2016-11-01T08:00:24-07:00 2016-06-30 Tapia & Huckabay PC PO Box 38 Vergennes VT 05491 990 2015-07-01 043371660 Vermont Commons School VERM 8028658084 75 Green Mountain Drive South Burlington VT 05403 DEXTER MAHAFFEY HEAD OF SCHOOL 8028658084 2016-10-27 true WILLIAM S HUCKABAY CPA 8028707086 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z DEXTER MAHAFFEY 75 Green Mountain Drive South Burlington VT 05403 2335819 false X www.vermontcommons.org X 1996 VT Vermont Commons School students experience a unique blend of academics and global immersion, master fundamental academic disciplines, grasp the profound interdependence of the natural and human systems they inhabit, and graduate with the values, knowledge, skills and commitment necessary to become ethical and engaged ecological citizens. 11 11 60 50 0 728513 183087 2042060 2145873 3180 1738 1125 2773753 2331823 288301 0 0 1292420 1486543 0 132582 581532 599244 2162253 2085787 611500 246036 3409181 3810700 2450840 2606990 958341 1203710 Vermont Commons School students experience a unique false false 1685146 2145873 THE VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL OFFERS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO OVER ONE HUNDRED STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE. THE VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL BELIEVES IN ENGAGEMENT; ENGAGEMENT IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, IN ACADEMIC CLASSES, IN THE NATURAL WORLD, IN OUR TOWNS, OUR STATE, THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THROUGH SMALL CLASSES AND INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM, MINI-BUSES AND PUBLIC TRANSIT, PROJECTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL, WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACADEMICS, IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN THE JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY. OVER $320,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED. 1685146 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 60 true false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X DEXTER MAHAFFEY 8028658084 75 Green Mountain Drive South Burlington VT 05403 BRIAN LEFFLER President / Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLER ROBINSON Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG HEINDEL Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA COLL Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANNA COMTOIS Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARLY LAGASSE Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 DINAH LARSEN Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA MAKSYM Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE MANTEGNA Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 TINA MUELLER Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RUSSELL Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEXTER MAHAFFEY Head of School 40.00 X 118212 0 17786 118212 17786 1 false false false 0 6172 176915 12935 183087 Tuition & Fees 611600 2145873 2145873 1738 1738 3996 6172 3996 Miscellaneous Income 900099 1125 1125 1125 2331823 2145873 2863 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143197 47733 47732 47732 0 0 0 0 1012323 929133 38564 44626 25703 23890 828 985 193695 172851 9868 10976 111625 95282 7874 8469 0 0 0 0 4727 0 4727 0 50925 0 50925 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1454 465 38 951 15417 3369 12048 0 20037 15282 1005 3750 14936 10401 860 3675 0 0 0 0 97295 94376 1946 973 17470 17470 0 0 0 0 0 0 11469 4449 2367 4653 78991 0 78991 0 0 0 0 0 117213 113697 2344 1172 28724 24519 2026 2179 Academic supplies & activities 111408 111408 0 0 Bad debts 3265 0 3265 0 Dues & subscriptions 6900 5383 754 763 Professional development 15324 12576 1324 1424 3689 2862 573 254 2085787 1685146 268059 132582 155372 58962 913501 785525 241829 186646 11414 10538 19215 20409 3286813 562071 1742063 2724742 325787 23878 3409181 3810700 182016 74829 1099894 976973 1111294 1320082 47441 224882 10224 10195 2450840 2606990 X 590344 1174247 343452 5585 24545 23878 958341 1203710 3409181 3810700 X 246036 -667 X true X false true false X 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24545 -312 355 23878 24049 903 407 24545 21138 3266 355 24049 19107 2371 340 21138 19250 175 318 19107 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 true false 184712 184712 2823590 348846 2474744 101739 80358 21381 176772 132867 43905 2724742 Pt V, Line 4 Earnings from the donor-restricted permanent fund at the Vermont Community Foundation ("Beneficial Interest in Assets held by Others") are for the general operating needs of the School. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Line 3 VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES THROUGH NEWSPAPER NOTICES AND INCLUSIONS OF THE POLICY IN CATALOGS AND ADMISSION APPLICATIONS. SEE COMMENTS ON PAGE 1. G P STARBUCK Former Trustee Capital X 1400000 1320082 false true true 1320082 G P STARBUCK Former Trustee 1320082 Loan as described above. false Pt XI Line 9 - Change in beneficial interest in assets held by others. Pt VI, Line 11b A first draft of Form 990 is reviewed by the Business Manager and Head of School with a final draft, in PDF format, made available to the Board prior to filing. Pt VI, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy requires annual disclosure of any potential conflicts by Trustees and is monitored by the Officers of the Organization and by the Head of School. Pt VI, Line 15a The Board uses informal comparability data and annually approves the compensation of the Head of School and any other members of senior management. Pt VI, Line 15b See above. Pt VI, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the general public opon request.