STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

JOURNEY SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
JOURNEY SCHOOL (EIN 47-2017503)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2020-11-17
IRS object ID
202013229349301146
Schema version
2019v5.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-17T13:12:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN510608962PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WARRING & COMPANY LLC CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11101 WOOTTON PKWY SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472017503EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE JOURNEY SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJOURBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2403246160PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 424AddressLine1Txt
CitySPENCERVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20868ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTINA THOMASPersonNm
Person TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLPersonTitleTxt
Phone2403246160PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDIANE J FUTROWSKY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00394085PTIN
Phone3012600809PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTINA THOMASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 424AddressLine1Txt
CitySPENCERVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20868ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$355,683GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEJOURNEYSCHOOL.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA COMMUNITY SUSTAINED EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WHICH SUPPORTS A CHILD'S INTRINSIC CURIOSITY, SENSE OF JUSTICE, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY USING THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY TO ENGAGE EACH CHILD IN THEIR OWN EXCELLENCE, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,164PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$237CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$316,960PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$367,988CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$42,515PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$12,305CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$257,247TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$244,942TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$257,247NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$244,942NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA COMMUNITY SUSTAINED EDUCATIONAL PARNERSHIP WHICH SUPPORTS A CHILD'S INTRINSIC CURIOSITY, SENSE OF JUSTICE, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY USING THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY TO ENGAGE EACH CHILD IN THEIR OWN EXCELLENCE, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$344,469ExpenseAmt
Revenue$355,446RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDE A MONTESSORI INSPIRED EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROVIDE A MONTESSORI INSPIRED EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$344,469TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee6EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRISTINA THOMASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2403246160PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 424AddressLine1Txt
CitySPENCERVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20868ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHRISTINA THOMAS
HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00Yes (X)$58,462$0$4,864
ROBERT RICKENBRODE
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MALINDA CARLSON
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE WEITZMAN
DIRECTOR0.33Yes (X)$39,808$0$0
KRISTEN INGRAM
DIRECTOR0.33Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD WEITZMAN
DIRECTOR0.33Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE WOLANSKI
DIRECTOR0.33Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$98,270TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$237AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$237TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION611110$351,038$351,038
OTHER RELATED SCHOOL I611110$4,408$4,408
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$355,446TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$355,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$355,446RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,270TotalAmt
Program Services$99,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,960TotalAmt
Program Services$104,960ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,047TotalAmt
Program Services$3,047ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$900TotalAmt
Program Services$900ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,532TotalAmt
Program Services$17,532ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,480TotalAmt
Management And General$4,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,842TotalAmt
Program Services$6,842ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,263TotalAmt
Program Services$5,263ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,645TotalAmt
Program Services$64,645ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$628TotalAmt
Program Services$628ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$690TotalAmt
Program Services$690ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164TotalAmt
Program Services$164ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,549TotalAmt
Program Services$5,549ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COSTS$15,008$15,008
STUDENT OUTINGS AND ACT$8,418$8,418
OUTSIDE SERVICES$3,180$3,180
MAINTENANCE$2,897$2,897

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,515TotalAmt
Program Services$5,515ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367,988TotalAmt
Program Services$344,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,838BOYAmt
EOY$244,697EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,915LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,670LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$409BOYAmt
EOY$245EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,247BOYAmt
EOY$244,942EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,247BOYAmt
EOY$244,942EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,247BOYAmt
EOY$244,942EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,247BOYAmt
EOY$244,942EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$12,305ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,915OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,670DepreciationAmt
Book Value$245BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$245TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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 Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPOLICY IS DESCRIBED ON SCHOOL WEBSITE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTINA THOMASPersonNm
Relationship With OrgHEAD OF SCHOOLRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$15,820CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceTUITIONTypeOfAssistanceTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ROBERT RICKENBRODE IS CHRISTINA THOMAS' HUSBAND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC