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The Folk School
990EZ • Fiscal year 2013 • EIN 45-2974643
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
85th percentile
Higher net margin than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
73rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
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Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$20,986
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Net Assets
$20,986
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Liabilities
-
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$62,436
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Expenses
$42,688
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Net Income
$19,748
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
- Signed
- Mar 10, 2014
- Return Version
- 2013v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $62,436
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The Folk School, in keeping with a 200-year-old tradition, is dedicated to enriching lives and building community by passing on skills and personal knowledge in a nurturing environment. The Folk School provides year-round, affordable programs in a variety of hands-on disciplines
TO PROVIDE FOLK SCHOOL
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE FOLK SCHOOL IN FAIRBANKS IN A SMALL-SCALE, COMMUNITY-BASED, RURAL-FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, FIRMLY GROUNDED IN THE TRADITION STARTED BY THE 19TH CENTURY DANISH PHILOSOPHER NIKOLAJ GRUNTDVIG AND CURRENTLY EXEMPLIFIED BY 28 SUCH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE USA, 80 IN EUROPE, AND OVER 400 WORLDWIDE. HERE IN FAIRBANKS, THE FOLK SCHOOL PROVIDES A GRASSROOTS, FREE-MARKET FORMAT FOR PERSONAL, HANDS-ON, SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION IN A MULTITUDE OF TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES (FROM SPOON CARVING AND CANDLE MAKING TO SPINNING AND KNITTING TO CREATIVE WRITING AND PHILOSOPHY - A COMPLETE CLASS LISTING CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT: HTTP://THEFOLKSCHOOLFAIRBANKS.ORG/CALENDAR/ AND HTTP://THEFOLKSCHOOLFAIRBANKS.ORG/CLASS-LISTINGS-2/ | - | $27,915 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MANTHEI | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JENNA HERTZ | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN PIERCE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| SUSAN KERNDT | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARIANNE STOLZ | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| LEN KAMERLING | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JESS PENA | Alternate | - | $0 | - | - |
| JESSE HENSER | Alternate | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 45-2974643
- Phone
- 9074510445
Signing Officer
- Name
- John Manthei
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 9074510445
- Signed
- 2014-03-10
Preparer
- Preparer
- Elaine Williamson
- Phone
- 9074566676
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses travel 781 insurance 6,008 business reg fees 100 paypal fees 728 supplies 873 other 130 total 8,620”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The folk school in fairbanks in a small-scale, community-based, rural-focused educational institution, firmly grounded in the tradition started by the 19th century danish philosopher nikolaj gruntdvig and currently exemplified by 28 such schools across the usa, 80 in europe, and over 400 worldwide. Here in fairbanks, the folk school provides a grassroots, free-market format for personal, hands-on, small-group instruction in a multitude of traditional disciplines (from spoon carving and candle making to spinning and knitting to creative writing and philosophy - a complete class listing can be found on our website at: http://thefolkschoolfairbanks.org/calendar/ and http://thefolkschoolfairbanks.org/class-listings-2/”
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| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE FOLK SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE PAID STAFF. INFORMATION REGARDING RACIAL COMPOSITION IS NOT MAINTAINED. NO SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED. CLASS CATALOGS ARE MAINTAINED ON WEBSITE. SOLICITATIONS FOR DONATIONS ARE ALSO MAINTAINED ON WEBSITE. |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z |
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Filings
Displayed year
2013 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $20,986
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $20,986
- Revenue
- $62,436
- Expenses
- $42,688
- Net income
- $19,748