2015-10-07T11:19:06-05:00 2015-06-30 020466387 MURPHY POWERS & WILSON CPAS PC ONE MERRILL INDUSTRIAL DRIVE HAMPTON NH 038421942 990 2014-07-01 010544094 BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL BRIX 2073512700 18 BRICKYARD COURT YORK ME 03909 ALICIA JOHNSON-GRAFE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2073512700 2015-09-28 true MICHAEL J MURPHY P00291869 6039268063 2015-09-28 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ALICA JOHNSON-GRAFE 581 HALEY ROAD KITTERY POINT ME 03905 840396 false X N/A X 1997 ME BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL (BMFS) HONORS EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH ENRICHED MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 6 6 28 0 10373 7645 758001 792089 225 343 44215 40319 812814 840396 0 0 578948 606734 0 3181 224218 237774 803166 844508 9648 -4112 1515486 1510353 1404154 1402594 111332 107759 X BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL (BMFS) HONORS EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH ENRICHED MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. false false 708147 BMFS IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LOCATED IN YORK, ME THAT SERVES CHILDREN (AGES 2 TO 10) LIVING IN THE SEACOAST REGION OF SOUTHERN ME AND NH. FOUNDED IN 2000, BMFS HAS GROWN STEADILY FROM ITS HUMBLE ROOTS AS A QUINTESSENTIAL "ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE" WITH 1 TEACHER AND 8 STUDENTS INTO A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF 85 STUDENTS, 72 FAMILIES, AND 16 TEACHERS. BMFS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS AN INTEGRAL PARTNER FOR FAMILIES SEEKING A HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT DIFFERENTIATES ITS CURRICULUM FOR THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES ELEMENTARY, PRESCHOOL, AND TODDLER PROGRAMS BASED ON THE CORE PRINCIPLES CONCEPTUALIZED BY MARIA MONTESSORI AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL THEORISTS. "FOLLOW THE CHILD" AND "FREEDOM WITH RESPONSIBILITIES" ARE TWO MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES THAT BMFS DEEPLY HONORS AND RESPECTS. BMFS IS CONSIDERED A LEADING EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SEACOAST REGION. ALL LEAD CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE BACHELORS DEGREES AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE MONTESSORI CERTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES (27 TOTAL DEGREES, INCLUDING 7 WITH MASTERS) AND 5 ARE BILINGUAL TO INCLUDE SPANISH, GERMAN, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH. EACH CLASSROOM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE OPTIMAL MONTESSORI EXPERIENCE WITH A CORE FOCUS ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS, SENSORIAL COGNITION, AND EVERYDAY LIVING FUNDAMENTALS. THESE FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS ARE COUPLED WITH BIG-PICTURE THEMATIC SURVEYS OF THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND CULTURAL STUDIES, WHICH CREATES A GLOBAL MENTAL FRAMEWORK IN EACH CHILD THAT LIVES AND GROWS WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE CORE CURRICULUM IS FURTHER ENRICHED WITH FITNESS AND HEALTH, MUSIC, SPANISH, DRAMA AND STUDIO ART. AT BMFS, EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL IS HONORED AND ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED AND TREATED AS LEADERS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, ACTORS, AND MUSICIANS. 708147 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 false 28 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false X ALICIA JOHNSON-GRAFE 2073512700 18 BRICKYARD COURT YORK ME 03909 JOHNSON-GRAFE ALICA EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 54118 0 0 STPIERRE KELLY TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SWANN KYLE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEN MARK SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANLEY MICHELLE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER MIKE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA PENFOLD PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 54118 false false false 7645 7645 TUITION INCOME 792089 792089 792089 343 343 39528 39528 39528 HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT 791 791 791 840396 793223 39528 54118 51412 2706 465251 427497 37754 45348 37326 7786 236 42017 34585 7214 218 85 85 5300 5300 384 384 47 47 6936 6936 35418 31876 3542 39 39 48825 43942 4883 35678 35678 6958 6262 696 FIELD TRIPS 37412 37412 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 21663 19497 2166 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 10238 10238 SPECIAL EVENTS 9405 9405 19386 14343 5022 21 844508 708147 133180 3181 59336 61587 207783 217720 11270 12514 2684 780 1603054 385302 1234413 1217752 1515486 1510353 69211 63008 146354 168654 1188589 1170932 1404154 1402594 X 85164 82440 23038 22189 3130 3130 111332 107759 1515486 1510353 -4112 539 X false false false X 278852 278852 1173940 265011 908929 22556 21415 1141 127706 98876 28830 1217752 840935 539 539 840396 840396 844508 844508 844508 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 THERE ARE NO RACIAL RESTRICTIONS FOR ENTRY TO THE SCHOOL'S PROGRAMS. SCHEDULE E, LINE 4 THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AND DOES NOT DISCLOSE THE COMPOSITION OF ITS STUDENTS. AUCTION 27780 27780 ANNUAL DRIVE 6580 6580 1 5168 5168 39528 39528 39528 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PRINCIPLES CONCEPTUALIZED BY MARIA MONTESSORI AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL THEORISTS. "FOLLOW THE CHILD" AND "FREEDOM WITH RESPONSIBILITIES" ARE TWO MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES THAT BMFS DEEPLY HONORS AND RESPECTS. BMFS IS CONSIDERED A LEADING EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SEACOAST REGION. ALL LEAD CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE BACHELORS DEGREES AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE MONTESSORI CERTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES (27 TOTAL DEGREES, INCLUDING 7 WITH MASTERS) AND 5 ARE BILINGUAL TO INCLUDE SPANISH, GERMAN, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH. EACH CLASSROOM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE OPTIMAL MONTESSORI EXPERIENCE WITH A CORE FOCUS ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS, SENSORIAL COGNITION, AND EVERYDAY LIVING FUNDAMENTALS. THESE FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS ARE COUPLED WITH BIG-PICTURE THEMATIC SURVEYS OF THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND CULTURAL STUDIES, WHICH CREATES A GLOBAL MENTAL FRAMEWORK IN EACH CHILD THAT LIVES AND GROWS WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE CORE CURRICULUM IS FURTHER ENRICHED WITH FITNESS AND HEALTH, MUSIC, SPANISH, DRAMA AND STUDIO ART. AT BMFS, EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL IS HONORED AND ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED AND TREATED AS LEADERS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, ACTORS, AND MUSICIANS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL REVIEW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.