COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC (EIN 04-2228167)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-12
IRS object ID
201741329349305829
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)
Return2017-05-12T13:33:03-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERNARD JOHNSON & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityTOPSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01983ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042228167EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172667525PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1151 COMMONWEALTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021162347ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonD ANDREW HALL IIIPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172667525PhoneNum
Signature2017-04-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTIMOTHY F HAGAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone9788872220PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerD ANDREW HALLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1151 Commonwealth AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,255,099GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.commschool.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1957FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body31VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent27VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee78TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers42TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,116,415PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,149,478CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,604,587PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,826,889CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,439,887PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$916,384CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,026PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,929CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,164,915PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,898,680CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,293,635PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,270,565CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,818,456PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$485,045CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,412,585PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,611,202CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,524,676PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,710,517CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,640,239PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$188,163CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$22,508,153TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,909,072TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,503,283TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,792,019NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,004,870NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,534,589ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,270,565GrantAmt
Revenue$5,832,818RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingYes (true)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (true)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document51IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee78EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members31GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member27IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonDIANE MORRISPersonNm
Phone6172667525PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerInd
KAREN FIRESTONE
Chairperson2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
ANDREW HALL
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
CATHERINE BREWSTER
Clerk2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
MAX KOHLENBERG
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
CHARLES FRIED
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
CHARLES MERRILL
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
MARY CHATFIELD
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
RICHARD ZECKHAUSER
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
MARY R PACI
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
RICHARD COFFMAN
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
CATHRYN STEIN
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
THERESE HENDRICKS
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
MARIE LOSSKY
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
JUDITH SANFORD-HARRIS
Trustee1.00Yes (X)
ELIZABETH THOMSON
Trustee1Yes (X)
BOB MURCHISON
Trustee1Yes (X)
JEFFREY FLOWERS
Trustee1Yes (X)
JOSE ALVAREZ
Trustee1Yes (X)
ELIZABETH BAILEY
Trustee1Yes (X)
CATHLEEN STONE
Trustee1Yes (X)
LISA FISHBAYN JOFFE
Trustee1Yes (X)
JULIA HEWITT HOLLOWAY
Trustee1Yes (X)
KEVIN MENDIK
Trustee1Yes (X)
ALICE MURPHY
Trustee1Yes (X)
KENNETH PUCKER
Trustee1Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$257,409TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$38,581TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Noncash Contributions$763,620NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt
TUITION & FEES611710$5,818,976
APPLICATION FEES611710$7,913
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,826,889TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$229,827TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$229,827ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,042,976SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,356,419SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$686,557SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$686,557ExclusionAmt

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DescMISC INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,929OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,898,680TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$916,384ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,270,565TotalAmt
Program Services$1,270,565ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,409TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,503,813TotalAmt
Program Services$2,668,498ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$656,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$179,242FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$246,727TotalAmt
Program Services$174,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,843FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$562,122TotalAmt
Program Services$398,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,596ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,982FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,679TotalAmt
Program Services$183,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,417FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$42,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,150TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$48,973TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,270TotalAmt
Program Services$92,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$12,350TotalAmt
Program Services$12,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,813TotalAmt
Program Services$157,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,266TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ADMISSIONS$70,630$70,630$0$0
GENERAL EXPENSE$271,549$33,448$238,101$0
DINING ROOM EXPENSE$102,750$102,750$0$0
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES$246,806$246,806$0$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,354TotalAmt
Program Services$80,917ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$254,561FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,710,517TotalAmt
Program Services$5,534,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,690,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$485,045FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400BOYAmt
EOY$150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,728,684BOYAmt
EOY$2,102,825EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,465,302BOYAmt
EOY$1,054,661EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$48,943BOYAmt
EOY$79,832EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$261,172BOYAmt
EOY$254,699EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,718BOYAmt
EOY$61,032EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$11,464BOYAmt
EOY$2,611EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,345BOYAmt
EOY$109,073EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,580,675LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,383,391LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,444,457BOYAmt
EOY$8,197,284EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,550,083BOYAmt
EOY$10,638,170EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,523BOYAmt
EOY$7,816EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,701,091BOYAmt
EOY$22,508,153EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,255,298BOYAmt
EOY$780,596EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$647,921BOYAmt
EOY$468,209EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$250,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,853BOYAmt
EOY$4,478EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,909,072BOYAmt
EOY$1,503,283EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,631,352BOYAmt
EOY$11,198,361EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$455,875BOYAmt
EOY$963,667EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,704,792BOYAmt
EOY$8,842,842EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,792,019BOYAmt
EOY$21,004,870EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,701,091BOYAmt
EOY$22,508,153EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$188,163ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd
Public Support Total170$0PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,331,290BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,089,582ContributionsAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$129,707GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$314,033OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,977,132EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,916,071BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,930,594ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$46,354InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$137,425GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,331,596OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,331,290EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,396,512BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$818,927ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$254,282InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$138,066GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$415,584OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,916,071EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,360,317BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$223,352ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$150,378InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$125,770GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$211,765OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,396,512EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,160,383BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$251,523ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$82,756InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$134,345GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$8,360,317EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01700BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.88600PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09700TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,443OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$86,443BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,368,667OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$924,279DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,444,388BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,692OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,462DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,230BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$735,086OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$443,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$291,436BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$371,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$371,787BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,197,284TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDepositsDesc
Amt$4,478Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,478TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,652,803TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$738,932NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$738,932RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,391,735RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,270,565OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,270,565RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,662,300TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,439,952TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,439,952ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,270,565OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,270,565ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,710,517TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt XI, Line 4bThe School provided student financial aid
Pt XII, Line 4bThe School provided student financial aid

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Line 3THE BOSTON GLOBE, DECEMBER 7, 2014 NO ADD'L SPACE NEEDED
Line 5h

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFinancial AidGrantTypeTxt
Recipient49RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$1,270,565NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceReduced tuitionNonCashAssistanceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWILLIAM WHARTONPersonNm
Base Compensation Filing Org$257,409BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$20,131DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,450NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$295,990TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementIndLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd
WILLIAM WHARTON
HeadmasterHousing and tuitionYes (X)$309,525$254,699falseYes (true)Yes (true)
KAREN FIRESTONE
CHAIRPERSONRENOVATIONS$250,000$250,000falseYes (true)Yes (true)Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$504,699TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution17ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$763,620NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 32bThe School uses Merrill Lynch to receive, sell, and forward
Pt I Line 32bproceeds from the sale of donated stock.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (20 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bThe Audit Committee and Treasurer review and approve the
Pt VI, Line 11bForm 990 filing.
Pt VI, Line 12cAll Officers, Directors and Trustees are made aware of the
Pt VI, Line 12cconflict of interest policy.
Pt VI, Line 15aThe Headmaster's salary is determined by the Head's compensation committee (which includes the Board Chair and Treasurer).
Pt VI, Line 15bAll other salaries are reviewed and approved by the Headmaster on an annual basis. All salary changes are based on cost of living adjustments and comparability data provided by the National Association of Independent Schools.
Pt XIThe School incurred a loss on the disposal of fixed assets as a result of the renovations during fiscal year 2015.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Accounts Receivable - Net
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Pledges Receivable - Net
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Other Receivables
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Inventories
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Prepaids
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Investments
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24INTEREST RECEIVABLE
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Deferred Revenue
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26KEYCARD DEPOSITS
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eOTHER EXPENSES 27876. 0. 27876. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eFUNDRAISING 254561. 0. 0. 254561.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eREPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 80917. 80917. 0. 0.

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