NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INC (EIN 06-0646765)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-03
IRS object ID
202211239349302286
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-05-03T15:48:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN061415579PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capossela Cohen LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1368 Center StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySouthportCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06890ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN060646765EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1New Canaan Country School IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2039720771PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 997AddressLine1Txt
CityNew CanaanCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP068400997ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVictor CatanoPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2038015651PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstVictorPersonFirstNm
Person LastCatanoPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNathaniel S Yordon CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00045695PTIN
Phone2032547000PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-02PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAaron C CooperPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 997AddressLine1Txt
CityNew CanaanCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP068400997ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$48,004,312GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.countryschool.netWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1916FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of the New Canaan Country School is to guide students to reach their intellectual, creative, moral and physical potential. The organization values the imagination and curiosity of children and respects childhood as an integral part of life. The organization's teachers set high academic standards and challenge students to question, think, collaborate, and act with integrity. The school works in partnership with families to teach personal, social and environmental responsibility and to create a community that honors diversity and our common humanity. New Canaan Country School inspires students to be lifelong learners with the courage and confidence to make a positive contribution to the world.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body24VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee344TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers164TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$15,699NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,659,405PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,242,109CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$23,021,592PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$23,058,740CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,170,243PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,169,341CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$64,341PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,843CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$30,915,581PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,483,033CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$22,700,143CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,651,622CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,801,579PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,031,655CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$29,699,857PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$32,731,798CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,215,724PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,751,235CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$105,474,995TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$119,743,357TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$21,175,350TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,752,591TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$84,299,645NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$94,990,766NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNew Canaan Country School, Inc. is an elementary school grades Pre K-9 and is accredited by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$26,052,703ExpenseAmt
Revenue$23,044,581RevenueAmt
DescEducation expenses incurred for the primary education enrollment of 569 students.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,383,122ExpenseAmt
Revenue$14,159RevenueAmt
DescHorizons is a full-scholarship year-round academic and enrichment program serving approximately 381 disadvantaged students per year primarily from Stamford and Norwalk.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$27,435,825TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document122IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee344EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members24GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member21IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Victor CatanoBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2039720771PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1545 Ponus Ridge RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityNew CanaanCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP068400997ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Sarah M Irwin
President10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tucker Golden
Vice President10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J DiBiasio
Treasurer10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tara Coniglio
Secretary10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn Byrne
Member at Large5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yolanda Seals-Coffield
Member at Large5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Gibbons
Member at Large5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Christopher M Bogart
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arlety Bowman
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Drew Casertano
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Flanagan
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arman C Gokgol-Kline
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Keogh
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mariko G LeBaron
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Heidi Locke Simon
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Monique S Mims
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Ryan
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas Ryder
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elisabeth Schmitt
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rebecca Thornton
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lauren A Romeo
Faculty Representative40.00Yes (X)$127,157$0$56,718
Jeannie Staunton Bean
Faculty Representative40.00Yes (X)$104,220$0$12,375
Aaron C Cooper
Head of School70.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$431,144$0$131,480
Victor Catano
CFO40.00Yes (X)$111,065$0$69,961
Ryan Smith
Dir. of Advancement40.00$207,432$0$53,985Yes (X)
Pamela Safford
Director of Enrollment40.00$188,704$0$46,953Yes (X)
Tom Giggi
Teacher40.00$169,697$0$42,667Yes (X)
Meaghan Mallin
Administrator40.00$166,523$0$129,186Yes (X)
Paul Nye
Controller40.00$154,048$0$17,492Yes (X)
Reshan Richards
Administrator40.00$158,135$0$132,441Yes (X)
Karl Palmgren
Administrator40.00$150,658$0$87,882Yes (X)
Robert Mueller
Former CFO40.00$121,941$0$22,392Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,090,724TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$803,532TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K48IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Claris Construction Inc
153 S Main StreetNewtownCT06470Construction$8,370,313
Dattco Inc
583 South StreetNew BritainCT06051Transportation$1,031,785
Flik International
PO Box 91337ChicagoIL60693Food Service$630,792
IBS Building Service Contractors
3606 43rd AvenueLong Island CityNY11101Construction$234,701
Edwardo Osello Painters LLC
26 Old Fish House RoadMonroeCT06468Repairs and Maintenance$184,741
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$231,434FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$338,435GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,672,240AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$147,294NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,242,109TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition & Fees611710$20,912,511$20,912,511
Transportation611710$837,039$837,039
Cafeteria611710$650,055$650,055
Miscellaneous611710$366,635$366,635
Faculty Housing611710$292,500$292,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$23,058,740TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$891,896TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$891,896ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,734,604SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,447,206SecuritiesAmt
Other$9,953OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,287,398SecuritiesAmt
Other-$9,953OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,277,445TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,277,445ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$76,963FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$231,434ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$64,120FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,843TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,843ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,483,033TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,058,740RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,182,184ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,527,786TotalAmt
Program Services$941,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$314,278FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,125,691TotalAmt
Program Services$11,901,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,446,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$777,963FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,235,935TotalAmt
Program Services$992,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,002FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,620,387TotalAmt
Program Services$4,044,608ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$327,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248,013FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,190,344TotalAmt
Program Services$994,346ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,860FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,810TotalAmt
Management And General$241,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$403,869TotalAmt
Program Services$178,129ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$225,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,760TotalAmt
Program Services$4,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$237,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,760FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,850TotalAmt
Program Services$188,850ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,663,509TotalAmt
Program Services$1,644,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,333TotalAmt
Program Services$122,333ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,271,842TotalAmt
Program Services$2,271,842ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,103TotalAmt
Program Services$139,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Auxiliary Services$2,630,047$2,630,047
Instructional Support$1,049,667$1,038,561$10,331$775
General & Administrativ$556,440$556,440
Instructional Programs$343,454$343,454

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,971TotalAmt
Fundraising$142,971FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,731,798TotalAmt
Program Services$27,435,825ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,644,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,651,622FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,537BOYAmt
EOY$14,337EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,374,657BOYAmt
EOY$7,996,900EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,007,724BOYAmt
EOY$4,228,602EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,800BOYAmt
EOY$190,584EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$770,293BOYAmt
EOY$1,039,418EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$77,100,497LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$29,919,237LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,678,130BOYAmt
EOY$47,181,260EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,063,561BOYAmt
EOY$34,392,477EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,217,293BOYAmt
EOY$24,579,779EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,000BOYAmt
EOY$120,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,474,995BOYAmt
EOY$119,743,357EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,567,388BOYAmt
EOY$1,544,738EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,060,168BOYAmt
EOY$4,303,753EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,164,941BOYAmt
EOY$9,337,371EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,382,853BOYAmt
EOY$9,566,729EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,175,350BOYAmt
EOY$24,752,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,098,437BOYAmt
EOY$51,010,953EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,201,208BOYAmt
EOY$43,979,813EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,299,645BOYAmt
EOY$94,990,766EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,474,995BOYAmt
EOY$119,743,357EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,751,235ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$8,939,886NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$47,447,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,560,268ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,030,417InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,770,056OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$241,810AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$60,026,079EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$46,982,566BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,421ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,316,095InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,741,313OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$260,509AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$47,447,260EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$45,917,226BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$515,681ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,548,392InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,729,320OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$269,413AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$46,982,566EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,068,565BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$550,875ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,253,839InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,709,379OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$246,674AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$45,917,226EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,393,720BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$461,520ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,171,181InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,746,154OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$211,702AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$44,068,565EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.28790BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.40670PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.30540TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,706,308OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,706,308BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$65,909,551OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,776,079DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,133,472BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$921,013OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$799,314DepreciationAmt
Book Value$121,699BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,563,625OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,343,844DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,219,781BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$47,181,260TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (16 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Common Fund Capital Partners 1999, L.P.$1,746F
Common Fund Capital Partners 2000, L.P.$43,027F
Lone Pine Cascade, L.P.$3,089,606F
Forester Partners, L.P.$2,218,442F
Blackrock Private Capital Off-shore, L.P.$135,855F
SEI GPA IV Private Equity Fund$1,778,437F
SEI Core Property Fund$228,931F
Farallon Equity Partners$3,521,925F
Old Farm Partners Master Fund L.P.$2,876,195F
Semper Vic Partners L.P.$2,889,067F
Winston Global Fund L.P.$3,291,176F
Forester Opportunity Series, L.P.$34,097F
Forester Strategic Opportunities L.P.$1,974,745F
Harbourvest Dover Street L.P.$637,460F
Oaktree Opportunitied Fund, L.P.$436,881F
Forester Series FSO II, L.P.$1,422,189F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$24,579,779TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued Post-retirement health care benefitsDesc
Amt$9,566,729Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,566,729TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$43,181,107TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$8,939,884NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$8,939,884RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,241,223RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$241,810InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$241,810RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,483,033TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$32,489,988TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$32,489,988ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$241,810InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$241,810ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$32,731,798TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe School is a qualified organization exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The School recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likley than not to be sustained. Management has determined that the School had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. Tax years dating back to 2017 are open for examination by federal and state tax authorities.ExplanationTxt

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 RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The School annually places an advertisement in a major regional newspaper announcing its nondiscriminatory policy. This policy is also included on the School's website, and in all printed marketing materials and employee handbooks.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The School receives government assistance from the Town of New Canaan for transportation services in the amount of $210,000 as well as $113,931 for a nursing subsidy under Town Statute 10-217a.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NCCS RocksEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$308,397GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$231,434CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$76,963GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$64,120OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$308,397GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$231,434CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$76,963GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$64,120OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$64,120DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$12,843NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
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
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Aaron C Cooper
Head of School$431,144$0$0$0$0$0$28,500$0$102,980$0$562,624$0$0$0
Meaghan Mallin
Administrator$166,523$0$0$0$0$0$15,624$0$113,562$0$295,709$0$0$0
Reshan Richards
Administrator$158,135$0$0$0$0$0$16,236$0$116,205$0$290,576$0$0$0
Ryan Smith
Dir. of Advancement$207,432$0$0$0$0$0$21,252$0$32,733$0$261,417$0$0$0
Karl Palmgren
Administrator$150,658$0$0$0$0$0$15,222$0$72,660$0$238,540$0$0$0
Pamela Safford
Director of Enrollment$188,704$0$0$0$0$0$19,374$0$27,579$0$235,657$0$0$0
Tom Giggi
Teacher$169,697$0$0$0$0$0$14,920$0$27,747$0$212,364$0$0$0
Lauren A Romeo
Faculty Representative$127,157$0$0$0$0$0$10,096$0$46,622$0$183,875$0$0$0
Victor Catano
CFO$111,065$0$0$0$0$0$11,250$0$58,711$0$181,026$0$0$0
Paul Nye
Controller$154,048$0$0$0$0$0$15,078$0$2,414$0$171,540$0$0$0
Robert Mueller
Former CFO$121,941$0$0$0$0$0$12,750$0$9,642$0$144,333$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$147,294NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMean High/LowMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bNew Canaan Country School recognizes that the governance role of its Board of Trustees includes the annual review of the Form 990. Accordingly, the School requires review of the Form 990 by the Board of Trustees prior to its filing on an annual basis. 1. The School's external auditors, Capossela Cohen, LLC are responsible for the timely preparation of Form 990. To facilitate this process, the Accounting Department of the School shall provide accurate and timely information as it becomes requested by the audit firm. 2. The completed Form 990 will be provided to a committee of the Board of Trustees comprised of Board Officers and the Audit Committee sufficiently in advance of the filing deadline to enable a detailed and conscienctious review by all members of the committee. All questions and concerns of the members of the committee will be addressed by the Chief Financial Officer and Controller and incorporated into the Form 990 as deemed appropriate. A committee meeting of the committee members shall be scheduled if deemed appropriate. 3. All members of the Board of Trustees will receive a copy of the completed Form 990 in advance of the filing deadline. All questions or concerns of the members of the Board of Trustees will be addressed by the Chief financial Officer and Controller and incorporated into Form 990 as appropriate. 4. After all input from the Board of Trustees and sub-committees have been appropriately addressed, senior management of the School will file the final Form 990 as required.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOfficers, directors, key employees and trustees are required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest. A complete list of vendors which the Organization carries on business with is furnished to these individuals. They are required to review the list and indicate if there is any personal, family or business relationship with such vendors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Chief Financial Officer compiles comparative compensation information from Heads of School on a regional and national level. This information is considered by the Executive Committe of the Board of Trustees who make all decisions on determining compensation. Minutes from these meetings are retained in writing and are kept confidential.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes these items available to the public upon request. Annual Reports and other information regarding the organization's committees, management, annual giving campaigns, endowment funding, and scholarship assistance can be accessed from the School's website, Countryschool.net.

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