Epiphany School

“The public disclosure copy of the form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee which requests approval by the board of trustees. The board of trustees receives a copy of the public disclosure copy of the form 990 for review prior to approving the filing of form 990 with the irs. Because schedule b contains sensitive information about donations made by donors who wish to remain anonymous, as well as donations from trustees, our finance committee and board have elected to withhold this schedule during the review of the form 990.”

“Conflict of interest policies are signed annually by board of trustees. The head of school and director of finance and operations review the results of the annual questionnaires completed by board members. Any unreconciled conflicts are handled by the president of the board of trustees. In the event a conflict occurs, the board member involved must abstain from participating and voting on the matter in question.”

“Compensation levels for key employees are determined by a review of industry compensation data from annual surveys conducted by the national association of independent schools, the northwest association of independent schools and the national business officer's association. The head of school's compensation is reviewed when the contract is renewed. The current contract extends through june of 2025 and has established compensation increases. The compensation for other key officials is evaluated annually when the board finalizes the budget for the upcoming school year. Compensation was last reviewed july 2024.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Volunteers are primarily engaged in assisting with fundraising activities and events, chaperoning off-site educational field trips and publishing the annual student yearbook. Trustees volunteer approximately four hours per month; officers volunteer between 8 and 20 hours per month; and other volunteer hours are variable.”