ST MICHAELS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
ST MICHAELS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (EIN 05-0369037)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-09
IRS object ID
202411009349301491
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-09T22:18:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN050369037EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTMIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4018495970PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
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DescPROVIDING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATION (GRADES PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 8) SERVING APPROXIMATELY 238 STUDENTS DURING FY 2023.Desc

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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WALTER LANDBERG
HEAD OF SCHOOL50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$215,305$0$39,187
JAMES POWELL
TREASURER8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MARTIN
CHAIR8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN LOVEJOY
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ANDREW SALEM
VICE CHAIR8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISABELLA DANA RIDALL
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY RICHARDS
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CURT RICHARDSON
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MERVAN OSBORNE
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CHRISTOPHER MCNALLY
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DORRANCE BENSON
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SHEIKA EGAN
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JULIANNA BARBIERI
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ALVARA LONDONO
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EDWARD FERRY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,538,142ProgramServicesAmt

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Management And General$19,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$22,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$758FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$6,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$19,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$47,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,336FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$153,578$142,829$7,678$3,071
SUPPLIES$153,035$123,651$10,054$19,330
EVENT EXPENSE$91,809$75,248$12,811$3,750

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Total$53,252TotalAmt
Program Services$53,252ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,792,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$894,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$243,761FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,160,377BOYAmt
EOY$253,203EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$18,466BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$33,196BOYAmt
EOY$111,049EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$91,177BOYAmt
EOY$82,202EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,563,937LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,155,481BOYAmt
EOY$5,708,276EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$2,255,853BOYAmt
EOY$2,502,145EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,714,550BOYAmt
EOY$9,683,127EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$506,618BOYAmt
EOY$541,097EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$651,551EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$194,521BOYAmt
EOY$139,560EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,312,656BOYAmt
EOY$1,332,208EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,164,793BOYAmt
EOY$6,157,215EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,237,101BOYAmt
EOY$2,193,704EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,401,894BOYAmt
EOY$8,350,919EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,714,550BOYAmt
EOY$9,683,127EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$632,349ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$316,676NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,001,295BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$161,774InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$17,622OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,145,447EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,358,052BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$271,295InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$85,462OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,001,295EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,959,678BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$479,987InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$81,613OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,358,052EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,967,483BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$73,132InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$80,937OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,959,678EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,980,477BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$65,971InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$31,409GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$47,556OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,967,483EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.80000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,955OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$81,955BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,607,837OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,563,236DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,044,601BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$373,923OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$288,580DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,343BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,446,595OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$950,218DepreciationAmt
Book Value$496,377BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,627OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,627DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,708,276TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,428,391TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$316,676NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$104,808OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$421,484RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,006,907RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$17,421InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,538,142OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,555,563RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,562,470TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,479,366TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$104,808OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$104,808ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,374,558ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$17,421InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,538,142OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,555,563ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,930,121TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VAN BEUREN BUILDING, NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS, DIVERSITY AND LEARNING DISABLED, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS IN THE STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE LEARNING METHODS, AND FACULTY ENRICHMENT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
PART X, LINE 2:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE SCHOOL HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF APPLICABLE, AS A COMPONENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 104,808.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:TUTION ASSISTANCE 1,538,142.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 104,808.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:TUTION ASSISTANCE 1,538,142.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE POLICY IS ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PAGE: HTTPS://SMCDS.ORG/ABOUT/DIVERSITY-AND-COMMUNITY/ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event185TH ANNIVERSARY GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$138,096GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$97,587CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$40,509GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$35,575RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$30,139FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$11,975EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$27,119OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$138,096GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$97,587CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$40,509GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$35,575RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$30,139FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$11,975EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$27,119OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$104,808DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$64,299NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeNEED BASED FINANCIAL AIDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient106RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,538,142CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FINANCIAL AID AWARDS ARE CREDITED TO THE STUDENT'S ACCOUNT THROUGH THE STUDENT BILLING SOFTWARE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE. FOR RECIPIENTS OF NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID, THE SCHOOL USES SCHOOL AND STUDENT SERVICES AS A GUIDE WHICH REQUIRES 2 YEARS OF INCOME TAX RETURNS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWALTER LANDBERGPersonNm
TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$185,305BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$30,000OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,198DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$28,989NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$254,492TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AST. MICHAEL'S COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL PROVIDES THE HEAD OF SCHOOL WITH A HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THIS IS TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME.
PART I, LINE 3ST. MICHAEL'S COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL UTILIZES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT COMPARES THE COMPENSATION OF KEY INDIVIDUALS TO COMPENSATION PAID TO INDIVIDUALS IN SIMILAR POSIITONS AT SIMILAR-SIZED SCHOOLS. THE RESULTS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgCHILDREN OF BOARD MEMBERSRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$50,970CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceFINANCIAL AID GRANTSTypeOfAssistanceTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution25ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,590NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE SUPPLIESDesc
Contribution29ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$173,989NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE POLICY IS OVERSEEN BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT WOULD BE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD MEMBER. IF A CONFLICT WAS JUDGED TO EXIST, HE OR SHE WOULD BE ADVISED TO RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON ANY RELATED ISSUE. IF THE CONFLICT IS SEVERE, THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE ADVISED TO RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPARES THE COMPENSATION OF KEY INDIVIDUALS TO COMPENSATION PAID TO INDIVIDUALS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR-SIZED SCHOOLS. THE RESULTS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION WAS DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE SCHOOL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

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