STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

ST CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ST CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY (EIN 90-0103622)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-14
IRS object ID
202501349349300715
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-14T07:10:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN411397419PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Abdo LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15201 Eden Ave Ste 250AddressLine1Txt
CityEdinaCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55436ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN900103622EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1St Croix Preparatory AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTCRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6513955902PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14260 Stagecoach Trail NAddressLine1Txt
CityStillwaterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55082ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKelly GutierrezPersonNm
Person TitleED of Finance and OperationsPersonTitleTxt
Phone6513955902PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSteven D Anseth CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00552219PTIN
Phone9528359090PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKelly GutierrezPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14260 Stagecoach Trail NAddressLine1Txt
CityStillwaterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55082ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,745,856GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.stcroixprep.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo develop each student's academic potential, personal character and leadership qualities through an academically rigorous and content-rich educational program grounded in the classical tradition.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers125TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$144,475PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$165,155CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$25,776PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$146,928CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,484,439PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,718,180CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$17,015,108PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$18,388,583CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$469,331PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$670,403CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$12,324,072TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$11,359,904TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,238,943NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,568,291NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSCPA is a public school serving approximately 1,215 students in grades K-12 in Fy 2023-2024. Student retention over a ten year period remains an average of 96% (because the school is a school of parent choice, the Board interpolates a parent satisfaction rate of 96% as well); Faculty retention, over a five year period, averages over 88%; Average State standardized test scores are 16-22% higher than the resident district.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,525,729ExpenseAmt
Revenue$937,988RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee234EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Kelly GutierrezBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6513955900PhoneNum

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Address Line14260 Stagecoach Trail NorthAddressLine1Txt
CityStillwaterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55082ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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Jeff Johnson
Parent Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terri Gulbrandson
Parent Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Stiles
Parent Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristen Denzer
Parent Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Hajlo
Chair/Community Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nicole Donnay
Vice Chair/Teacher Member41.00Yes (X)$82,524$0$7,308Yes (X)
Angela Galati
Teacher Member41.00Yes (X)$16,662$0$11,212
Deb Keyes
Teacher Member41.00Yes (X)$57,754$0$14,036
Rita Thorson
Teacher Member41.00Yes (X)$79,970$0$7,276
Jon Gutierrez
Executive Director40.00$198,702$0$20,013Yes (X)
Kelly Gutierrez
Executive Director of Finance & Operations40.00$149,046$0$16,545Yes (X)
William Blotske
Director of Building40.00$131,614$0$10,117Yes (X)
Joann Karetov
Principal40.00$140,780$0$9,541Yes (X)
Andrew Sachariason
Principal40.00$151,999$0$20,932Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Blazerworks
5500 Peachtree Pkwy 500Peachtree CornersGA30092Staffing services$474,967
Blue Ribbon Cleaning
755 Prior Ave N Suite 1088St PaulMN55104Janitorial services$269,766
Egan Company
11611 Business Park Blvd NChamplinMN55316Constructions services$238,616
Upper Lakes Food
1720 Cannon RdNorthfieldMN55057Food supplies$218,489
Creative Planning
5454 W 110th StOverland ParkKS66211Financial services$123,837
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$20,271FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$16,434,445GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$36,334AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Fees from Patrons611710$649,214$649,214
Admission and Student Activities611710$148,780$148,780
Food Sales611710$104,232$104,232
Tuition Revenue611710$7,100$7,100
Medical Assistance611710$5,721$5,721
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$915,047TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$163,202TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$163,202ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$20,988RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$20,988RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,988TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$2,099OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,953OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,953TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$33,834FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$20,271ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$9,800FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,034TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$24,034ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$43,075GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$17,730CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

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Total Revenue Column$25,345TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25,345ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescPension RevenueDesc
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Exclusion$76,561ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$76,561OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,718,180TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$937,988RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$289,142ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$749,068TotalAmt
Program Services$617,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,739,447TotalAmt
Program Services$7,222,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,517,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,205,647TotalAmt
Program Services$955,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$695,885TotalAmt
Program Services$587,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$683,047TotalAmt
Program Services$565,894ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,440TotalAmt
Management And General$12,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,911TotalAmt
Management And General$167,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,156,324TotalAmt
Program Services$992,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$430,206TotalAmt
Program Services$369,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,407TotalAmt
Program Services$198,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,059,486TotalAmt
Program Services$2,059,486ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,816TotalAmt
Program Services$55,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,488TotalAmt
Program Services$14,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$564,647TotalAmt
Program Services$434,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,620TotalAmt
Program Services$53,620ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Equipment$544,612$499,313$45,299
Food$444,480$396,521$47,959
Supplies$208,963$208,963
Dues and Memberships$67,825$21,659$46,166

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,264TotalAmt
Program Services$273,264ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,388,583TotalAmt
Program Services$15,525,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,862,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,925,375BOYAmt
EOY$1,592,516EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,050,530BOYAmt
EOY$3,000,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,720,067BOYAmt
EOY$2,700,161EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,000BOYAmt
EOY$6,813EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,300BOYAmt
EOY$99,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,912,567LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,933,810LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,189,266BOYAmt
EOY$3,978,757EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,526,477BOYAmt
EOY$2,550,944EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,563,015BOYAmt
EOY$13,928,195EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,173,968BOYAmt
EOY$790,945EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,372BOYAmt
EOY$63,424EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,260BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,923,472BOYAmt
EOY$10,505,535EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,324,072BOYAmt
EOY$11,359,904EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,483,493BOYAmt
EOY$1,974,371EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,722,436BOYAmt
EOY$593,920EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,238,943BOYAmt
EOY$2,568,291EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,563,015BOYAmt
EOY$13,928,195EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$670,403ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$249PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,323,672OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,406,622DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,917,050BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,588,895OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,527,188DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,061,707BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,978,757TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Deferred Pension Outflows$2,166,089
ROU Equipment, Net of Amortization$384,855
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,550,944TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred Inflow of Pension Resources$638,224
Pension Liability$9,521,768
Leases Payable$345,543
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,505,535TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Charter School is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Charter School also qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under applicable statutes of the State of Minnesota. Management believes that it is not reasonably possible for any tax position benefits to increase or decrease significantly over the next 12 months. As of June 30, 2024, there were no income tax related accrued interest or penalties recognized in either the statement of financial position or the statement of activities. The Charter School files informational returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and in the Minnesota state jurisdiction. U.S. federal returns and Minnesota returns for the prior three fiscal years are closed. No returns are currently under examination in any tax jurisdiction.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The nondiscriminatory policy is published in registration and solictation materials and posted on the school's website, although nnot posted on the homepage.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The school receoved federal and state funding.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Prep OpenEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$50,834GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$20,271CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$30,563GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$800CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,400FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,600EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$50,834GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$20,271CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$30,563GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$800CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,400FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,600EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$9,800DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$20,763NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jon Gutierrez
Executive Director$198,702$0$0$0$0$0$14,899$0$5,114$0$218,715$0$0$0
Andrew Sachariason
Principal$151,999$0$0$0$0$0$9,618$0$11,314$0$172,931$0$0$0
Kelly Gutierrez
Executive Director of Finance & Oper$149,046$0$0$0$0$0$11,400$0$5,145$0$165,591$0$0$0
Joann Karetov
Principal$140,780$0$0$0$0$0$9,244$0$297$0$150,321$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Kelly Gutierrez and Jon Gutirrez are husband and wife leaders of the district.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The school has the following members: parents/guardians of enrolled students; members of the community; and staff of the school.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Academy's board of directors are elected by the paretns, teachers, and staff of the academy at the annual election.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe school does not have any committees that have authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and reviewed by the school's management. The reviewed draft of the form 990 is provided to the board electronically prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOn an annual basis, directors are required to complete a disclousure statement to identify potential conflicts, prior to the start of any negotiations, or consideration od a grant request by the Organization, directors are expected to make full disclosure to the best of their knowledge of any dual interest in a proposed transaction by submitting report to the chair or other officer dedignated by the board to handle such matters, supplying and reasons why the transactions might not be in the best interest of the school. In matters requiring prior approval of the board of directors, the chair or other officer shall forward copies of the disclosure report to the board before its approval. Individuals with dual interest in a proposed transaction shall not vote on the matter and shall not participate in the discussion except to answer questions. Conflict of interest potential is evaluated by administration before contracts are entered into. Counsel is engaged to advide on major contracts entered into with potential conflicts of interest and these contracts are reviewed and approved by the board. Included in this policy are administrators, directors, and officers, proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutesor as otherwise appropriate.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Research based resources are available to the board: MACS compensation surveys, condultation with school's authorizer who provided comparison salaries of 15-20 other charter schools, and an independent board representative conducted a survery of comparable positions throughout the twin cities metro area. Research findings were reported to the board and board determined salary based on these facts and the employees' performance and attainment of goals. The most recent formal compensation study was completed in 2017 for executive director J. Gutierrez; chief operating officer, K. Gutierrez; and all other staff. The process described here was last completed in 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The school makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 1:The school follows a modified accrual method of accounting as prescribed by the Minnesota Department of Education. The government wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Grants and similar items are recognized when all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The process for oversight and selections of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Friends of St Croix Preparatory AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14260 Stagecoach Trail NorthAddressLine1Txt
CityStillwaterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55082ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270126330EIN
Primary ActivitiesSchool Building LeasingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12b, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1St Croix Preparatory AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Friends of St Croix Preparatory AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeKTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,965,452InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationLease agreementMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt