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BRANCH SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
BRANCH SCHOOL INC (EIN 74-1913968)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-04-13
IRS object ID
202321039349301417
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-04-13T12:37:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN760269860PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blazek & VetterlingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN741913968EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Branch School IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBRANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7134650288PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11424 Sherwood Forest StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77043ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael WilsonPersonNm
Person TitleHead of SchoolPersonTitleTxt
Phone7134650288PhoneNum
Signature2023-04-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMichaelPersonFirstNm
Person LastWilsonPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBarbara MurphyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01386215PTIN
Phone7134395739PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMichael WilsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11424 Sherwood Forest StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,338,818GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.thebranchschool.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1977FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of The Branch School is to inspire students to love, learn, and lead.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee39TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers40TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$11,816,787PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,126,416CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,775,422PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,520,884CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,610PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$114,336CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$428PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,284CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,597,247PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,773,920CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$440,270PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$552,985CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,947,684PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,922,341CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$111,411CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,139,109PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,145,707CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,527,063PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,621,033CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,070,184PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$152,887CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$17,868,658TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,054,184TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,237,706TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,522,755TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,630,952NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,531,429NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo instill in our students loving kindness, respect for the environment, a love of learning, and leadership ability. At The Branch School, students experience a community in which teachers and students support one another in promoting these goals.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,995,206ExpenseAmt
Grant$552,985GrantAmt
Revenue$2,520,884RevenueAmt
DescStudents are provided with a robust academic program, partnered with a curriculum that encourages critical thinking and the development of problem-solving skills. This thinking curriculum, based on 21st-century science, technology, engineering, and math skills, allows students to solve problems and express their ideas creatively in projects and presentations. From preschool to middle school, small classes and a balanced approach ensure that lessons take root and that students learn on a much deeper level. The school's objective is to provide this education for both this time period and into the future.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,995,206TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee39EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Betty BakerBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7134650288PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11424 Sherwood ForestAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77043ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Ann Hightower
Chair20.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Wilson
Vice Chair20.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Trudy Holmes
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Hagenlocher
Treasurer2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Golmon
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karl Kinley
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda Lindeman
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Shaper
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer St Julian
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Calvin Williams
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Emily Smith
Head of School70.000.00Yes (X)$198,939$0$11,706
Betty Baker
Business Officer75.000.00Yes (X)$81,743$0$2,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$280,682TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$14,210TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
DE Harvey Builders
3663 Briarpark DrHoustonTX77042Construction$1,674,836
Kirksey Architects Inc
6909 Portwest DrHoustonTX77024Architectural design$435,983
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$6,090FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,120,326AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$13,215NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,126,416TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611710$2,394,945$2,394,945
Auxiliary services611710$125,939$125,939
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,520,884TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,564TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,564ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$666,580SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$558,808SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$107,772SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$107,772TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$107,772ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$18,374FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$6,090ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$6,090FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,284TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,284ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,773,920TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,520,884RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$126,620ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$552,985TotalAmt
Program Services$552,985ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,613TotalAmt
Program Services$94,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$192,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,148FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,341,088TotalAmt
Program Services$1,187,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,146FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,654TotalAmt
Program Services$30,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$892FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,064TotalAmt
Program Services$73,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,814FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,922TotalAmt
Program Services$93,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,046FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,211TotalAmt
Management And General$5,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,825TotalAmt
Management And General$20,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,549TotalAmt
Program Services$104,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,234FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,630TotalAmt
Management And General$51,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,977TotalAmt
Program Services$100,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,350FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,092TotalAmt
Program Services$64,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$691FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,940TotalAmt
Program Services$109,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,169FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,431TotalAmt
Program Services$4,431ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,446TotalAmt
Program Services$455,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,844FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,360TotalAmt
Program Services$46,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,468ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$494FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Educational materials$54,565$53,883$682
Staff development$20,954$13,355$7,599
Food services$10,144$10,144
Event expenses$8,583$8,583

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,621,033TotalAmt
Program Services$2,995,206ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$514,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,411FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,126,067BOYAmt
EOY$3,543,027EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,870BOYAmt
EOY$311,360EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,075,500BOYAmt
EOY$758,150EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,311BOYAmt
EOY$15,050EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150BOYAmt
EOY$33,513EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,489,961LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,206,073LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,041,031BOYAmt
EOY$13,283,888EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,246,150BOYAmt
EOY$1,104,559EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,579BOYAmt
EOY$4,637EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,868,658BOYAmt
EOY$19,054,184EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$482,263BOYAmt
EOY$1,602,971EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,443BOYAmt
EOY$919,784EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,237,706BOYAmt
EOY$2,522,755EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,051,723BOYAmt
EOY$5,829,348EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,579,229BOYAmt
EOY$10,702,081EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,630,952BOYAmt
EOY$16,531,429EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,868,658BOYAmt
EOY$19,054,184EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$152,887ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$255,436NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,026OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,804,703CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,144,145CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$236,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,816,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,126,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,128,135TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,804,703CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,144,145CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$236,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,816,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,126,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,128,135TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$694,599SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,433,536PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,874CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$59,377CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,491CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,564CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$157,916TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,286,051TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,612,411GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95800PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Additional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Branch School, Inc. is classified as a school under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). As such, it is not required to complete Schedule A, Part II - Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). The School is voluntarily including Schedule A, Part II in order to demonstrate that it qualifies for the special rule in Schedule B - Schedule of Contributors for those organizations that meet the 33 1/3% support test described in the regulations under IRC Sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$864,722BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$97,749InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$766,973EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$688,222BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$180,569InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,069OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$864,722EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$524,762BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$163,460InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$688,222EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$563,584BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$38,822InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$524,762EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$449,005BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$114,579InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$563,584EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.36470PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.63530TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,472,782OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,472,782BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,696,472OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,846,696DepreciationAmt
Book Value$849,776BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$839,366OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$359,377DepreciationAmt
Book Value$479,989BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,481,341OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,481,341BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,283,888TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,968,525TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$255,436NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$3,026OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$252,410RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,220,935RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$552,985OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$552,985RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,773,920TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,068,048TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,068,048ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$552,985OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$552,985ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,621,033TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The Board of Trustees has not approved significant appropriations of endowment earnings in fiscal years 2022 and 2021, but has chosen to re-invest the earnings with the objective of growing the endowment funds.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Gain on involuntary conversion from storm damage
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Financial aid
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Financial aid

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule E, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe school includes the nondiscriminatory policy on the website and in the school handbooks.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AuctionEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$24,464GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$6,090CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$18,374GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,090OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$24,464GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$6,090CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,374GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,090OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$6,090DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$12,284NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Financial aid41$533,940Reduction of tuition
Merit scholarship2$19,045Reduction of tuition

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn 2021-22, The Branch School tested a merit scholarship program and granted students financial aid scholarships. Applications for financial aid are reviewed at the time of the request by the Head of School and Business Officer. The Merit Scholarship Committee reviews applications for merit scholarships. Funds awarded for both programs are applied directly to the approved student's tuition. Thus no additional monitoring is required. Students do not receive any cash.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEmily SmithPersonNm
TitleHead of SchoolTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$198,939BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,096DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,610NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$210,645TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$27,550CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceFinancial aidTypeOfAssistanceTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJuanita WilsonPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBoard member's wifeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$42,440TransactionAmt
TransactionSalaryTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Business Officer and Head of School review Form 990. Before filing Form 990, the Board of Directors received a copy of Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll officers, directors, and committee members are required to sign a statement annually affirming that they have received, read, understand, and agree to comply with the policy. In addition, actual or possible conflict of interest is required to be disclosed to the Board. The Board reviews such disclosures to determine whether a conflict of interest exists. In the event of a conflict of interest, the board member in question would refrain from any related discussion of the matter in conflict, be excused from meetings during the relative discussion, and recuse themselves from voting on the matter in conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Board reviews compensation paid to Heads of School at other similarly sized schools as a comparison in determining the compensation for the Head of School. The Head of School reviews compensation for other similar independent schools and determines the salary for the school's officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Involuntary conversion from storm damage 3,026.