VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL (EIN 04-3371660)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-07
IRS object ID
201941279349300619
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Activity Or MissionVERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE BLEND OF ACADEMICS AND GLOBAL IMMERSION, MASTER FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, GRASP THE PROFOUND INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS THEY INHABIT AND GRADUATE WITH THE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMMITMENT NECESSARY TO BECOME ETHICAL AND ENGAGED ECOLOGICAL CITIZENS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescTHE VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL OFFERS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO OVER ONE HUNDRED STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE. THE VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL BELIEVES IN ENGAGEMENT; ENGAGEMENT IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, IN ACADEMIC CLASSES, IN THE NATURAL WORLD, IN OUR TOWNS, OUR STATE, THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THROUGH SMALL CLASSES AND INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM, MINI-BUSSES AND PUBLIC TRANSIT, PROJECTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL, WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACADEMICS, IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN THE JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY. NEARLY $368,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$27,733BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,969InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$29,702EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,878BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,095InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$240AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$27,733EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,545BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$312InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$355AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$23,878EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,049BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$903InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$407AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$24,545EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,138BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,266InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$355AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$24,049EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$184,712OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$184,712BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,851,410OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$515,007DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,336,403BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$110,966OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$87,217DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,749BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$176,772OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$159,224DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,548BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,562,412TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,624,284TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,969OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,969RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,622,315RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,622,315TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,369,712TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,369,712ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,369,712TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt V, Line 4Earnings from the donor-restricted permanent fund at the Vermont Community Foundation ("Beneficial Interest in Assets held by Others") are for the general operating needs of the School.
Pt XI, Line 2dChange in Beneficial Interest in Assets Held by Others.
Pt X, Line 2"The Organization believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken and, as such, does not have any "uncertain tax positions" that are material to its financial statements."

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceLine 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationVERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES THROUGH NEWSPAPER NOTICES AND INCLUSIONS OF THE POLICY IN CATALOGS AND ADMISSION APPLICATIONS. SEE COMMENTS ON PAGE 1.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Spring GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$21,354GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$18,135CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$3,219GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,000NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,180RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,179FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,359OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$21,354GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$18,135CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$3,219GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$1,000NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,180RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,179FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,359OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$7,218DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$3,999NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEXTER MAHAFFEYPersonNm
Base Compensation Filing Org$139,886BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,928DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$32,502NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,316TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonP STARBUCKPersonNm
Relationship With OrgFmr TrusteeRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeCapitalLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$1,400,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$1,132,495BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,132,495TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAMMELLA STARBUCKPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFormer TrusteeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,132,495TransactionAmt
TransactionLoan as described above.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,595NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAverage Share PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt XILine 9 - Change in beneficial interest in assets held by others.
Pt VI, Line 11bA first draft of Form 990 is reviewed by the Business Manager and Head of School with a final draft, in PDF format, made available to the Board prior to filing.
Pt VI, Line 12cThe conflict of interest policy requires annual disclosure of any potential conflicts by Trustees and is monitored by the Officers of the Organization and by the Head of School.
Pt VI, Line 15aThe Board uses formal and informal comparability data and annually approves the compensation of the Head of School and any other members of senior management.
Pt VI, Line 15bSee above.
Pt VI, Line 19The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the general public upon request.

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