2024-08-23T22:58:30-07:00 2023-05-31 990EZ 2022-06-01 821541783 BEREA ACADEMY SAINT LOUIS BERE 3145564725 510 Meadowbrook Valley Dr Eureka MO 63025 Elizabeth Mennemeyer Executive Director 3145564725 2024-08-26 1 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X www.bereaacademystl.org X X 142827 7 142820 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142827 0 0 124558 4997 2000 22404 0 153959 -11132 30553 0 19421 30553 19421 0 0 0 0 30553 19421 0 0 30553 19421 Provide college preparatory tutoring and life skills training for K-12 homeschooled students. Our #1 expense is payments to our tutors and support staff. Tutoring sessions are held three days per week, increasing accessibility for the homeschool community. Tutoring sessions meet once or twice per week, allowing students valuable time with tutors and also teaching time management. Tutors are employed based on their unique skills to provide a high-quality program to the homeschool community. Berea Academy utilizes a traditional school year, beginning in September and ending in May, with the year divided into two semester blocks. The entire format is designed to provide the homeschool student a group learning experience to enhance their home learning environment. 0 124558 Our #2 expense is for supplies. These include non-consumables such as curriculum/books, white boards, computers, projectors, copiers, tables, and chairs, as well as consumables such as cleaning supplies, writing utensils, paper, toner, whiteboard markers, ID tags, etc. 0 22404 Our #3 expense is rent and liability insurance. Berea Academy meets in Southgate Church, a centrally located facility with convenient highway access. Berea Academy's student population comes from St. Louis County, St. Louis City, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, and Franklin County in Missouri, as well as areas of Illinois. Our central location provides the opportunity for homeschoolers from across the region to build relationships socially and academically in a safe and secure environment. 0 6997 153959 Elizabeth Mennemeyer Executive Director; Board of Directors 40 3145 0 0 Marguerite Sanazaro Tutor 20 20995 0 0 Jennifer Hogan Tutor 20 11300 0 0 Linda Farley Administrative Assistant 0.2 280 0 0 Jessica Turcios President, Board of Directors; Tutor 20 15730 0 0 Nicole Davis Tutor 10 6000 0 0 Christina Maichel Tutor 15 13260 0 0 Amber Sobery Tutor 10 3639 0 0 Jocelyn Wofford Tutor; Technology Support 15 4320 0 0 Katherine Brooks Tutor 15 2960 0 0 Angela Schneider Tutor 15 3360 0 0 Anne Sipe Tutor 20 13320 0 0 Clara Brehob Campus Liaison 20 4892 0 0 Grace Balassi Tutor 10 1404 0 0 Kori Zide Tutor 20 3432 0 0 Maria Tetley Tutor 20 5156 0 0 Stephanie O'Brien Secretary, Board of Directors 10 0 0 0 Angela Mertz Board of Directors 10 0 0 0 Kyle Mertz Board of Directors 10 0 0 0 Krista Attarian Board of Directors 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MO Elizabeth Mennemeyer 510 Meadowbrook Valley Dr Eureka MO 63025 3145564725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 3253 1725 2843 1918 7 9746 138415 137090 155746 130378 142820 704449 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141668 138815 158589 132296 142827 714195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 714195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141668 138815 158589 132296 142827 714195 1 1 0 0 X Our bookkeeper left our organization without warning in early 2023 and left the books a mess. In order to allow time to clean up the books, we attempted to file an extension for our 2022 Form 990-EZ in October 2023. However, our extension was rejected. When we contacted the IRS, we were told that our 2021 Form 990-EZ had been "parked in limbo" because we changed our director's name, organization address, and accounting period dates on that return. We had no idea that our return had not been processed. We contacted the IRS and the representative told us that she was filing a referral to put our return through to processing and that it would take 8-16 weeks for processing. We received a letter from the IRS in November 2023 that our return was in process and that it would take up to 9 weeks to be processed. During this time, we were continuing to clean up our accounting mess. We were notified in March 2024 that we were late in filing our Form 990-EZ, but we had never received a notice from the IRS that our 2021 Form 990-EZ had finally been processed. Our books are now cleaned up and we are filing this late return. We are also ready to file our 2023 Form 990-EZ as soon as this return is accepted. Please accept this request for reasonable cause for filing late and please do not assess our organization a penalty. We acted in good faith to try to file an extension and had no idea that our 2021 return had not been processed.