Nonprofit · EIN 36-3838771
SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY
Also known as C-O HELENE BARTZ
Tax-exempt · DES PLAINES, IL 60016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,371,994 | $8,920,030 | -$548,036 | $12,963,097 | $9,657,383 | $3,305,714 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,351,701 | $8,994,918 | -$643,217 | $14,075,627 | $10,190,686 | $3,884,941 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $314,934
- Program service revenue
- $8,012,952
- Investment income
- $30,991
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$8,175
- Other revenue
- $13,117
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,605,425
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $336,216
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,995,215
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,277,868
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,935
- Accounting fees
- $20,680
- Occupancy
- $412,029
- Depreciation
- $286,427
- Program services (functional)
- $7,052,967
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,820,559
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,504
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,075,627
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,963,097
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,657,383
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,305,714
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,983,125
- Publicly traded securities
- $737,663
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,305,714
- Gross receipts
- $8,396,450
- Employees
- 108
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD HOLLINGER EXIT 6302024 | FORMER INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL Former | 40 | $136,195 |
| AMA R THOMPSON | DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,367 |
| ERIKA F MALIWANAG | 4TH & 5TH GRADE SCIENCE, SCIENCE COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,796 |
| CONRAD WILDSMITH | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $103,125 |
| MELINDA J HILDEBRANDT | DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,053 |
| JAMES RADERMACHER EXIT 6302025 | BUSINESS MANAGER Officer | 32 | $75,608 |
| KIRSTEN BEDWAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BERT GUTIERREZ-WYNNE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE EIKENBERRY | FINANCE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK ANDERSON | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TED ARTHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN APLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK FORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HILLARI JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE OOSTERBAAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITESH SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERBIE NEAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW SIMNICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY COSTELLO | HEAD OF SCHOOL (THRU JUN-2023) Officer | 40 | $147,974 | $0 |
| EDWARD HOLLINGER | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $113,391 | $7,000 |
| JAMES RADERMACHER | BUSINESS MANAGER Officer | 40 | $72,900 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN BEDWAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERT GUTIERREZ-WYNNE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE EIKENBERRY | FINANCE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ANDERSON | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED ARTHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN APLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK FORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARI JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE OOSTERBAAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITESH SHAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERBIE NEAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SIMNICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1825 MINER ST, DES PLAINES, IL 60016-4778
- In care of
- % JAMES RADERMACHER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RITESH SHAH, 1825 MINER STREET, DES PLAINES, IL 60016
- Signed the 990
- RITESH SHAH, FINANCE CHAIR
- Phone
- (847) 827-7880
- Return prepared by
- SASSETTI LLC
Mission
TO EDUCATE GIFTED CHILDREN IN AN ACADEMICALLY DIFFERENTIATED AND ENRICHED ENVIRONMENT WHILE RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD. OUR SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO EMBRACE THEIR POTENTIAL AND CULTIVATES THEIR ACADEMIC ABILITIES, CREATIVE TALENTS, AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH.
Program accomplishments
- SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY (SAA) BELIEVES THAT EVERY GIFTED CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION THAT IS APPROPRIATE TO HIS OR HER POTENTIAL. CONSISTENT WITH THIS BELIEF, SAA CREATES A STIMULATING LEARNING EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS SUITED TO OUR STUDENTS' VARIED LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT SAA'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE, FACILITATE, AND IGNITE STUDENT LEARNING FURTHER, THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR A GIFTED CHILD GUIDED BY EXPERTS IN GIFTED EDUCATION AND INCORPORATES THREE COMPONENTS:1) ROBUST ACADEMICS WHICH APPROPRIATELY CHALLENGES EACH STUDENT, 2) EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WHICH FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND BUILDS GREATER SELF-CONFIDENCE, 3) SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GAIN SKILLS FOR LIFE-LONG SUCCESS. WE DELIVER A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO OVER 238 STUDENTS IN GRADES JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN THOUGH EIGHTH GRADE, 172 DAYS A YEAR.Expenses $7,052,967 · grants $1,605,425 · revenue $8,034,244
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3838771
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,963,097
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,396,450
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,371,994 | $8,920,030 | $12,963,097 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,351,701 | $8,994,918 | $14,075,627 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,976,823 | $8,174,965 | $14,651,238 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3838771).
Questions about SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY
- What is the EIN of SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY is 36-3838771.
- Is SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RITESH SHAH.
- Who are the officers and directors of SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,195 (EDWARD HOLLINGER EXIT 6302024, FORMER INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does SCIENCE AND ARTS ACADEMY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,371,994, expenses of $8,920,030 and total assets of $12,963,097 at year end.
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