2018-05-09T11:32:31-07:00 2017-06-30 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2016-07-01 237258712 The Awty International School AWTY 7136864850 7455 Awty School Lane Houston TX 77055 John Murphy CFO 2018-05-09 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Lisa Darling 7455 Awty School Lane Houston TX 77055 45826773 false false X www.awty.org X 1956 TX The Awty International School is a world-class international school, on a welcoming campus, with a unique school spirit, which challenges and inspires all of our students to achieve their ultimate potential. 13 13 506 695 0 3387863 2266320 38410833 40064135 136461 309749 349446 454812 42284603 43095016 1085974 1315189 0 24549203 25678343 85000 51000 1334169 11396458 12776589 37116635 39821121 5167968 3273895 98581751 110180371 36968341 45192272 61613410 64988099 The Awty International School provides a challenging education, leading to either the International Baccalaureate or the French Baccalaureate. Within a friendly and nurturing environment, which encourages learning and the pursuit of excellence, Awty celebrates linguistic, cultural and international diversity and seeks to maximize the potential in all of our students as they grow to become responsible world citizens. false false 32971384 1315189 40044135 The Awty International School (Awty) is a private day school that provides instruction to both American and international students in Houston, Texas. Awty's enrollment is approximately 1,600 students in preschool through 12th grade. Founded in 1956, the purpose of Awty is to give its students an innovative and comprehensive education at all levels. The students are expected to acquire fluency in a second language and to participate in academic and extracurricular activities to increase their understanding of other societies and cultures and of global affairs. 32971384 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false true 202 0 true 506 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X John Murphy 7136864850 7455 Awty School Lane Houston TX 77055 Niloufar Molavi Chair 10.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Fette Secretary 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 David Tonnel Treasurer 2.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Frank Demaille Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sherif Foda Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Hendry Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Joyce-Marie Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Kirchner Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Munk Bd Memb to Aug 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Pryor Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Suneeta Rangwani Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Sanchez Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Schroeder Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Watts Board Member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Darling Head of School 40.00 1.00 X 415642 0 25508 Harry O Nicodemus IV CFO 40.00 1.00 X 230056 0 19752 Christine Chourr Proviseure 40.00 0.00 X 199350 0 24302 Kevin McTernan Chief Adv Officer 40.00 0.00 X 187065 0 15442 Don Davis Dir Facilities 40.00 0.00 X 135081 0 27528 Amy Stugart Controller 40.00 0.00 X 117400 0 27074 Sam Waugh Head of Upper Sch 40.00 0.00 X 150966 0 28293 Cintra Horn Head of Lower Sch 40.00 0.00 X 117090 0 20955 1552650 188854 16 false true false JE Dunn Construction Company 10350 Richmond Ave Houston TX 77024 Construction 5273548 Sage Dining 222 Bosley Ave Ste B7 Towson MD 21204 Cafeteria Services 1462132 AFC Corp Transportation 15734 Aldine Westfield Houston TX 77032 Bus Services 783400 Jani-Brite PO Box 670673 Houston TX 77267 Cleaning Service 227277 Shepley Bulfinch 2 Seaport Lane Boston MA 02210 Architect Services 692836 7 459525 1806795 147055 2266320 Auxiliary services 611710 1537552 1537552 Bus services 611710 679000 679000 School events 611710 355439 355439 Tuition and fees 611600 37492144 37492144 40064135 124896 124896 0 0 59000 59000 59000 59000 2188725 2003872 184853 184853 184853 373349 459525 319334 54015 54015 0 750348 408551 341797 341797 0 43095016 40405932 422764 0 1315189 1315189 0 0 974766 784533 164692 25541 0 18727336 16238013 1992247 497076 653346 560331 74773 18242 3944528 3319309 515223 109996 1378367 1182133 157749 38485 0 34757 34757 45667 45667 0 51000 51000 39171 39171 1152392 385700 762305 4387 67881 67881 597026 39441 479840 77745 276560 37808 238752 0 1666481 1498886 153625 13970 671523 665563 5960 0 429080 378630 24744 25706 426741 426741 0 2776057 2566780 185354 23923 25547 25547 Student programs & activities 2385729 2296417 89312 Cafeteria expense 1308305 1308305 Event & fundraising expense 266256 266256 Property taxes 212800 212800 394616 243649 37006 113961 39821121 33272975 5213977 1334169 5530 4350 35646571 32973197 2607779 2643076 87357 131161 0 0 4970247 4970247 299348 204313 499886 330834 91681643 28224263 49367439 63457380 4824298 5173973 273296 291840 0 0 0 98581751 110180371 2306131 7214730 21851371 26070103 12810839 11907439 36968341 45192272 X 57885436 60884770 3727974 4103329 61613410 64988099 98581751 110180371 3273895 100794 X false true X true false X 1364137 2826430 2334318 3387863 2266320 12179068 0 0 1364137 2826430 2334318 3387863 2266320 12179068 2176998 10002070 133358 150181 654308 461430 183896 1583173 0 0 13762241 149459930 0.72680 0.66130 X Part I: Additional Information The Awty International School is classified as a School under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A(ii). As such, it is not required to complete the Schedule A Part II Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A(vi). The School is voluntarily including Schedule A Part II as a PDF attachment to the Form 990. For Schedule B Schedule of Contributors, the School meets the 33 1/3% support test of the regulations under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and is reporting under the Special Rule. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5031549 364023 5395572 5013309 18240 5031549 5005741 7568 5013309 4503753 501988 5005741 4115716 388037 4503753 1.00000 false false false 6890212 6890212 59379874 20759047 38620827 8333565 7465216 868349 17077992 17077992 63457380 42250001 100794 408551 509345 41740656 39171 1315189 1354360 43095016 38875312 408551 408551 38466761 39171 1315189 1354360 39821121 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Endowment funds are invested for the long term support of the School. No distributions were made from the fund this year. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Bookstore COGS $408551 Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial aid $1315189 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Bookstore COGS $408551 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial aid $1315189 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency Financial aid is provided to French citizen students by a French governmental agency. The distribution of the financial aid to qualified students is determined by a committee of the French Consulate-Houston and the French Government Agency-France. Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized The Awty International School's nondiscrimminatory policy appears annually in the Houston Chronicle. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race X X X X X X true The Compass Group 6815 Orinnoco Circle Bloomfield Hill MI 48301 Cap. Campaign false 858600 51000 807600 858600 51000 807600 TX Gala 832874 459525 373349 9500 77812 38569 193453 832874 459525 373349 9500 77812 38569 193453 319334 54015 true 0 0 Scholarships & financial aid 97 1315189 Tuition reduction Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Parents of students seeking financial aid annually submit an application and financial information to the school and to Student Service, Princeton, New Jersey, for evaluation. Evaluation is returned from Student Service to the School for approval by the Financial Aid Committee, which consists of 4 to 8 key employees of the school. X X X X true true X X X X X X false true false false false false false false false false Christine Chourr Proviseure 193850 5500 24302 223652 Don Davis Dir Facilities 134581 500 6498 21030 162609 Harry O Nicodemus IV CFO 229556 500 11529 8223 249808 Kevin McTernan Chief Adv Officer 186565 500 15442 202507 Lisa Darling Head of School 342512 33000 40130 17126 8382 441150 Sam Waugh Head of Upper Sch 150466 500 7359 20934 179259 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. Employees received a bonus in December, which was grossed-up ($500 for full-time employees and $250 for part time employees. The Head of School is provided a housing allowance ($30,000) and a health club membership ($3,312). Travel and health club membership benefits are treated as taxable compensation. A Splendora Higher Ed Facs 760664368 000000000 2011-06-16 3443482 Refund prior bond issue false false false B Ames Higher Ed Facs 510474843 000000000 2011-07-06 10000000 Building construction false false false C Arlington Higher Ed Fin 273906171 000000000 2017-04-06 12500000 Refund pr loan & construction false false false A 3060027 3443482 3443482 2002 true false true true B 3449613 10000000 10000000 2012 false false true true C 12500000 1356303 4008059 7135638 true false false true B false false false false 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 false false true C false false false false 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 false false true A false true false false false true B false true false false false true C false false false false false true A true B true C true Part VI Part I, Line A, Column (f): The proceeds of this tax-exempt loan were used to refund the Borrower's outstanding tax-exempt loan from Bank of America, N.A. which loan was incurred on December 17, 2002.Part III, Column A: Organizations reporting information about bonds issued after December 31, 2002, to refund bonds issued before January 1, 2003, are not required to complete Part III for such bond issues. The tax-exempt obligation reported on Part I, line A of this Schedule K meets that exception, therefore, Part III has not been completed for such obligation.Part I, Line C, Column (f): A portion of the proceeds of this tax-exempt loan were used to prepay the entire outstanding amount of a taxable loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which loan was incurred on July 1, 2014 and used to finance building construction.Part II, Column C, Line 3: The Arlington Higher Education tax exempt loan is issued to provide financing to the School on a "draw-down" basis, and Proceeds of the Issue will be disbursed, and interest on the Issue will accrue as requisitioned by the School. Accordingly, the Issue is treated as a "draw-down" loan under Regulations 1.150-1 (c)(4)(i), and as such comprise a single issue for federal tax law purposes. As of 6/30/17 the School has requested funds totaling $5,364,362. X Auction items 278 147055 FMV false true false Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents The By-laws were amended on May 11, 2017 to reflect the following changes: - Article I, Section 2: Updating maximum number of voting trustees to 25; Wording to update Section to Curricula in alignment with One School (and all other locations in the document making reference to section) - Article I, Section 3: Removal of Consul General of France as ex officio member; Removal of Proviseure as ex officio member; Change of APPA membership to a non-voting ex officio position; Addition of description of selection process for determining Alumni Association and APPA non-voting ex officio members; Removal of voting elected parent positions - Article I, Section 5: Removal of attendance stipulations - Article II, Section 8: Removal of proxy vote - Article II, Section 9: Removal of approval by Written Consent based on non-action (from Notwithstanding the foregoing to end of section) - Article II, Section 12: Removal of stipulation to balance membership between sections as no longer valid verbiage - Article II, Section 13: Removal of Educational Policies Committee; Addition of description of process for inviting co-opted committee members; Refreshing of description in each committee paragraph to eliminate incongruous membership determination practices - Article IV, Section 6: Removal of inaccurate detail of duties of Deputy Head of School - Article V: Rename Board of Advisors to International Leadership Council (and previously Article III, Section 6 (a) to ensure consistency across document) - Article V, Section 5: Add but not less than annually for clarity on ILC meeting frequency - Article V, Section 6: Add French Consul as ex officio member of ILC Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is provided to the full board following completion of the Finance andAudit Committees review and prior to filing. When requested by a donor Awty will try to maintain a donors anonymity. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts A conflict of interest agreement is signed by each trustee and key employee and submitted to the CFO annually. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The School compares the base salaries of key positions to similar positions at other independent schools in the Southwest and the entire United States which have similar enrollments, annual tuitions and total employees. The top management positions are backed up by employment agreements describing all components of compensations. The employment agreements are reviewed and signed by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Same policy description as top management compensation policy. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Audited financial statements and link to Guidestar for 990 are on website. Conflict of Interest is on Parent Portal and accreditation reports. Others available upon request. 1110 NPO LLC 7455 Awty School Lane Houston TX 77055 471087340 Hold real property for the benefit of AIS TX 59000 26229727 The Awty International School 1495 POP Inc 7455 Awty School Lane Houston TX 77055 201056344 Hold real property for the benefit of AIS TX 501(c)(3) 509(a)(3)II The Awty International School true 7502 Old Katy Road Company 7455 Awty School Lane Houston TX 77055 710888921 Hold real property for the benefit of AIS TX 501(c)(3) 509(a)(3)II The Awty International School true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 1495 POP Inc d 4970247 Book