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Liberty School Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 20-8600388

Jul 01, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017 • Filed on May 07, 2018

Organization Profilewww.thelibertyschool.org
1041 Cr 307Durango, CO 81303

(970) 385-4834

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

27th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

22nd percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

97th percentile

78%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

35th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 35% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

98th percentile

318%

Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

96th percentile

186%

Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets27th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,016,829

Up $1,534,708 (+318%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$1,994,477

Up $1,603,759 (+410%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$22,352

Down $69,051 (-76%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue22nd percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

Up

$2,048,737

Up $1,332,587 (+186%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$444,978

Down $90,067 (-17%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$1,603,759

Up $1,422,654 (+786%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth98th percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2011: $105,840Liabilities 2011: $56,151Net Assets 2011: $49,6892011Assets 2012: $173,884Liabilities 2012: $67,156Net Assets 2012: $106,7282012Assets 2013: $245,039Liabilities 2013: $67,590Net Assets 2013: $177,4492013Assets 2014: $257,825Liabilities 2014: $63,889Net Assets 2014: $193,9362014Assets 2015: $285,907Liabilities 2015: $76,294Net Assets 2015: $209,6132015Assets 2016: $482,121Liabilities 2016: $91,403Net Assets 2016: $390,7182016Assets 2017: $2,016,829Liabilities 2017: $22,352Net Assets 2017: $1,994,4772017Assets 2018: $3,785,604Liabilities 2018: $1,161,118Net Assets 2018: $2,624,4862018Assets 2019: $4,152,764Liabilities 2019: $1,625,193Net Assets 2019: $2,527,5712019Assets 2020: $4,218,536Liabilities 2020: $1,642,257Net Assets 2020: $2,576,2792020Assets 2021: $4,111,678Liabilities 2021: $1,604,292Net Assets 2021: $2,507,3862021Assets 2022: $3,990,304Liabilities 2022: $1,496,986Net Assets 2022: $2,493,3182022Assets 2023: $3,891,823Liabilities 2023: $1,437,803Net Assets 2023: $2,454,0202023Assets 2024: $3,873,541Liabilities 2024: $1,426,028Net Assets 2024: $2,447,5132024Assets 2025: $3,759,089Liabilities 2025: $1,345,694Net Assets 2025: $2,413,3952025

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$2,016,829
Liabilities$22,352
Net Assets$1,994,477
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth96th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2011: $303,612Expenses 2011: $309,681Net Income 2011: -$6,0692011Revenue 2012: $383,733Expenses 2012: $326,694Net Income 2012: $57,0392012Revenue 2013: $467,105Expenses 2013: $396,384Net Income 2013: $70,7212013Revenue 2014: $420,442Expenses 2014: $403,955Net Income 2014: $16,4872014Revenue 2015: $416,012Expenses 2015: $400,335Net Income 2015: $15,6772015Revenue 2016: $716,150Expenses 2016: $535,045Net Income 2016: $181,1052016Revenue 2017: $2,048,737Expenses 2017: $444,978Net Income 2017: $1,603,7592017Revenue 2018: $1,145,830Expenses 2018: $520,737Net Income 2018: $625,0932018Revenue 2019: $582,906Expenses 2019: $679,821Net Income 2019: -$96,9152019Revenue 2020: $756,884Expenses 2020: $708,176Net Income 2020: $48,7082020Revenue 2021: $644,044Expenses 2021: $712,937Net Income 2021: -$68,8932021Revenue 2022: $774,840Expenses 2022: $788,908Net Income 2022: -$14,0682022Revenue 2023: $711,640Expenses 2023: $750,938Net Income 2023: -$39,2982023Revenue 2024: $828,886Expenses 2024: $835,393Net Income 2024: -$6,5072024Revenue 2025: $856,854Expenses 2025: $890,972Net Income 2025: -$34,1182025

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$2,048,737
Expenses$444,978
Net Income$1,603,759
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017
Signed
May 7, 2018
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$2,061,408
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Liberty School is an independent school serving dyslexic intellectually gifted, and twice exceptional students in grades one through eight.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$20,506$1,054,953▲ $1,034,447
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$323,865$498,796▲ $174,931
Pledges and Grants Receivable$5,625$359,100▲ $353,475
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$131,186$91,360▼ $39,826
Accounts Receivable$51$11,862▲ $11,811
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$888$758▼ $130
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$482,121$2,016,829▲ $1,534,708
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$57,600--
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$33,803$22,352▼ $11,451
Total Liabilities$91,403$22,352▼ $69,051
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$165,614$1,625,038▲ $1,459,424
Unrestricted Net Assets$225,104$369,439▲ $144,335
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$390,718$1,994,477▲ $1,603,759
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$482,121$2,016,829▲ $1,534,708

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Land$880,000-$880,000
Buildings$168,936-$168,936
Equipment$2,584$21,946$24,530
Other Land Buildings$3,433$459$3,892
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay35th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Ken TallmanPast President
Robert HarringtonPresident
Veronica CortezVice President
Suzette BakerBusiness Director
Doug FullerDirector
Joyce BilgraveDirector
Roger PtolemyDirector
Douglas HolmenHead of School
Barbara StineSecretary
Barry HansenTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,765,511
Program Service Revenue
$293,806
Investment Income
$461
Other Revenue
$-11,041
All Other Contributions
$1,765,511
Change in Net Assets
$1,603,759
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$293,585
Other Expenses$151,393
Total Fundraising Expense$33,379
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$229,350$20,237$20,237$269,824
Occupancy$84,204$7,429$7,430$99,063
Payroll Taxes$20,197$1,782$1,782$23,761
All Other Expenses$10,310$906$913$12,129
Advertising$5,606$494$495$6,595
Depreciation Depletion$5,126$452$453$6,031
Office Expenses$4,718$416$417$5,551
Insurance$3,728$329$329$4,386
Fees for Services Accounting$2,614$230$231$3,075
Other Expenses$2,061$182$182$2,425
Travel$581$51$51$683
Total Functional Expenses$378,232$33,367$33,379$444,978
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$12,671
Fundraising Gross Income$1,630
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
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
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
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
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The Organization's Process to review Form 990: Approximately a week prior to filing form 990, a draft in PDF format is sent to all board members for their review. Comments and corrections are strongly encouraged.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“Enforcement of Conflicts Policy: The policy requires officers, directors, and key employees to annually disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts. The policy and disclosure form are distributed and collected annually, and individuals are required to update the disclosure form throughout the year in the event that potential conflicts arise. potential conflicts of interest are reviewed by the Board of Directors.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“Compensation Process to Top Official: The Board of Directors Reviews and Approves the Head of School's annual salary, with no participation by the head of school or other interested persons.The head of School salary is established using comparable data for similar qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similar nonprofits; consideration of roles and responsibilities of the Head of School; and cost of living data. Comparable market data is obtained from salary surveys and Form 990's filed by comparable not-for-profit organizations. Discussions and decisions regarding the compensation are documented in the Board meeting minutes.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“Compensation process of Officers: A line item budget is approved by the Board of Directors Annually. The board approves the overall salaries and benefits expenses. Discussions and decisions regarding the budget are documented in Board meeting minutes. The Head of School reviews and approves the salaries of other officers or key employees, with no participation by the interested person, in accordance with the annual budget approved by the Board.The Head of School establishes salaries using comparable data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similar nonprofits; consideration of roles and responsibilities of the officer or key employee; and cost of living data. Comparable market data is obtained from salary surveys and Form 990s filed by comparable not-for-profit organizations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection

“Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation: Considered on a case by case basis.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Made available upon Request”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Liberty School Inc
EIN
20-8600388
Phone
9703854834
Address
1041 CR 307, Durango, CO 81303

Signing Officer

Name
Robert Harrington
Title
President
Signed
2018-05-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
2007
Legal Domicile
Co
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
8
Employees
17
Volunteers
42

Preparer

Firm
Casey D Lynch CPA LLC
Address
48 Grandview Circle, Durango, CO 81303
Preparer
Casey D Lynch
Phone
9707491388
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.

“Intended used for Endowment FundsBoard-designated Endowment: Board reserve for capital improvements.Temporarily Restricted Endowment: Amounts are spend in accordance with donors' designations.”

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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The nondiscrimination policy is available upon request at the office of the Administrative Director. The policy accompanies grant requests.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The Organization's Process to review Form 990: Approximately a week prior to filing form 990, a draft in PDF format is sent to all board members for their review. Comments and corrections are strongly encouraged.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Enforcement of Conflicts Policy: The policy requires officers, directors, and key employees to annually disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts. The policy and disclosure form are distributed and collected annually, and individuals are required to update the disclosure form throughout the year in the event that potential conflicts arise. potential conflicts of interest are reviewed by the Board of Directors.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Compensation Process to Top Official: The Board of Directors Reviews and Approves the Head of School's annual salary, with no participation by the head of school or other interested persons.The head of School salary is established using comparable data for similar qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similar nonprofits; consideration of roles and responsibilities of the Head of School; and cost of living data. Comparable market data is obtained from salary surveys and Form 990's filed by comparable not-for-profit organizations. Discussions and decisions regarding the compensation are documented in the Board meeting minutes.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3Compensation process of Officers: A line item budget is approved by the Board of Directors Annually. The board approves the overall salaries and benefits expenses. Discussions and decisions regarding the budget are documented in Board meeting minutes. The Head of School reviews and approves the salaries of other officers or key employees, with no participation by the interested person, in accordance with the annual budget approved by the Board.The Head of School establishes salaries using comparable data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similar nonprofits; consideration of roles and responsibilities of the officer or key employee; and cost of living data. Comparable market data is obtained from salary surveys and Form 990s filed by comparable not-for-profit organizations.

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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,016,829
Liabilities
$22,352
Net assets
$1,994,477
Revenue
$2,048,737
Expenses
$444,978
Net income
$1,603,759
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.76$1.35$2.41$0.86$0.89$0.03
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.87$1.43$2.45$0.83$0.84$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.89$1.44$2.45$0.71$0.75$0.04
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.99$1.50$2.49$0.77$0.79$0.01
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.11$1.60$2.51$0.64$0.71$0.07
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.22$1.64$2.58$0.76$0.71$0.05
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.15$1.63$2.53$0.58$0.68$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.79$1.16$2.62$1.15$0.52$0.63
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.02$0.02$1.99$2.05$0.44$1.60
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.48$0.09$0.39$0.72$0.54$0.18
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.08$0.21$0.42$0.40$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.06$0.19$0.42$0.40$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.25$0.07$0.18$0.47$0.40$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.17$0.07$0.11$0.38$0.33$0.06
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.11$0.06$0.05$0.30$0.31$0.01