RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY INC (EIN 06-1492527)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-14
IRS object ID
201833189349304753
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)
Return2018-11-14T11:36:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN060530830PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEWARD AND MONDE CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1296 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH HAVENCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP064732165ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061492527EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRIDGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2038941800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 WEST MOUNTAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06877ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS MAINPersonNm
Person TitleHEAD OF SCHOOLPersonTitleTxt
Phone2038941800PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLOUIS A CRISCUOLOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01215715PTIN
Phone2032489341PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.166.62.193IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-13IPDt
IP Tm12:11:48IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS MAINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 WEST MOUNTAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06877ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,785,743GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RIDGEFIELDACADEMY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1975FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER STUDENT PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee196TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers80TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,063,567PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,051,656CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$12,797,196PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,124,448CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$345,442PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$620,940CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$152,787PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$202,192CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,358,992PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$13,999,236CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,295,739PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,284,270CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,054,225PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$915,115CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,433,487PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,315,716CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$457,606CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,153,331PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,470,095CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,936,782PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,985,196CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$577,790PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$985,960CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$29,027,659TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$27,788,420TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,960,402TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,178,195TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,067,257NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,610,225NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY IS TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE, INDEPENDENT THINKERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT LEARNING AND EMBRACE NEW CHALLENGES WITH CONFIDENCE AND ENTHUSIASM. THE SCHOOL STRIVES TO EQUIP CHILDREN WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND VALUES NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$13,079,782ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,284,270GrantAmt
Revenue$11,572,120RevenueAmt
DescINSTRUCTION AND AUXILIARY SERVICES OF APPROXIMATELY 524 PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN BY APPROXIMATELY 94 QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORSDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$128,909ExpenseAmt
Revenue$192,218RevenueAmt
DescCONDUCTING SUMMER PROGRAMSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$153,604ExpenseAmt
Revenue$347,921RevenueAmt
DescCONDUCTING AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$13,362,295TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document41IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee196EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MR BRIGGS TOBINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2038941800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 WEST MOUNTAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06877ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ERIC HEATON
CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BAKER
VICE CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HEATON
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SONDHEIMER
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER AMADEO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL BARTOSIC
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX BELLINA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA CAPLAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON DAVIS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNNE GEANEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MASOTTI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE RITTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN SCHILLER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEWIS SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL SIMON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM TONG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN TORCHEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD TURNER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY WO-BEURKET
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES P HEUS
HEAD OF SCHOOL50.00Yes (X)$678,308$0$90,439
BRIGGS TOBIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$183,328$0$12,872
DAVID SUTER
ASSOCIATE HEAD/DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT50.00$150,974$0$9,341Yes (X)
BASIL KOLANI
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER50.00$136,824$0$2,890Yes (X)
CAROL FORTH
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR50.00$108,936$0$15,418Yes (X)
KARA MORGAN
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT50.00$109,237$0$14,089Yes (X)
ALISON O'CALLAGHAN
HEAD OF PRESCHOOL & LOWER SCHOOL50.00$102,637$0$2,057Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,470,244TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$147,106TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,051,656AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$8,055NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,051,656TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES900099$11,572,120$11,572,120
OTHER PROGRAMS611710$347,921$347,921
SUMMER PROGRAMS900099$192,218$192,218
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES900099$12,189$12,189
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,124,448TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$257,046TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$257,046ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$43,225RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$43,225RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,225TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$43,225ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,064,333SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,700,439SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$363,894SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$363,894TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$363,894ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$245,035FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$86,068FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$158,967TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$158,967ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,999,236TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,124,448RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$823,132ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,284,270TotalAmt
Program Services$1,284,270ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915,115TotalAmt
Program Services$915,115ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$594,993TotalAmt
Program Services$312,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$241,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,733FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,291,164TotalAmt
Program Services$5,686,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$335,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$269,353FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,205TotalAmt
Program Services$141,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,800FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$704,629TotalAmt
Program Services$688,394ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$357FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559,725TotalAmt
Program Services$458,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,826FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,044TotalAmt
Program Services$19,044ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,175TotalAmt
Program Services$70,175ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,475TotalAmt
Program Services$144,475ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,193,522TotalAmt
Program Services$1,076,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,913FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,765TotalAmt
Program Services$250,765ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$784,875TotalAmt
Program Services$693,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,072TotalAmt
Program Services$135,072ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$530,834TotalAmt
Program Services$477,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,083ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,143,525TotalAmt
Program Services$971,996ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$171,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROFESSIONAL FEES$99,546$99,546
MISCELLANEOUS$64,931$10,407$3,900$50,624
MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT$21,051$21,051
BAD DEBTS$12,280$12,280

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,985,196TotalAmt
Program Services$13,362,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,165,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$457,606FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,494BOYAmt
EOY$378,924EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,687,021BOYAmt
EOY$4,428,934EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,667BOYAmt
EOY$64,900EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,997BOYAmt
EOY$33,907EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,103BOYAmt
EOY$75,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$25,396,991LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,727,080LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,674,791BOYAmt
EOY$12,669,911EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,170,468BOYAmt
EOY$10,086,228EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,118BOYAmt
EOY$49,697EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,027,659BOYAmt
EOY$27,788,420EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$560,420BOYAmt
EOY$627,385EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,845,304BOYAmt
EOY$5,991,707EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,774,363BOYAmt
EOY$8,289,205EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,369BOYAmt
EOY$15,457EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,753,946BOYAmt
EOY$1,254,441EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,960,402BOYAmt
EOY$16,178,195EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,261,654BOYAmt
EOY$10,067,527EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$706,651BOYAmt
EOY$443,746EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,098,952BOYAmt
EOY$1,098,952EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,067,257BOYAmt
EOY$11,610,225EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,027,659BOYAmt
EOY$27,788,420EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$985,960ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$29,423NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$499,505OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,302,511BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$74,612InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,377,123EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,166,025BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$136,486InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,302,511EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,196,497BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$30,472InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,166,025EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,145,813BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,400ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$43,284InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,196,497EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,084,662BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,151InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,145,813EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79800PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20200TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,000,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,000,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,274,093OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,719,899DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,554,194BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,738,679OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,672,154DepreciationAmt
Book Value$66,525BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$384,219OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$335,027DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,192BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,669,911TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTEREST RATE SWAPDesc
Amt$1,254,441Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,254,441TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,760,282TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$29,423NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$86,068OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$115,491RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,644,791RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$70,175InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,284,270OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,354,445RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,999,236TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,716,819TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$86,068OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$86,068ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,630,751ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$70,175InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,284,270OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,354,445ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,985,196TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE AND DONOR STIPULATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 86,068.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS 1,284,270.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 86,068.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS 1,284,270.

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
ExplanationNOTED IN GENERAL PUBLICATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTSExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$222,564GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$222,564GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$56,371OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2JIM HEUS 5K RUNEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$14,520GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$14,520GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$29,697OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$7,951GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$7,951GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$245,035GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$245,035GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$86,068OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$86,068DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$158,967NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 AID TO STUDENTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient103RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$1,284,270NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFAIR MARKET VALUEValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceREDUCTION OF TUITION COST CHARGED TO STUDENTNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A LISTING OF ALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND AMOUNTS AWARDED TO EACH STUDENT.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
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 (3 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
JAMES P HEUS
HEAD OF SCHOOL$678,308$0$0$0$0$0$16,890$0$73,549$0$768,747$0$378,168$0
BRIGGS TOBIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$183,328$0$0$0$0$0$3,579$0$9,293$0$196,200$0$0$0
DAVID SUTER
ASSOCIATE HEAD/DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMEN$150,974$0$0$0$0$0$2,916$0$6,425$0$160,315$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationON-CAMPUS HOUSING IS PROVIDED TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STATE OF CT HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN060806186BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2015-12-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$9,736,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeTO REFUND PRIOR BOND ISSUED ON 6/1/2005PurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$9,736,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$214,697IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$9,521,303OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MORGAN STANLEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge20.000000000000TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ERIC HEATON AND DAVID HEATON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BIN ACCORDANCE WITH A BOARD RESOLUTION, THE TREASURER REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 WITHOUT SCHEDULE B IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL POTENTIAL ISSUES ARE REVIEWED AND RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL EACH YEAR. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION, WHICH ARE VOTED UPON BY THE BOARD AT THE JUNE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PHOTOCOPIED AND MAILED TO INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INTEREST RATE SWAP HEDGE ADJUSTMENT 499,505.

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