2022-05-09T13:23:53-05:00 2021-06-30 043236498 WALTER & SHUFFAIN PC ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE SUITE 1010 BOSTON MA 02110 990 2020-07-01 432024960 MERIDIAN ACADEMY INC MERI 6172771118 54 BROOKSIDE AVENUE JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 JAMES MAGUIRE TREASURER 6172771118 2022-05-09 1 JAMES MAGUIRE 999009999 STEPHEN D CANDELARIO P00739148 6174472700 2022-05-09 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOSH ABRAMS 54 BROOKSIDE AVENUE JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02446 2596139 0 X WWW.MERIDIANACADEMY.ORG X 2003 MA MERIDIAN ACADEMY IS A NONPROFIT INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL IN JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS. MERIDIAN IS AN URBAN, INDEPENDENT, COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL THAT MENTORS STUDENTS IN A SMALL VIBRANT COMMUNITY TO BECOME CREATIVE, QUESTIONING, AND ANALYTICAL LEARNERS, AS WELL AS THOUGHTFUL INVOLVED CITIZENS. 5 4 23 20 0 0 118713 264094 2170133 2324218 266 1254 6439 6573 2295551 2596139 712105 824366 0 0 1054398 1171556 0 0 0 493686 581556 2260189 2577478 35362 18661 1347236 1475651 773369 864458 573867 611193 OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FROM GRADES 6-12. OUR CURRICULUM INCORPORATES THE BEST PRACTICES FROM BOTH PROGRESSIVE AND TRADITIONAL SCHOOLING, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO EMBRACE THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND DISCOVERY. 0 0 2272643 824366 2321218 EDUCATE STUDENTS GRADES 6-12. OUR CURRICULUM INCORPORATES THE BEST PRACTICES FROM BOTH PROGRESSIVE AND TRADITIONAL SCHOOLING, ENCOURGAING STUDENTS TO EMBRACE THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND DISCOVERY. 2272643 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X THE ORGANIZATION 6172771118 54 BROOKSIDE AVENUE JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 JOSHUA ABRAMS TRUSTEE, HEAD OF SCHOOL 80.00 X X 98591 0 0 BETH SCHULTZ PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SETH ABRAMOWITZ CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES MAGUIRE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEMARAH SIKA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 98591 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264094 264094 TUITION 611110 2321218 2321218 ADMISSION APPLICATION 611110 3000 3000 2324218 1254 1254 OTHER REVENUE 611600 6573 6573 6573 2596139 2330791 0 1254 824366 824366 86750 43375 43375 865638 724179 141459 131101 111436 19665 88067 83664 4403 18522 18522 500 500 32898 31253 1645 215935 205138 10797 7960 7960 24929 23683 1246 10504 10504 SUPPLIES 132760 106208 26552 CUSTODIAL EXPENSES 61785 58696 3089 UTILITIES 36474 34650 1824 SOFTWARE 10528 8422 2106 28761 17573 11188 2577478 2272643 304835 0 1228195 1286750 20525 33149 23924 9500 461051 387086 21803 73965 52789 72287 1347236 1475651 70561 150582 547808 713876 155000 0 773369 864458 X 573867 611193 573867 611193 1347236 1475651 18661 18665 0 X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 277413 237230 40183 100648 79439 21209 82990 70417 12573 73965 X 1790438 18665 18665 1771773 824366 824366 2596139 1753112 0 1753112 824366 824366 2577478 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN ITS TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS PERVIOUSLY FILED RETURNS AND THOSE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN 2021 RETURNS AND BELIEVE THEY ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED IF EXAMINED BY FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 824,366. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 824,366. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL STRIVES TO INCLUDE ITS POLICY IN MULTIPLE FORMATS. THE SCHOOL INCLUDES THE POLICY IN ITS ADMISSIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS ON ITS WEBSITE. EACH YEAR, THE SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN A JOINT ADVERTISEMENT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS ANNOUNCING ITS POLICY. 1 FINANCIAL AID 37 824366 FMV FINANCIAL AID DIRECTLY APPLIED TO STUDENT TUITION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER PREPARES AND FILES THE FORM 990 AFTER REVIEW OF THE 990 BY THE TREASURER, THE PRESIDENT, AND A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNS AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION STATING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESEARCHES WHAT SIMILAR SCHOOLS IN THE MARKET PAY, SUCH AS SMALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR THE UPPER SCHOOL HEAD AT LARGER HIGH SCHOOLS. THE BOARD HAS APPROVED STEADY RAISES THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE MASSACHUSSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AND ON GUIDESTAR.