2017-02-03T14:07:23-06:00 2016-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2015-07-01 161034793 THE GOW SCHOOL GOWS 7166523450 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 KATIE TIERNEY DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS/CFO 7166523450 2017-02-01 1 DONNA M GONSER P01448922 7168563300 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KATIE TIERNEY 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 10908411 0 X WWW.GOW.ORG X 1926 NY EDUCATING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES. 22 21 132 22 0 0 1243229 1120035 8380826 9695520 296602 0 -11343 92856 9909314 10908411 0 1152500 0 0 5134786 5602218 0 0 457176 3852801 4155505 8987587 10910223 921727 -1812 40079531 39797847 2202912 2501689 37876619 37296158 X A 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. 0 0 8461360 1094250 9063256 GOW 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. 641875 58250 725120 THE 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. 9103235 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X KATIE TIERNEY 7166872078 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 NEWTON D BAKER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN R BULLOCK II VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AL R CHIRCOP TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ANN COULSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH EVANS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GRAEME C HEPBURN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CARSON K JONES TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER P ADAMS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS GODDARD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID W GOW JR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN J IBBOTSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT W ITTMANN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER K KNUDSEN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE LARUE SMITH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE M MOHNEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CREIGHTON MURCH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOWELL G POWERS JR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PULVERMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE M ROSS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VAIL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SKIP WILDAY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 M BRADLEY ROGERS JR HEADMASTER 40.00 X X 231973 0 38312 ROSEMARY SHIELDS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 94456 0 23442 DANIEL KELLEY ASSISTANT HEADMASTER 40.00 X 115886 0 25386 JEFFREY SWEET DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL 40.00 X 104819 0 15459 547134 0 102599 3 0 1 0 0 1120035 103336 1120035 TUITION & FEES 711210 8574887 8574887 SUMMER PROGRAM 711210 725120 725120 AUXILARY SERVICES 900099 395513 395513 9695520 OTHER INCOME 900099 92856 92856 92856 10908411 9788376 0 0 981350 981350 171150 171150 385838 50159 335679 3647068 3348001 170684 128383 345322 318355 14751 12216 937421 663296 248938 25187 286569 249880 27153 9536 70849 70849 161496 161496 71115 48320 22795 243339 243339 326019 326019 147725 136728 10997 23814 23814 887469 760720 97744 29005 162262 162262 DEPARTMENTAL AND STUDEN 677013 636896 40117 FOOD SERVICE 658206 658206 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 358453 270090 88363 CONTRIBUTION VALUATION 139292 139292 228453 127550 85069 15834 10910223 9103235 1349812 457176 2863011 2398608 2163504 2213759 1948007 11348 29989 55400 59390 333465 374837 30810021 12940453 17344350 17869568 651720 15002364 16465728 92330 40079531 39797847 734967 900123 1601566 1467945 2202912 2501689 X 23107871 22807936 11469386 11183826 3299362 3304396 37876619 37296158 40079531 39797847 -1812 -578649 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 51200 X 0 8594007 311436 -240518 182075 288012 8194838 2709515 3210233 2629604 2709515 2528190 2629604 2230756 2528190 0.49000 0.40000 0.11000 0 0 1213171 1213171 26068621 10600633 15467988 3462764 2339820 1122944 65465 65465 17869568 TIFF MULTI-ASSET FUND 16465728 F 16465728 9235512 -578649 -1094250 -1672899 10908411 0 10908411 9815973 0 9815973 1094250 1094250 10910223 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 1G IN YEARS PRIOR TO 2016, ONLY THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS WERE INCLUDED. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, ALL ENDOWMENTS ARE INCLUDED. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID CANADA 7 171150 FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS. FMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS 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. 1 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID 69 981350 FMV FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS. PART I, LINE 2: STUDENT 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. X 1 1 X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M BRADLEY ROGERS JR HEADMASTER 231973 0 0 0 0 0 22400 0 15912 0 270285 0 0 0 X 4 103336 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A 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 12C ANNUALLY 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 15 THE 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 19 THE 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.