FARM SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FARM SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 46-5450690)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-15
IRS object ID
201642309349300629
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)
Return2016-08-15T14:25:32-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043343710PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NolanCalcasola & Co PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 625 180 Denslow RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityEast LongmeadowCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01028ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone9782499944PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRobert CalcasolaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00229178PTIN
Phone4135254100PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBenjamin HolmesPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$421,002GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide support for the Farm School, Inc. a Massachusetts not for profit corporation. This corporation shall be operated exclusively for and perform function for, and carry ou the purposes of the Farm School, Inc., by making distributions to and for the benefit for the School.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,002CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,002CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Revenue$420,670RevenueAmt
DescTo provide support for the Farm School, Inc. a Massachusetts not for profit corporation. This corporation shall be operated exclusively for and perform function for, and carry ou the purposes of the Farm School, Inc., by making distributions to and for the benefit for the School.Desc
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBenjamin HolmesPersonNm
Phone9782499944PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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Benjamin Holmes
President2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$91,248$10,032
Patrick Connors
Treasurer2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$58,946$10,032
Elizabeth Davenport
Clerk2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$27,540$0
Peter Agoos
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doug Curtis
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christy Hill
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louise Weed
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Noncash Contributions$141,590NoncashContributionsAmt
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Total Revenue Column$312TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$312ExclusionAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
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Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$5,000TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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BOY$24,878BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

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BOY$24,878BOYAmt
EOY$440,878EOYAmt

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EOY$440,878EOYAmt

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EOY$440,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$416,000ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
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

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Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Farm School IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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EIN222959081EIN
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Governing Document ListedYes (true)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$0SupportAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

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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Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
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Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

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 M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$141,589NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

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Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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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
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Exempt Code Section501c3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status2PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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