Organizations Filed Purposes:
KINWELL ACADEMY, INC. PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WHERE PUBLIC SCHOOL DID NOT WORK FOR THEM. IT FOCUSES ON HOLISTIC EDUCATION THAT TARGETS EACH STUDENT'S EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC NEEDS.
DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH FORCED THE SCHOOL TO MOVE FROM THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING TO DISTANCE LEARNING, KINWELL ACADEMY, INC. SERVICED 44 STUDENTS WHO WERE STRUGGLING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA. DURING THE YEAR, DR. KEITH PUFFER AND A GROUP OF INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STUDIED THE STUDENTS AND EVALUATED SOME OF THE TRAUMA WHICH HAD GREATLY INFLUENCED THE STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS WERE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY MUSIC AND ART THERAPY CLASSES AS WELL AS A COOKING CLASS. THE SCHOOL AVERAGED 6.1 CREDITS PER STUDENT, WHICH LED TO SEVEN STUDENTS GRADUATING AND MOVING ON TO THEIR ADULT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THREE OF THE GRADUATES ARE PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION, ONE HAS ENTERED THE MILITARY AND THREE ARE WORKING FULL TIME JOBS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kelly Snyder | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ryan Jones | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michelle Bunker | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Terry Munday | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tim Chambers | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jim Gartland | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Doug Ballinger | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Jim Sonnefield | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Amy Smelzer | VICE PRESIDE | 20 | $0 |
| Jerry Harshman | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
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