BLUE SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
BLUE SCHOOL (EIN 27-0753913)
Tax period
2011-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Filed
2013-07-10
IRS object ID
201301919349300625
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-07-10T10:56:25-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN390859910EIN

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Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1125 BAYLIS ROADAddressLine1
CityMELVILLECity
StateNYState
ZIP Code117473823ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN270753913EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1BLUE SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlBLUENameControl
Phone2122286341Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1241 WATER STREETAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10038ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameFREDA GIMPELName
TitleDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONSTitle
Phone2122286341Phone
Date Signed2013-07-09DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NamePATRICK YU CPA PARTNERName
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Phone6317527400Phone
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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StateNYState
ZIP Code10038ZIPCode
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionBLUE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE AN INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS CREATIVITY, PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, NUTURES HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRES A LIFELONG PASSION FOR LEARNING.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionBLUE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE AN INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS CREATIVITY, PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, NUTURES HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRES A LIFELONG PASSION FOR LEARNING.MissionDescription
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DescriptionFOUNDED IN 2006, BLUE SCHOOL HAS GROWN INTO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS OVER 200 CHILDREN FROM AGE 2 THROUGH 5TH GRADE. BLUE SCHOOL PARENTS AND EDUCATORS JOIN OUR CHILDREN AS LIFE-LONG LEARNERS AND SHARE THE BELIEF THAT EDUCATION CAN BE A JOYFUL, CONTINUAL PROCESS. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT FLOWS MOST NATURALLY AND EFFECTIVELY WHEN CHILDREN ARE THE PROTAGONISTS OF THEIR OWN LEARNING AND THEY ARE SUPPORTED IN FOLLOWING THEIR INTERESTS TO DEEPER LEVELS.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

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RENEE ROLLERI
CHAIR30.00XX000
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VICE CHAIR30.00XX000
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DAVID ROCK
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JENNIFER STANTON
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HARVEY WEISSMAN
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JOSEPH BURNEY
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Insurance Insurance

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

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Buildings Buildings

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Total Revenue4095488TotalRevenue
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES". ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLDS THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSITION. UNDER ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AN ENTITY MAY ONLY RECOGNIZE OR CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. ALL RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES WOULD BE EXPENSED AS INCURRED. TAX YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2010 AND FORWARD ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAX AUTHORITIES. THE SCHOOL HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITION FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012, AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES RELATED TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME 87,692.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES RELATED TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME 87,692.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt1NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records1MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received0GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII

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IdentifierEXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATIONIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE BLUE SCHOOL'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NY LAW JOURNAL IN 2010.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1SPRING FLINGNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1241581GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1140405CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1101176GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1101176OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total241581GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total140405CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events101176GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events101176OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events101176DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary0NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJENNIFER ARDIZZONE-WESTNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org188406BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org6823DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org7043NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org202272TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FAMILY RELATIONSHIP - BOARD CHAIR - RENEE ROLLERI AND VICE CHAIR - MATTHEW GOLDMAN ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND FOR CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (SUCH AS BOOKKEEPING, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND FACILITIES SUPPORT) WITH BLUE MAN PRODUCTIONS, LLC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERS ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE SCHOOL'S POLICY IS TO PRESENT THE FORM 990 TO ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE FORM TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTO ENSURE THE SCHOOL OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE SCHOOL'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FURTHER, WHEN CONDUCTING THE PERIODIC REVIEWS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE VII, THE SCHOOL MAY, BUT NEED NOT, USE OUTSIDE ADVISORS. IF OUTSIDE EXPERTS ARE USED, THEIR USE SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SCHOOL MAKES VARIOUS OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE MAN PRODUCTIONS LLCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1599 BROADWAY - 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10003ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133717631EIN
Primary ActivityADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Predominant Income TypeN/APredominantIncomeType
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocations
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartner
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE MAN PRODUCTIONS LLCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeLTransactionType
Amount Involved45700AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmtDetermination

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