THE COTTAGE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE COTTAGE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC (EIN 58-1484540)
Tax period
2015-06-01 to 2016-05-31
Filed
2016-11-30
IRS object ID
201623359349300412
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-30T12:37:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN580942047PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BABUSH NEIMAN KORNMAN & JOHNSON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line15909 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD SUITEAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2800AddressLine2Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30328ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN581484540EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE COTTAGE SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOTTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7706418688PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1700 GRIMES BRIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityROSWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30075ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN PALMERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7706418688PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRIS D CLAYTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00230303PTIN
Phone7702611900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSTEVEN PALMERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1700 GRIMES BRIDGE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityROSWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30075ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,917,289GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://COTTAGESCHOOL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PREPARE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS FOR FULFILLMENT OF THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers4TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$36,018PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$46,915CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$103,190PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$62,304CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,770,781PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,754,709CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$322,716PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$385,549CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,034,196PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$4,949,488CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$46,913PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$194,779CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$8,936,237TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$4,310,883TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,625,354NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBUILDING A SENSE OF SELF FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS THROUGH ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMMING, THE COTTAGE SCHOOL ("TCS") PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR FULFILLMENT OF THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL AS CONFIDENT, PRODUCTIVE AND INDEPENDENT ADULTS. TCS PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS, GRADES 6-12, WHO ARE PREVENTED FROM ACHIEVING THEIR POTENTIAL DUE TO A LACK OF INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE, LOW SELF-CONFIDENCE OR WEAKNESS THAT OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT PREPARED TO ADDRESS. TCS OFFERS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC CLASSES AND EXPERIENTIAL COURSES THAT INCLUDE CARPENTRY, DRAMA, MUSIC, HORTICULTURE AND CULINARY ARTS. THE SCHOOL'S UNIQUE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LIFE SKILLS, CAREER GOALS AND EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,755,976ExpenseAmt
Grant$385,549GrantAmt
Revenue$4,416,879RevenueAmt
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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 Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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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
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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DOUG CURLING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE DIGIESO
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ROBERT HAGAN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RICH ALTERMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF KINCAID
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANK JOSEPH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOWE LANG
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BARB LOVATT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD MERLIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA BUHLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALLY MROZIK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH PEPPER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS TABICKMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB CRENSHAW
CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$123,173$0$9,958Yes (X)
JACQUE DIGIESO
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JEFF PETREA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ART LEACH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON OWENS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE PALMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$146,554$0$2,800Yes (X)
JAY WAGES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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TUITION AND FEES611600$4,193,422$4,193,422
STUDENT ACTIVITIES611600$130,063$130,063
ANCILLARY PROGRAMS611600$49,975$49,975
SUMMER SCHOOL611600$36,505$36,505
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,409,965TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$16,950RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$56,964SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$53,335SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$3,629SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$109,245FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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Exclusion$38,440ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOTHER MISCELLANEOUS REDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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Other Revenue Total$6,914OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$102,305ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$385,549TotalAmt
Program Services$385,549ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$444,921TotalAmt
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Fundraising$51,283FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,696,484ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248,083FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$78,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,421FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$217,546ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,601FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$150,267ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,057FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$3,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$28,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,008FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$6,017TotalAmt
Management And General$6,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$2,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,000FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$4,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,327FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$9,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,622FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,741TotalAmt
Program Services$29,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,882TotalAmt
Program Services$97,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,506TotalAmt
Program Services$1,212ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$300FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$88,856TotalAmt
Program Services$68,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,284TotalAmt
Program Services$205,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,697TotalAmt
Program Services$37,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$156,150$138,812$17,338
CLASSROOM AND INSTRUCTI$140,433$140,433
STUDENT ACTIVITIES$137,396$137,396

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$785,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$407,702FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$2,412,559EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$18,651BOYAmt
EOY$20,091EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$84,351BOYAmt
EOY$160,225EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$21,036BOYAmt
EOY$9,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,687,768LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,760,193LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,016,417BOYAmt
EOY$4,927,575EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$740,261BOYAmt
EOY$730,333EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$675,016BOYAmt
EOY$660,450EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,426BOYAmt
EOY$15,111EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,138,288BOYAmt
EOY$8,936,237EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$293,206BOYAmt
EOY$314,787EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,563,844BOYAmt
EOY$1,631,599EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,779,722BOYAmt
EOY$1,704,047EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$675,016BOYAmt
EOY$660,450EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,311,788BOYAmt
EOY$4,310,883EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,966,181BOYAmt
EOY$3,841,188EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,076BOYAmt
EOY$164,235EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$608,243BOYAmt
EOY$619,931EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,826,500BOYAmt
EOY$4,625,354EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,138,288BOYAmt
EOY$8,936,237EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$194,779ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$6,368NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$611,532BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,995ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$25,998InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$28,594OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$619,931EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$576,031BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$59,577ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,094InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,170OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$611,532EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$585,347BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,043InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$23,359OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$576,031EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$585,727BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$120InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$585,347EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$585,052BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$175InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$585,727EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,213,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,213,391BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,551,041OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,210,300DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,340,741BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$389,513OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$125,688DepreciationAmt
Book Value$263,825BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$307,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$203,544DepreciationAmt
Book Value$104,438BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$225,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$220,661DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,180BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,927,575TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc457(B) PLAN PUBLICLY TRADED MUTUAL FUNDSDesc
Book Value$660,450BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$660,450TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$660,450Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$660,450TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,742,324TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$6,368NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$6,368RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,748,692RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,017InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,017RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,754,709TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,943,471TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,943,471ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$6,017InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,017ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,949,488TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COTTAGE SCHOOL IS A 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION THAT MAINTAINS A NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN ALL SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THIS STATEMENT IS INCLUDED IN MATERIALS AND WEBSITE INFORMATION THAT INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCHOOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GLITTER AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$95,027GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$95,027GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,824RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$14,178FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$26,783OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2AZALEA GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$46,115GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$46,115GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$3,987RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$13,882FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$17,866OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$6,543GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$6,543GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$1,274RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$14,507FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$10,944OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$147,685GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$147,685GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,085RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$42,567FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$55,593OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$109,245DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$38,440NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPGrantTypeTxt
Recipient41RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$282,000NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOKValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTUITION IS REDUCED BY AMOUNT OF AWARD.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART IIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION THROUGH A THIRD PARTY FINANCIAL AID ASSESSMENT FIRM (TADS). THE RESULTS OF THE TADS APPLICATION ARE SUMMARIZED AND PRESENTED ALONG WITH ALL STUDENTS REQUESTING FINANCIAL AID TO THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED A POINT SYSTEM AWARDING (OR DEDUCTING) POINTS FOR VARIOUS INDICATORS OF NEED. EXAMPLES WOULD INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) GRADE LEVEL, TADS RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF NEED, COMPLETENESS OF APPLICATION, AMOUNT OF AID PROVIDED IN PREVIOUS YEAR(S), SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PRINCIPAL INPUT, ETC. THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE MAKES FINAL DETERMINATION OF NEED, AND BASED ON AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS MAKES A PRELIMINARY OFFER OF AID TO THE FAMILY. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINANCIAL AID, THE STUDENT IS AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE FOUNDERS ARE MARRIED. JACQUE DIGIESO IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD. JOE DIGIESO IS THE BOARD TREASURER, VOTING MEMBER, AND HEADS UP THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE C.F.O. AND THE BOARD TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUAL REVIEW OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS WELL AS DATA SUPPLIED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FOR HEAD COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A FIXED ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19COPIES OF BOARD MINUTES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ROUNDING 1.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGES IN THE SELECTION PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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