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The Pathfinder School Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 20-8457978

Jul 01, 2013 to Jun 30, 2014 • Filed on Oct 27, 2014

11930 S West Bay Shore Dr49684-5258

(231) 995-3800

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

96th percentile

1.40x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

93rd percentile

3.84x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

16th percentile

-16%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

34th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 34% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

40th percentile

-0.4%

Faster asset growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

35th percentile

-1.1%

Faster revenue growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2012 to 2014

Assets

Down

$3,062,878

Down $12,341 (-0.4%) from 2013

Net Assets

Down

-$1,238,045

Down $172,158 (-16%) from 2013

Liabilities

Up

$4,300,923

Up $159,817 (+3.9%) from 2013

Revenue

$1,121,461

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$1,297,369

Down $1,174 (-0.1%) from 2013

Net Income

-$175,908

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MAssets 2010: $3,101,478Liabilities 2010: $3,589,208Net Assets 2010: -$487,7302010Assets 2011: $3,093,894Liabilities 2011: $3,747,216Net Assets 2011: -$653,3222011Assets 2012: $3,055,427Liabilities 2012: $3,943,850Net Assets 2012: -$888,4232012Assets 2013: $3,075,219Liabilities 2013: $4,141,106Net Assets 2013: -$1,065,8872013Assets 2014: $3,062,878Liabilities 2014: $4,300,923Net Assets 2014: -$1,238,0452014Assets 2015: $3,014,990Liabilities 2015: $4,455,834Net Assets 2015: -$1,440,8442015Assets 2016: $3,020,749Liabilities 2016: $4,607,726Net Assets 2016: -$1,586,9772016Assets 2017: $3,073,854Liabilities 2017: $244,287Net Assets 2017: $2,829,5672017Assets 2018: $3,031,829Liabilities 2018: $279,247Net Assets 2018: $2,752,5822018Assets 2019: $2,975,179Liabilities 2019: $272,187Net Assets 2019: $2,702,9922019Assets 2020: $3,148,283Liabilities 2020: $178,409Net Assets 2020: $2,969,8742020Assets 2021: $3,359,936Liabilities 2021: $296,751Net Assets 2021: $3,063,1852021Assets 2022: $3,796,666Liabilities 2022: $375,997Net Assets 2022: $3,420,6692022Assets 2023: $3,847,968Liabilities 2023: $350,516Net Assets 2023: $3,497,4522023Assets 2024: $3,803,090Liabilities 2024: $385,753Net Assets 2024: $3,417,3372024Assets 2025: $3,855,155Liabilities 2025: $567,011Net Assets 2025: $3,288,1442025

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$3,062,878
Liabilities$4,300,923
Net Assets-$1,238,045

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2010: $1,743,6342010Expenses 2011: $1,751,0262011Revenue 2012: $1,146,023Expenses 2012: $1,331,123Net Income 2012: -$185,1002012Expenses 2013: $1,298,5432013Revenue 2014: $1,121,461Expenses 2014: $1,297,369Net Income 2014: -$175,9082014Revenue 2015: $1,123,510Expenses 2015: $1,331,309Net Income 2015: -$207,7992015Revenue 2016: $1,176,387Expenses 2016: $1,327,520Net Income 2016: -$151,1332016Revenue 2017: $5,771,661Expenses 2017: $1,360,117Net Income 2017: $4,411,5442017Revenue 2018: $1,337,907Expenses 2018: $1,418,642Net Income 2018: -$80,7352018Revenue 2019: $1,385,857Expenses 2019: $1,457,948Net Income 2019: -$72,0912019Revenue 2020: $1,961,913Expenses 2020: $1,695,031Net Income 2020: $266,8822020Revenue 2021: $1,788,669Expenses 2021: $1,695,358Net Income 2021: $93,3112021Revenue 2022: $2,665,238Expenses 2022: $2,307,754Net Income 2022: $357,4842022Revenue 2023: $2,768,099Expenses 2023: $2,691,316Net Income 2023: $76,7832023Revenue 2024: $2,454,453Expenses 2024: $2,534,568Net Income 2024: -$80,1152024Revenue 2025: $2,558,005Expenses 2025: $2,689,335Net Income 2025: -$131,3302025

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$1,121,461
Expenses$1,297,369
Net Income-$175,908
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2013 to Jun 30, 2014
Signed
Oct 27, 2014
Return Version
2013v3.1
Gross Receipts
$1,121,461
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The pathfinder school is an independent school serving children in preschool through 8th grade. The educational program is designed to foster intellectual curiousity and love of learning which is accomplished through small class sizes, dedicated teachers and an enriching, rigorous curriculum. Pathfinder draws from the five county grand traverse region. Approximately 25-33% of the students receive financial assistance. Pathfinder also hosts a seven week summer camp that is experiential and child-centered.

The pathfinder school is an independent school serving children in preschool through 8th grade. The educational program is designed to foster intellectual curiousity and love of learning which is accomplsihed through small class sizes, dedicated teachers and an enriching rigorous cuirriculum. Pathfinder draws from the five county grand travers region. Approximately 40% of the students receive financial assistance. Pathfinder also hosts a six week summer day camp that is experiential and child centered.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$2,873,546$2,853,746▼ $19,800
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$82,452$88,475▲ $6,023
Accounts Receivable$75,827$76,520▲ $693
Loans From Officers Directors$69,223$57,394▼ $11,829
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$12,453$13,165▲ $712
Total Assets$3,075,219$3,062,878▼ $12,341
Other Assets Total$30,941$30,972▲ $31
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$3,000,000$3,000,000→ $0
Other Liabilities$955,000$1,101,250▲ $146,250
Deferred Revenue$54,353$88,633▲ $34,280
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$62,530$53,646▼ $8,884
Total Liabilities$4,141,106$4,300,923▲ $159,817
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$14,342$18,092▲ $3,750
Unrestricted Net Assets$-1,080,229$-1,256,137▼ $175,908
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$-1,065,887$-1,238,045▼ $172,158
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$3,075,219$3,062,878▼ $12,341

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Land$2,600,000-$2,600,000
Other Land Buildings$253,746$224,413$478,159

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2012$9,342$5,000--$14,342
Compensation and Service Providers

Board Members and Trustees

Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$281,911
Program Service Revenue
$720,559
Investment Income
$86
Other Revenue
$118,905
All Other Contributions
$281,911
Change in Net Assets
$-175,908
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$874,398
Other Expenses$422,971
Total Fundraising Expense$48,263
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$518,602$61,899-$580,501
Interest$153,239--$153,239
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$109,642$25,162$134,804
Other Employee Benefits$82,617$26,191-$108,808
Office Expenses$30,178$21,515$1,838$53,531
Payroll Taxes$38,185$12,100-$50,285
Occupancy$44,937$968-$45,905
Depreciation Depletion$31,245--$31,245
Advertising-$3,740$20,348$24,088
Fees for Services Other$11,328$5,936-$17,264
Insurance$12,521$3,955-$16,476
Fees for Services Accounting-$5,900-$5,900
Other Expenses$5,133$5,542$915$5,133
All Other Expenses-$2,641-$2,641
Total Functional Expenses$989,077$260,029$48,263$1,297,369
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$118,905
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Event 1$118,905$118,905-$118,905
Total Events$118,905$118,905-$118,905
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$69,223$57,394▼ $11,829
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Lt Interest Payable$1,060,000
Payable - Endowment Funds$41,250
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

Tax return reviewed before signing.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

Compensation of head of school is done through the finance committe and then the board of directors

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

Information provided upon request.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
20-8457978
Phone
2319953800

Signing Officer

Name
Ellen Northway
Title
Business Manager
Phone
2319953800
Signed
2014-10-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
2007
Legal Domicile
Mi
Voting Board Members
13
Independent Board Members
13
Employees
44

Preparer

Preparer
Christopher W Kindlinger
Phone
2319479260
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

The pathfinder school is an independent school serving children in preschool through 8th grade. The educational program is designed to foster intellectual curiousity and love of learning which is accomplsihed through small class sizes, dedicated teachers and an enriching rigorous cuirriculum. Pathfinder draws from the five county grand travers region. Approximately 40% of the students receive financial assistance. Pathfinder also hosts a six week summer day camp that is experiential and child centered.

Form 990, Part XI, Line 9

Reclassification of endowment refund 3,750

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YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.86$0.57$3.29$2.56$2.69$0.13
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.80$0.39$3.42$2.45$2.53$0.08
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.85$0.35$3.50$2.77$2.69$0.08
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.80$0.38$3.42$2.67$2.31$0.36
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.36$0.30$3.06$1.79$1.70$0.09
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.15$0.18$2.97$1.96$1.70$0.27
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.98$0.27$2.70$1.39$1.46$0.07
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.03$0.28$2.75$1.34$1.42$0.08
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.07$0.24$2.83$5.77$1.36$4.41
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.02$4.61$1.59$1.18$1.33$0.15
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.01$4.46$1.44$1.12$1.33$0.21
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.06$4.30$1.24$1.12$1.30$0.18
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.08$4.14$1.07$1.30
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.06$3.94$0.89$1.15$1.33$0.19
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.09$3.75$0.65$1.75
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.10$3.59$0.49$1.74