2026-03-17T10:17:00-05:00 2025-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 1570 FRUITVILLE PIKE SUITE 400 LANCASTER PA 17601 990 2024-07-01 232633105 ECOLE FRANCAISE INTERNATIONALE DE PHILADELPHIE ECOL 6106671284 150 NORTH HIGHLAND AVENUE BALA CYNWYD PA 19004 KATHLEEN KOTCHICK HEAD OF SCHOOL 6106671284 2026-03-02 1 1 KERRI N BOGDA P00760402 7177404863 2026-03-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KATHLEEN KOTCHICK 150 NORTH HIGHLAND AVENUE BALA CYNWYD PA 19004 10911641 0 X EFIPONLINE.COM X 1991 PA CO-EDUCATIONAL DAY SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE 17 17 93 17 0 0 850770 683789 9576093 10206727 3822 1844 88190 19281 10518875 10911641 2341418 2544839 0 0 5855278 5890721 0 0 156835 2126031 2937498 10322727 11373058 196148 -461417 17523611 16437459 11613657 11797404 5909954 4640055 X THE ECOLE FRANCAISE INTERNATIONALE DE PHILADELPHIE, ALSO KNOWN AS EFIP OR FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA, IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SERVING A MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY AND OFFERING A DUAL CURRICULUM IN FRENCH AND IN ENGLISH, ACCREDITED BY THE MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION AND THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. OUR STUDENTS BECOME FLUENT IN BOTH LANGUAGES, COMPETENT IN ALL ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, GROW AS CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, AND GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR OTHER CULTURES. 0 0 9237855 2544839 10206727 THE FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA, ALSO KNOWN AS ECOLE FRANCAISE INTERNATIONALE DE PHILADELPHIE (EFIP), OFFERS A STRONG ACADEMIC CURRICULUM IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1991 IN RENTED SPACE WITH JUST EIGHT STUDENTS. EVENTUALLY, AS THE SCHOOL STEADILY GREW, IT WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE TWO SEPARATE FACILITIES IN BALA CYNWYD - A LOWER SCHOOL IN 1997 AND AN UPPER SCHOOL IN 2006. TODAY THERE ARE 320 STUDENTS ENROLLED, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 45 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SPEAK FRENCH CAN ENTER AT AGE 3, 4, OR 5. THE FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ATTRACTS EQUAL NUMBERS OF FRENCH, AMERICAN, AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES WHO WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO RECEIVE A TOP QUALITY ACADEMIC EDUCATION WHILE GAINING THE ADDED BENEFIT OF BECOMING BILINGUAL AND EXPERIENCING OTHER CULTURES. THE SCHOOL OFFERS A BALANCED PROGRAM THAT CAPITALIZES ON THE STRENGTHS OF BOTH THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. ITS STUDENTS SUCCEED IN DEVELOPING THEIR BILINGUAL ABILITIES BECAUSE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND ACADEMIC LEARNING ARE OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. THE FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL. IT IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY BOTH THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL GOVERNING AGENCIES. ITS GRADUATES ATTEND THE TOP PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS ABROAD. 9237855 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 93 1 0 1 FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA X JORDAN BURNS DIR OF FINANCE & HR 6106671284 150 NORTH HIGHLAND AVENUE BALA CYNWYD PA 19004 MRS NADINE DURHAM CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MR ANDREW CHIRLS ESQ VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MR CORNEL FUERER VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MS SYLVIE SATRE TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MR OLIVIER DELABROY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS BARBARA FREED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS NANCY GABEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR BRIAN JOHNSTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS HELEN KOENIG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS CATHERINE KOSMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR PETER LORENZI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR RYAN MCCAFFREY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MRS ANNABELLE SALLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR MATTHEW WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS DEBORAH R WILLIG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS SONIA ADAMSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS DANIELLE GROSS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS KATHLEEN KOTCHICK HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 0.00 X 294168 0 37811 MS SYLVIA CONNELLY ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 0.00 X 110000 0 22860 404168 0 60671 2 0 1 0 0 360278 323511 18050 683789 TUITION 611710 9609278 9609278 LUNCH PROGRAM 611710 211234 211234 CAMP INCOME 611710 142257 142257 CHILDCARE 611710 113674 113674 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM 611710 108163 108163 22121 22121 10206727 1844 1844 8000 0 8000 8000 8000 ADMIN DISPLAY FEE 900099 10416 10416 SCHOOL STORE INCOME 900099 865 865 11281 10911641 10206727 0 21125 2544839 2544839 337793 337793 3743735 3327601 340241 75893 428723 382236 32499 13988 1052816 912769 108560 31487 327654 267464 60190 134299 134299 5298 5298 66997 66997 18723 18723 11459 11459 195684 147079 48605 135058 135058 422968 254370 157507 11091 157009 153264 3745 12120 11821 299 327018 327018 554531 554531 60070 60070 BAD DEBTS 558057 558057 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 118921 118921 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 96638 96638 CAFETERIA EXPENSE 22900 22900 39748 17914 8917 12917 11373058 9237855 1978368 156835 6507 245824 139000 953118 389952 12009 21224723 5316216 16306153 15908507 17523611 16437459 1452010 1984547 376562 336844 200000 9420158 9154546 364927 121467 11613657 11797404 X 5859954 4271134 50000 368921 5909954 4640055 17523611 16437459 -461417 -808482 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2000000 2000000 18016950 4333604 13683346 889407 879777 9630 318366 102835 215531 15908507 CASH OVERDRAFT 121467 121467 X 8366802 -2544839 -2544839 10911641 0 10911641 8828219 0 8828219 2544839 2544839 11373058 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME, AS DEFINED BY THE IRC. THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE, WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID -2,544,839. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 2,544,839. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION ADVERTISES THEIR NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE VALLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES BOOKS FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 1 FINANCIAL AID 165 2544839 N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION GRANTS TUITION ASSISTANCE BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. FAMILIES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, AS REQUESTED, AS PART OF THE PROCESS. APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE ARE MADE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH REVIEWS ALL APPLICATIONS. TUITION ASSISTANCE IS TREATED AS A DISCOUNT ON FEES. AS A GUIDELINE, THE EFIPS FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE USES A SERVICE CALLED SCHOOL AND STUDENT SERVICES FOR FINANCIAL AID (SSS) WHICH SPECIALIZES IN REVIEWING FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS AND IN DETERMINING FAMILIES' NEEDS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MS KATHLEEN KOTCHICK HEAD OF SCHOOL 294168 0 0 0 0 0 17360 0 20451 0 331979 0 0 0 DEBORAH WILLIG BOARD MEMBER PROVIDE ENHANCED CASH POSITION X 100000 104250 0 0 1 CORNEL FURER BOARD MEMBER PROVIDE ENHANCED CASH POSITION X 100000 104250 0 0 1 208500 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING MANAGER PERFORMS AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. ONCE THE RETURN IS READY TO FILE, IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE WHOLE BOARD THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES AFFECTING ITS STATUS EVERY YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS AND THE HEAD OF SCHOOL ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UPON SIGNING AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONITORS THE STATEMENTS FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY SUCH CONFLICT, IF FOUND TO EXIST, WILL LEAD TO ABSTENTION OF THE INVOLVED PARTY OF ANY DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL USING COMPARABLE DATA. SALARIES FOR HEADS OF SCHOOL OF SIMILAR SCHOOLS ARE REVIEWED TO CONFIRM THAT ANY SALARY DECISIONS FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL ARE MADE WITH REGARD TO THE FAIR MARKET RANGE FOR THE INDUSTRY. ALL SESSIONS INVOLVING COMPENSATION ARE CLOSED AND AS SUCH, ARE NOT DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.