GOW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GOW SCHOOL (EIN 16-1034793)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-03
IRS object ID
201700349349301200
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-02-03T14:07:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN160765486PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN161034793EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE GOW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlGOWSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7166523450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12491 EMERY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH WALESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14139ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATIE TIERNEYPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7166523450PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONNA M GONSERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01448922PTIN
Phone7168563300PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerKATIE TIERNEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12491 EMERY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH WALESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14139ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,908,411GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GOW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEDUCATING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee132TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers22TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$1,120,035CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$9,695,520CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$296,602PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$11,343PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$92,856CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,909,314PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,908,411CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,152,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,134,786PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$457,176CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,852,801PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,155,505CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,987,587PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,910,223CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$921,727PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,812CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$39,797,847TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,202,912TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,501,689TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,876,619NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$37,296,158NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN DYSLEXIA EDUCATION WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES OF KINDNESS, RESPECT, HONESTY AND HARD WORK, SINCE 1926. THE GOW SCHOOL HAS BEEN HELPING STUDENTS WITH LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DIFFERENCES DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND BEYOND AS CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE ADULTS AND ENGAGED CITIZENS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,461,360ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,094,250GrantAmt
Revenue$9,063,256RevenueAmt
DescGOW OFFERS AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN USING A MULTISENSORY FORMAT IN A TECHNOLOGY RICH ENVIRONMENT. GOW PROVIDES STUDENTS GRADES 6 - 12 WITH AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM WITH CLASSES IN RECONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE, ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS, HEALTH, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND ROBOTICS. CLASSES MEET SIX DAYS PER WEEK. THE 4:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO ALLOWS FOCUS ON THE REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES THROUGH A PHONICS BASED PROGRAM KNOWN AS RECONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$641,875ExpenseAmt
Grant$58,250GrantAmt
Revenue$725,120RevenueAmt
DescTHE GOW SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS A TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM EXPERIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 8-16. THE 5-WEEK SESSION OFFERS A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES OR HAVE LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE DYSLEXIA, CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER, DYSGRAPHIA, DYSCALCULIA, ADHD AND ADD.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$9,103,235TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee132EmployeeCnt
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
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1KATIE TIERNEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7166872078PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12491 EMERY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTH WALESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14139ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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NEWTON D BAKER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN R BULLOCK II
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
AL R CHIRCOP
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY ANN COULSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH EVANS
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GRAEME C HEPBURN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CARSON K JONES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER P ADAMS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCUS GODDARD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W GOW JR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN J IBBOTSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT W ITTMANN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER K KNUDSEN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE LARUE SMITH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE M MOHNEY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CREIGHTON MURCH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOWELL G POWERS JR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PULVERMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE M ROSS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT VAIL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SKIP WILDAY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M BRADLEY ROGERS JR
HEADMASTER40.00Yes (X)$231,973$0$38,312Yes (X)
ROSEMARY SHIELDS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$94,456$0$23,442Yes (X)
DANIEL KELLEY
ASSISTANT HEADMASTER40.00$115,886$0$25,386Yes (X)
JEFFREY SWEET
DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL40.00$104,819$0$15,459Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$547,134TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$102,599TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,120,035AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$103,336NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,120,035TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION & FEES711210$8,574,887$8,574,887
SUMMER PROGRAM711210$725,120$725,120
AUXILARY SERVICES900099$395,513$395,513
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,695,520TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$92,856OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,908,411TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$981,350TotalAmt
Program Services$981,350ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,150TotalAmt
Program Services$171,150ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$385,838TotalAmt
Program Services$50,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$335,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$3,647,068TotalAmt
Program Services$3,348,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$170,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,383FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,322TotalAmt
Program Services$318,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,216FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$937,421TotalAmt
Program Services$663,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$248,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,187FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$286,569TotalAmt
Program Services$249,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,536FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,849TotalAmt
Management And General$70,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,496TotalAmt
Program Services$161,496ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,115TotalAmt
Management And General$48,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,795FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$243,339TotalAmt
Program Services$243,339ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,019TotalAmt
Program Services$326,019ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,725TotalAmt
Program Services$136,728ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$10,997FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,814TotalAmt
Fundraising$23,814FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$887,469TotalAmt
Program Services$760,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,005FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,262TotalAmt
Management And General$162,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DEPARTMENTAL AND STUDEN$677,013$636,896$40,117
FOOD SERVICE$658,206$658,206
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$358,453$270,090$88,363
CONTRIBUTION VALUATION$139,292$139,292

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,453TotalAmt
Program Services$127,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,834FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,910,223TotalAmt
Program Services$9,103,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,349,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$457,176FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$2,863,011BOYAmt
EOY$2,398,608EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,163,504BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,213,759BOYAmt
EOY$1,948,007EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$11,348BOYAmt
EOY$29,989EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,400BOYAmt
EOY$59,390EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$333,465BOYAmt
EOY$374,837EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$30,810,021LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,940,453LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,344,350BOYAmt
EOY$17,869,568EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$651,720EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,002,364BOYAmt
EOY$16,465,728EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,330BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,079,531BOYAmt
EOY$39,797,847EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$734,967BOYAmt
EOY$900,123EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,601,566EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,467,945BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,202,912BOYAmt
EOY$2,501,689EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,107,871BOYAmt
EOY$22,807,936EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,469,386BOYAmt
EOY$11,183,826EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,299,362BOYAmt
EOY$3,304,396EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,876,619BOYAmt
EOY$37,296,158EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,079,531BOYAmt
EOY$39,797,847EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,812ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$578,649NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$51,200AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,594,007BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$311,436ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$240,518InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$182,075GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$288,012OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,194,838EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,709,515BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$3,210,233EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,629,604BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$2,709,515EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,528,190BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$2,629,604EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,230,756BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$2,528,190EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.49000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.40000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,213,171OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,213,171BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,068,621OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,600,633DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,467,988BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,462,764OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,339,820DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,122,944BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$65,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$65,465BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,869,568TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTIFF MULTI-ASSET FUNDDesc
Book Value$16,465,728BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$16,465,728TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,235,512TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$578,649NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$1,094,250OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,672,899RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,908,411RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,908,411TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,815,973TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,815,973ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,094,250OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,094,250ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,910,223TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID -1,094,250.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 1,094,250.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 1A AND 1GIN YEARS PRIOR TO 2016, ONLY THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS WERE INCLUDED. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, ALL ENDOWMENTS ARE INCLUDED.

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

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceSTUDENT FINANCIAL AIDTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionCANADARegionTxt
Recipient7RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$171,150NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstFINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS.DescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. ARE IN THE FORMS OF FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE GOW SCHOOL. THE SAME CRITERIA FOR ALL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL OR NOT, ARE USED TO DETERMINE FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY DURING THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF FINANCIAL AID AWARD WITH THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION. FINANCIAL AID IS RENEWED ANNUALLY BASED UPON VARIOUS FACTORS.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 TypeSTUDENT FINANCIAL AIDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient69RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$981,350NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceFINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTUDENT FINANCIAL AID AWARD IS DETERMINED FOR EACH RECIPIENT BASED UPON THE SAME CRITERIA FOR ALL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL OR NOT. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF FINANCIAL AID AWARD WITH THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION.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
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonM BRADLEY ROGERS JRPersonNm
TitleHEADMASTERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$231,973BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$22,400DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,912NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$270,285TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$103,336NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. SUCH REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL'S BOARD MINUTES AND DOCUMENTED BY BOARD RESOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY EACH BOARD MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE FORM, PROVIDING SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS/HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS SO THE ORGANIZATION CAN 1) DETERMINE WHETHER ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY EXIST AND 2) MONITOR SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS TO AVOID PLACING THE BOARD MEMBER IN A POSITION WHERE THERE MAY BE AN APPEARANCE, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL, OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A QUESTION OF OBJECTIVITY. THE COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE HEADMASTER AFTER RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION INCLUDING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITION WITHIN OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SCHOOL'S PAYROLL RECORDS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES (SUGGESTED BY THE HEADMASTER) AFTER RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION INCLUDING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST AT IT'S OFFICES AT 2491 EMERY ROAD, SOUTH WALES, NY 14139. A NOMINAL FEE IS CHARGED IF COPIES ARE REQUESTED.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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