2021-05-17T06:57:20-07:00 2020-06-30 BERNARD JOHNSON & COMPANY PC 15 MAIN STREET TOPSFIELD MA 01983 990 2019-07-01 042228167 THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC COMM 6172667525 151 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON MA 021162347 WILLIAM WHARTON HEADMASTER 6172667525 2021-04-09 true Timothy F Hagan CPA P00365920 9788872220 2021-05-17 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z John Dowd 151 Commonwealth Ave Boston MA 02116 10677504 false X www.commschool.org X 1957 MA SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION 26 25 82 42 0 0 2720878 2181025 6671781 6336093 1247844 486909 10049 47520 10650552 9051547 1377266 1273563 0 5508558 5516439 0 166649 1961142 1899355 8846966 8689357 1803586 362190 30779434 31055876 2048955 1927755 28730479 29128121 SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION false false 6063402 1273563 6189547 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION - HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12) STUDENT ENROLLMENT = 133 6063402 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 38 0 true 82 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 26 25 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X SUE TIBERT 6172667525 151 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON MA 02116 THERESE HENDRICKS CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX KOHLENBERG CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE ALVAREZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK EWALD TRUSTREE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FRIED TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY PACI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH PUCKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BAILEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY P CHATFIELD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW HALL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIA HEWITT HOLLOWAY TRUSTEE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH SANFORD-HARRIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DOWD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK FINCH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE LOSSKY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MURCHISON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SHEFFI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN ERIC SIMMONS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHRYN STEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD ZECKHAUSER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA FITZLOFF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN KLUVER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY MERRILL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN ORWANT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WHARTON HEADMASTER 40.00 X X 233283 0 37826 233283 0 37826 1 false true false 2181025 342434 2181025 TUITION & FEES 611710 6327993 0 0 APPLICATION FEES 611710 8100 0 0 6336093 242727 0 242727 1870139 1625957 244182 244182 0 0 244182 MISC INCOME 611710 47520 47520 0 0 47520 9051547 6383613 0 486909 1273563 1273563 0 0 0 0 4367835 3008606 1330187 29042 293232 201981 89301 1950 549079 378210 167218 3651 306293 211387 92878 2028 24290 24290 0 0 53705 0 53705 0 36400 0 36400 0 42152 0 42152 0 148602 79224 68613 765 6780 0 0 6780 402624 350764 51860 0 16512 0 16512 0 ADMISSIONS 75829 75829 0 0 GENERAL EXPENSE 445714 94094 351620 0 DINING ROOM EXPENSE 51049 51049 0 0 SUPPLIES 232477 196839 35448 190 363221 117566 123412 122243 8689357 6063402 2459306 166649 150 150 3184907 5329210 1881092 1642661 199837 41030 223418 211121 55020 51000 98651 96511 12620169 2904819 10089814 9715350 15046545 13968843 30779434 31055876 688402 633309 1036264 1010633 58864 43463 265425 240350 2048955 1927755 X 18314506 19092809 10415973 10035312 28730479 29128121 30779434 31055876 362190 35452 X false true X true false X 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9027309 500 274813 796522 8506100 9019608 500000 261064 753363 9027309 8977066 0 903887 861345 9019608 8842842 133550 847149 846475 8977066 8496257 790325 0 443740 8842842 true false 0 86443 86443 11383860 2003187 9380673 67358 27566 39792 1065381 874066 191315 17127 0 17127 9715350 Deposits 240350 240350 7788546 35452 35452 7753094 24890 1273563 1298453 9051547 7390904 7390904 24890 1273563 1298453 8689357 Pt XI, Line 4b The School provided student financial aid Pt XII, Line 4b The School provided student financial aid true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Line 3 THE BOSTON GLOBE, DECEMBER 6, 2020 No add'l space needed true Financial Aid 44 0 1319600 FMV Reduced tuition false false false false false false false false false WILLIAM WHARTON 233283 0 0 0 0 0 21743 0 16083 0 271109 0 21510 0 WILLIAM WHARTON Headmaster Housing and tuition X 309525 211121 false true true 211121 X 9 342434 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true true Pt I Line 32b The School uses Merrill Lynch to receive, sell, and forward Pt I Line 32b proceeds from the sale of donated stock. Pt VI, Line 11b The Audit Committee and Treasurer review and approve the Pt VI, Line 11b Form 990 filing. Pt VI, Line 12c All Officers, Directors and Trustees are made aware of the Pt VI, Line 12c conflict of interest policy. Pt VI, Line 15a The Headmaster's salary is determined by the Head's compensation committee (which includes the Board Chair and Treasurer). Pt VI, Line 15b All other salaries are reviewed and approved by the Headmaster on an annual basis. All salary changes are based on cost of living adjustments and comparability data provided by the National Association of Independent Schools.