GOW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GOW SCHOOL (EIN 16-1034793)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-07-08
IRS object ID
202001909349302005
Schema version
2018v3.2
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)
Return2020-07-08T14:01:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN160765486PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN161034793EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE GOW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGOWSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7166523450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12491 EMERY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH WALESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14139ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATIE TIERNEYPersonNm
Person TitleCFO, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSPersonTitleTxt
Phone7166523450PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONNA M GONSER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01448922PTIN
Phone7168563300PhoneNum
Preparation2020-07-02PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address72.231.185.159IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-07-02IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerM BRADLEY ROGERS JRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12491 EMERY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH WALESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14139ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,601,436GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GOW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$67,965PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$11,601,436CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$11,154,152CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$363,296PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$447,284CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,641,829TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$42,476,895NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN DYSLEXIA EDUCATION WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES OF KINDNESS, RESPECT, HONESTY AND HARD WORK, SINCE 1926. THE GOW SCHOOL HAS BEEN HELPING STUDENTS WITH LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DIFFERENCES DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND BEYOND AS CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE ADULTS AND ENGAGED CITIZENS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$1,501,371GrantAmt
Revenue$9,731,410RevenueAmt
DescGOW OFFERS AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN USING A MULTISENSORY FORMAT IN A TECHNOLOGY RICH ENVIRONMENT. GOW PROVIDES STUDENTS GRADES 6 - 12 WITH AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM WITH CLASSES IN RECONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE, ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS, HEALTH, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND ROBOTICS. CLASSES MEET SIX DAYS PER WEEK. THE 4:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO ALLOWS FOCUS ON THE REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES THROUGH A PHONICS BASED PROGRAM KNOWN AS RECONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$721,986ExpenseAmt
Grant$58,000GrantAmt
Revenue$599,299RevenueAmt
DescTHE GOW SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS A TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM EXPERIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 8-16. THE 5-WEEK SESSION OFFERS A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES OR HAVE LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE DYSLEXIA, CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER, DYSGRAPHIA, DYSCALCULIA, ADHD AND ADD.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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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
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATIE TIERNEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7166523450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12491 EMERY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH WALESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14139ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN R BULLOCK II
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT VAIL
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL R CHIRCOP
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE M ROSS
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE STANDISH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CREIGHTON MURCH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL P REININGA
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAPHNE ULIANA
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W GOW JR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD KNIGHT
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRAEME C HEPBURN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BRINKWORTH JR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
K CARSON JONES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOWELL G POWERS JR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN BILODEAU
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ANN COULSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT W ITTMANN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WARNER JR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SKIP WILDAY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN J IBBOTSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY BAKER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEWTON BAKER
TRUSTEE THROUGH DECEMBER 20182.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M BRADLEY ROGERS JR
HEADMASTER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$241,725$0$41,868
KATIE TIERNEY
CFO/DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$87,163$0$17,416
GAYLE HUTTON
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$110,326$0$25,553Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$439,214TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$84,837TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,200,045AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$18,838NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,200,045TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION & FEES711210$9,287,788$9,287,788
SUMMER PROGRAM711210$599,299$599,299
AUXILARY SERVICES900099$243,828$243,828
STATE MANDATED SERVICES900099$115,983$115,983
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,246,898TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$70,682TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$70,682ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$83,811TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$83,811OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,601,436TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,330,709RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$70,682ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,390,196TotalAmt
Program Services$1,390,196ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,175TotalAmt
Program Services$169,175ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,498TotalAmt
Program Services$35,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$373,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,788,776TotalAmt
Program Services$3,062,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$553,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$173,103FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,777TotalAmt
Program Services$277,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,457FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$821,120TotalAmt
Program Services$538,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,506FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$293,927TotalAmt
Program Services$224,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,743FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,516TotalAmt
Management And General$119,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,550TotalAmt
Program Services$2,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,726TotalAmt
Management And General$46,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,238FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236,148TotalAmt
Program Services$236,148ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,089TotalAmt
Program Services$266,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,393FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,386TotalAmt
Program Services$58,794ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,946FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,440TotalAmt
Fundraising$7,440FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$961,697TotalAmt
Program Services$719,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$202,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,254FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,943TotalAmt
Management And General$147,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD SERVICE$657,394$657,394
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$458,326$321,604$125,371$11,351
DEPARTMENTAL AND STUDEN$437,939$426,124$11,815

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,529TotalAmt
Program Services$87,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,840FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,154,152TotalAmt
Program Services$8,472,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,268,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$413,086FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,355,080BOYAmt
EOY$2,505,524EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,363,673EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$332,079BOYAmt
EOY$196,129EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$11,450EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,141BOYAmt
EOY$46,531EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,929BOYAmt
EOY$443,764EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$32,708,719LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,761,998LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,243,556BOYAmt
EOY$16,946,721EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,172,248BOYAmt
EOY$21,217,646EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,307,472BOYAmt
EOY$2,387,286EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,905,505BOYAmt
EOY$45,118,724EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$883,158BOYAmt
EOY$942,460EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,598,376BOYAmt
EOY$1,699,369EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,481,534BOYAmt
EOY$2,641,829EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,983,498BOYAmt
EOY$26,684,991EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,784,810BOYAmt
EOY$12,098,988EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,655,663BOYAmt
EOY$3,692,916EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,423,971BOYAmt
EOY$42,476,895EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,905,505BOYAmt
EOY$45,118,724EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$447,284ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$525,826NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$79,814OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$30,000AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,193,170BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$37,253ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$139,428InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$131,681OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,238,170EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,789,716BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$177,384ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$345,410InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$119,340OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,193,170EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,615,833BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$173,883ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$4,789,716EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,610,799BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,034ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$4,615,833EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,610,799BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$4,610,799EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.70500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.29500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$428,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$428,957BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,592,781OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,816,627DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,776,154BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$315,318OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90,195DepreciationAmt
Book Value$225,123BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,316,547OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,855,176DepreciationAmt
Book Value$461,371BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,116OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$55,116BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,946,721TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTIFF MULTI-ASSET FUNDDesc
Book Value$21,217,646BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$21,217,646TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
ASSETS HELD IN TRUST$941,880
ESTIMATED RECEIVABLE FROM CHARITABLE TRUSTS$1,445,406
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,387,286TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,647,705TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$525,826NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$1,479,557OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$953,731RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,601,436RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,601,436TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,594,781TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,594,781ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,559,371OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,559,371ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,154,152TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID -1,559,371. CHANGE IN ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 79,814.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 1,559,371.

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

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
STUDENT FINANICAL AIDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU1N/A$16,425FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTSFMV
STUDENT FINANCIAL AIDNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES3N/A$88,000FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTSFMV
STUDENT FINANCIAL AIDCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,5N/A$64,750FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTSFMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. ARE IN THE FORMS OF FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE GOW SCHOOL. THE SAME CRITERIA FOR ALL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL OR NOT, ARE USED TO DETERMINE FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY DURING THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF FINANCIAL AID AWARD WITH THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION. FINANCIAL AID IS RENEWED ANNUALLY BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS.ExplanationTxt

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 TypeSTUDENT FINANCIAL AIDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient65RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$1,390,196NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceFINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTUDENT FINANCIAL AID IS DETERMINED FOR EACH RECIPIENT BASED UPON THE SAME CRITERIA FOR ALL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL OR NOT. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF FINANCIAL AID AWARD WITH THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION.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
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 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)
PersonM BRADLEY ROGERS JRPersonNm
TitleHEADMASTERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$241,725BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$24,173DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,695NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$283,593TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. SUCH REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL'S BOARD MINUTES AND DOCUMENTED BY BOARD RESOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM, PROVIDING SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS/HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS SO THE ORGANIZATION CAN 1) DETERMINE WHETHER ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY EXIST AND 2) MONITOR SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS TO AVOID PLACING THE BOARD MEMBER IN A POSITION WHERE THERE MAY BE AN APPEARANCE, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL, OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A QUESTION OF OBJECTIVITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE HEADMASTER AFTER RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION INCLUDING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITION AT OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SCHOOL'S PAYROLL RECORDS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES (SUGGESTED BY THE HEADMASTER) AFTER RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION INCLUDING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST AT IT'S OFFICES AT 2491 EMERY ROAD, SOUTH WALES, NY 14139. A NOMINAL FEE IS CHARGED IF COPIES ARE REQUESTED.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:NET CHANGE IN ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 79,814.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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