Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 16-1522782 • 501(c)3 • Saranac Lake, NY
Profile
To develop the mind with imagination, intiative, creativity and skills of young children from preschool to grade five.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
81st percentile
Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
57th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
90th percentile
Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
69th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$883,137
Up $401,715 (+83%) from 2024
Liabilities
Up$266,173
Up $126,658 (+91%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up$616,964
Up $275,057 (+80%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$718,050
Up $145,083 (+25%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$442,993
Down $42,346 (-8.7%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$275,057
Up $187,429 (+214%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2017 below.
The mission of northern lights school is to nurture the imagination, to cultivate a love of learning, and to awaken a sense of moral responsibility in the children served utilizing the waldorf educational philosophy.
The Northern Lights School has a preschool, kindergarten and grade school which strives to engage the mind, ignite the imagination and strengthen the will as children develop initiative, creativity and life skills on the Waldorf model.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The Northern Lights School has a preschool, kindergarten, and grade school which strives to engage the mind, ignite the imagination, and strengthen the will as children develop initiative, creativity and life skills on the Waldorf model. | $125,622 | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Schwartzberg | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Ezra Schwartzberg | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mara Niefer | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mary Smith | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Carina Moore | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michael Williams | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Rebecca Ciraulo | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Cassie DiMarino | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Advertising and Promotion $568”
“Information Technology $396”
“Insurance $8474”
“Instructional materials $4992”
“Fundraising expense $2968”
“Payroll fees $527”
“Telephone $469”
“Merchandise for resale $444”
“Office supplies $164”
“Membership dues $126”
“Miscellaneous $24”
“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $5378 Accounts Receivable - Ending $8765”
“Inventories - Beginning $1463 Inventories - Ending $2143”
“Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $350 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $1474”
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $3739 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $3472”
“Deferred Revenue - Beginning $18790 Deferred Revenue - Ending $21042”
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