2024-02-17T10:28:17-06:00 2023-06-30 201826687 Pilc & Moseley LLC 4312 Grove Avenue Richmond VA 23221 990 2022-07-01 541518603 Richmond Waldorf School RICH 8043778024 1301 Robin Hood Rd Richmond VA 23227 Ashley S Long Board Chair 8043778024 2024-01-29 1 Ashley Long 999009999 0 William C Pilc P00292400 8049188490 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Ashley S Long 1301 Robin Hood Rd Richmond VA 23227 2799286 0 X www.richmondwaldorf.com X 1988 VA Our Waldorf approach to educate seeks to nurture physical, moral, intellectual, artistic, emotional & spiritual capacities of the child. 8 8 59 200 0 0 188848 88000 2513490 2656849 1489 23278 20365 3486 2724192 2771613 302676 318180 0 0 1454448 1540904 0 0 75748 811684 751412 2568808 2610496 155384 161117 3138970 3453752 1969365 2123030 1169605 1330722 X Our approach to a holistic Waldorf education lays the foundation for a life full of meaning and purpose. (See 4a) 0 0 2096586 318180 2661008 Established in 1996, Richmond Waldorf School is a Pre-K through 8th grade independent Waldorf School located on a 3.5 acre urban campus in Richmond, VA. We serve 190 students through a developmentally- appropriate curriculum that honors each student for who they are and seeks to develop their whole person - intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically. RWS emphasizes hands-on learning with an artistic and practical approach to academic subjects. Waldorf students develop meaningful skills in a way that inspires confidence, builds practical skills, and cultivates creativity. RWS Faculty and Administration are dedicated to growing Waldorf education and share the common goal of raising a new generation of students to care for each other, themselves, and the world around them. Waldorf class teaching is demanding and enormously rewarding work. Our educators model what it means to be a whole human and the pedagogy reinforces strong and meaningful relationships. One notable aspect of our grades program is that the Waldorf teacher remains with their class for multiple years - often from first through eighth grade. This paradigm centers healthy child development by showing students how their teacher works to continually cultivate an atmosphere of awareness and interest, present new opportunities for self-discovery, and demonstrate their service to the world. With a specialized curriculum, investing in a faculty of credentialed Waldorf teachers and staff is naturally a large portion of the program's expenses. 70% of RWS faculty have over ten years teaching experience. Just as our teachers grow our students' sense of self-reliance, our school aims to continually offer increased professional development opportunities and compensation. 82377 An investment in high quality supplies is integral to delivering a Waldorf curriculum. Our students use natural beeswax crayons, colored pencils, and watercolors for their main lesson books and artwork. In handwork classes, students knit and crochet with hand dyed wool roving and yarn. Using only hand tools, children in the woodworking program concentrate on honing their skills to make practical, beautiful objects. Developing endurance is the cornerstone of our bike program, where every child learns to master life on two wheels. Because we believe that every human is musical, we strengthen children's musicality through songs, dances and games and then build up literacy teaching various wind instruments, culminating in formal string instrument instruction. In the Early Childhood program, teachers work with handmade and natural toys and fabrics, including wooden figurines, handmade dolls, and playsilks. All these tactile, sensory supplies speak to our mission to connect the head, heart, and hands of our students, delivering a balanced, holistic, and fully integrated curriculum. 33523 Today's child needs connection with the natural world more than ever. Field trips enliven the curriculum for the students by expanding their sensory experiences with the content they are studying in the classroom. From multi-day overnight trips to locally curated day destinations, the school invests heavily in these experiences to support the deepening of the students' knowledge and understanding of the world around them. A few of the multi-day rites of passage at RWS include a third grade trip to live and work at a biodynamic organic farm, fifth grade camping trip to a Virginia bee sanctuary, and a sixth grade caving excursion. To bring academics to life, RWS partners with other independent schools on Pentathalon and Medieval games. For the younger children who are not quite ready to leave the nest overnight, RWS has long established relationships with local farms, orchards and specialty museums. 2212486 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Ashley S Long 8043778024 1301 Robin Hood Road Richmond VA 23227 Ashley Long Board Chair 20.00 X X 0 0 0 Marianne Kelliher Board Secretary 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Greg Bauer Board Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Kimberly Washburn Trustee 10.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Simon Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Brooke Anderson Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Kadie Parsley Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Gillert Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Dawn Pollard Ex Officio 5.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Maury Ex Officio 5.00 X 0 0 0 Erica Childress Ex Officio 5.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Cross Interim Director 40.00 X 36945 0 0 Timothy Daniel Interim Director 40.00 X 36833 0 206 73778 0 206 0 0 0 0 0 9730 78270 9730 88000 Tuition & Fees 611600 2656849 2656849 2656849 23278 23278 27000 9730 27673 -673 -673 Other Income 611600 4159 4159 4159 2771613 2661008 0 22605 318180 318180 113250 98527 9060 5663 1125337 979044 90027 56266 206854 205297 958 599 95463 83053 7637 4773 13153 12495 658 8650 8218 432 157200 14011 143189 1661 1661 37543 3754 30035 3754 167333 158967 8366 69672 60614 5574 3484 59913 56917 2996 50561 48033 2528 22433 21311 1122 Supplies & Materials 82377 76936 4232 1209 Field Trips 33523 33523 Dues & Membership Fees 14617 14325 292 PA Expenses 11406 11406 21370 6214 15156 2610496 2212486 322262 75748 450839 562157 695032 890312 13181 17881 2220434 255470 1979918 1964964 0 18438 3138970 3453752 58950 72161 475678 646628 1434737 1387080 0 17161 1969365 2123030 X 1167605 1330722 2000 0 1169605 1330722 3138970 3453752 161117 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 487500 487500 1593216 223667 1369549 139718 31803 107915 1964964 Operating Lease Liability 17161 17161 X Part X, Line 2: Richmond Waldorf School is exempt from federal income tax as a nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as an organization other than a private foundation. However, income from certain activities not directly related to the School's tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. There was no liability for unrelated business income for the year June 30, 2023. The School is subject to taxation in the U.S. and a small number of state and local jurisdictions. The material jurisdictions subject to potential examination by taxing authorities include the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Management does not believe that the ultimate outcome of any future examinations of open tax years will have a material impact on the School's results of operations. Tax years that remain subject to examination by the IRS are the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 through June 30, 2023. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 The policy is noted in the school's annual report and on the school's website Annual Festivals 36055 9730 26325 20562 Classroom Events 675 675 2671 2 4440 36730 9730 27000 27673 27673 -673 0 Scholarships and Aid 111 318180 Book Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The Organization's board members have the power to elect new board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Board of Trustees reviews the Form 990 against CPA reviewed financials with the tax preparer prior to filing Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All board members are asked to disclose any conflicts of interest at each board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation is determined by the Finance Committee and Board by analyzing comparative data from a compensation survey and study. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All board members are asked to disclose any conflicts of interest at each board meeting.