2016-01-21T13:18:29-08:00 2015-07-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2014-08-01 760547112 Joy Development School JOYD 7135230660 One Chelsea Boulevard Houston TX 77006 Shara Bumgarner President 2016-01-21 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z Shara Bumgarner One Chelsea Boulevard Houston TX 77006 5987609 false false X www.thejoyschool.org X 1997 TX The Joy School is a nonsectarian, independent, nonprofit day school focused on meeting the unique needs of students who, although intellectually capable, often have great difficulty finding success in a traditional school environment. 18 18 87 160 0 854954 549997 4440544 5407771 2444 2286 -12016 -14116 5285926 5945938 362424 447916 0 3421888 4065151 0 253328 987062 1122363 4771374 5635430 514552 310508 14014734 14570155 2450157 2695070 11564577 11875085 The Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their social and academic potential in a safe supportive environment. false false 4705744 447916 5407771 The Joy Development School offers developmentally appropriate and individualized education for children with significant learning disabilities and who are 1-3 years behind their peers academically. The learning disabilities include speech and language developmental delays, dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and auditory processing disorders. The Joy School's goal is to bring these children back up to grade level so that when it is appropriate, they can return to mainstream education. For the 2014-2015 school year, the school enrolled 147 children from Kindergarten to 8th Grade, in 26 classrooms. 4705744 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 87 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Stacie McComb 7135230660 One Chelsea Blvd Houston TX 77006 Mary Watt Board Chair 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Catherine Lappe Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Morfey Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cynthia Adkins Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Britton Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Burleson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Cordill Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Crain Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Walter Goodrich Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Hayes Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Kelly Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kirby McCool Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Miller Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Murray Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Schriber Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Stone Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Meg Toups Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Walker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shara Bumgarner Head of School 40.00 0.00 X 160505 0 11440 160505 11440 1 false true false 0 169400 380597 549997 Auxiliary Services 611710 557720 557720 Tuition and fees 611710 4850051 4850051 5407771 2286 2286 0 0 0 0 27555 169400 41671 -14116 -14116 0 0 0 5945938 5407771 -11830 0 447916 447916 0 0 183988 73595 73595 36798 0 3271014 2775564 380241 115209 122338 98376 17950 6012 235455 189337 34547 11571 252356 202927 37027 12402 0 0 25656 25656 0 0 0 0 0 169439 125977 20798 22664 101789 89883 7872 4034 0 266713 239977 21719 5017 0 0 113623 92709 15667 5247 0 0 237165 203789 24651 8725 40816 35264 4320 1232 Advancement/Admissions/Develop 61272 24540 12315 24417 Auxiliary Services 43110 43110 Food Vendor 32508 32508 Student Field Trips/Yearbooks 30272 30272 0 5635430 4705744 676358 253328 2513085 3128206 1237542 1489219 375798 233727 7144 14389 0 0 0 0 238548 269588 9947600 512574 9642617 9435026 0 0 0 0 0 14014734 14570155 110395 101381 2339762 2593689 2450157 2695070 X 11064105 11484036 500472 391049 11564577 11875085 14014734 14570155 310508 X false true X true false X Part I: Additional Information The Joy Development School is classified as a School under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A(ii). As such, it is not required to complete the Schedule A Part II Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A(iv). The School is voluntarily including Schedule A Part II as a PDF attachment to the Form 990. The Schedule A Part II, calculates the Schools public support percentage for year ended 7/31/15 as 83.42%. For Schedule B Schedule of Contributors, the School meets the 33 1/3% support test of the regulations under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and is reporting under the Special Rule. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 100000 2 100002 1.00000 false false false 2662118 2662118 6466205 324755 6141450 443390 59119 384271 367667 128700 238967 8220 8220 9435026 5498022 5498022 447916 447916 5945938 5187514 5187514 447916 447916 5635430 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. To provide suppport to the Joy Development School Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial Aid $447916 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial Aid $447916 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized The School's nondiscrimination policy is contained on each application and enrollment contract as well as in the informational brochures made available to the public. In addition, an advertisement describing the policy was published in the Houston Chronicle in September 2014. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race false Luncheon 196955 169400 27555 9617 17384 13437 1233 196955 169400 27555 9617 17384 13437 1233 41671 -14116 true 0 0 Financial aid to students 24 447916 Cost Tuition reduction Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Joy School awards scholarships each year based on the demonstrated financial need of the family regardless of race, color, national, or ethnic origin. The school accepts applications in the Spring for the following school year. Each application is thoroughly evaluated. The criteria includes, but is not limited to, total family income, family expenses and the number of children in the family. No further review is required once scholarships have been approved. X X X false false false false false false false false false false Shara Bumgarner Head of School 160505 5330 6110 171945 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Business Manager reviews a draft of the Form 990 with the Head of School. A final copy of the tax return is made available for the Board of Director's review on the Board website prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts To ensure that the School operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and that it does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax, periodic reviews are conducted on an annual basis at the direction of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Head of School evaluation is performed by the Head of School committee based on interviews, observations, self evaluation (HOS) and employee evaluations. Overall it is based on performance and comparable salary data from similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The finance committee meets during Fall Semester and approves tuition and budget for the next school year. This budget includes a line item for compensation. The Head of School works from the approved budget to review and determine salaries of individual employees within TJS. Key Employees are paid based on performance. The HOS pulls public school data in the local area to try to stay competitive with teacher salaries. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request.