SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (EIN 04-2104926)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-14
IRS object ID
201823189349306172
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

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Return2018-11-14T13:06:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1401 Edgewater Place Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN042104926EIN

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PersonRayna Lesser HannawayPersonNm
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Phone9789271700PhoneNum
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Preparer PersonCynthia P AlmquistPreparerPersonNm
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Phone7812459999PhoneNum
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ZIP01915ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$15,635,159GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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Rayna Lesser Hannaway
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Denise Marks
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William M Shields
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Boyko
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lauren Crane
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Dino DiPalma
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Khoa Do
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Hugh Foster
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Anthony Frye
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Johan Goedkoop
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Kristin Goedkoop
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James Hamilton
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Leslie Hammond
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Elizabeth Harrigan
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Blake Liggio
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Santo Politi
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Skates
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Duncan Wilkinson
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Wolfgang
Trustee3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clair Ward
Head of School40.00$138,000$0$6,302Yes (X)
Ann Marie Flynn
Director of Finance and Operations40.00$152,500$0$0Yes (X)
Jody Johnson
Director of Advancement40.00$130,500$0$6,306Yes (X)
Walter Morris
Upper School Teacher40.00$123,096$0$11,265Yes (X)
Ronald Hamlin
Lower School Teacher40.00$105,685$0$9,844Yes (X)
John Beal
Director of Buildings and Grounds40.00$104,593$0$8,794Yes (X)
Lawrence A Griffin
Former Head of School40.00$243,525$0$34,879Yes (X)
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Tuition and fees611600$12,858,788$12,858,788
Auxiliary activities611710$325,930$325,930
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Program Services$1,487,033ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$232,625FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$462,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fundraising$54,042FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$112,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$292,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,283FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Repairs and maintenance$398,455$392,612$5,843
Food service$184,534$184,534
Miscellaneous$156,379$91,189$50,377$14,813

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$26,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,150FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$11,693,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,112,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$499,000FundraisingAmt

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EOY$242,748EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$22,750,570EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$4,607,406EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$553,316BOYAmt
EOY$462,182EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$871,200BOYAmt
EOY$754,525EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$6,973,806EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$31,390,314EOYAmt

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BOY$2,351,605BOYAmt
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Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,328,598BOYAmt
EOY$37,975,395EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,986,088BOYAmt
EOY$44,949,201EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$315,042ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$331,755NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,628,373BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$406,738ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,052,640InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$527,172OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,560,579EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,779,688BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,717,326ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,586,868InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$455,509OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,628,373EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,996,682BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$279,434ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$32,049InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$464,379OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,779,688EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,233,638BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$232,390ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$53,257InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$416,089OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,996,682EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,404,477BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,682,660ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,453,724InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$307,223OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,233,638EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.64000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.36000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$344,700OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$344,700BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,734,359OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,775,983DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,958,376BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,075,924OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,692,653DepreciationAmt
Book Value$383,271BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$162,901OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,678DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,223BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,750,570TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTuition depositsDesc
Amt$754,525Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$754,525TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,479,881TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$331,755NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$14,996OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$346,751RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,133,130RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,487,033OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,487,033RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,620,163TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,833,084TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$14,996OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$14,996ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,818,088ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,487,033OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,487,033ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,305,121TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:In determining the recognition of uncertain tax positions, the School applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and determines the measurement of uncertain tax positions considering the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement with taxing authorities. As of June 30, 2018, the School has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses 14,996.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Financial Aid 1,487,033.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses 14,996.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Financial Aid 1,487,033.

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule E, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPolicy is described in newspaper advertising.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 TypeFinancial AidGrantTypeTxt
Recipient66RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,487,033CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationShore Country Day School monitors the use of financial assistance funds by directly applying awards/grants to the student bills as an offset to billed tuitions. No money ever physically exchanges hands between the school and the recipient. Thus, the general ledger must be in sync with the awards list at all times.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Payments For Use Of ResidenceYes (X)PaymentsForUseOfResidenceInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Ann Marie Flynn
Director of Finance and Operations$152,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$152,500$0$0$0
Lawrence A Griffin
Former Head of School$243,525$0$0$0$0$0$17,500$0$17,379$0$278,404$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
A0434318142012-06-28$4,000,000Finance construction costs000
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
B0434318142012-06-28$8,500,000Finance construction costs000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$444,444$4,000,000$59,920$3,940,08000Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$7,298,345$8,500,000$127,331$8,372,66900Yes (1)Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A0000000
B0000000

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A0000Yes (1)0000
B000000000

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$57,284NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The parents of any child who is enrolled as a pupil of the school are members of the organization until such child ceases to be a pupil of the school.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members of the organization elect the trustees, treasurer and clerk.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe members of the organization elect the trustees, treasurer and clerk.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is presented to the compensation committee as directed by the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cShore Country Day School requires directors, officers, and key employees to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire every year. These individuals are asked to review the Conflict of Interest Policy at the same time. The completed forms are reviewed and any apparent conflicts are probed and resolved. The Board of Directors and staff are also vigilant during the year for any conflicts of interest which may arise in the period between completing the questionnaires.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The process and policy for determining compensation for key employees at Shore Country Day School is as follows: The School has established a compensation committee to determine the compensation for key employees. The policy of the committee is to attract and retain key executive talent by providing a competitive total compensation package. In determining competitiveness, Shore Country Day School looks primarily to compensation offered by other local non-profit organizations that are similar in size as well as reviewing statistical data provided by the Independent School Data Exchange (INDEX). The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reports the process to the Board of Directors as well as any major changes in the School's benefit plans applicable to key executives of Shore Country Day School. "Key executive" is defined as Headmaster and Director of Finance and Operations. The Compensation Committee documents the basis for its determination of the reasonable compensation for those key executives under its review and the basis for determining that the compensation of the executive was reasonable in light of market data. The Compensation Committee reports to the Board of Directors on an annual basis. The Board of Directors periodically reviews the membership of the Compensation Committee with a view to making sure that no member is subject to a conflict of interest which would make his or her participation in the review of compensation inappropriate.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and Form 990 are immediately made available to the public by calling the School's office, walking into the School's office or mailing in a request to the School. The Form 990 and financial statements are also available through the Massachusetts Attorney General's office/website.

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