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VISTA CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
VISTA CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 20-0950872)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-01-25
IRS object ID
201340259349300034
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2013-01-25T13:08:33-08:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHADWICKSTEINKIRCHNERDAVIS & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 NORTH 5TH STREET SUITE 401AddressLine1
CityGRAND JUNCTIONCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code815012645ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200950872EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISTA CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlVISTNameControl
Phone9702494470Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 10000AddressLine1
CityMONTROSECity
StateCOState
ZIP Code81402ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBETH SASSName
TitlePRINCIPAL OFFICERTitle
Phone9702494470Phone
Date Signed2013-01-24DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKATHLEEN M WHITE CPAName
Phone9702453000Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonBETH SASSNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 68AddressLine1
CityMONTROSECity
StateCOState
ZIP Code81402ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts4843232GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web Sitewww.vistacharter.orgWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2004YearFormation
State Legal DomicileCOStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionPROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS BECOMING DISENFRANCHISED FROM TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members0NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year1890818ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year4716049ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year113541ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY116181ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year1559InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year465InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year12933OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year10537OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year2018851TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year4843232TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year783696SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year781586SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year304644OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year174890OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year1088340TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year956476TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year930511RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY3886756RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY3869086TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY8521733TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY209994TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY975720TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY3659092NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY7546013NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionPROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense653567Expense
Revenue126718Revenue
DescriptionVISTA ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO LOW-ACHIEVING, HIGH RISK, AND EXPELLED STUDENTS AGES 16 TO 21 AS WELL AS PROVIDING HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO ADULTS.Description
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiestrueReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmttrueIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members0NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonLEANNA SPADAFORANamePerson
Telephone Number9702494470TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11810 ST MARYS DRAddressLine1
CityMONTROSECity
StateCOState
ZIP Code81401ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (6 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
CAROL PARKER
MEMBER3.00X000
SHARON WATKINS
MEMBER3.00X000
LINDA LAKE
SECRETARY3.00X000X
BJ BROWN
VICE PRESIDENT3.00X000X
RUSS STONE
PRESIDENT3.00X000X
BETH SASS
PRINCIPAL40.00X93213018511
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org93213TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation18511TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants4713041GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions3008AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions4716049TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionTUITIONDescription
Business Code611110BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column116181TotalRevenueColumn
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue116181TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column465TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$465ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
VENDING MACHINE REVENUE61160045974597
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE61160059405940
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue10537TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column4843232TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income126718RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$465ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total93213Total
Program Services93213ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total515157Total
Program Services378440ProgramServices
Management And General136717ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total87901Total
Program Services68295ProgramServices
Management And General19606ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total77380Total
Program Services70756ProgramServices
Management And General6624ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total7935Total
Program Services6478ProgramServices
Management And General1457ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2750Total
Program Services2750ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3215Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General3215ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total8752Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General8752ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total33940Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General33940ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total76308Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General76308ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1789Total
Program Services358ProgramServices
Management And General1431ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total18657Total
Program Services18657ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13254Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General13254ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionSUPPLIESDescription
Total16225Total
Program Services14620ProgramServices
Management And General1605ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total956476Total
Program Services653567ProgramServices
Management And General302909ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2924437BOY
EOY627980EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY1631696EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY364871EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis6147139LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec249953LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY903981BOY
EOY5897186EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY40668BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3869086BOY
EOY8521733EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY65639BOY
EOY578560EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY144355BOY
EOY397160EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY209994BOY
EOY975720EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3659092BOY
EOY7546013EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3659092BOY
EOY7546013EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3869086BOY
EOY8521733EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses3886756ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes165ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii
Public Support Total1700PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Total5090PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis595320OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value595320BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis546505OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation249953Depreciation
Book Value296552BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis5005314OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value5005314BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings5897186TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (6 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
RETAINAGE PAYABLE$319,179
DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT$77,981
PAYROLL LIABILITIES
DUE TO OTHER FUNDS
WAREHOUSE INVENTORY PAYABLE
AMERICAN EXPRESS PAYABLE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts397160TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue4843232TotalRevenue
Total Expenses956476TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year3886756ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS3886756ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt4843232TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal4843232RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form9904843232TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt5949519TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included5011702OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9905011702ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal937817ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included18659OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt18659ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990956476TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt XIII Line 2dCAPITALIZED ASSETS
Pt XIII Line 4bTAX DEPRECIATION AND ROUNDING

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmttrueNondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures EtctruePolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast MediatruePolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition RecordstrueMaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships RecordsfalseMaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures EtctrueMaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All SolicitationstrueMaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students RightsfalseDiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn FacultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race ScholarshipsfalseDiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid ReceivedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid RevokedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550trueComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Line 3IT IS IN OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK AND DISTRICT POLICY STUDENT BOOK. EACH PARENT AND STUDENT SIGNS OFF ON THIS.
Line 4d4B NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE AWARDED

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt XICHANGE IN PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCE
Pt VI, Line 19AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL LOCATION
Pt VI, Line 15COMPENSATION DETERMINED BY SCHOOL BOARD
Pt VI, Line 11aBOARD IS GIVEN 990 TO REVIEW