2014-04-05T11:21:12-05:00 2013-06-30 431305800 UHY ADVISORS MO INC 15 SUNNEN DR SUITE 100 ST LOUIS MO 63143 990 2012-07-01 237240338 HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER HOPE 3144690100 858 NORTH MASON ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63141 MARK SIGNORELLI 3144690100 2014-04-01 1 SHARON L YORKER P00033177 3146151200 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MARK SIGNORELLI 858 N MASON ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63141 33717117 0 X WWW.HOPEACADEMY.COM X 1973 MO OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THOUGH THIS, INSTILL A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENT, RESPONSIBLE, AND ADAPTIVE CITIZENS WHO ARE EFFECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVERS AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. 8 6 486 0 0 0 16164 4550 12653460 12882893 2134126 6162809 1537389 1570354 16341139 20620606 0 0 0 0 10843121 11163364 0 0 0 4534979 4745738 15378100 15909102 963039 4711504 137439709 142450163 2043229 1992179 135396480 140457984 X OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THROUGH THIS, INSTILL A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENT, RESPONSIBLE, AND ADAPTIVE CITIZENS WHO ARE EFFECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVERS AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. 0 0 13293805 12896509 WE SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.THE HOPE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH CENTER NETWORK OF SCHOOLS SERVES MORE THAN 2000 MISSOURI CHILDREN EVERY YEAR. OUR FAMILIES HAVE THE OPTION OF SELECTING EITHER A MONTESSORI-BASED APPROACH OR A TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. BOTH ALTERNATIVES AFFORD CHILDREN THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING IN STATE-OF-THE-ART, EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND BOTH ALTERNATIVES AFFORD CHILDREN THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING FROM FULLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED FACULTY AND STAFF. IN ADDITION, HOPE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH CENTER PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATE, HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY (HMA). HMA OPERATES 8 MONTESSORI SCHOOLS IN COLORADO SERVING APOROXIMATELY 2000 CHILDREN AND GROSSING ABOUT $9.3 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE. HMA FILES A SEPARATE FORM 990. HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HMA.OUR SCHOOLS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED STUDENT BODY AS RELATES TO RACE, RELIGION, ETHNICITY AND NATIONALITY. THE BREADTH OF OUR DIVERSITY IS UNMATCHED BY ANY OTHER SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS AREA. THIS IS A UNIQUE ADVANTAGE THAT SERVES TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION, UNDERSTANDING AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN THE STUDENT BODY AND AMONG THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.WE MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS TO WHICH WE HOLD OUR ORGANIZATION, OUR FACULTY AND OUR STAFF ROUTINELY EXCEED ANY STATE GUIDELINES OR MANDATES, ESPECIALLY AS RELATES TO STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS, CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, CPR TRAINING, FIRST AID TRAINING, ETC.AS A DEMONSTRATION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, WE SUSPEND ALL SCHOOL OPERATIONS ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO HOST AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF. THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF OUR EMPLOYEES GUIDE THE FOCUS OF OUR CONFERENCE EACH YEAR. AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THIS EVENT, OUR SCHOOLS HOST VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO INSURE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY AND STAFF TO ACQUIRE THE TRAINING THEY NEED TO PERFORM AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS.OUR FACULTY AND STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.OUR FACULTY AND STAFF MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR. THEY ARE ROUTINELY RECOGNIZED BY INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL AND ACCREDITING BODIES FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. AWARDS PREVIOUSLY CONFERRED ON OUR FACULTY AND STAFF INCLUDE THE TEACHER OF DISTINCTION AWARD BY THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF ST. LOUIS (ISSL), THE EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY'S EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD, THE CREVE COEUR OLIVETTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD (FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CHAMBER'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE), AMONG MANY OTHERS.IN ADDITION, OUR FACULTY MEMBERS CONDUCT CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND LECTURES AT OUR OWN SCHOOLS, AT COMPETITOR SCHOOLS, AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AND AT LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. PRESENTATIONS HAVE INCLUDED VENUES SUCH AS WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ST. LOUIS CHILD DAY CARE ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, MECA-SETON MONTESSORI TRAINING CENTER, AMONG MANY OTHERS.WE SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.AS A DEMONSTRATION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR FACULTY AND STAFF, WE OFFER EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT WITHIN THE RANKS OF OUR ORGANIZATION. THE HOPE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. THE HOPE MONTESSORI ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES INTERESTED IN PURSUING MONTESSORI CERTIFICATION.WE ARE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.WE BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR FACULTY AND STAFF IS WHAT SEPARATES US FROM ANY OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOL IN GREATER ST. LOUIS AND THE CENTRAL MISSOURI REGION. 144848 54998 HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER OFFERS MONTESSORI TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR ADULTS SEEKING TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL MONTESSORI TEACHERS AT THE INFANT-TODDLER (0-3 YRS. OF AGE) LEVEL AND AT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD (3-6 YRS. OF AGE) LEVEL.THE HMEI EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COURSE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PREPARATION FOR ADULTS INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 2.5 THROUGH 6 YEARS IN MULTI-AGE GROUPINGS, USING THE MONTESSORI METHOD. THE FIRST COURSE CONTAINS SIX ADULTS STARTING IN JUNE 2012 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2013. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COURSE IS DESIGNED AS AN UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSE (COLLEGE CREDIT IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE) WHICH PREPARES AND TRANSFORMS ADULT STUDENTS INTO MONTESSORI EDUCATORS. THIS IS A CERTIFICATE COURSE, APPROXIMATELY TWELVE MONTHS IN DURATION, WITH DISCRETE PERIODS OF STUDY DESIGNED TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY AND WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF STUDY, THREE ADVANCED SEMINARS ARE REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION. THE HMEI EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COURSE CONSISTS OF SIX COMPONENTS AND IS STRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS: - PERIOD I FOUNDATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERIOD - SELF-PACED, VARIED CLOCK HOURS (EST. 15-20 HOURS) - PERIOD II SUMMER ACADEMIC PERIOD - 324 ACADEMIC CLOCK HOURS- PERIOD III STUDENT TEACHING PRACTICUM PERIOD - 540 PRACTICUM CLOCK HOURS- PRACTICUM YEAR ADVANCED SEMINAR - FALL - 28 ACADEMIC CLOCK HOURS- PRACTICUM YEAR ADVANCED SEMINAR - WINTER - 28 ACADEMIC CLOCK HOURS- PRACTICUM YEAR ADVANCED SEMINAR - SPRING - 28 ACADEMIC CLOCK HOURSTOTAL MINIMUM ACADEMIC CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED FOR HMEI CERTIFICATION - 408 (AMS MIN = 300)TOTAL MINIMUM PRACTICUM CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED FOR HMEI CERTIFICATION - 540 (AMS MIN = 540)THE HMEI MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ADHERES TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. HMEI IS:- AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY (AMS), - ACCREDITED BY THE MONTESSORI ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (MACTE) AND- CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI AS A SCHOOL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION GROWING INTEREST IN MONTESSORI EDUCATION WITHIN THE ST. LOUIS AREA, THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST, THE U.S., AND AROUND THE WORLD, HAS FUELED A SURGE IN DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED MONTESSORI EDUCATORS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS DEMAND, AND IN ORDER TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF FUTURE HOPE FAMILIES AND THE MONTESSORI COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THE MISSION OF THE HOPE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE A NEW OBJECTIVE - THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MONTESSORI TEACHERS. HOPE MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE (HMEI) WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2011 TO FULFILL THIS OBJECTIVE. THE SUMMER OF 2012 MARKS THE BEGINNING OF ITS INAUGURAL YEAR. EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION IS THE HALLMARK OF THE HOPE ORGANIZATION. OVER THE PAST 3.5 DECADES THE HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMIES HAVE EARNED RESPECT AND RECOGNITION WITHIN THE MONTESSORI COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AS A SUPERIOR SOURCE FOR PRIVATE, MONTESSORI EDUCATION. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY THIS TRADITION FORWARD INTO THE HOPE MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE AS A WAY TO FURTHER PROMOTE QUALITY MONTESSORI EDUCATION IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE. MISSION STATEMENT OF HMEI:IT IS THE MISSION OF THE HOPE MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE TO INSURE THE TRANSMISSION OF QUALITY MONTESSORI EDUCATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS THAT NURTURE CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, COMPASSION, RESPECT AND A JOYFULNESS FOR LIFE. OUR OBJECTIVE EXTENDS BEYOND EDUCATING ADULT LEARNERS IN THE TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACQUIRING MONTESSORI CERTIFICATION. AT HMEI, CERTIFICATION IS A BYPRODUCT OF OUR MISSION TO IGNITE OUR STUDENTS' PASSION FOR THE PROCESS OF LEARNING, TO INSPIRE THEM TO EXPLORE AND CREATE NEW, INNOVATIVE WAYS IN WHICH TO EXTEND AND EXPAND THEIR OWN LEARNING AND THAT OF THE YOUNG STUDENTS FOR WHOM THEY WILL SOON BE RESPONSIBLE. BY PREPARING OUR TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE GLOBAL MONTESSORI COMMUNITY, WE WILL ENABLE THEM TO CARRY THE SPIRIT OF DR. MONTESSORI'S WORK INTO THE FUTURE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF GENERATIONS TO COME. THROUGH THIS AND THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY MONTESSORI EDUCATION, WE HOPE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO A MORE HARMONIOUS AND PEACEFUL WORLD. VISION STATEMENT OF THE HOPE MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE (HMEI):HMEI IS DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE, TO ADVANCEMENT AND TO THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD. WE STRIVE TO SUPPORT THIS VISION BY:- FIRST UNDERSTANDING AND THEN SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE; - MAKING QUALITY MONTESSORI EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE BY EXPANDING OUR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS DOMESTICALLY AND AROUND THE GLOBE; - EMBRACING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH THAT WILL EXTEND AND EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LEARNING AND EDUCATION IN GENERAL, AND ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF MONTESSORI THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY, IN PARTICULAR; - INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY AND HARNESSING ITS POWER WITHIN OUR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS, BUT ULTIMATELY THE CHILDREN THEY WILL SERVE - TOMORROWS LEADERS. TOTAL MINIMUM PRACTICUM CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED FOR HMEI CERTIFICATION - 540 (AMS MIN = 540)BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HOPE ORGANIZATION:THE HOPE ORGANIZATION BEGAN MORE THAN 35 YEARS AGO, ORIGINATING IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, WHERE IT HAS EARNED WIDESPREAD RESPECT AND RECOGNITION AS A PROVEN LEADER IN THE GREATER MONTESSORI COMMUNITY. MOST COMMONLY KNOWN FOR OUR QUALITY MONTESSORI PRESCHOOLS, WE NOW CARRY FORWARD THIS SAME TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE INTO MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION. THE HOPE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THE HOPE MONTESSORI INFANT AND TODDLER COMMUNITY, THE HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMIES, AND THE ANDREWS ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. MORE THAN 2000 CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED IN THE CLASSROOMS, HALLS AND ON THE GROUNDS OF THESE SCHOOLS EVERY YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS BOTH MONTESSORI AND TRADITIONAL ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION, IT IS MOST WIDELY KNOWN FOR THE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOLS FROM WHICH IT ORIGINATED. HOPE HAS BECOME A LEADER IN MONTESSORI EDUCATION, EVOLVING FROM A SINGLE CAMPUS IN THE HEART OF CREVE COEUR, MISSOURI, A SUBURB OF WEST ST. LOUIS COUNTY. OVER THE COURSE OF ITS 35+ YEARS OF OPERATION, THE HOPE ORGANIZATION HAS, AT LAST COUNT, EXPANDED TO COMPRISE A NETWORK OF 16 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER MIDWEST. 13438653 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 62 0 1 486 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 X X MR BRAD LEMASTERS 3144690100 858 NORTH MASON ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63141 SAM PAGANO 1.00 X 1500 0 0 ANDREW J SIGNORELLI 40.00 X X 493571 0 14064 ELLEN LEMASTERS 1.00 X 1500 0 2469 LAWRENCE C SUMNER 2.00 X 2000 0 0 LOUIS HELMSING 1.00 X 2000 0 0 MARK SIGNORELLI 40.00 X X 196005 0 14312 JOHN LOUGHLIN 1.00 X 2000 0 0 TIM DOLAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BART F CONNORS 40.00 X 220661 0 1188 DAN SIGNORELLI 40.00 X 175915 0 16973 JAMIE DODD 40.00 X 187147 0 13773 JOE PATTERSON 40.00 X 471215 0 15456 1753514 0 78235 10 0 1 0 UNITED HEALTH CARE 13655 RIVERPORT DRIVE MARYLAND HEIGHTS MO 63043 INSURANCE 951255 US FOODS PO BOX 504854 ST LOUIS MO 63150 FOOD SERVICE 611274 PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE CO 8000 MARYLAND AVENUE CLAYTON MO 63105 INSURANCE 281200 HARTFORD PO BOX 1583 HARTFORD CT 06144 INSURANCE 185294 M & H ARCHITECTS 2150 SCHUETZ RD 200 ST LOUIS MO 63146 ARCHITECTURE 153390 8 4550 4550 TUITION AND FEES 611600 12882893 12882893 12882893 1086869 1086869 1501740 0 1501740 1501740 1501740 18172451 13096511 5075940 5075940 5075940 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 111000 61520 61520 OTHER INCOME AALSL 900099 3907 3907 OTHER INCOME AACC 900099 3187 3187 68614 20620606 12951507 0 7664549 1744014 662796 1081218 7792371 7274286 518085 957982 768795 189187 668997 586829 82168 57811 33996 23815 43650 43650 118737 118737 24276 24276 115105 115105 605933 572019 33914 331379 302661 28718 32968 32968 36879 36879 1778035 1664660 113375 303327 282400 20927 FOOD 586579 586579 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 272875 246691 26184 SPECIAL EVENTS 131142 129240 1902 VEHICLE EXPENSES 92946 68377 24569 214096 144219 69877 15909102 13438653 2470449 0 1028706 2154274 1168039 3469285 26148 22318 31423 81935 191324 123141 59217896 17744072 41898819 41473824 47466788 50079446 43982252 43417900 1528447 1528447 117763 99593 137439709 142450163 1046356 1364754 445985 445585 550888 181840 2043229 1992179 X 134896480 139957984 500000 500000 135396480 140457984 137439709 142450163 X 4711504 350000 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 4803361 8496926 13300287 34886790 11431703 23455087 4239242 2159652 2079590 6165978 4152717 2013261 625599 625599 41473824 INVESTMENT IN LTD PARTNERSHIPS 43417900 C 43417900 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 181840 181840 20559086 0 20559086 61520 61520 20620606 15847582 0 15847582 61520 61520 15909102 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INSURANCE PROCEEDS RECLASSIFIED AS REVENUE 61,520. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INSURANCE PROCEEDS RECLASSIFIED AS REVENUE 61,520. 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATION SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 STATEMENT ON NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY PUBLISHED IN BROCHURES AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS AND ON WEBSITE. EXPLANATION OF DOCUMENT RETENTION SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT AWARDED AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT SOLICITED THUS THESE ARE NOT APPLICABLE. X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREW J SIGNORELLI 477414 0 3000 0 13157 0 0 0 14064 0 507635 0 0 0 MARK SIGNORELLI 181264 0 14741 0 0 0 0 0 14312 0 210317 0 0 0 BART F CONNORS 210661 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 1188 0 221849 0 0 0 DAN SIGNORELLI 168915 0 7000 0 0 0 0 0 16973 0 192888 0 0 0 JAMIE DODD 172679 0 14468 0 0 0 0 0 13773 0 200920 0 0 0 JOE PATTERSON 164355 0 3000 0 303860 0 0 0 15456 0 486671 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B JOE PATTERSON, HEADMASTER, PARTICIPATES IN AN UNFUNDED NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. HE RECEIVED A PAYMENT FROM THE RETIREMENT FUND IN THE CURRENT YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $303,150. LARRY MITCHELL MEMBER OF THE BOARD 93634 ARCHITECT SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH HIS FIRM, M & H ARCHITECTS, INC. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANDREW SIGNORELLI, PRESIDENT AND CEO, IS THE FATHER TO MARK SIGNORELLI (COO) AND DAN SIGNORELLI (VICE-PRESIDENT). MARK AND DAN SIGNORELLI ARE BROTHERS AND CO-OWNERS OF STEELETE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD OF THE DIRECTORS DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUB-COMMITTEES. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION IS DISCUSSED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD DURING THE BOARD'S SCHEDULED MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CEO AND CFO REVIEW THE 990 IN DETAIL. EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE 990 TO REVIEW AND THE CEO AND CFO DISCUSS IT WITH THEM AT THE BOARD MEETING AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT YEAR END, A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL KNOWN PERSONAL AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS IS CIRCULATED AMONG KEY EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD. THIS LIST IS DISCUSSED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY. DURING THE YEAR, THE CFO MONITORS THE CONFLICT STATEMENTS AND BRINGS TO THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD IF A CONFLICT ARISES. IF A CONFLICT WOULD AFFECT A VOTE, THE DIRECTOR EXCUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE MEETING FOR THIS ITEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY WAS DONE BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND THIS INFORMATION WAS USED TO HELP THEM IN SETTING OFFICERS' COMPENSATION. THE FULL BOARD, NOT INCLUDING THE OFFICERS INVOLVED, DISCUSSED AND APPROVED THE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THIS RETURN AVAILABLE UPON DIRECT REQUEST AS WELL AS THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG, A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EQUITY TRANSFER FROM HOPE MONTESSORI 350,000. HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY 858 N MASON STLOUIS MO 63141 810572844 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION MO 501(C)(3) 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY A 1501740 HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY C 350000 HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY J 1501740 HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY N 85000 HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY O 124100