VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL (EIN 04-3371660)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2012-10-26
IRS object ID: 201203009349300790
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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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 L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-10-26T15:40:59-05:00	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	043371660	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	VERM	NameControl
Phone	8028658084	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	75 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05403	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	PETER GILMORE	Name
Title	HEAD OF SCHOOL	Title
Phone	8028658084	Phone
Date Signed	2012-10-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRET HODGDON	Name
Phone	8028781963	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-10-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2470069	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.VERMONTCOMMONS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1996	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	VT	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE BLEND OF ACADEMICS AND GLOBAL IMMERSION, MASTER FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, GRASP THE PROFOUND INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS THEY INHABIT, AND GRADUATE WITH THE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMMITMENT NECESSARY TO BECOME ETHICAL AND ENGAGED ECOLOGICAL CITIZENS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	13	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	13	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	41	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	50	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	617900	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	562488	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1494481	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1905450	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	420	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	2131	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2112801	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	2470069	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	265331	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1077037	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1152978	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	128737	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	582840	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	638035	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1659877	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2056344	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	452924	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	413725	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2436197	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2392525	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2586009	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2129667	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-149812	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	262858	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE BLEND OF ACADEMICS AND GLOBAL IMMERSION, MASTER FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, GRASP THE PROFOUND INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS THEY INHABIT, AND GRADUATE WITH THE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMMITMENT NECESSARY TO BECOME ETHICAL AND ENGAGED ECOLOGICAL CITIZENS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1523502	Expense
Grants	265331	Grants
Revenue	1873388	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	31092	Expense
Revenue	32062	Revenue
Description	THE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEED, EITHER TO SHORE UP FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS OR TO EXPAND ON STUDENTS INTERESTS. A TUTOR WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE WORKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS DURING STUDY HALLS. WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF AN INDIVIDUALS LEARNING STYLE, THE TUTOR HELPS THE STUDENTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO WORK AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL. THESE SERVICES ARE MEANT TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR LEARNING PROFILES, TO CREATE WITH THEM THE STEPS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS, AND TO ASSIST THEM IN IMPLEMENTING THOSE STEPS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1554594	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	true	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	true	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	true	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	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	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	41	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	13	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	13	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	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	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	PETER GILMORE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8028658084	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	75 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	SO BURLINGTON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05403	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
LISA FARGO
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL RUSSELL
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
CRAIG HEINDEL
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
PETER GOFF FACULTY MEMBER
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
MARY HAMILTON-HOMER
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
DEBRA LORD
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0
KYLER ROBINSON
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
GEORGE STARBUCK
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
REBECCA COLL
CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0
BOB HILL
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
BRIAN LEFFLER
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
TINA MUELLER
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
DERRICK SENIOR
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
PETER GILMORE
HEAD OF VCS	40.00		107652	0	15395	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	107652	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	15395	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	562488	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	317240	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	562488	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TUITION INCOME	1873388	1873388
ENRICHMENT SERVICE INCOME	23646	23646
STUDENT EVENT INCOME	6910	6910
OTHER PROGRAM INCOME	1506	1506

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1905450	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1290	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,290	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	841	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	841	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	841	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$841	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2470069	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1905450	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$2,131	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	265331	Total
Program Services	265331	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	112000	Total
Program Services	16800	ProgramServices
Management And General	72800	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	22400	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	800173	Total
Program Services	567479	ProgramServices
Management And General	165006	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	67688	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	154178	Total
Program Services	117592	ProgramServices
Management And General	23029	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13557	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	86627	Total
Program Services	61543	ProgramServices
Management And General	18192	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6892	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14947	Total
Program Services	9573	ProgramServices
Management And General	3897	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1477	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	50210	Total
Program Services	32160	ProgramServices
Management And General	13090	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4960	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16051	Total
Program Services	10281	ProgramServices
Management And General	4184	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1586	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59370	Total
Program Services	15319	ProgramServices
Management And General	41688	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2363	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20712	Total
Program Services	13266	ProgramServices
Management And General	5400	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2046	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31018	Total
Program Services	30088	ProgramServices
Management And General	682	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	248	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5658	Total
Program Services	5658	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	93500	Total
Program Services	87878	ProgramServices
Management And General	4157	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1465	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	74162	Total
Program Services	71937	ProgramServices
Management And General	1632	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	593	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16826	Total
Program Services	16321	ProgramServices
Management And General	370	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	135	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	79105	76732	1740	633
STUDENT ACTIVITIES	62166	62166
RESOURCE MATERIALS	36366	36366
PHYSICAL FITNESS	16432	16432

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61512	Total
Program Services	41672	ProgramServices
Management And General	17146	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2694	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2056344	Total
Program Services	1554594	ProgramServices
Management And General	373013	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	128737	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	116704	BOY
EOY	66331	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	602692	BOY
EOY	356222	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7100	BOY
EOY	34259	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4982	BOY
EOY	1593	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9514	BOY
EOY	9050	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2070780	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	194179	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1610712	BOY
EOY	1876601	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19250	BOY
EOY	19107	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	65243	BOY
EOY	29362	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2436197	BOY
EOY	2392525	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	126913	BOY
EOY	112787	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	742738	BOY
EOY	588225	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1691443	BOY
EOY	1354689	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22134	BOY
EOY	71613	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2781	BOY
EOY	2353	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2586009	BOY
EOY	2129667	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-289033	BOY
EOY	243751	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	119971	BOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19250	BOY
EOY	19107	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-149812	BOY
EOY	262858	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2436197	BOY
EOY	2392525	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	413725	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-1055	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	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

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	19250	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	175	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	318	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	19107	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	16066	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3490	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	306	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	19250	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	14647	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1734	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	315	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	16066	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	17341	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-2422	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	272	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	14647	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	true	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	154713	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	154713	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1733009	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	114713	Depreciation
Book Value	1618296	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	137977	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	45566	Depreciation
Book Value	92411	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	45081	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	33900	Depreciation
Book Value	11181	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1876601	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	STUDENT TRIP DEPOSITS	Description
Amount	$2,353	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	2353	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	2470069	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	2056344	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	413725	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-1055	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-1055	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	412670	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2203683	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-1055	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-1055	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	2204738	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	265331	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	265331	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	2470069	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1791013	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	1791013	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	265331	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	265331	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	2056344	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 SCHOOL ANNUALLY FILES AN IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE SCHOOL 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 SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. ALTHOUGH THE OUTCOME OF TAX AUDITS IS ALWAYS UNCERTAIN, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AT JUNE 30, 2012 AND 2011, RESPECTIVELY.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8	FINANCIAL AID -262,331 SIBLING DISCOUNTS -3,000 FINANCIAL AID 262,331 SIBLING DISCOUNTS 3,000
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	FINANCIAL AID 262,331 SIBLING DISCOUNTS 3,000
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 4B	FINANCIAL AID 262,331 SIBLING DISCOUNTS 3,000

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	false	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

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	SCHOLARSHIPS	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	36	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	265331	AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of Valuation	FMV	MethodOfValuation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable (3 entries)

Purpose Of LoanPurposeOfLoan	Loan To OrganizationLoanToOrganization	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmount	Balance DueBalanceDue	DefaultDefault	Approved By BoardApprovedByBoard	Written AgreementWrittenAgreement
GEORGE PAMMELLA STARBUCK
TO PURCHASE SCHOOL BUILDING	X	$1,400,000	1309565	false	true	true
GEORGE PAMMELLA STARBUCK
LOAN CLOSING COSTS	X	$43,200	31569	false	true	true
JUDY CHAVES CRAIG HEINDEL
WORKING CAPITAL	X	$20,000	13555	false	true	true

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	1354689	TotalBalanceDue

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	GEORGE STARBUCK	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	MEMBER	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	1341133	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	SCHOOL BUILDING	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	3	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	43586	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	CASH VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	DEBT FORGIVNESS	Description
Number Of Contributions	3	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	273654	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	CASH VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	THIRD PARTY USED TO PROCESS NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION USES AN INVESTMENT BROKER TO SELL STOCK DONATIONS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE BLEND OF ACADEMICS AND GLOBAL IMMERSION, MASTER FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, GRASP THE PROFOUND INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS THEY INHABIT, AND GRADUATE WITH THE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMMITMENT NECESSARY TO BECOME ETHICAL AND ENGAGED ECOLOGICAL CITIZENS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	VT COMMONS SCHOOL MAKES THE 990 AVAILABLE FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING VIA THEIR SECURE PORTAL, VIA EMAIL, OR IN HARDCOPY.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	IT IS ENFORCED AT THE BOARD LEVEL AT THEIR MEETINGS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE HEAD OF SCHOOLS COMPENSATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COPIES UPON REQUEST.