERITAGE, FVS DEVELOPS LEADERS WHO EMBRACE THE WORLD WITH COMPASSION AND COURAGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$13,918,984CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,419,650PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,659,389CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$135,595PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$108,822CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,061,446PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$30,821,404CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,044,137PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$21,878,726CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,224,710PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,942,678CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$89,608,193TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$100,716,854TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,744,597TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,628,332TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$84,863,596NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$96,088,522NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL OF COLORADO PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIVE CURRICULUM IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO THINK CRITICALLY, BECOME LEADERS, AND LIVE BY OUR CORE VALUES: COURAGE, COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, SELF-RELIANCE, AND OPEN-MINDEDNESS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,803,402ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,998,109GrantAmt
Revenue$13,945,044RevenueAmt
DescFOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL IS A COEDUCATIONAL BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR APPROXIMATELY 215 STUDENTS, GRADES 9 - 12. OUR DIVERSE STUDENT BODY HAILS FROM 20 STATES AND 20 COUNTRIES AND IS INTEGRAL TO OUR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL PROGRAM IS RIGOROUS, ENGAGING, AND GLOBAL IN PERSPECTIVE WHILE INTENTIONALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR UNIQUE PLACE IN THE FRONT RANGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST. FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL'S SIGNATURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR UNIQUE 9TH-GRADE WESTERN CURRICULUM, THE GLOBAL/STEM SCHOLAR DIPLOMA, MEMBERSHIP IN ROUND SQUARE, INTERIM EXPEDITIONS, AND AN ATHLETIC PROGRAM FEATURING WESTERN-THEMED ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS SUCH AS ENGLISH AND WESTERN EQUESTRIAN TEAMS, MOUNTAIN BIKING, CLIMBING, AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PLACE ON A 1,100-ACRE PRAIRIE CAMPUS SET IN THE SHADOW OF PIKES PEAK AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. WE AIM TO CREATE FUTURE LEADERS WHO THINK CRITICALLY AND LIVE BY OUR CORE VALUES: COURAGE, COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, SELF-RELIANCE, AND OPEN-MINDEDNESS.SCHOLARSHIPS: 46% OF STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID. IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, $2,998,109 IN BOTH MERIT AND NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$14,803,402TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee189EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAVID MESKOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7193915231PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16155 FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLORADO SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80911ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THERESA SHEH
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD C EPPLER
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORI J GALLES
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH CANNADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY FRAUTSCHI
LIFETIME TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HALEY GRIFFIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK HATCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN HOWE
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILIE HOYT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRELL JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN JUDD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN KACZMAREK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS NATHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY OSBORNE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS PATTERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERONIQUE RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SATHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM SCOTT
LIFETIME TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVIS TUTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW WATSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FEI YE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGAN HARLAN
HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)$333,421$0$85,930
DAVID MESKO
CFO40.00Yes (X)$204,305$0$49,048
JOHN LITCHENBERG
COO40.00Yes (X)$100,076$0$59,720
JENNIFER GRUBB
DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING & COACH25.00$105,387$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLES LAVANT GREENE
ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00$104,695$0$50,127Yes (X)
ALEXANDER WINNICKER
DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT OPERATIONS40.00$101,293$0$30,663Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$949,177TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$275,488TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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FLIKCOMPASS GROUP USA
PO BOX 417632BOSTONMA02241FOOD SERVICES$2,179,373
LAKE FLATO ARCHITECTS
311 THIRD STREETSAN ANTONIOTX78205ARCHITECT$1,541,098
HELLER FUNDRAISING GROUP LLC
150 WEST END AV 19NEW YORKNY10023FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$316,250
BREASHEARS ROOFING
PO BOX 1342MONUMENTCO80132CONSTRUCTION$277,559
THE VERDIN COMPANY
444 READING ROADCINCINNATIOH45202CONSTRUCTION$229,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$15,134,209AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,971,545NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,134,209TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION & FEES611110$13,405,183$13,405,183
GCLI PROGRAM REVENUE611110$207,257$207,257
RIDING PROGRAM611110$83,187$83,187
HEALTH CENTER621111$9,179$9,179
ATHLETICS711211$5,110$5,110

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$209,068TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$209,068RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$13,918,984TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,527,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$42,766UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,484,634ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$83,732RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$48,898RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$34,834RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,834TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$26,060RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$8,774UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,525,210SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,324,321SecuritiesAmt
Other$68,900OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$200,889SecuritiesAmt
Other-$68,900OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$131,989TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$131,989ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$52,695GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$28,708CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,987TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,987ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINSURANCE PROCEEDSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$50,001TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$50,001ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$50,001OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,821,404TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,945,044RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$51,540UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,690,611ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,579,534TotalAmt
Program Services$2,579,534ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$418,575TotalAmt
Program Services$418,575ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$869,123TotalAmt
Management And General$869,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,109,036TotalAmt
Program Services$3,957,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,780,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$370,472FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,622TotalAmt
Program Services$250,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,994FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,385,243TotalAmt
Program Services$798,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$516,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,090FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$497,982TotalAmt
Program Services$264,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$210,561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,196FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,445TotalAmt
Management And General$19,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,691TotalAmt
Management And General$88,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,250TotalAmt
Fundraising$316,250FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$287,870TotalAmt
Management And General$287,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,070TotalAmt
Program Services$11,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$195,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,765FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,974TotalAmt
Program Services$38,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,000TotalAmt
Management And General$25,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,193,623TotalAmt
Program Services$807,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$386,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,080TotalAmt
Program Services$107,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$183,491FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,202,111TotalAmt
Program Services$1,981,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$772,986TotalAmt
Program Services$732,693ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,293ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD EXPENSE$2,048,626$2,048,626
SCHOOL EXPENSE$1,422,686$666,414$454,997$301,275
MISC.$201,419$10,662$188,482$2,275
RECRUITMENT$175,366$31,277$144,089

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,414TotalAmt
Program Services$99,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,039FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,878,726TotalAmt
Program Services$14,803,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,721,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,353,847FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,864,684BOYAmt
EOY$10,604,159EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,714,460BOYAmt
EOY$974,207EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,928BOYAmt
EOY$65,264EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,169BOYAmt
EOY$462,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$83,226,152LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$42,688,115LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,293,639BOYAmt
EOY$40,538,037EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,423,238BOYAmt
EOY$39,973,013EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,546,671BOYAmt
EOY$5,654,926EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,234,404BOYAmt
EOY$2,444,596EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,608,193BOYAmt
EOY$100,716,854EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$998,894BOYAmt
EOY$1,590,571EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,694,530BOYAmt
EOY$3,037,761EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,173BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,744,597BOYAmt
EOY$4,628,332EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,791,462BOYAmt
EOY$48,589,948EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,072,134BOYAmt
EOY$47,498,574EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,863,596BOYAmt
EOY$96,088,522EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,608,193BOYAmt
EOY$100,716,854EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,942,678ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,282,248NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$80,915AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,747,509BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,623,951ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,561,369InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,149,737OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,783,092EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,528,526BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$215,699ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,997,416InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$994,132OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$44,747,509EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,070,799BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$211,407ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,923,834InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$677,514OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,528,526EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,958,894BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,847ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,143,250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$895,692OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,070,799EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,349,533BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,053,013ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,850,963InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,294,615OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,958,894EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.26145BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.50188PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.23667TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$69,050OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$69,050BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$66,091,030OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,017,046DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,073,984BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,000,773OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,513,545DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,487,228BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,416,733OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,157,524DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,259,209BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,648,566OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,648,566BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,538,037TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
DOMESTIC EQUITY SECURITIES$3,497,903C
NAV INVESTMENTS$2,157,023C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,654,926TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,213,980TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,282,248NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$77,606OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,359,854RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,854,126RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$2,967,278OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,967,278RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$30,821,404TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,989,054TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$77,606OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$77,606ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,911,448ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,967,278OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,967,278ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,878,726TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BY DONOR INTENT AS TO PURPOSE OR TIME LIMITATION, AND ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS SUCH IN THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS OF THE SCHOOL. THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DETERMINATION AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DONOR AS DOCUMENTED BY THE GIFT DECREE. THIS IS IN TURN PROVIDED TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE CFO CONFIRMS INTENT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE GIFT ACCORDING TO GAAP. THE SCHOOL HAS A POLICY OF APPROPRIATING, FOR DISTRIBUTION EACH YEAR, AN AMOUNT UP TO 5.5% OF THE TWENTY-QUARTER TRAILING AVERAGE OF THE FAIR VALUE OF ITS ENDOWMENT FUND, CALCULATED AS OF THE END OF THE YEAR. FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE DRAW WAS 4.7% AND 4.8%, RESPECTIVELY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX AS DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF STATE LAW. HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT IT HAS CONDUCTED ITS OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND HAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS, AND THAT IT HAS TAKEN NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS BEFORE 2020.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE 48,898. COGS 28,708.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 2,967,278.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE 48,898. COGS 28,708.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 2,967,278.

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 RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA STATEMENT THAT THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IS POSTED IN THE RECEPTION AREA, ANNUALLY IN THE DENVER POST, AND IS INCLUDED IN RECOMMENDATION FORMS, ETC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,00SCHOLARSHIPS$35,350
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00SCHOLARSHIPS$54,855
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00SCHOLARSHIPS$186,440
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00SCHOLARSHIPS$28,690
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00SCHOLARSHIPS$113,240
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$418,575SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$418,575TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SCHOLARSHIPSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,3$186,440APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNTN/AN/A
SCHOLARSHIPSCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,1$35,350APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNTN/AN/A
SCHOLARSHIPSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU1$54,855APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNTN/AN/A
SCHOLARSHIPSNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES2$28,690APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNTN/AN/A
SCHOLARSHIPSEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC4$113,240APPLIED TO STUDENT ACCOUNTN/AN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:FINANCIAL AID IS A DIRECT REDUCTION IN TUITION. NO CASH IS PAID TO STUDENTS OR FAMILIES. FINANCIAL AID AT FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL IS BOTH MERIT-BASED AND NEED-BASED. FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS ARE INITIALLY PROCESSED THROUGH A 3RD PARTY VENDOR USING SPECIFIC CRITERIA. FOUNTAIN VALLEY STAFF MAKE THE FINAL AWARD DECISION. APPLICATIONS AND TAX RETURNS ARE KEPT ON FILE WHILE THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED.
PART I, LINE 3:SCHEDULE F IS REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty0AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELLER FUNDRAISING GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 WEST END AV 19AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10023ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTANT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTIVE TEAMS.ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$316,250RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$316,250NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$316,250TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$316,250TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient81RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,579,534CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DIRECT REDUCTIONS IN TUITION. NO CASH IS PAID TO STUDENTS OR FAMILIES. STUDENTS ARE SELECTED BY BLIND FINANCIAL NEEDS. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE INITIALLY PROCESSED THROUGH A 3RD PARTY VENDOR USING A SPECIFIC SET OF CRITERIA FOR SELECTION. FOUNTAIN VALLEY STAFF MAKE THE FINAL AWARD DECISION FROM THAT LIST. WE KEEP THE APPLICATION AND TAX RETURNS ON FILE WHILE THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED. THE 3RD PARTY VENDOR ALSO KEEPS A COPY OF THE RECORDS. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ARE ALSO RECORDED IN OUR ERP SYSTEM AS WELL AS SEVERAL SPREADSHEETS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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
MEGAN HARLAN
HEAD OF SCHOOL$331,471$0$100$0$1,850$0$27,000$0$58,930$0$419,351$0$0$0
DAVID MESKO
CFO$203,364$0$100$0$841$0$16,560$0$32,488$0$253,353$0$0$0
JOHN LITCHENBERG
COO$98,755$0$100$0$1,221$0$8,947$0$50,773$0$159,796$0$0$0
CHARLES LAVANT GREENE
ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL$103,618$0$100$0$977$0$9,274$0$40,853$0$154,822$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, MEGAN HARLAN, LIVES ON CAMPUS AND THE HOUSE IS CLEANED BY THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY CUSTODIAL STAFF. MS. HARLAN HAS A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT OF $7,500. THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT IS USED FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL TRAVEL, DEPARTMENT MEALS, AND TO OFFSET STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COSTS. THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THESE BENEFITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,948,001NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDAILY MEANMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)HORSE3$15,000FMV
Yes (X)SADDLE1$4,400FMV
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT1$1,644FMV
Yes (X)PROGRAM1$1,500FMV
Yes (X)BIKE1$1,000FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):COLUMN B INDICATES A COMBINATION OF DONOR COUNT AND ITEMS DONATED.
SCHEDULE M, LINE 31THE GIFT REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWS EVERY PROSPECTIVE GIFT TO FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL, OTHER THAN CASH OR MARKETABLE SECURITIES. THE GIFT REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL ACCEPTING THE PROPOSED GIFT, ALWAYS USING AS THE PRIMARY DETERMINING FACTOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL. IN REVIEWING PROPOSED GIFTS, THE GIFT REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE DISPOSITION OF THE GIFT BASED ON FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL'S NEEDS AND ITS ABILITY TO RECEIVE, MANAGE, OR ADMINISTER THE GIFT EFFECTIVELY. THE GIFT REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF GIFTS (OTHER THAN CASH OR MARKETABLE SECURITIES). FOR SUITABILITY, THE GIFT REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE THE REVIEWING BODY OF ANY GIFTS THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE NORMAL SCOPE OF GIFTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LAND, ARTWORK, OR OTHER NON-CASH GIFTS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ADURING INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED ISSUES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT APPOINT TRUSTEES, HIRE OR DISCHARGE THE HEAD OF SCHOOL OR SELL OR MORTGAGE SCHOOL LANDS, WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FROM THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAWN AND JEFFREY CLARK HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A THIRDPARTY PREPARER AND REVIEWED IN ENTIRETY BY THE CFO OR OTHER DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT. A SECONDARY REVIEW, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE B, IS PERFORMED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE B, IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. ALL TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT THE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. QUESTIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND DECISION AND MAY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, RAISED BY ORGANIZATION STAFF, ARE DIRECTED THROUGH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CONCERNS REGARDING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIRE A BOARD MEMBER TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE IN CONFLICT. ALL DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DIRECTLY HIRES THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEGOTIATING COMPENSATION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL OR MAY DELEGATE SOME ASPECTS TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL SEARCH COMMITTEE. HEAD OF SCHOOL COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AS MEASURED AGAINST THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL NORMS AND CONSULTATION WITH CONSULTANTS FAMILIAR WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. A WRITTEN CONTRACT (HEAD OF SCHOOL'S CONTRACT) OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ALONG WITH SALARY AND BENEFITS IS PROVIDED EACH YEAR AFTER THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE CFO IS HIRED BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL UNDER THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CFO RECEIVES A WRITTEN CONTRACT WHICH DELINEATES DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ALONG WITH SALARY AND RELATED BENEFITS. BENEFITS RECEIVED ARE THE SAME PACKAGE AS PROVIDED TO OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND CONSULTATION WITH CONSULTANTS FAMILIAR WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. THE LAST REVIEW OF KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION OCCURRED IN MAY 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.