THE COTTAGE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
THE COTTAGE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC (EIN 58-1484540)
Tax period
2019-06-01 to 2020-05-31
Filed
2021-04-09
IRS object ID
202100999349300525
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2021-04-09T11:29:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN721396621PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14004 SUMMIT BLVD NE SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30319ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN581484540EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COTTAGE SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOTTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7706418688PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 GRIMES BRIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityROSWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30075ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN PALMERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7706418688PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRIS D CLAYTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00230303PTIN
Phone7703948000PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-19PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVEN PALMERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1700 GRIMES BRIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityROSWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30075ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,481,192GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://COTTAGESCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PREPARE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS FOR FULFILLMENT OF THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$188,130CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,139,039PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,973,239CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$59,356PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$90,880CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$107,159PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$48,352CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,523,472PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,300,601CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$351,235PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$327,820CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,882,524PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$198,788CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$1,711,122CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,843,182PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,472,834CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$680,290PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$827,767CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$12,915,316TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,659,659TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,560,654TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,621,987NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,354,662NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBUILDING A SENSE OF SELF FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS THROUGH ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMMING, THE COTTAGE SCHOOL ("TCS") PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR FULFILLMENT OF THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL AS CONFIDENT, PRODUCTIVE AND INDEPENDENT ADULTS. TCS PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS, GRADES 4-12, WHO ARE PREVENTED FROM ACHIEVING THEIR POTENTIAL DUE TO A LACK OF INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE, LOW SELF-CONFIDENCE OR WEAKNESS THAT OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT PREPARED TO ADDRESS. TCS OFFERS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC CLASSES AND EXPERIENTIAL COURSES THAT INCLUDE CARPENTRY, DRAMA, MUSIC, HORTICULTURE AND CULINARY ARTS. THE SCHOOL'S UNIQUE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LIFE SKILLS, CAREER GOALS AND EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,865,497ExpenseAmt
Grant$327,820GrantAmt
Revenue$7,010,202RevenueAmt
DescTHE COTTAGE SCHOOL ("TCS") PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH A HISTORY OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVED 39 STUDENTS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 105 STUDENTS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 125 STUDENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 5/31/2020.Desc
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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 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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AMY GATES-STROUD
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BECKY THELEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB CRENSHAW
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DENISE BETTS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG CURLING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON OWENS
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUE DIGIESO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$45,000$0$0
JAY WAGES
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF KINCAID
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY HUMPHRIES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE DIGIESO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BARBER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK BROWN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT HILBERT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH ALTERMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BURKE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT HAGAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD MERLIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA BUHLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PALMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$196,437$0$11,138
WALLY MROZIK
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES611600$164,973$164,973
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Total Program Service Revenue$6,973,239TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Real$600RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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Securities$1,145,841SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$1,139,443SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$6,398SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$41,148FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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Total Revenue Column$10,789TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,789ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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Other Revenue Total$36,963OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$327,820TotalAmt
Program Services$327,820ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$323,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,755FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$532,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,270FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$70,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,957FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$232,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,655FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$191,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,064FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$6,500TotalAmt
Management And General$6,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$7,377TotalAmt
Management And General$7,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Program Services$10,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$424FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,375TotalAmt
Management And General$14,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$39,365TotalAmt
Program Services$4,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,397FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$273,629TotalAmt
Program Services$9,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,154FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,645TotalAmt
Program Services$53,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,327TotalAmt
Program Services$121,590ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,008TotalAmt
Program Services$17,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$223FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$65,262TotalAmt
Program Services$57,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,223TotalAmt
Program Services$236,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,554TotalAmt
Program Services$22,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$286,688$250,279$36,409$0
STUDENT ACTIVITIES$201,501$185,896$1,716$13,889
CLASSROOM AND INSTRUCTI$74,949$74,949

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,408,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$198,788FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$4,939,361BOYAmt
EOY$6,365,571EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,785BOYAmt
EOY$6,041EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$51,773BOYAmt
EOY$6,460EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$347BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$15,951BOYAmt
EOY$9,236EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,402,050LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,874,502LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,659,297BOYAmt
EOY$4,527,548EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$864,497BOYAmt
EOY$1,280,320EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,635BOYAmt
EOY$720,140EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$12,915,316EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,380BOYAmt
EOY$433,490EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,065,992BOYAmt
EOY$3,262,462EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$1,428,652BOYAmt
EOY$2,144,562EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,635BOYAmt
EOY$720,140EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,659,659BOYAmt
EOY$6,560,654EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,732,359BOYAmt
EOY$5,590,034EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$889,628BOYAmt
EOY$764,628EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,621,987BOYAmt
EOY$6,354,662EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,281,646BOYAmt
EOY$12,915,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$827,767ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$95,092NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$697,989BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,615InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$669,374EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$659,039BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,455InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,505OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$697,989EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$653,465BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,054ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,970InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$23,450OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$659,039EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$619,931BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,639InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$21,105OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$653,465EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$611,532BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,995ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$25,998InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$28,594OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$619,931EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,213,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,213,391BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,813,295OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,980,509DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,832,786BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$560,491OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$256,235DepreciationAmt
Book Value$304,256BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$517,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$438,173DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,430BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$297,270OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$199,585DepreciationAmt
Book Value$97,685BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,527,548TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc457(B) PLAN PUBLICLY TRADED MUTUAL FUNDSDesc
Book Value$720,140BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$720,140TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$720,140Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$720,140TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,923,229TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$95,092NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$95,092RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,018,321RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$14,375InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$267,905OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$282,280RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,300,601TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,190,554TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,190,554ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$14,375InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$267,905OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$282,280ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,472,834TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET TUITION ASSISTANCE & SCHOLARSHIPS 267,905.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET TUITION ASSISTANCE & SHOLARSHIPS 267,905.

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 COTTAGE SCHOOL IS A 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION THAT MAINTAINS A NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN ALL SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THIS STATEMENT IS INCLUDED IN MATERIALS AND WEBSITE INFORMATION THAT INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCHOOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GLITTER AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$28,055GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$28,055GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,800RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$14,210FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,948OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2PUMPKIN RUNEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$23,882GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$23,882GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$610RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,580OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$51,937GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$51,937GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,410RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$14,210FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$22,528OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$41,148DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$10,789NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPGrantTypeTxt
Recipient45RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$327,820CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOKValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTUITION IS REDUCED BY AMOUNT OF AWARD.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART IIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION THROUGH A THIRD PARTY FINANCIAL AID ASSESSMENT FIRM (TADS). THE RESULTS OF THE TADS APPLICATION ARE SUMMARIZED AND PRESENTED ALONG WITH ALL STUDENTS REQUESTING FINANCIAL AID TO THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED A POINT SYSTEM AWARDING (OR DEDUCTING) POINTS FOR VARIOUS INDICATORS OF NEED. EXAMPLES WOULD INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) GRADE LEVEL, TADS RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF NEED, COMPLETENESS OF APPLICATION, AMOUNT OF AID PROVIDED IN PREVIOUS YEAR(S), SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PRINCIPAL INPUT, ETC. THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE MAKES FINAL DETERMINATION OF NEED, AND BASED ON AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS MAKES A PRELIMINARY OFFER OF AID TO THE FAMILY. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINANCIAL AID, THE STUDENT IS AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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)
PersonSTEVE PALMERPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$179,812BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$10,625BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$6,000OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,138DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$207,575TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE FOUNDERS ARE MARRIED. JACQUE DIGIESO AND JOE DEGIESO ARE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE C.F.O. AND THE BOARD TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUAL REVIEW OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS WELL AS DATA SUPPLIED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FOR HEAD COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A FIXED ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19COPIES OF BOARD MINUTES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990M PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR

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