2017-10-24T07:24:56-07:00 2017-06-30 Tapia & Huckabay PC PO Box 38 Vergennes VT 05491 990 2016-07-01 043371660 Vermont Commons School VERM 8028658084 75 Green Mountain Drive South Burlington VT 05403 DEXTER MAHAFFEY HEAD OF SCHOOL 8028658084 2017-09-12 true WILLIAM S HUCKABAY CPA 8028707086 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z DEXTER MAHAFFEY 75 Green Mountain Drive South Burlington VT 05403 2497343 false X www.vermontcommons.org X 1996 VT Vermont Commons School students experience a unique blend of academics and global immersion, master fundamental academic disciplines, grasp the profound interdependence of the natural and human systems they inhabit, and graduate with the values, knowledge, skills and commitment necessary to become ethical and engaged ecological citizens. 12 12 59 50 0 183087 155862 2145873 2338954 1738 2427 1125 -3329 2331823 2493914 0 0 1486543 1619631 0 136568 599244 566883 2085787 2186514 246036 307400 3810700 3790266 2606990 2275301 1203710 1514965 Vermont Commons School students experience a unique false false 1768450 2338954 THE VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL OFFERS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO OVER ONE HUNDRED STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE. THE VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL BELIEVES IN ENGAGEMENT; ENGAGEMENT IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, IN ACADEMIC CLASSES, IN THE NATURAL WORLD, IN OUR TOWNS, OUR STATE, THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THROUGH SMALL CLASSES AND INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM, MINI-BUSES AND PUBLIC TRANSIT, PROJECTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL, WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACADEMICS, IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN THE JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY. NEARLY $343,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED. 1768450 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 59 true false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X DEXTER MAHAFFEY 8028658084 75 Green Mountain Drive South Burlington VT 05403 BRIAN LEFFLER President / Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLER ROBINSON Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG HEINDEL Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA COLL Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANNA COMTOIS Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETHANY GIBBS Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 FAISAL GILL Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARLY LAGASSE Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 DINAH LARSEN Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA MAKSYM Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE MANTEGNA Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 TINA MUELLER Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEXTER MAHAFFEY Head of School 40.00 X 125087 0 30737 125087 30737 1 false false false 0 12208 143654 15744 155862 Tuition & Fees 611600 2338954 2338954 2427 2427 12208 3429 -3429 -3429 Miscellaneous Income 900099 100 100 100 2493914 2338954 -902 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169081 56361 56360 56360 0 0 0 0 1082034 995169 40844 46021 29862 27628 1045 1189 234872 220481 6616 7775 103782 88979 7180 7623 0 0 0 0 5494 0 5494 0 48408 0 48408 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 751 644 52 55 14889 3685 11204 0 22420 17353 1054 4013 17625 13010 1050 3565 0 0 0 0 85687 83117 1714 856 10841 10841 0 0 0 0 0 0 9611 4265 2180 3166 71862 0 71862 0 0 0 0 0 110769 107446 2215 1108 34462 29547 2384 2531 Academic supplies & activities 86601 86601 0 0 Bad debts / uncollectable pledges 18869 0 18869 0 Dues & subscriptions 9281 7707 944 630 Professional development 15835 13013 1369 1453 3478 2603 652 223 2186514 1768450 281496 136568 58962 76744 785525 903464 186646 118619 10538 3465 20409 23249 3299870 662878 2724742 2636992 23878 27733 3810700 3790266 74829 78835 976973 816146 1320082 1228628 224882 143901 10224 7791 2606990 2275301 X 1174247 1474923 5585 12309 23878 27733 1203710 1514965 3810700 3790266 X 307400 3855 X false true X true false X 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23878 4095 240 27733 24545 -312 355 23878 24049 903 407 24545 21138 3266 355 24049 19107 2371 340 21138 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 true false 184712 184712 2827420 432142 2395278 110966 78793 32173 176772 151943 24829 2636992 X 2494744 3855 3855 2490889 2490889 2169848 2169848 2169848 Pt V, Line 4 Earnings from the donor-restricted permanent fund at the Vermont Community Foundation ("Beneficial Interest in Assets held by Others") are for the general operating needs of the School. Pt XI, Line 2d Change in Beneficial Interest in Assets Held by Others. Pt X, Line 2 "The Organization believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken and, as such, does not have any "uncertain tax positions" that are material to its financial statements." true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Line 3 VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES THROUGH NEWSPAPER NOTICES AND INCLUSIONS OF THE POLICY IN CATALOGS AND ADMISSION APPLICATIONS. SEE COMMENTS ON PAGE 1. PAMMELLA STARBUCK Former Trustee Capital X 1400000 1228628 false true true 1228628 PAMMELLA STARBUCK Former Trustee 1228628 Loan as described above. false Pt XI Line 9 - Change in beneficial interest in assets held by others. Pt VI, Line 11b A first draft of Form 990 is reviewed by the Business Manager and Head of School with a final draft, in PDF format, made available to the Board prior to filing. Pt VI, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy requires annual disclosure of any potential conflicts by Trustees and is monitored by the Officers of the Organization and by the Head of School. Pt VI, Line 15a The Board uses informal comparability data and annually approves the compensation of the Head of School and any other members of senior management. Pt VI, Line 15b See above. Pt VI, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the general public upon request.