Liabilities / Assets
88th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 83-3710153
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
88th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
42nd percentile
Higher net margin than 42% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
72nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 5.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
62nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
80th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$589,753
Up $51,171 (+9.5%) from 2022
Net Assets
Up$196,932
Up $18,247 (+10%) from 2022
Liabilities
Up$392,821
Up $32,924 (+9.1%) from 2022
Revenue
Up$2,105,856
Up $612,280 (+41%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$2,087,609
Up $670,074 (+47%) from 2022
Net Income
Down$18,247
Down $57,794 (-76%) from 2022
Our mission at sonnenberg schools is to provide an educational environment that is loving, safe, and supportive, focused on preparing students with unique learning needs academically, socially, and emotionally for their future lives of success.
To provide an educational environment that prepares students for a successful future.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $384,284 | $403,497 | ▲ $19,213 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $105,466 | $102,709 | ▼ $2,757 |
| Loans From Officers Directors | $80,000 | - | - |
| Accounts Receivable | $29,590 | $77,991 | ▲ $48,401 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $7,992 | $5,556 | ▼ $2,436 |
| Total Assets | $538,582 | $589,753 | ▲ $51,171 |
| Other Assets Total | $11,250 | $0 | ▼ $11,250 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $213,750 | $301,197 | ▲ $87,447 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $66,147 | $91,624 | ▲ $25,477 |
| Total Liabilities | $359,897 | $392,821 | ▲ $32,924 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $178,685 | $196,932 | ▲ $18,247 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $178,685 | $196,932 | ▲ $18,247 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $538,582 | $589,753 | ▲ $51,171 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $280,348 | $10,383 | $290,731 |
| Equipment | $87,403 | $45,447 | $132,850 |
| Land | $35,746 | - | $35,746 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Wenthold-bartsch | Exec. Director/principal (end 5/18/23) | FT | $111,000 | - | $111,000 |
| Amelia Fahnrich | Executive Director/principal (begin 5/19/23) | FT | $78,519 | $5,956 | $84,475 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Farrah Sonnenberg | President |
| Jason Sonnenberg | Vice President |
| Gary Meader | Member |
| Laura Ng | Member |
| Jeff Winden | Secretary |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,737,221 |
| Other Expenses | $350,388 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $5,652 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $1,328,923 | $61,600 | $3,331 | $1,393,854 |
| Payroll Taxes | $131,153 | $6,079 | $329 | $137,561 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $106,598 | $4,941 | $267 | $111,806 |
| Occupancy | $97,391 | $1,433 | - | $98,824 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $89,621 | $4,154 | $225 | $94,000 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | $39,373 | - | $39,373 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $32,118 | $473 | - | $32,591 |
| Insurance | $5,592 | $12,256 | - | $17,848 |
| Office Expenses | - | $17,154 | - | $17,154 |
| Interest | - | $14,054 | - | $14,054 |
| Advertising | $2,110 | $1,870 | - | $3,980 |
| Other Expenses | $8,748 | $2,111 | $1,500 | $2,111 |
| All Other Expenses | - | $1,730 | - | $1,730 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,871,269 | $210,688 | $5,652 | $2,087,609 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,087,609 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,087,609 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $2,087,609 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $80,000 | - | - |
“Board members farrah sonnenberg and jason sonnenberg are husband and wife.”
“Embezzlement was discovered during the fiscal year and reported to the police. The person responsible has been charged and the receivable to pay back lost funds has been recorded on the financial statements.”
“The board provides information and assistance while the form is being compiled and reviews the completed form before submission.”
“Budget and salaries were presented to the board and board approval was required. The executive leadership salaries are research based against other school leaders in the state of wisconsin, and is commensurate with experience. All data was taken from the department of public instruction where public school employee's salaries are publicly reported. We have a payscale that was developed from this research for all school employees, and includes a 3% annual increase, as well as considers academic experiences (b.s., b.a., m.a., m.ed., and phd/edd) and years of experience in the field.”
“Copies of minutes and policies are available upon request from the administrative board.”
“The board of directors is responsible for the oversight of the audit of the financial statements prepared by sikich llp.”
“The school is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the u.s. Internal revenue code. The school is not considered a private foundation by the internal revenue service. The school does not consider any of its support and revenues to be unrelated business income and, accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been provided in the accompanying financial statements. The school evaluates its uncertain tax positions on an annual basis, and there have been no recorded uncertain tax positions recorded in 2023 and 2022. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included on the financial statements. The school files various federal or state non-profit tax returns. The school is no longer subject to u.s. Federal or state examinations by tax authorities for tax years prior to 2020.”
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | SONNENBERG SCHOOLS PARTICIPATES IN DPI'S SNSP PROGRAM. WE ARE A K-12TH GRADE PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, PRIMARILY ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. AT SONNENBERG SCHOOLS WE ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATION FROM OUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND CARING EDUCATORS. WE TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE EDUCATION THAT WE PROVIDE, WHICH PRIMARILY STEMS FROM ABA BEST PRACTICES. |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | OUR MISSION AT SONNENBERG SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIORNMENT THAT IS LOVING, SAFE, AND SUPPORTIVE, FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY FOR THEIR FUTURE LIVES OF SUCCESS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SCHOOL IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIVATE FOUNDATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT CONSIDER ANY OF ITS SUPPORT AND REVENUES TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECORDED UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECORDED IN 2023 AND 2022. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SCHOOL FILES VARIOUS FEDERAL OR STATE NON-PROFIT TAX RETURNS. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2020. |
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| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION POSTS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE POLICY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ALL FAMILIES AND STAFF AT THE START OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP CHOICE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A TUITION VOUCHER TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES THAT ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | BOARD MEMBERS FARRAH SONNENBERG AND JASON SONNENBERG ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EMBEZZLEMENT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE HAS BEEN CHARGED AND THE RECEIVABLE TO PAY BACK LOST FUNDS HAS BEEN RECORDED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE BOARD PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WHILE THE FORM IS BEING COMPILED AND REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM BEFORE SUBMISSION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | BUDGET AND SALARIES WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND BOARD APPROVAL WAS REQUIRED. THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SALARIES ARE RESEARCH BASED AGAINST OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, AND IS COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE. ALL DATA WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION WHERE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE'S SALARIES ARE PUBLICLY REPORTED. WE HAVE A PAYSCALE THAT WAS DEVELOPED FROM THIS RESEARCH FOR ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, AND INCLUDES A 3% ANNUAL INCREASE, AS WELL AS CONSIDERS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES (B.S., B.A., M.A., M.ED., AND PHD/EDD) AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | COPIES OF MINUTES AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED BY SIKICH LLP. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: |
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