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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL (EIN 13-5645885)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-05-13
IRS object ID
201401339349301545
Schema version
2012v2.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2014-05-13T09:19:46-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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Business Name Line1NAWROCKI SMITH LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1290 BROADHOLLOW RD STE 115EAddressLine1
CityMELVILLECity
StateNYState
ZIP Code117474822ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
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Name Name

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Officer Officer

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NameStuart KleinName
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Preparer Preparer

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NameMichael E NawrockiName
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Form 990 IRS990

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Michael A Costa
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David B Cornstein
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Alan W Clark
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Tri-Tech Communications
625 Locust StreetGarden CityNY11530Computer consulting484848
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Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance28788008BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions1987455Contributions
End Of Year Balance30775463EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance27911127BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions876881Contributions
End Of Year Balance28788008EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance26369821BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions1541306Contributions
End Of Year Balance27911127EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis704458OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value704458BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis202084682OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation35307868Depreciation
Book Value166776814BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis34879059OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation24384649Depreciation
Book Value10494410BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis768481OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value768481BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings178744163TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Securities110534719TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Post Retirement Benefits$11,902,308
Interest Rate Swap Payable$23,800,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts35702308TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt96671316TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments10043011NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F99010043011RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal86628305RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included20096721OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt20096721RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990106725026TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt79369958TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal79369958ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included7058721OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt7058721ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99086428679TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part XII, Line 4bPart XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SStudent Aid $7058721
Part XI, Line 4bPart XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SStudent Aid $7058721 Change in value of Interest Rate Swap $13038000
Part XPart X : FIN48 FootnoteThe School is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements.The School has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The School's Form 990, "Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax" for the years ended 2010 and subsequent remain subject to examination by the applicable taxing authorities.
Part V, Line 4Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.New York Law School's endowment consists of a number of funds set up by donors for different purposes. The funding is used for scholarships, faculty research, faculty programs, and other costs in accordance with donor restrictions. NYLS has adopted investment spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment.
Part III, Line 4Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.Various art collections were given to further the creativity and freedom of expression of artists and lawyers in their respective fields and to further the ongoing and necessary dialogue and influence between those two disciplines essential to the quality of life and vibrancy of NY Tribeca and the downtown community which serves as home to NYLS.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmttrueNondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures EtctruePolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast MediatruePolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition RecordstrueMaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships RecordstrueMaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures EtctrueMaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All SolicitationstrueMaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students RightsfalseDiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn FacultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race ScholarshipsfalseDiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid ReceivedtrueGovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid RevokedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550trueComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy PublicizedIdentifier
ExplanationThe policy is posted on School website and printed in the recruitment and application materials.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedtrueGrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope (incl. Iceland)Region
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram servicesTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedLondon Study AbroadSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures112923TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent112923SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent112923TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agreement Ref FundraisingfalseAgreementRefFundraising

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1NYLS GalaNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event11024994GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event11024994GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1208539OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total1024994GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events1024994GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events208539OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events208539DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary816455NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants0TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantScholarships and GrantsTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients601NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant7058721AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of ValuationFMVMethodOfValuation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E ExpensestrueWrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation RequiredtrueSubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption ProcedurefalseRebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (10 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg
Susan Davidson
Former VP Fundraising209733209765135828206722880
Ronald Filler
Faculty28200025000259153580242820025109
Nadine Strossen
Faculty246400246401560232789241250
Marshall Tracht
Faculty248750248752635245147724500151500
Jethro Lieberman
Faculty28432525000296723734972450034500
Gerald Korngold
Faculty31280025000304163802162450212000
Fred DeJohn
Former VP/CFO28218720825564513834992450024036
Deborah Archer
Associate Dean2367162367230272290660
Carole Wallace
Executive VP250000208327771279854
Anthony W Crowell
Dean450000375014885468635

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSch J, Part I, Line 1aIdentifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.ReturnReference

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdIssuer EINIssuerEINCUSIP NumberCUSIPNumberDate IssuedDateIssuedIssue PriceIssuePriceDescription Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurposeDefeasedDefeasedOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerPool FinancingPoolFinancing
DASNY Series 2009
C013000293649905gm22009-06-1840500000Construction and renovationfalsetruefalse
NYCIDACFRB Series 2006B
B132946690649710bg42006-06-3067500000New building projectfalsetruefalse
NYCIDACFRB Series 2006A
A132946690649710bg42006-06-3067500000New school building projectfalsetruefalse

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdAmount RetiredAmountRetiredTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresYear Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletionCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeAdequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
C600000405000001141916393580842012truefalsetruetrue
B3100000675000002600369648996312010truefalsetruetrue
A3100000675000002600369648996312010truefalsetruetrue

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsMngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprtyAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsBond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTestChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropNon Qualified Bond Remed ProcdrsNonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs
Cfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue
Bfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue
Afalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetException To RebateExceptionToRebateNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueHedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecdsGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsTerm Of HedgeTermOfHedgeSuperintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeHedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedBusiness Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1Term Of GICTermOfGICRegulatory Safe Harbor SatisfiedRegulatorySafeHarborSatisfied
(no name)
Cfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue
BONY Mellon
Btruetruetruefalsetrue30.0000falsefalseTrinity Plus3.0000true
BONY Mellon
Atruetruetruefalsetrue30.0000falsefalseTrinity Plus3.0000true

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProc To Undertk Corrective ActionProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction
Ctrue
Btrue
Atrue

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJeffrey KnowlesNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipVice ChairRelationship
Amount Of Transaction78446AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionLegal FeesDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationJeffrey Knowles is a Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a partner of the law firm Venable. The school paid Venable $78,446 in legal fees during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Venable is a large firm with 291 Partners, 2 Co-Managing Partners and a Chair.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99050918NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9905000NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe New York Law School makes its governing documents, 990 and audited financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15bForm 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe compensation of the Dean is reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees Executive Committee, acting as the Compensation Committee. The compensation review includes comparing compensation of people in comparable positions at similar educational institutions. The Dean's final compensation is then documented in a written employment contract.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12cForm 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsA Conflict of Interest Questionnaire is distributed to and completed by the members of the Board of Trustees of the School on an annual basis. The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees is responsible for notifying the Board of any disclosed conflicts. A Conflict of Interest Policy is made available to all employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11bForm 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE audit committee and BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ARE PRESENTED TO MANAGEMENT WHICH COMMUNICATES THE ISSUE DIRECTLY TO THE PREPARER.