DARROW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
DARROW SCHOOL (EIN 14-1412457)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201813199349301141
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-15T07:29:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042544008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOWNEY SWEENEY FITZGERALD & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN141412457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE DARROW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDARRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5187946051PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1110 DARROW ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW LEBANONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12125ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonH BARTON RILEYPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5187946051PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH H PURCELL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00601405PTIN
Phone4137342163PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.9.91.189IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerH BARTON RILEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW LEBANONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12125ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,113,623GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DARROWSCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1932FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$741,717PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$2,152,129TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,082,270TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAT DARROW SCHOOL, WE ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES, BUILDING ON EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND INTERESTS TO INSPIRE ENDURING CONFIDENCE FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND LIFE. OUR CHALLENGING AND INDIVIDUALLY FOCUSED COLLEGE-PREPARATORY CURRICULUM FEATURES A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS. OUR BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINSIDE CAMPUS, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, IS RICH IN ITS SHAKER HERITAGE, AND PROVIDES AN IDEAL SETTING. KEEPING THE HISTORY AND MISSION IN MIND, ONE CAN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE WORK OF THE FULL FACULTY, AND THE PROCESS-ORIENTED VIEW SUPPORT EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AT DARROW.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$2,292,280GrantAmt
Revenue$6,064,349RevenueAmt
DescTEACHING AND INSTRUCTIONBENEFITTING ENTIRE STUDENT BODY, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 119 STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR. OUR PROGRAM EMPHASIZES COLLEGE PREPARATION VIA ACTIVE CURRICULUM AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING, ALONG WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ARTS. WE HAVE A 4:1 STUDENT TEACHER RATIO TO ALLOW FOR CLOSE MENTORSHIP AND OPTIMAL SUPPORT OF STUDENTS' ASPIRATIONS. IN ADDITION, JPED ACADEMY IN BEIJING ADOPTED OUR MISSION AND CURRICULUM, WHICH BENEFITTED 17 STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.Desc

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Revenue$124,607RevenueAmt
DescSTUDENT SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIESBENEFITTING ENTIRE STUDENT BODY, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 119 STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR. RESIDENTIAL LIFE HELPS OUR STUDENTS GROW OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, LEARNING INDEPENDENT LIVING, THE VALUE OF ATHLETICS, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY STRENGTH.Desc

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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 Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELISSA GARDNERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5187946051PhoneNum

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Address Line1110 DARROW ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW LEBANONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12125ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
PAUL S GUNDLACH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK C RUSSELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY L SAVAGE JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER S WADSWORTH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
H BARTON RILEY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT W KEE
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHARON A KENNEDY
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNIFER CHOLNOKY
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS HALLOWELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN MASTERS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENCE VAN METER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ROSEMOND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICE ANGLE RESIGNED MARCH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GREIFELD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEI JING
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD O'LEARY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ANDREW SMITH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMON HOLZAPFEL
HEAD OF SCHOOL50.00$135,433$0$25,231Yes (X)
MELISSA GARDNER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE50.00$83,365$0$7,206Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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BROCK AND COMPANY INC
257 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAYMALVERNPA19355FOOD SERVICE$503,287
BBL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
302 WASHINGTON AVE EXTALBANYNY12203GENERAL CONTRACTOR$294,207
WAGNER HODGSON LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
7 MARBLE AVENUEBURLINGTONVT05401LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS$128,029
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$16,111GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,502,415AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$262,586NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,518,526TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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TUITION AND FEES611110$6,032,349$6,032,349
OTHER PROGRAM INCOME611710$223,465$223,465
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INCOME611710$25,165$25,165
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,280,979TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$211,982TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$211,982ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,088,228SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,719,322SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$368,906SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$368,906ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$13,053GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescANCILLARY INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS IDesc
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Exclusion$855ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$855OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$581,743ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,292,280TotalAmt
Program Services$2,292,280ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$219,100TotalAmt
Management And General$185,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,750FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$1,574,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$440,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,990FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$305,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,019FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$138,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,610FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$854TotalAmt
Management And General$854ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,700TotalAmt
Management And General$22,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,937TotalAmt
Management And General$189,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,728FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,205TotalAmt
Management And General$29,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,321TotalAmt
Management And General$61,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,366FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,188TotalAmt
Program Services$52,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,878FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600,623TotalAmt
Program Services$600,623ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,504TotalAmt
Program Services$1,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,232FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,814TotalAmt
Management And General$12,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt
Management And General$2,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$655,777TotalAmt
Program Services$655,777ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,327TotalAmt
Management And General$55,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD SERVICE$451,479$451,479
ADMISSIONS EXPENSES$112,210$112,210
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$101,472$101,472
STUDENT SERVICES$66,346$66,346

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,692TotalAmt
Program Services$212,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,216FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,264,505TotalAmt
Program Services$6,350,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,456,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$457,789FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$943,691BOYAmt
EOY$323,484EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,215,139BOYAmt
EOY$2,090,910EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$885,366BOYAmt
EOY$710,989EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,697BOYAmt
EOY$14,595EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,313BOYAmt
EOY$7,243EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,242BOYAmt
EOY$29,086EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,317,840LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,281,097LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,488,840BOYAmt
EOY$8,036,743EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,423,522BOYAmt
EOY$5,622,635EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,497BOYAmt
EOY$1,497EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,021,307BOYAmt
EOY$16,837,182EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$381,083BOYAmt
EOY$1,015,567EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,771,046BOYAmt
EOY$1,066,703EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,152,129BOYAmt
EOY$2,082,270EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,709,394BOYAmt
EOY$8,028,310EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,590,866BOYAmt
EOY$4,109,473EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,568,918BOYAmt
EOY$2,617,129EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,869,178BOYAmt
EOY$14,754,912EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,021,307BOYAmt
EOY$16,837,182EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$121,557ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$235,823NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,017,469BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$48,211ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$326,931InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$180,307GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$5,212,304EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,529,970BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$116,145ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$543,978InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$172,624GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$5,017,469EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,559,168BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$161,719ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$49,783InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$141,134GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$4,529,970EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,985,927BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,663,883ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,386InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$129,028GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$4,559,168EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,377,788BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$367,688ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$327,532InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$87,081GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$2,985,927EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.32900BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.50200PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16900TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$566,503OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$566,503BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,060,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,374,838DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,686,088BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$819,822OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$689,393DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130,429BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,870,589OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$216,866DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,653,723BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,036,743TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,866,198TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$235,823NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$2,292,280OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,528,103RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,394,301RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$8,239OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$8,239RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,386,062TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,980,464TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$8,239OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,239ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,972,225ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,292,280OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,292,280ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,264,505TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS OF $2,617,129, RESTRICTED BY DONORS IN PERPETUITY FOR SPECIFIC USES, INCLUDE BOTH SCHOLARSHIP AND PROGRAM SUPPORT ENDOWMENTS, WHERE THE PROCEEDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL HAS A GENERAL ENDOWMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID -2,292,280.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD - SCHOOL STORE -8,239.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD - SCHOOL STORE 8,239.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 2,292,280.

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 RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3DESCRIBED IN PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE SCHOOL RECEIVES MONEY FROM THE NY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSE FOR ATTENDANCE TAKING.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CHINA00RECRUITMENT TRAVEL/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP$2,208
UNITED KINGDOM00RECRUITMENT TRAVEL$1,686
CZECH REPUBLIC00RECRUITMENT TRAVEL$534
GERMANY00ADMISSION CONFERENCE$1,701
HUNGARY00RECRUITMENT TRAVEL$1,878
SLOVAKIA00RECRUITMENT TRAVEL$150
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$8,157SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$8,157TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceSCHOLARSHIP AWARD TO FOREIGN STUDENTSTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionDOMINICA, VIETNAM, CHINA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATESRegionTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$137,500NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstCREDIT TO STUDENTS' TUITION ACCOUNTSDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedCOSTValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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 TypeFINANCIAL AIDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient59RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$2,154,780NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCOSTValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceCREDIT TO STUDENT'S TUITION ACCOUNTSNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION, AND THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION) REVIEWS THE INFORMATION FROM PFS (ONLINE FINANCIAL STATEMENT COMPLETED BY PARENTS, THROUGH NAIS) ALONG WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY PARENTS, AND DETERMINE NEED BASED FINANCIAL AID PER FAMILY. TOTAL FUNDS FOR FINANCIAL AID ARE PRE-DETERMINED DURING BUDGET REVIEW AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE IS LIMITED TO THE TOTAL BUDGET.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
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)
PersonSIMON HOLZAPFELPersonNm
TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$135,433BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$25,231NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$160,664TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution15ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$76,787NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescPLEDGESDesc
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$185,799NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesPRESENT VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BMANAGEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO GIVING THE FINAL COPY TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY RELATED TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL REVIEWS COMPENSATION BENCHMARK DATA OBTAINED FROM NAIS SURVEYS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SCHOOL MAKES ITS 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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