THE ARETE PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE ARETE PROJECT (EIN 83-0952003)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-08-01
IRS object ID: 202102139349300150
Schema version: 2020v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule N
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-08-01T09:13:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HARRINGTON & HUFF CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1328	AddressLine1Txt
City	SITKA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AK	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	99835	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	830952003	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ARETE PROJECT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ARET	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 225	AddressLine1Txt
City	GUSTAVUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AK	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	99826	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMITY WILCZEK	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-07-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	AMITY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	WILCZEK	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHRISTINE E HARRINGTON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00441102	PTIN
Phone	9077475500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-07-07	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Final Return	Yes (X)	FinalReturnInd
Principal Officer	AMITY WILCZEK	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$247,027	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2019	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AK	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO TRAIN DIVERSE GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR LIVES OF CITIZENSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP BY CONVENING DIVERSE GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR INTENSIVE LIVING-LEARNING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract Termination	Yes (X)	ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$444,894	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$144,789	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$28,084	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$102,238	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,250	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$475,228	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$247,027	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$20,990	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$56,494	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$76,320	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$110,253	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$97,310	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$166,747	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$377,918	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$80,280	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$391,348	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,543	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$388,805	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO TRAIN DIVERSE GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR LIVES OF CITIZENSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP BY CONVENING DIVERSE GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR INTENSIVE LIVING-LEARNING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$166,747	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$102,238	RevenueAmt
Desc	ACADEMIC COURSES AND PRACTICAL SKILL INSTRUCTION IN AN INTENSIVE LIVING- LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$166,747	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	Yes (true)	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIN OLSON	PersonNm
Phone	9077475500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 MILE DOCK ROAD 199	AddressLine1Txt
City	GUSTAVUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AK	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	99826	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
AMITY WILCZEK
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH CHARLET
VICE-PRESIDE	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHUBHRA MURARKA
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HANK LENTFER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMELIA WILSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants	$27,471	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$117,318	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$144,789	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$102,238	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$102,238	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$102,238	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$247,027	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$102,238	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,915	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,915	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,579	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,924	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,924	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,561	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,561	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,922	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,922	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,082	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,610	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,610	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,725	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,725	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
COVID-19 EXPENSES	$27,294	$27,294
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$23,135	$23,135

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$166,747	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,697	BOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,236	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$415	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,543	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,543	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$388,805	BOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$388,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$80,280	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$469,085	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$472,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$144,789	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$617,767	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$102,238	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$102,238	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$472,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$247,027	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$720,005	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$720,005	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$472,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$247,027	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$720,005	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509	Yes (X)	First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Disposition Of Assets Detail DispositionOfAssetsDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Distri Or Expnss Paid	MERGER	AssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc
Distribution	2020-12-31	DistributionDt
Fair Market Value Of Asset	$469,085	FairMarketValueOfAssetAmt
Method Of FMV Determination	COST	MethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt
EIN	472128576	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TIDELINES INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	GUSTAVUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AK	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	99826	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRC Section	501C3	IRCSectionTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor2	Yes (true)	DirectorOfSuccessor2Ind
Employee Of Successor2	false	EmployeeOfSuccessor2Ind
Owner Of Successor2	false	OwnerOfSuccessor2Ind
Receive Compensation2	false	ReceiveCompensation2Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ORGANIZATION BY REQUEST EITHER IN WRITING OR VIA EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	ASSET TRANSFER -469,085 ON DECEMBER 31, 2020 THE ARETE PROJECT MERGED WITH AND TRANSFERRED ALL ASSETS TO INIAN ISLANDS INSTITUTE (EIN: 47-2128576). ON JANUARY 9, 2021, INIAN ISLANDS INSTITUTE CHANGED ITS NAME TO TIDELINES INSTITUTE.