STERLING COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: STERLING COLLEGE (EIN 03-0197728)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-01-29
IRS object ID: 201310299349300821
Schema version: 2011v1.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-01-29T13:10:20-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVIS & HODGDON ASSOCIATES CPAS PLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	33 BLAIR PARK RD STE 201	AddressLine1
City	WILLISTON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05495	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030197728	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STERLING COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	STER	NameControl
Phone	8025867711	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 72	AddressLine1
City	CRAFTSBURY COMMON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05827	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MATTHEW DERR	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	8025867711	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRET HODGDON	Name
Phone	8028781963	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-01-24	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MATTHEW DERR	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 72	AddressLine1
City	CRAFTSBURY COMMON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05827	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	5292572	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.STERLINGCOLLEGE.EDU	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1958	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	VT	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE STERLING COLLEGE COMMUNITY COMBINES STRUCTURED ACADEMIC STUDY WITH EXPERIENTIAL CHALLENGES AND PLAIN HARD WORK TO BUILD RESPONSIBLE PROBLEM SOLVERS WHO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY PURSUE PRODUCTIVE LIVES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	17	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	17	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	119	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	695635	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1110149	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	3770730	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	4004993	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	71789	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	142319	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	9894	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	10367	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	4548048	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	5267828	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	1540811	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1673404	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1737159	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1858901	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	90893	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1327985	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1390240	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	4605955	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4922545	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-57907	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	345283	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	3064968	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3275380	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	914085	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	805129	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2150883	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2470251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE STERLING COLLEGE COMMUNITY COMBINES STRUCTURED ACADEMIC STUDY WITH EXPERIENTIAL CHALLENGES AND PLAIN HARD WORK TO BUILD RESPONSIBLE PROBLEM SOLVERS WHO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY PURSUE PRODUCTIVE LIVES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1730597	Expense
Revenue	3133606	Revenue
Description	PROVIDED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	406527	Expense
Revenue	857547	Revenue
Description	PROVIDED FOOD SERVICES, HOUSING, BOOKSTORE AND OTHER SERVICES TO STUDENTS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	313071	Expense
Revenue	13840	Revenue
Description	COSTS INCURRED IN RECRUITING, ENROLLING AND PROVIDING HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO STUDENTS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1785951	Expense
Grants	1673404	Grants
Description	SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH TUITION AND FEES COSTS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES, INCLUDES A LIBRARY FOR THE CONTINUED EDUCATION AND USE OF STUDENTS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	1785951	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	1673404	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Program Service Expense	4236146	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	22	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	119	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	17	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	17	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MS DEBORAH CLARK	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8025867711	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 72	AddressLine1
City	CRAFTSBURY COMMON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05827	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (19 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JOHN ELDER PHD
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
PETE CHEHAYL
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
CATHERINE DONNELLY
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
MELISSA FISHER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHANIE GEORGE
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
THADDEUS GULDBRANDSEN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
PENNY SCHMITT
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
MARION BURROS
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
ANN GUYER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
GAIL HENRY
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID MCLEAN JD
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
WENDY KOENIG
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT SHELTON JD
CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
DAVID STONER
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JON LARSEN
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
RIAN FRIED
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISTINA HAYWARD
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM WOOTTON
PRESIDENT	40.00		95063	0	21505	X
EDWARD HOUSTON
VP	40.00		47609	0	11584	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	142672	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	33089	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	158742	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	951407	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	3085	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	1110149	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TUITION & FEES	3133606	3133606
AUXILIARY SERVICES	857547	857547
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	13840	13840

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	4004993	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	14784	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$14,784	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	10071	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	10071	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	10071	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$10,071	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	13851	Securities
Other	137000	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	23316	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	13851	Securities
Other	113684	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	127535	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$127,535	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1724	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	1428	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	296	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$296	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5267828	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4004993	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$152,686	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1673404	Total
Program Services	1673404	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	146567	Total
Program Services	113032	ProgramServices
Management And General	28705	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4830	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1310520	Total
Program Services	1010398	ProgramServices
Management And General	256902	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	43220	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53902	Total
Program Services	41569	ProgramServices
Management And General	10557	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1776	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	203905	Total
Program Services	129462	ProgramServices
Management And General	68720	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5723	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	144007	Total
Program Services	111058	ProgramServices
Management And General	28204	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4745	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	542	Total
Management And General	542	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18700	Total
Management And General	18700	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	165616	Total
Program Services	105825	ProgramServices
Management And General	40474	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	19317	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16543	Total
Program Services	3855	ProgramServices
Management And General	12363	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	325	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	133173	Total
Program Services	82587	ProgramServices
Management And General	48756	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1830	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10491	Total
Program Services	3797	ProgramServices
Management And General	6694	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	334260	Total
Program Services	287978	ProgramServices
Management And General	44951	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1331	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	42566	Total
Program Services	34237	ProgramServices
Management And General	7446	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	883	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6864	Total
Program Services	2723	ProgramServices
Management And General	2448	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1693	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48760	Total
Program Services	323	ProgramServices
Management And General	48422	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	134902	Total
Program Services	107922	ProgramServices
Management And General	26980	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59763	Total
Program Services	23616	ProgramServices
Management And General	36147	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
FOOD	215020	214203	817
MISCELLANEOUS	54236	38466	3048	12722
SCHOOL TRIPS	43320	40102	865	2353
MEMBERSHIPS	27591	15123	475	11993

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	77893	Total
Program Services	196466	ProgramServices
Management And General	-118573	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4922545	Total
Program Services	4236146	ProgramServices
Management And General	595506	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	90893	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	135909	BOY
EOY	232482	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	78065	BOY
EOY	503	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	77579	BOY
EOY	36525	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52576	BOY
EOY	52853	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3088	BOY
EOY	3155	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	32244	BOY
EOY	77939	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3696988	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2080151	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1759381	BOY
EOY	1616837	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	876051	BOY
EOY	859872	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50075	BOY
EOY	395214	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3064968	BOY
EOY	3275380	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	118872	BOY
EOY	92848	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	151236	BOY
EOY	183772	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	643977	BOY
EOY	528509	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	914085	BOY
EOY	805129	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1144401	BOY
EOY	1581518	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	416893	BOY
EOY	299144	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	589589	BOY
EOY	589589	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2150883	BOY
EOY	2470251	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3064968	BOY
EOY	3275380	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	345283	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-25915	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	876051	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	2212	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	-40000	GrantsOrScholarships
End Of Year Balance	838263	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	710304	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	165747	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	876051	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	633127	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	77177	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	710304	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	589589	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	244830	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-126292	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	-75000	GrantsOrScholarships
End Of Year Balance	633127	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.30000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.70000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	321065	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	321065	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2832922	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1627056	Depreciation
Book Value	1205866	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	284685	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	255076	Depreciation
Book Value	29609	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	258316	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	198019	Depreciation
Book Value	60297	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1616837	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	Description
Book Value	395214	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	395214	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Total Revenue	5267828	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	4922545	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	345283	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-25915	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-25915	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	319368	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5243341	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-25915	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	1428	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-24487	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	5267828	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	5267828	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4923973	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	1428	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	1428	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	4922545	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	4922545	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE COLLEGE ANNUALLY FILES AN IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE COLLEGE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2009. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS, THE COLLEGE IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. ALTHOUGH THE OUTCOME OF TAX AUDITS IS ALWAYS UNCERTAIN, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COLLEGE BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AT JUNE 30, 2012 AND 2011.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8	COGS AMOUNT 1,428 COGS AMOUNT -1,428
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	COGS AMOUNT 1,428
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D	COGS AMOUNT 1,428

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PUBLICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN MEDIA EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 3	STUDENTS OF SUCH POLICIES AND THAT COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 403 IS SATISFIED
FINANCIAL AID OR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 6	COLLEGE RECEIVES FEDERAL AID AS TUITION REIMBUSEMENT FOR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AID

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	false	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	110	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	1673404	AmountOfCashGrant

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE STERLING COLLEGE COMMUNITY COMBINES STRUCTURED ACADEMIC STUDY WITH EXPERIENTIAL CHALLENGES AND PLAIN HARD WORK TO BUILD RESPONSIBLE PROBLEM SOLVERS WHO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY PURSUE PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH TUITION AND FEES COSTS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES, INCLUDES A LIBRARY FOR THE CONTINUED EDUCATION AND USE OF STUDENTS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COPIES UPON REQUEST.