2026-05-15T11:22:03-07:00 2025-06-30 263834821 O'KEEFE CPA LLC 4770 SUNRISE HIGHWAY 200 MASSAPEQUA PARK NY 11762 990 2024-07-01 760800603 The Ideal School of Manhattan IDEA 2127691699 5 Hanover Square New York NY 10004 Margaret Conklin CFO 2127691699 2026-05-14 true true Timothy O'Keefe P01399081 5165864940 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Janet Wolfe 5 Hanover Square New York NY 10004 18413731 false X www.theidealschool.org X 2005 NY An independent school providing a comprehensive educational program for children from K through 12th grade. 20 19 159 19 0 0 1925005 1849423 16608815 16392558 116 78 19491 8239 18553427 18250298 3167595 2702426 0 11105596 11879275 0 426218 7621459 8070576 21894650 22652277 -3341223 -4401979 63539050 59968636 56222800 57054365 7316250 2914271 An independent school providing a comprehensive educational program for children from K through 12th grade. false false 18828932 2702426 16392558 Operation of a K through grade twelve elementary school extending the definition of diversity in education to include varying abilities. 18828932 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 159 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 20 19 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false true false false NY X X Margaret Conklin 2127691699 5 Hanover Square New York NY 10004 Michele Smith Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Audra Zuckerman Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Mitch Rubin Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Kelly Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Evan Azriliant Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Moyer Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Alyssa Picchini Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Janet Wolfe Head School 40.00 X X 495029 0 24301 Robert McQueen Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Kesten Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Steinberg Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Megan Mack Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Lewis Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Ziff Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Jay Eisenhofer President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Lorch Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Providenti Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Ronald Fischer Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Cromwell Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 David Orowitz Trustee 5.00 X 0 0 0 Yolanda Wyns PA President 5.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Conklin CFO 40.00 X 190976 0 20230 Jorge Chica Director of Technology 40.00 X 150150 0 18306 Tara Slinn Director of Learning 40.00 X 157240 0 15285 Tara Fersko Interim LS Head 40.00 X 154457 0 23269 Joanne Strauss Middle School Head 40.00 X 132781 0 6123 1280633 0 107514 6 true true false Butter Beans 39-01 22nd Street LI City NY 11101 Food Service 367032 5 Hanover Square LLC 6922 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles CA 90028 Rent 246513 Schulte Roth Zabel 919 Third Ave New York NY 10022 Legal 130505 Guardian Service Industries 88005 Expedite Way Chicago IL 60695 Janitorial 226566 Selby Bus XVI Corp 265 E 66th Street New York NY 10065 Transportation 216626 6 225000 71337 1553086 54550 1849423 Tuition 611600 16338744 0 0 Other 611600 53814 0 0 16392558 78 0 78 171672 225000 163433 8239 0 8239 18250298 16392558 0 8317 2702426 2702426 745047 0 745047 0 9071367 8137150 814174 120043 245967 212934 27710 5323 1087304 889721 175340 22243 729590 583672 131326 14592 150906 0 150906 0 80100 0 80100 0 72224 64191 8033 0 159847 79980 76718 3149 573353 472717 75477 25159 2411288 1921878 379575 109835 1765819 1412655 264873 88291 243622 171908 62180 9534 Bad debts 686988 686988 0 0 Lunch costs 359692 359692 0 0 Relocation 35113 0 35113 0 Other 1531624 1133020 370555 28049 22652277 18828932 3397127 426218 634871 1406705 359250 413878 112150 112150 7707275 5214353 181049 12067 16019135 4047464 12415221 11971671 42129234 40837812 63539050 59968636 1992485 2177473 1356495 1068851 7000000 7000000 45873820 46808041 56222800 57054365 X 7204100 2802121 112150 112150 7316250 2914271 63539050 59968636 -4401979 X false false true false X 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 5311800 5311800 8099460 2793371 5306089 2607875 1254093 1353782 11971671 Right-of-use asset, finance lease 40832489 Other receivabkes/assets 5323 40837812 Lease liability, finance 46808041 46808041 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Line 6b New York State Mandated Services. Line 3 The School makes all interested parties aware of its nondiscriminaion policy through advertisiment, brochures and other media. The School makes all interested parties aware of its nondiscrimination policy through advertisment, brochures and other media. GALA 336201 200000 136201 144425 GOLF 60471 25000 35471 19008 396672 225000 171672 163433 163433 8239 true Financial Aid 52 0 2702426 Applied Financial Aid Pt I Line 2 Financial aid applied to student accounts. X X X false false false false false false false false false Janet Wolfe 495029 0 0 0 0 0 12200 0 12101 0 519330 0 0 0 Margaret Conklin 190976 0 0 0 0 0 7885 0 12345 0 211206 0 0 0 Jorge Chica 150150 0 0 0 0 0 6256 0 12050 0 168456 0 0 0 Tara Slinn 157240 0 0 0 0 0 3228 0 12057 0 172525 0 0 0 Tara Fersko 154457 0 0 0 0 0 6804 0 16465 0 177726 0 0 0 Joanne Strauss 132871 0 0 0 0 0 5316 0 807 0 138994 0 0 0 91st Street Finance See below Operations X 7000000 7000000 false true true 7000000 Pt II, Line 1 Beneficial owner of entity on Schools Board. X 1 54550 FMV false true true Pt I Line 32b Donated stock sold through broker. Pt VI, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Head of School and CFO prior to submission. A copy of Form 990 is provided to the Board with certain contributor information redacted. Pt VI, Line 19 Available upon request. Pt VI, Line 2 M. Rubin and A. Zuckerman are married. Pt VI, Line 12c The School maintains a written conflict of interest policy. Board members are surveyed via questionaire requiring disclosure of any conflicts. Any issues are referred to the Board for resolution as circumstances arise. Pt VI, Line 15a Compensation for the Head of School is set by the Board in consultation with the Finance Committee using comparability data. Process is conducted annually at the start of the School year and on a periodic basis.