MEETING STREET SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MEETING STREET SCHOOLS (EIN 20-4587841)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201801349349303660
Schema version
2016v3.0
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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Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Elliott Davis LLCPLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 Calhoun Street Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlestonCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29401ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN204587841EIN

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Preparer PersonBrandon T RenaudPreparerPersonNm
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IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address75.148.57.234IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerBENJAMIN NAVARROPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line193 BROAD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCharlestonCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,547,575GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEETINGSTREETSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A RICH AND DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BUT CANNOT AFFORD TRADITIONAL PRIVATE SCHOOL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A RICH AND DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BUT CANNOT AFFORD TRADITIONAL PRIVATE SCHOOL.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,841,758ExpenseAmt
Revenue$170,818RevenueAmt
DescMeeting Street Schools operating as Meeting Street Academy (MSA-Charleston) opened its doors in Charleston, SC in August of 2008 for approximately 45 preschool children, ages three and four. Since then, we have added a grade every year and we have implemented a year-round school year that runs from July to June each year. In June of 2015, MSA-Charleston graduated its first fifth grade class. In July of 2016, MSA-Charleston's total number of students was approximately 220. During the 2017/2018 school year, MSA-Charleston anticipates an enrollment of approximately 245 students.In July of 2012 MSA-Spartanburg opened its doors to 37 preschoolers, ages three and four. In April of 2016, MSS and Spartanburg District 7 moved forward with plans to begin the 2016/2017 year at MSA-Spartanburg as a public-private partnership. As of July of 2016 MSA-Spartanburg added its third grade class and currently serves approximately 180 PreK3 through third grade students. During the 2017/2018 school year, MSA-Spartanburg will add its fourth-grade class with an anticipated total school enrollment of approximately 220 students.In February of 2014, MSS agreed to partner with the Charleston County School District ("CCSD") under the SC Schools of Choice Law to open MSEB (Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood), a public-private partnership school open to all families living in the newly formed attendance zone in North Charleston, SC. MSEB opened its doors in August of 2014 to approximately 120 PreK3, PreK4, Kindergarten, and First grade students and will add on a successive grade each year through fifth grade in 2018. In July 2016, MSEB added its third grade class, bringing its total number of students to approximately 450. During the 2017/2018 school year, Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood will add its fourth-grade class with an anticipated total school enrollment of approximately 590 students.Desc
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Phone8432661717PhoneNum

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Address Line1200 MEETING STREET SUITE 206AddressLine1Txt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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KELLY NAVARRO
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CHRISTOPHER ALLEN
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SARAH CAMPBELL
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DIRK BEDFORD
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CATHERINE ROBINSON
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RAINE HACKLER
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Choate Construction Company
1671 Belle Isle Avenue Suite 100MT PLEASANTSC29464CONSTRUCTION$3,554,634
SouthCon Building Group
682 Johnnie Dodds Blvd Suite 101MT PLEASANTSC29464CONSTRUCTION$1,622,328
Crazy Dutchman Catering
1823 Reynolds AveNORTH CHARLESTONSC29405FOOD SERVICES$265,169
Durham Services
PO Box 415347BOSTONMA022415347TRANSPORTATION$157,908
LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD
205 1/2 KING STREETCHARLESTONSC29401ARCHITECT$153,815
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total$350,881TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$233,190TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$78,519TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$1,002,299$1,002,299$0
OTHER PERSONNEL COSTS$885,074$885,074$0
FOOD SERVICES$343,708$343,708$0

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$27,942,776BOYAmt
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BOY$303,096BOYAmt
EOY$227,245EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,938,895LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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BOY$14,279,612BOYAmt
EOY$16,658,102EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$22,628BOYAmt
EOY$21,638EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$375,440BOYAmt
EOY$26,927EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,441,162BOYAmt
EOY$612,369EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$144,237EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,441,162BOYAmt
EOY$756,606EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,675,490BOYAmt
EOY$34,879,236EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,675,490BOYAmt
EOY$34,879,236EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,116,652BOYAmt
EOY$35,635,842EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,716NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,255,343FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,255,343FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$962,767FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$240,692FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$769,677CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$711,333CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$962,767CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,756,588TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,134,882LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$20,104CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$300CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$55,508TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$78,203CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$192,420CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$177,833CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$240,692CurrentYearAmt
Total$689,148TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,033,722GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,905,977OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,944,293DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,961,684BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,297OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,302DepreciationAmt
Book Value$91,995BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,369,952OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$982,300DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,387,652BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$216,771OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$216,771BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,658,102TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue to Charleston County School DistrictDesc
Amt$144,237Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$144,237TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,459,089TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,716NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$10,716RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,448,373RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,448,373TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,255,343TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,255,343ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,255,343TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Organization and has concluded that as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The Organization is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.ExplanationTxt

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
ExplanationAS PUBLISHED IN THE CHARLESTON NEWSPAPER "POST & COURIER AND THE "SPARTANBURG HERALD JOURNAL NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS, MEETING STREET SCHOOLS ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES GENERALLY ACCORDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN IN ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSIONS POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN PROGRAMS, AND ATHLETIC AND OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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
AMY MIMS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$167,304$0$0$0$0$0$10,746$0$6,720$0$184,770$0$0$0
SARAH CAMPBELL
PRINCIPAL$183,577$0$0$0$0$0$15,912$0$13,393$0$212,882$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BroaDWALK DEVELOPMENT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOWNED BY SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORSRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$131,022TransactionAmt
TransactionLEASETransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1VOTING RIGHTS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE AS FOLLOWS: BOARD MEMBERS OF MEETING STREET SCHOOLS: 1. BENJAMIN NAVARRO - PRESIDENT 2. SUSAN SHULER - TREASURER 3. GABRIELA DALNEKOFF - SECRETARY 4. KELLY NAVARRO 5. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN 6. AMY MIMS BOARD MEMBERS OF MSA CHARLESTON LLC: 1. SUSAN SHULER - TREASURER 2. GABRIELA DALNEKOFF - SECRETARY 3. BENJAMIN NAVARRO - PRESIDENT 4. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN 5. KELLY NAVARRO 6. AMY MIMS BOARD MEMBERS OF MSA SPARTANBURG LLC: 1. MICHAEL C. RUSS - TREASURER 2. SUSANNA PRESNELL JOHNSON - SECRETARY 3. BENJAMIN NAVARRO 4. GEORGE JOHNSON, II 5. AMY MIMS BOARD MEMBERS OF BRENTWOOD: 1. BENJAMIN NAVARRO - CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2. GABRIELA DALNEKOFF - SECRETARY 3. SUSAN SHULER - TREASURER 4. KELLY NAVARRO 5. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN 6. AMY MIMS
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2BENJAMIN NAVARRO AND KELLY NAVARRO HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BENJAMIN NAVARRO HAS A DIRECT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH SUSAN SHULER AND GABRIELA DALNEKOFF VIA SHERMAN CAPITAL MARKETS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bSUSAN SHULER, THE MEETING STREET SCHOOLS'S TREASURER, REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: (A) WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. (B) WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATIONS' WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND OTHER FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
MEETING STREET ACADEMY - CHARLESTON LLC
200 MEETING STRET SUITE 206CHARLESTONSC29401611661527PRIVATE SCHOOLSC$872,294$16,209,016MEETING STREET SCHOOLS
MEETING STREET ACADEMY - SPARTANBURG LLC
200 MEETING STRET SUITE 206CHARLESTONSC29401383853462PUBLIC SCHOOLSC$2,781,973$4,185,641MEETING STREET SCHOOLS
MEETING STREET ELEMENTARY AT BRENTWOOD
200 MEETING STRET SUITE 206CHARLESTONSC29401611732980PUBLIC SCHOOLSC$4,767,252$3,872,336MEETING STREET SCHOOLS
MSA CHARLESTON REAL ESTATE LLC (inactive)
200 MEETING STRET SUITE 206CHARLESTONSC29401364804310PRIVATE SCHOOLSCMEETING STREET SCHOOLS

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