Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 45-0431501
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
50th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
36th percentile
Higher net margin than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
31st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 1.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
12th percentile
Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
36th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$2,735,877
Down $235,281 (-7.9%) from 2014
Net Assets
Up$1,651,769
Up $4,678 (+0.3%) from 2014
Liabilities
Down$1,084,108
Down $239,959 (-18%) from 2014
Revenue
Up$5,572,262
Up $60,174 (+1.1%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$5,567,904
Up $161,396 (+3.0%) from 2014
Net Income
Down$4,358
Down $101,222 (-96%) from 2014
The mission of the Circle of Nations School is to build academic achievement and foster healthy development of the whole child in a Native American cultural environment.
Circle of Nations is an inter-tribal reservation boarding school, chartered under the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate and funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. Circle of Nations School serves American Indian Youth in grades 4 through 8.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $1,405,934 | $1,524,709 | ▲ $118,775 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $1,467,427 | $1,125,621 | ▼ $341,806 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $74,063 | $53,483 | ▼ $20,580 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $23,734 | $32,064 | ▲ $8,330 |
| Total Assets | $2,971,158 | $2,735,877 | ▼ $235,281 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | $940,933 | $743,678 | ▼ $197,255 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $383,134 | $340,430 | ▼ $42,704 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,324,067 | $1,084,108 | ▼ $239,959 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $1,647,091 | $1,651,769 | ▲ $4,678 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,647,091 | $1,651,769 | ▲ $4,678 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $2,971,158 | $2,735,877 | ▼ $235,281 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $53,483 | $1,179,993 | $1,233,476 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandi Gilbertson | CEO | FT | $88,873 | $2,113 | $90,986 |
| Judy Roy | Chairperson | - | $3,150 | - | $3,150 |
| Kay Bursheim | School Board Member | - | $3,000 | - | $3,000 |
| Tim Grant | School Board Member | - | $3,000 | - | $3,000 |
| Charles Morin | Secretary | - | $2,700 | - | $2,700 |
| Harry Eagle Bull | Vice Chairperson | - | $2,700 | - | $2,700 |
| Verbena Savior | School Board Member | - | $2,700 | - | $2,700 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $4,000,038 |
| Other Expenses | $1,561,510 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $6,356 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $3,041,599 | $291,424 | - | $3,333,023 |
| Office Expenses | $332,770 | $32,240 | - | $365,010 |
| Travel | $252,179 | $75,631 | - | $327,810 |
| Payroll Taxes | $260,140 | $32,788 | - | $292,928 |
| Occupancy | $284,963 | $850 | - | $285,813 |
| Fees for Services Other | $201,213 | $33,165 | - | $234,378 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $190,190 | $21,779 | - | $211,969 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | $107,662 | - | $107,662 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $32,951 | $34,830 | - | $67,781 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $49,441 | $5,015 | - | $54,456 |
| Insurance | - | $52,322 | - | $52,322 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $34,705 | - | - | $34,705 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $26,700 | - | $26,700 |
| All Other Expenses | $25,026 | $615 | - | $25,641 |
| Other Expenses | $12,089 | - | - | $12,089 |
| Grants to Domestic Individuals | $6,356 | - | - | $6,356 |
| Fees for Service Investment Mgmnt Fees | - | $3,100 | - | $3,100 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $2,998 | - | $2,998 |
| Advertising | - | $2,747 | - | $2,747 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $4,844,038 | $723,866 | $0 | $5,567,904 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $5,567,904 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $5,567,904 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $5,567,904 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“The Chairperson only votes in the case of a tie between the other board members.”
“The Chartering Tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, has a permanent membership seat. The remaining five members will represent five tribes with the largest student enrollment during the official count week, limited to one tribe per state. The tribe identified with the largest enrollment within a state will represent that state.”
“The board members are appointed to the school board by the tribal councils.”
“There were no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing board.”
“The Business Manager and Superintendent reviewed a draft of the Form 990. After review the Form 990 was e-mailed to the Board prior to filing. A review of the Form 990 was completed at a board meeting after the Form 990 was filed.”
“Staff and school board are covered by a conflict of interest policy. Determinations of whether a conflict exists are made at the supervisory level. The conflicts are reviewed by the supervisors and human resources. If it is determined that there is a conflict of interest the employee with the conflict of interest cannot be supervised by a relative. If a conflict exists at the school board level it is referred back to the Superintendent. The Superintendent will make any determinations as to if a conflict of interest exists, and determine any additional actions necessary.”
“The Superintendent's compensation is determined through the school board by resolution and a contract for position. They use comparability data and the board meetings are documented. Other employees' compensation is also determined through the school board with a work agreement. They use comparability data and the meetings are documented. This process was last undertaken in June 2015.”
“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”
“Circle of Nations operates a bank account that has the students' money in it. The students provide money to one of our staff members and then they are able to withdraw it on a weekly basis. This arrangement allows the students to have lessons in money management and math.”
“Circle of Nations School, Inc. is organized as a North Dakota nonprofit corporation and has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an Organization described in Section 501(c)(3), qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii), and has been determined not to be a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). Circle of Nations School, Inc. is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, Circle of Nations School, Inc. is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to their exempt purposes. The entity has determined it is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. Circle of Nations School, Inc. believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions, that are material to the financial statements. Circle of Nations School, Inc. would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred.”
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| IRS990/AdvertisingGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 2747 |
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| IRS990/CollectionsOfArtInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 107662 |
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| IRS990/ConferencesMeetingsGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 32951 |
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | Circle of Nations is a residential school serving American Indian youth in grades 4 through 8. In 2014-2015 there were 116 students who attended the school. The purpose of the Circle of Nations residential educational program is to prepare students to learn, and to foster a healthy development of the whole child in a Native American cultural environment. The school's mission and purposes are reflected in the vision statement: "Circle of Nations is the spirit of youth empowered." Circle of Nations School was awarded the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) August of 2012. |
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| IRS990/FeesForServicesOtherGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 201213 |
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| IRS990/ForeignFinancialAccountInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 1 | Harry Eagle Bull |
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| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 3 | Verbena Savior |
| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 4 | Tim Grant |
| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/PersonNm | 5 | Kay Bursheim |
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| IRS990/FormationYr | 0 | 1908 |
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| IRS990/GamingActivitiesInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/GrantsToOrganizationsInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/GrossReceiptsAmt | 0 | 5572262 |
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| IRS990/IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990/IndoorTanningServicesInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/InsuranceGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 52322 |
| IRS990/InsuranceGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 52322 |
| IRS990/InvestmentIncomeGrp/ExclusionAmt | 0 | 3661 |
| IRS990/InvestmentIncomeGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt | 0 | 3661 |
| IRS990/InvestmentInJointVentureInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 1524709 |
| IRS990/IRPDocumentCnt | 0 | 34 |
| IRS990/IRPDocumentW2GCnt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt | 0 | 1179993 |
| IRS990/LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 74063 |
| IRS990/LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 53483 |
| IRS990/LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt | 0 | 1233476 |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | The mission of the Circle of Nations School is to build academic achievement and foster healthy development of the whole child in a Native American cultural environment. |
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| IRS990/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt | 0 | 1651769 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 1 | 12089 |
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| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 32788 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 260140 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 292928 |
| IRS990/PensionPlanContributionsGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 5015 |
| IRS990/PensionPlanContributionsGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 49441 |
| IRS990/PensionPlanContributionsGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 54456 |
| IRS990/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 32064 |
| IRS990/PrincipalOfficerNm | 0 | Charles Morin |
| IRS990/ProfessionalFundraisingInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/BusinessCd | 1 | 900099 |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/BusinessCd | 2 | 722212 |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/Desc | 0 | Other Income |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/Desc | 1 | Staff Wellness |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/Desc | 2 | Cafeteria/Canteen |
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| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt | 1 | 15324 |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt | 2 | 12557 |
| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt | 0 | 20235 |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Circle of Nations operates a bank account that has the students' money in it. The students provide money to one of our staff members and then they are able to withdraw it on a weekly basis. This arrangement allows the students to have lessons in money management and math. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Circle of Nations School, Inc. is organized as a North Dakota nonprofit corporation and has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an Organization described in Section 501(c)(3), qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii), and has been determined not to be a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). Circle of Nations School, Inc. is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, Circle of Nations School, Inc. is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to their exempt purposes. The entity has determined it is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. Circle of Nations School, Inc. believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions, that are material to the financial statements. Circle of Nations School, Inc. would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. |
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| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | We are a Native American boarding school. We only accept Native students meeting blood quantum or tribal enrollment requirements. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | We are a Native American boarding school. We only accept Native students meeting blood quantum or tribal enrollment requirements. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | We are a Native American boarding school. We only accept Native students meeting blood quantum or tribal enrollment requirements. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | We are a federally funded school. See Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1e for total government grants. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | We are a Native American boarding school. We only accept Native students meeting blood quantum or tribal enrollment requirements. |
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| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | The Organization donates winter coats to the students at the school as needed. 98.9% of students are on a free or reduced meal plan at the school. Dorm managers alert the residential secretary if a student is in need of a specific winter wear item. |
| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | There were 116 students at the school for FYE 2015. The school donates winter wear to students at the school as needed. Winter wear includes winter coats, boots, hats and gloves. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | The Chairperson only votes in the case of a tie between the other board members. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | The Chartering Tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, has a permanent membership seat. The remaining five members will represent five tribes with the largest student enrollment during the official count week, limited to one tribe per state. The tribe identified with the largest enrollment within a state will represent that state. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | The board members are appointed to the school board by the tribal councils. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | There were no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing board. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | The Business Manager and Superintendent reviewed a draft of the Form 990. After review the Form 990 was e-mailed to the Board prior to filing. A review of the Form 990 was completed at a board meeting after the Form 990 was filed. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Staff and school board are covered by a conflict of interest policy. Determinations of whether a conflict exists are made at the supervisory level. The conflicts are reviewed by the supervisors and human resources. If it is determined that there is a conflict of interest the employee with the conflict of interest cannot be supervised by a relative. If a conflict exists at the school board level it is referred back to the Superintendent. The Superintendent will make any determinations as to if a conflict of interest exists, and determine any additional actions necessary. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | The Superintendent's compensation is determined through the school board by resolution and a contract for position. They use comparability data and the board meetings are documented. Other employees' compensation is also determined through the school board with a work agreement. They use comparability data and the meetings are documented. This process was last undertaken in June 2015. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 |
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