STERLING COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: STERLING COLLEGE (EIN 03-0197728)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2012-03-31
IRS object ID: 201200919349300315
Schema version: 2010v3.7
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	2012-03-31T14:39:35-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	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	2010-07-01	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	WILLIAM R WOOTON	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	8025867711	Phone
Date Signed	2012-04-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRET HODGDON	Name
Phone	8028781963	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-03-26	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	WILLIAM R WOOTON	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	4664825	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	18	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	18	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	129	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1016001	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	695635	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	3718663	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	3770730	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	17623	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	71789	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	45610	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	9894	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	4797897	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	4548048	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	1367709	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1540811	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1839270	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1737159	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	59110	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1407191	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1327985	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	4614170	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4605955	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	183727	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-57907	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2961195	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3064968	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	896535	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	914085	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2064660	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2150883	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	1413966	Expense
Revenue	2933892	Revenue
Description	PROVIDED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	488265	Expense
Revenue	814335	Revenue
Description	PROVIDED FOOD SERVICES, HOUSING, BOOKSTORE AND OTHER SERVICES TO STUDENTS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	307827	Expense
Revenue	22503	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	1647101	Expense
Grants	1540811	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	1647101	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	1540811	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Program Service Expense	3857159	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	false	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	14	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	129	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	18	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	18	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	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 (20 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
KATE CLARK JD
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
AMY GOLODETZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
WENDY KOENIG
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
LINDA FRIEHLING
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
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
ED NEF AB
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
GREG LEECH
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
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
RIAN FRIED
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISTINA HAYWARD
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM WOOTTON
PRESIDENT	40.00		96074	0	0	X
EDWARD HOUSTON
VP	40.00		46759	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	142833	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	162407	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	533228	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	3816	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	695635	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TUITION & FEES	2933892	2933892
AUXILIARY SERVICES	814335	814335
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	22503	22503

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	3770730	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	16788	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$16,788	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	9575	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	9575	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9575	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$9,575	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	170175	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	115174	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	55001	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	55001	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$55,001	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1922	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	1603	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	319	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$319	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4548048	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3770730	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$81,683	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1540811	Total
Program Services	1540811	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	172833	Total
Program Services	131317	ProgramServices
Management And General	36265	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5251	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1195136	Total
Program Services	908047	ProgramServices
Management And General	250773	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	36316	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44997	Total
Program Services	34188	ProgramServices
Management And General	9442	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1367	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	188742	Total
Program Services	125874	ProgramServices
Management And General	57589	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5279	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	135451	Total
Program Services	102914	ProgramServices
Management And General	28421	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4116	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	600	Total
Management And General	600	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18300	Total
Management And General	18300	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	107481	Total
Program Services	74794	ProgramServices
Management And General	32687	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16738	Total
Program Services	13385	ProgramServices
Management And General	3003	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	350	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	142027	Total
Program Services	69092	ProgramServices
Management And General	70666	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2269	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6647	Total
Program Services	395	ProgramServices
Management And General	6252	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	296646	Total
Program Services	250353	ProgramServices
Management And General	45372	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	921	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33789	Total
Program Services	28256	ProgramServices
Management And General	5239	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	294	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	330	Total
Program Services	330	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48345	Total
Program Services	529	ProgramServices
Management And General	47816	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	140290	Total
Program Services	140290	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	62749	Total
Program Services	22583	ProgramServices
Management And General	40166	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
FOOD	177442	177442
MISCELLANEOUS	91920	83049	6420	2451
SCHOOL TRIPS	65705	60571	4874	260
OUTDOOR PROGRAM SUPPLIES	32040	32040
MEMBERSHIPS	28815	17466	11349

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58121	Total
Program Services	43433	ProgramServices
Management And General	14452	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	236	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4605955	Total
Program Services	3857159	ProgramServices
Management And General	689686	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	59110	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138050	BOY
EOY	135909	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	419	BOY
EOY	78065	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8314	BOY
EOY	77579	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	95190	BOY
EOY	52576	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3005	BOY
EOY	3088	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47519	BOY
EOY	32244	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3804614	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2045233	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1894505	BOY
EOY	1759381	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	710304	BOY
EOY	876051	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	63889	BOY
EOY	50075	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2961195	BOY
EOY	3064968	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	93770	BOY
EOY	118872	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	158987	BOY
EOY	151236	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	643778	BOY
EOY	643977	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	896535	BOY
EOY	914085	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1278410	BOY
EOY	1144401	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	196661	BOY
EOY	416893	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	2064660	BOY
EOY	2150883	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2961195	BOY
EOY	3064968	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-57907	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	144130	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	710304	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	165747	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	876051	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

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 Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

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	0.33000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.67000	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	2956228	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1610660	Depreciation
Book Value	1345568	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	284680	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	255076	Depreciation
Book Value	29604	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	242641	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	179497	Depreciation
Book Value	63144	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1759381	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	4548048	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	4605955	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-57907	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	144130	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	144130	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	86223	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4693781	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	144130	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	1603	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	145733	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	4548048	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	4548048	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4607558	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	1603	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	1603	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	4605955	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	4605955	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, 2008. 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, 2011 AND 2010.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8	COGS AMOUNT 1,603 COGS AMOUNT -1,603
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	COGS AMOUNT 1,603
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D	COGS AMOUNT 1,603

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	105	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	1540811	AmountOfCashGrant

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 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 ACHIEVEMENTS 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.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	AMY GOLODETZ GREG LEECH TRUSTEE TRUSTEE MARRIED
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.