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GROTON SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
GROTON SCHOOL (EIN 04-2104265)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-09
IRS object ID
201500409349301120
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-02-09T15:19:14-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN042104265EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GROTON SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlGROTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9784483363PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 991AddressLine1
CityGrotonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01450ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ Hale SmithPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone9784487566PhoneNum
Signature2015-02-09SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJ Hale SmithPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11632 Canton AvenueAddressLine1
CityMiltonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02186ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$68,815,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.groton.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1884FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGroton School provides college and university preparatory education for students in grades eight to twelve.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body26VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers681TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$26,427,041CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$357,815PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$435,063CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$55,422,257PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$56,589,566CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$40,513,182CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$17,445,169PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$16,076,384CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$71,005,228TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$82,859,840TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$408,319,200NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionGroton School is dedicated to educating promising students in a diverse and intimate community that fosters intellectual, moral, and spiritual character and physical development in preparation for lifelong learning, leadership, and service to others.MissionDesc
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Grant$5,979,862GrantAmt
Revenue$19,659,041RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee230EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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Charles A Anton
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Auguste J Bannard
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Caroline C Banwell
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James A Bundy
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Diana V Chigas
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Franz F Colloredo Mansfeld
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Peter C Erichsen
Board Member40Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Thomas Kalaris
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Alexander Robert Krapf
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Andrew S Paul
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Jennifer Ayer Sandell
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James H R Windels
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Ann Bakewell Woodward
Board Member40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard G Woolworth Jr
Board Member40Yes (X)$0$0$0
James H Higgins III
President120Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jonathan D Klein
Vice President40Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
D D Willard Gardiner Jr
Treasurer40Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dr Lori D Hill
Secretary40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard B Commons
Headmaster600$271,624$0$51,924Yes (X)
Temba Maqubela
Headmaster600Yes (X)$204,159$0$86,845Yes (X)
J Hale Smith
C.F.O.600$246,328$0$59,390Yes (X)
John MacEachern
Director of Development500$206,581$0$137,373Yes (X)
Ian Gracey
Director of Admissions500$128,454$0$138,305Yes (X)
Katherine Bradley
Assistant Headmaster500$137,416$0$71,035Yes (X)
Craig Gemmell
Director of College Counseling450$136,837$0$71,533Yes (X)
John Amirault
Director of IT450$114,793$0$30,657Yes (X)
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2 Seaport LaneBostonMA02210Architect$2,241,469
Shawmut Design & Construction
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Chartwells
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Mahan Slate Roofing Company
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CleanRoom Services Inc
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Technology support fee611710$222,000$222,000$0$0
Health center fee611710$121,200$121,200$0$0
Application fees611710$75,425$75,425$0$0
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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$256,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,050FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Food$831,738$695,000$43,797$92,941
Special Events$402,237$288,842$49,861$63,534
General Merchandise & Equipment$287,603$280,060$3,989$3,554
Other Regulatory & Miscellaneous$153,595$23,222$98,118$32,255

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$64,527TotalAmt
Program Services-$3,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$63,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,517FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,513,182TotalAmt
Program Services$31,544,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,099,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,868,848FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,887BOYAmt
EOY$16,008EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$487,454BOYAmt
EOY$882,796EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,433,296BOYAmt
EOY$10,509,575EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,598BOYAmt
EOY$449,809EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,304BOYAmt
EOY$69,570EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,563BOYAmt
EOY$266,512EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$927,353BOYAmt
EOY$1,012,068EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$182,098,154LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$82,924,474LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,227,835BOYAmt
EOY$99,173,680EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,772,112BOYAmt
EOY$236,066,340EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,430,711BOYAmt
EOY$133,897,504EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,797BOYAmt
EOY$15,797EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,218,013BOYAmt
EOY$7,218,013EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179BOYAmt
EOY$1,601,368EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,108,102BOYAmt
EOY$491,179,040EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,937,138BOYAmt
EOY$11,367,637EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,139,318BOYAmt
EOY$1,992,836EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,640,000BOYAmt
EOY$58,902,500EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,288,772BOYAmt
EOY$10,596,867EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,005,228BOYAmt
EOY$82,859,840EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,457,655BOYAmt
EOY$233,681,086EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,279,253BOYAmt
EOY$105,595,233EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,365,966BOYAmt
EOY$69,042,881EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,102,874BOYAmt
EOY$408,319,200EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,108,102BOYAmt
EOY$491,179,040EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$16,076,384ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$22,734,652NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$405,290OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$0OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$0TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGroton School is a member of a number of associations such as the National Association of Independent Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Association of Independent Schools in New England, which may use a portion of membership dues to lobby on behalf of members. The portion of dues and fees allocated to lobbying activities is not determinable.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$313,592,181BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,553,487ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,100,003InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,797,139GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$7,114,213OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$352,334,319EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$295,580,171BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,384,256ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,464,968InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,708,118GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$11,129,096OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$313,592,181EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$306,053,479BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,001,319ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$374,150InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,441,835GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$10,658,642OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$295,580,171EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$265,642,371BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,553,974ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,594,562InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,922,392GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$7,815,036OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$306,053,479EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$242,484,014BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,320,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$27,343,554InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,755,423GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$7,750,274OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$265,642,371EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.58BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.18PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.24TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,921,691OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,921,691BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$159,146,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$68,758,754DepreciationAmt
Book Value$90,387,820BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,305,040OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,552,922DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,752,118BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,724,849OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,612,798DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,112,051BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$99,173,680TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Hedge Funds$75,856,504F
Venture Capital Funds$22,401,672F
US Bond Funds$14,090,851F
Real Asset Funds$12,771,827F
Private Equity Funds$8,776,650F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$133,897,504TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Interest Rate Swap Agreements$8,242,792
Charitable Remainder Unitrusts$1,821,192
Charitable Gift Annuity$532,883
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,596,867TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$72,552,638TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$22,734,652NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue-$5,133,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$17,601,652RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$54,950,986RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,720,250InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$81,670OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,638,580RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$56,589,566TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,336,312TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$81,670OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$81,670ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$33,254,642ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,720,250InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$5,538,290OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,258,540ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$40,513,182TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4To support the educational mission of the School.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The School follows FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, which clarifies the accounting for uncertain income tax positions by prescribing the recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The School recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. Management evaluated the School's tax positions and concluded that the School had no material uncertain income tax positions as of June 30, 2014 or 2013. The School is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities for fiscal years before 2011. The School will account for interest an penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as part of tax expense.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dUnrealized gain from interest rate swap agreements $60,406, defined benefit plan $222,939, change in value split interest agreements $282,243, financial aid ($5,538,290), and recovery provision for uncollectible pledges ($160,298).
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bRental expenses of ($23,204) are associated with unrelated business income and cost of goods sold ($58,466) at the School store.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dRental expenses of $23,204 associated with unrelated business income and cost of goods sold $58,466 at the School store.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bFinancial aid of $5,538,290.

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's application, which can be mailed upon request or accessed through the School's website at www.groton.org, clearly stipulates that Groton does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin in the administration of the School's admission policies and financial programs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program ServicesMeetings with potential students from November 11, 2013 to November 15, 2013 in Botswana and South Africa.$706
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesMeetings with potential students from November 15, 2013 to November 18, 2013 in Hong Kong and Beijing.$2,711
South Asia00Program ServicesThe School sponsored a global education trip to Bali from August 3, 2013 to August 25, 2013 involving 1 student.$7,586
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program ServicesThe School sponsored a global education trip to Tanzania from June 20, 2013 to July 8, 2013 involving 17 students.$20,994
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program ServicesThe School sponsored a global education trip to Kenya from July 8, 2013 to August 28, 2013 involving 9 students.$21,222
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesThe School sponsored a global education trip to Rome from March 9, 2014 to March 20, 2014 involving 17 students.$21,351
East Asia and the Pacific00FundraisingReceptions held from March 13 to March 24 in Seoul, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.$26,253
South America00Program ServicesThe School sponsored a global education trip to Peru from July 28, 2013 to August 18, 2013 involving 14 students.$37,263
Central America and the Caribbean00Investments$53,978,820
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Investments$111,924,951
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$166,041,857TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Town of Groton
173 Main StreetGrotonMA01450046001164Government Entity$100,000$0The contribution was made to help the Town of Groton subsidize their annual operating costs.
Town of Groton
173 Main StreetGrotonMA01450046001164Government Entity$25,000$0This contribution was made to help the Town of Groton purchase gym equipment for the newly constructed fire station.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Tuition Grant140$0$5,538,290Total credits applied to tuitionCredits are applied to the tuition bill as a means of subsidizing the overall tuition costs to qualified students attending Groton School
Travel Grant78$134,013$0Travel grants that are applied to annual billing
Incidental Grant60$114,837$0Credits are applied to monthly bill
Laptop Grant38$51,278Payments made to purchase laptops for qualified students
Parent Travel Grant35$14,714$0Payments made to travel agents for air travel and lodging

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe School works directly with town officials and local charitable organizations to assess future needs and the use of current and past monetary grants. The School also makes several other small donations throughout the year based on charitable purpose, historical relationship, and current needs. These one time contributions are not typically monitored by the CFO or the Headmaster. Financial aid grants are awarded annually to qualified students and are applied as credits to the tuition bill up to the amount of the grant for the current academic year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Payments For Use Of ResidenceYes (X)PaymentsForUseOfResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Richard B Commons
Headmaster$191,682$0$0$0$79,942$0$18,531$0$33,393$0$323,548$0$75,907$0
Temba Maqubela
Headmaster$163,597$0$40,000$0$562$0$49,856$0$36,989$0$291,004$0$0$0
J Hale Smith
C.F.O.$225,257$0$0$0$21,071$0$43,342$0$16,048$0$305,718$0$0$0
John MacEachern
Director of Development$206,581$0$0$0$0$0$40,971$0$96,402$0$343,954$0$0$0
Ian Gracey
Director of Admissions$128,454$0$0$0$0$0$20,416$0$117,889$0$266,759$0$0$0
Katherine Bradley
Assistant Headmaster$128,593$0$0$0$8,823$0$21,242$0$49,793$0$208,451$0$0$0
Craig Gemmell
Director of College Counseling$136,837$0$0$0$0$0$21,359$0$50,174$0$208,370$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aFaculty are required to live in on-campus housing as a condition of employment. The Headmaster's home includes some space that is reserved for School related meetings and student activities. The cost of maintaining this allotted space is paid by the School and recorded as an operating expense. The Headmaster's contract, which is approved by the President and the Compensation Committee, includes the cost residential cleaning, and in the case of the former Headmaster, the cost of a golf club. These costs are recorded by the School as taxable benefits and reported on the W-2. The School will only pay for the cost of a traveling spouse when they are an authorized participant in School related functions. In such a case, the cost is treated as a non-taxable work related event.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4The former Headmaster's contract, which was approved by the Board President and the Compensation Committee, included periodic contributions to a non-qualified 457(f) plan. $35,429 was disbursed from the plan to satisfy the tax obligations on an $75,907 vested benefit.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Massachusetts Development Finance AgencyBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN043431814BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2013-10-17BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$75,000,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeBuilding renovations & refinancing existing debtPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$1,097,500RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased$0BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds$75,000,000TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$0InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$150,131CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow$48,640,000RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$474,250IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement$0CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures$0WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures$10,885,750CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$0OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent$15,000,000UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion2016SubstantialCompletionYr
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made0FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Morgan Stanley Capital ServicesBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2Bank of New York MellonBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge30TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule K, Part IV, Line 4b-10/17/2013 75,000,000 Massachusetts Development Finance AgencyFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Bank of New York Mellon Swap 15 Years, The Bank of New York Mellon Swap 38 Years, and Morgan Stanley Capital Services Swap 30 Years.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVuyelwa M MaqubelaPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionHeadmaster's WifeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$57,000TransactionAmt
TransactionEnglish TeacherTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution143ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,820,553NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part I, Line 9FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of security contributions is based on the number of gifts received and not the number of shares received.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA draft of the public disclosure version of the Form 990 was distributed electronically to each member of the Audit Committee. The Chair of the Audit Committee performed a thorough review of the draft, asked questions and suggested several revisions. The draft was also posted to a secure electronic portal, accessible by the full Board, prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll School officers, Key Employees, and members of the Board of Trustees are required annually to read the conflict of interest policy and sign the document. This signature indicates an understanding of the guidelines and an assurance to the Board that they are in compliance with the policy. Any potential conflict must be disclosed and reviewed by the President of the Board to determine if further action is required.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15An employment contract between the Headmaster and the School is updated periodically and renewed annually. Each year, the President of the Board and the Compensation Committee review the Headmaster's and other senior administrators' salaries and benefits. The salary survey provided by the Association of Business Officers of Preparatory Schools is used as a guide and a point of comparison. The annual salary and benefit offerings for the Chief Financial Officer are made by the Headmaster. All salaries and benefit offerings for the remaining School employees are updated annually and approved by the Chief Financial Officer or the Headmaster up to the aggregate salary increase approved by the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Form 990 can be viewed on-line by going to guidestar.org, an independently operated website. Both the Form 990 and the financial statements can also be found on the Massachusetts Attorney General Website. The Conflict of Interest Policy and the Governing Documents may be viewed any time upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Interest rate swap agreements $60,406, split interest agreements $282,243, change in accrued pension liability $222,939, and recovery provision for uncollectible pledges (160,298).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodePrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Entity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Charitable Remainder Trust (5)
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450Charitable TrustMAGroton SchoolTYes (1)
Pooled Income Fund
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450Pooled Income FundMAGroton SchoolTYes (1)
Growth Pooled Income Fund
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450Pooled Income FundMAGroton SchoolTYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationThe form 8868, an application for Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return, was filed on November 14, 2014. This extension provides the School's Board of Trustees the time necessary to complete a thorough review of the return.ExplanationTxt