FARM SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FARM SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 46-5450690)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-25
IRS object ID
201723129349301047
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-09-25T15:37:54-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN043343710PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Nolan Calcasola & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 625AddressLine1Txt
CityEast LongmeadowCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01028ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN465450690EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Farm School Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFARMBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1488 Moore Hill RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAtholCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01331ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBenjamin HolmesPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone9782499944PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRobert CalcasolaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00229178PTIN
Phone4135254100PhoneNum
Preparation2017-09-25PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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IP2017-11-08IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBenjamin HolmesPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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Patrick Connors
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Elizabeth Davenport
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Peter Agoos
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doug Curtis
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Christy Hill
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Louise Weed
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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Farm School IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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EIN222959081EIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
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Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Listed By Name Governing DocYes (true)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationfalseSuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
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Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
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Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (true)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt OrgfalseOperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$790,140TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$404NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$404RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$789,736RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$789,736TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$528,638NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Sent by E-mail to finance committee and/or designated members of the board.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cAnnual disclosure required (if necessary) at first BOD meeting of the year.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aCompensation for the top management official is approved by a vote of all indepedent directors. Compenstation is determined by a review of comparable pay scales of similar organizations in the area.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bCompensation of all officers or key employees is approved by a vote of all independent directors. Compensation is determined by a review of comparable pay scales of similar organizations in the area.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Form 990 is available upon request. Other documents are made available if for valid business purposes.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Farm School IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1488 Moore Hill RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAtholCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01331ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222959081EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501c3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status2PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd

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