2021-04-23T07:40:10-05:00 2020-06-30 BKD LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas 1200 New York NY 10036 990 2019-07-01 010603628 LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL % EILEEN HERZOG LEAR 2122394926 247 EAST 20TH ST NEW YORK NY 10003 MARGARET POGGI HEAD OF SCHOOL 2122394926 2020-11-15 true Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128674000 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MARGARET POGGI 247 EAST 20TH ST NEW YORK NY 10003 13307436 false X WWW.LEARNINGSPRING.ORG X 2001 NY LEARNINGSPRING OPERATES A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM IN GRADES K-8. 17 17 128 32 0 1140731 880522 6049891 6133851 617921 1093632 -50081 5972 7758462 8113977 0 0 0 0 5753495 6042708 0 0 293869 1933049 1921967 7686544 7964675 71918 149302 45212402 44723059 274582 162463 44937820 44560596 X THE LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL IS FOR CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM IN GRADES K-8 AND IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCE THE SOCIAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH OF ITS STUDENTS THROUGH PIONEERING EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO PREPARE EACH CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. false true 6333121 5926514 LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 107 STUDENTS IN GRADE K-8 WITH A CURRICULUM THAT ADDRESSES THE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE STUDENTS CONFIDENCE IN SOCIAL INTERACTION - AT SCHOOL, AT HOME, AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY; AND TO PROVIDE A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC CURRICULUM THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH NEW YORK STATE NEXT GENERATION STANDARDS, AND THAT IS IMPLEMENTED IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT. 99858 113026 THE LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL'S ARTS PROGRAM WORKS WITH WORLD CLASS MUSEUMS, MUSICIANS, THEATER PROFESSIONALS, AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCED OVER 100 VISITS BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL. 186236 94311 LEARNINGSPRING'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 150 AFTER SCHOOL SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM HOMEWORK HELP AND TUTORING, TO YOGA AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE SCHOOL DAY CURRICULUM, WITH EMPHASIS ON BUILDING SOCIAL SKILLS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS. IN ADDITION TO THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAININGS FOR PARENTS ON A VARIETY OF AUTISM RELATED TOPICS. 6619215 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false true false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 18 0 128 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false X 17 17 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X EILEEN HERZOG 2122394926 247 EAST 20TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10003 MARGARET POGGI HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.0 0.0 X 172073 0 14536 EILEEN HERZOG DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND 32.0 0.0 X 138015 0 15886 JAMES SNYDER PRESIDENT 10.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MAX HERRNSTEIN TREASURER 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 CAROLYN KRETZ SECRETARY 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MARK CHERTOK TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 CARLA MATERO TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 HELLEN MCKELLAR TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JEAN WON MOSLER TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KERRI TRICARICO TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KRAIG DEMATTEIS TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LAURIE DEBOS TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARILYN SIMONS TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARK GONSALVES TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MISTI USHIO TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MULLEN TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 REGINA SKYER TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STUART ZWERLING TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DELANEY TRUSTEE 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 310088 0 30422 2 false true false 0 402731 93640 384151 72055 880522 SCHOOL TUITION AND FEES 611110 6133851 6133851 6133851 214596 214596 0 0 0 0 0 2389289 3672228 2127872 3054609 261417 617619 879036 879036 16950 402731 10978 5972 5972 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8113977 6133851 1099604 0 0 0 0 354322 354322 0 4413635 4015623 208776 189236 102033 97466 4567 794866 695260 66842 32764 377852 320722 42016 15114 0 26044 26044 34250 34250 0 0 59197 59197 5756 2429 2644 683 0 285530 185368 62626 37536 73806 2715 70327 764 0 406189 393369 12438 382 0 0 0 0 0 939089 829885 105935 3269 60353 57434 2919 STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING 20608 16853 3255 500 CATERING AND VENUE 9054 9054 MISCELLANEOUS 2091 2091 7964675 6619215 1051591 293869 215422 484570 831833 750307 739817 167830 544135 674395 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6698 99215 39104102 7316849 35711895 31787253 7151382 10759489 0 0 0 0 0 0 11220 0 45212402 44723059 117511 54631 0 0 74825 25586 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82246 82246 274582 162463 X 43651387 43811675 1286433 748921 44937820 44560596 45212402 44723059 149302 -526526 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11645391 11645391 25900000 6043333 19856667 1558711 1273516 285195 31787253 0 DUE TO NYC DEPT OF EDUCATION 82246 82246 7539232 -526526 10978 -515548 8054780 59197 59197 8113977 7916456 10978 10978 7905478 59197 59197 7964675 SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D Direct costs of special events: 10,978 SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D Direct costs of special events: 10,978 true true false true true true true false false false false false false false false true false false SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 LEARNINGSPRING DOES NOT RECRUIT STUDENTS VIA ANY FORM OF MEDIA. ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS INCLUDE THE NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6A LEARNINGSPRING RECEIVES FUNDING FROM NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND FUNDING FROM AN IDEA GRANT. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 7 LEARNINGSPRING DOES NOT ACTIVELY RECRUIT STUDENTS. THE NONDISCRIMINATORY LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED IN ALL APPLICATION PACKETS SO ALL RELEVANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE THE INFORMATION. Gala 349398 342938 6460 8958 Fall Event 70283 59793 10490 2020 0 419681 402731 16950 10978 10978 5972 X X X X false false false false false false false false false MARGARET POGGI HEAD OF SCHOOL 170062 0 0 0 2011 0 14536 0 0 186609 0 EILEEN HERZOG DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND 136118 0 0 0 1897 0 15886 0 0 153901 0 X 2 486 DONOR ESTIMATE X 2731 DONOR ESTIMATE X 4 44641 FMV X TICKETS, GIFT CERTIFICATES, DVD'S, ETC 119 22197 DONOR ESTIMATE X Food 1 2000 DONOR ESTIMATE false true true Schedule M, Part I Line 32a LearningSpring uses Bidding for Good and Charity Buzz for its fund raising auctions. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 In the middle of March 2020, the School went virtual once NYS required all Schools to go virtual and stop offering on-campus classes. At that point, the employees in the Finance Department began working remotely. People came in through the 20th. However, the internal controls to the key cycles did not change. All finance employees coordinated to rotate going into the office once or twice a week on alternating days. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PATRICK MULLIN AND THOMAS DELANEY HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE BUDGET AND FINANCE AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEES. THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THEN PRESENTED THE COMPLETED FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE COMPLETED AND APPROVED FORM 990 WAS FILED TIMELY WITH THE IRS AND COPIES WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS CHARGED WITH CONSIDERING AND RESOLVING ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND/OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THIS RESPONSIBILITY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN ANNUAL SURVEYS MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR HEAD OF SCHOOL, AS APPROPRIATE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL REVIEW CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND WILL MAKE A WRITTEN RECORD OF RESOLUTION OF EACH MATTER. INTERESTED PARTIES WHO HAVE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS OR DISCUSSIONS AFFECTING THAT INTEREST AND THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMMITTEE OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPENSATION FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL. THEY REVIEW INFORMATION REGARDING HEAD OF SCHOOL SALARIES FROM GUIDESTAR AND NYSAIS, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS. THEY PROPOSE THE COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FINAL APPROVAL. CHANGES IN SALARY LEVEL, INCLUDING ANNUAL INCREASES, ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WERE REVIEWED IN 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL AUTHORIZES THE SCHOOL HEAD TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION THE SCHOOL'S FORM 1023, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, THE CURRENT AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT, AND THE LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL BYLAWS. THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE GUIDELINES IN POLICY 100-LEGAL STATUS OF THE SCHOOL, SECTION IV-RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS. COPIES OF RECENT 990'S ARE AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC WEBSITES FOR INSPECTION AND DOWNLOADING.