2017-04-26T14:46:54-05:00 2016-06-30 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2015-07-01 131992185 WEST SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL WEST 2126628000 309 WEST 92ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10025 MATTHEW BLOOM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2126628000 2017-04-24 1 AARON SHAPIRO P01333816 2128674000 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARY D BASSO 309 WEST 92ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10025 8474156 0 X WWW.WSMSNYC.ORG X 1963 NY WEST SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL ("WSMS") PROVIDES AN EXCEPTIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITHIN A WELCOMING AND RICHLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY. 21 19 77 50 0 0 682890 697332 6091310 7305409 222116 39087 183269 305388 7179585 8347216 755513 872726 0 0 4061618 4365186 50375 70000 131338 1892467 2159054 6759973 7466966 419612 880250 28881412 30791651 3402505 4598873 25478907 26192778 X WSMS PROVIDES AN EXCEPTIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITHIN A WELCOMING AND RICHLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY. AT WSMS, CHILDREN ARE NURTURED, FAMILIES FIND FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT AND FACULTY CAN FLOURISH. WSMS EMBODIES THE BEST PRACTICES THAT HAVE EVOLVED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND MONTESSORI EDUCATION, AND AS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS. WSMS USES THE PROCESS OF SELF REFLECTION TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DO TO BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. WSMS SHARES OUR GROWING UNDERSTANDING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OUR FINDINGS WITH PARENTS AND WITH THE BROADER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. WSMS' MISSION IS MADE FEASIBLE BY OUR OUTSTANDING FACULTY AND IS FURTHER ENHANCED BY OUR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM. 0 0 5315678 872726 6843616 THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE, AND ITS LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE, IS TO PROVIDE EARLY EDUCATION FOR 249 CHILDREN FROM PRE-K THROUGH KINDERGARTEN. 339209 461793 THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES A MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE WSMS-TEP PROGRAM, FOR TEACHERS WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THEIR MONTESSORI TEACHING CREDENTIALS. 5654887 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X MATTHEW BLOOM 2126628000 309 WEST 92ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10025 ALEXANDER SOUTHWELL PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MYLES AMEND VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHEPARDSON TREASURER (THROUGH 8/31/2015) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGGAN DAILEADER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE DAY SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN FRIERY TRUSTEE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY D BASSO HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X X 248617 0 53601 AMY GROOME TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN CHAE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE SECKLER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA JARISLOWSKY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NISSA BOOKER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAE K LEE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE NEAL TRUSTEE (THROUGH 8/31/15) 3.00 X 0 0 0 CORDELL SPENCER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 AIMA RAZA TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA REGO TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY WEST TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SANTIAGO TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER CONWAY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GIULIANA DE GRAZIA TRUSTEE - FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE 35.00 X 65017 0 14056 ALLEN LAMB TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIET BURNETT TRUSTEE (THROUGH 8/31/15) 3.00 X 0 0 0 IVA MILLS TRUSTEE - PARENT REPRESENTATIVE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BLOOM CFO 35.00 X 102950 0 9024 MELISSA MACK ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 127175 0 21229 543759 0 97910 3 0 1 0 0 30708 289951 376673 5529 697332 TUITION-PRIVATE 611600 6493068 6493068 TEACHER EDUCATION PROG 611710 461793 461793 AUXILIARY 611710 350548 350548 7305409 39087 39087 390302 30708 126940 263362 263362 OTHER 900099 42026 42026 42026 8347216 7305409 0 344475 872726 872726 538452 402358 136094 3001557 2080118 921439 184587 127673 56914 378438 261974 116464 262152 183507 78645 31763 31763 29993 29993 70000 70000 25601 25601 146762 139452 7310 45857 45857 497724 372202 64184 61338 111982 111982 261810 235629 26181 570430 570430 96173 96173 SCHOOL LUNCH 186873 186873 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 124535 112082 12453 MISCELLANEOUS 14893 13690 1203 BAD DEBT 14658 14658 7466966 5654887 1680741 131338 1458288 739307 2000054 3787002 51288 314222 154765 190551 19864631 5123254 14080447 14741377 2973480 2984877 8163090 8034315 28881412 30791651 848321 760620 2540184 3838253 14000 0 3402505 4598873 X 25478907 26192778 25478907 26192778 28881412 30791651 880250 -166379 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8329230 8329230 10976061 4920625 6055436 319128 202629 116499 240212 240212 14741377 POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDS 8034315 F 8034315 X 7282510 -166379 -166379 7448889 25601 872726 898327 8347216 6568639 0 6568639 25601 872726 898327 7466966 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING JUNE 30, 2013 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 872,726. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 872,726. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 WEST SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL PUBLICIZED THEIR NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY THROUGH A NEWSPAPER IN CONJUNCTION WITH ISAAGNY (INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ADMISSION ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK). SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVES A DISCRETIONARY GRANT FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THIS FUNDING COMPENSATES THE SCHOOL FOR PART OF THE COST OF THE FINANCIAL AID PROVIDED TO 40 STUDENTS RECEIVING AID AWARDED THROUGH THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. X X X X X 1 PATRICIA LUCIANI 113 UNIVERSITY PLACE SUITE 1020 NEW YORK NY 10003 AUCTION, FALL FESTIVAL 0 421010 70000 351010 421010 70000 351010 AUCTION 390302 390302 60999 271 16285 25706 FALL FESTIVAL/BOOK FAIR 27633 27633 6440 327 2887 14025 1 3075 3075 421010 30708 390302 67439 598 19172 39731 126940 263362 1 FINANCIAL AID 40 872726 PART I, LINE 2: THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE ANNUALLY MEETS TO DECIDE THE TUITION ASSISTANCE BEING AWARDED FOR THE YEAR. ALL AMOUNTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED. X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY D BASSO HEAD OF SCHOOL 230617 0 0 0 18000 0 53601 0 0 0 302218 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B MARY BASSO PARTICIPATED IN A SECTION 457 (B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AND A 457 (F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE SCHOOL IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CFO WILL REVIEW THE 990 DRAFT. ANY CHANGES ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND THE REVISED DRAFT IS THEN FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE AND AUDIT COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE IRS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEAR THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH PERSONS FILLED ONE OUT THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE COMPLETED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE BY THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. IF CONFLICTS EXIST, THE BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM ANY RELATED DELIBERATION AND DECISION. EMPLOYEES ALSO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT CERTIFIES THAT THEY ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES CONTAINED IN WEST SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, INCLUDING A POLICY ON "CONFLICT OF INTEREST". FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE SCHOOL'S COMPENSATION POLICY IS IMPLEMENTED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE USES COMPARABILITY DATA IN FORMING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS RECORDED IN ITS MINUTES. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN JUNE 2016 FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.