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MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS INC (EIN 13-3866204)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-05-15
IRS object ID
201411359349307026
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART IV, LINE 2B:MSA HOLD SECURITY DEPOSITS TOTALING $800 ON A LEASE FOR USE OF ITS HOUSING AND STUDIO SPACE. THE FUNDS ARE RETURNED AT THE END OF THE LEASE OR ARE TO BE USED TO BE APPLIED TO DAMAGES OF THE SPACE, IF ANY, OR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT. NONE OF THE SECURITY DEPOSITS ARE INTEREST BEARING, NOR ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN A SEGREGATED BANK ACCOUNT.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2010.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE REPORTED ON RELATED ENTITY FORM 990 57,287,444. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 271,757.PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
ALLOCATION OF HOUSING REVENUE FROM AMDA, INC. 1,950,000. SCHOLARSHIPS NETTED AGAINST REVENUE REPORTED ON RELATED ENTITY FORM 990 9,772,979.PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
CONSOLIDATED EXPENSES INCLUDED ON RELATED ENTITY 990 44,030,017. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 271,757.PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

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Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

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JAN R MARTIN - SEE SCH J O
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0460796032500006202690666244010464020827730917542
DAVID D MARTIN - SEE SCH J O
DIRECTOR05357960325000069569407552180109120232262001003094
DAVID SILVERMAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER02436910250000170000250000278790338570025000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PART I, LINE 3MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION TO ANY OF ITS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE SALARIES PAID TO THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII ARE PAID BY AMDA, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION. MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS, INC RELIED ON THE METHODS USED BY AMDA, INC. IN ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION FOR ITS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE METHODS USED BY AMDA, INC. INVOLVED THE FOLLOWING: (1) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (2) INDEPENDENT COMEPNSATION CONSULTANT (3) FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (4) WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (5) COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY AND (6) APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 4BDAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. IN 2012, DAVID RECEIVED A PAYMENT OF $678,094 AND JAN RECEIVED A PAYMENT OF $592,542 IN THEIR 2012 W-2 FROM THE PLAN. KEY NOTES REGARDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BONUS ARE AS FOLLOWS: WITH PROFOUND APPRECIATION AND IN RECOGNITION OF OVER 40 YEARS OF CONSISTENT, SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS AND DEDICATION TO AMDA, THE AMDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS PROVIDED A ONE-TIME RETIREMENT BONUS FOR DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN. DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MEANINGFUL RETIREMENT BENEFITS PROVIDED BY AMDA DURING THEIR ENTIRE RESPECTIVE CAREERS. DAVID MARTIN HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF AMDA FOR 47 YEARS; JAN MARTIN HAS BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR AMDA FOR 41 YEARS. THE MARTINS' JOURNEY OF DEVOTION TO AMDA BEGAN WHEN THEY PERSONALLY AND FINANCIALLY RESCUED THE STRUGGLING DRAMA SCHOOL IN GREENWICH VILLAGE IN THE 1970S, WHICH AT THE TIME HAD ONLY FORTY STUDENTS. THE AMDA COMMUNITY HAS GROWN TO OVER 2,000 PEOPLE, WITH OVER 1,300 FULL-TIME STUDENTS FROM EVERY STATE IN THE U.S. AND NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES. DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN'S SUCCESS HAS INCLUDED REACHING SIGNIFICANT GOALS FOR AMDA; THEY HAVE ENSURED AMDA'S FINANCIAL LEGACY AND FUTURE STABILITY THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH HAS INCLUDED MULTIPLE PURCHASES OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS AND CONSISTENT INCREASES IN AMDA'S ANNUAL REVENUE. CURRENTLY, AMDA'S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS ARE VALUED AT OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS AND AMDA HAS ANNUAL REVENUE OF OVER $50 MILLION DOLLARS. IN 2003, THE MARTINS FOUNDED A SECOND SISTER CAMPUS IN HOLLYWOOD, AMDA LOS ANGELES, WHICH, UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP HAS THRIVED AND GROWN RAPIDLY TO BECOME A FULLY OPERATIONAL SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE, OFFERING MULTIPLE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES. THE AMDA COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIVILEGED RECIPIENT OF THE MARTINS' UNRELENTING LOYALTY AND PASSION FOR AMDA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY THANK DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN FOR ALL OF THEIR AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE YEARS. TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT USING BEST PRACTICES, THE BOARD HIRED AN OUTSIDE EXPERT COMPENSATION FIRM TO RESEARCH AND EVALUATE APPROPRIATE AWARDS. RATHER THAN STRUCTURING THE RETIREMENT PLAN ON A DEFERRED VESTED BASIS, THE RETIREMENT PLAN IS BEING TREATED AND REPORTED (CALCULATED, PAID, TAXED) ON FORM 990. DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN HAVE WORKED FOR OVER FOUR DECADES, RELENTLESSLY BUILDING THE SCHOOL ARTISTICALLY, ACADEMICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY UNTIL THE SCHOOL'S TRANSFORMATIONAL FOUNDATION WAS COMPLETE: AMDA IS NOW A MAJOR, FULLY-ACCREDITED COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY WHICH HAS EARNED THE UNIQUE DESCRIPTION OF BEING THE ONLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OFFERING BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS - DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO THE PERFORMER, WITH CAMPUSES IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES. THE MARTINS HAVE DEVELOPED A SUCCESSFUL AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODEL THAT WILL HELP GUIDE AMDA FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OF ADDITIONAL NOTE IS THAT THE MARTINS HAVE ESTABLISHED A FUND TO SUPPORT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT STUDENT AND FACULTY VISION PROJECTS. THE MARTINS ARE ALSO IN THE DOCUMENTATION STAGE OF DONATING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO AMDA. NOTE REGARDING PART VII, COLUMN D: THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS LISTED INCLUDE NOT ONLY BASE SALARY AND THE FIRST PAYMENT OF THE SERP RETIREMENT BONUS, BUT ALSO INCLUDE RETROACTIVE DELAYED PAYMENTS FROM 2011. REGARDING PART VII, COLUMN F, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS LISTED WERE AWARDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2013, AND NOT PAID UNTIL MARCH 2014.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION FOR NOT FILING FORM 990-TFORM 990, PART V, LINE 3BAMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY (AMDA), OUR RELATED AFFILIATE HAS FILED A CONSOLIDATED 2012 FORM 990-T, EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN TO INCLUDE MANHATTAN STRAFORD ARMS, INC ("STRATFORD") AS AN INCLUDIBLE CORPORATION FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1504(A). STRATFORD MEETS THE DEFINITON OF AN AFFILIATED GROUP AND THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE AND IS THEREFORE ALLOWED TO FILE A CONSOLIDATED FORM 990-T WITH ITS AFFILIATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AMDA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JAN MARTIN, PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR, AND DAVID MARTIN, DIRECTOR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11STRATFORD PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL FORM 990 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1.EACH YEAR, OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PREPARES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990, WITH INPUT FROM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 2.THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 3.THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 4.ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE SENT TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO UPDATE THE FORM. 5.ONCE ALL NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE AND THE CFO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE COMPLETED 990, IT WILL BE SIGNED BY THE CFO, DATED AND SUBMITTED BY THE FILING DEADLINE. 6.ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST EMAIL THE CFO TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REVIEW OF THE 990 AND APPROVE THE FILING. A VERBAL APPROVAL IS ACCEPTABLE IF PRESENTED TO THE CFO OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE CFO OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUST RECORD THE VERBAL APPROVAL AS A MEMO TO THE FILE. 7.THE CFO PREPARES A MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE EACH YEAR DESCRIBING THE ABOVE PROCESS, INCLUDING ALL EMAIL APPROVALS AND MEMOS OF ANY VERBAL APPROVALS. THE CFO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUST ALL INCLUDE A MEMO TO THE FILE NOTING THEY HAVE APPROVED THE 990 TO BE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE OFFICERS OF STRATFORD ARE EMPLOYEES OF OUR RELATED AFFILIATE AMDA. INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE AMDA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ASKED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA THE AMDA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THIS DISCLOSURE COULD INCLUDE A LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS, BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS OR AFFILIATIONS WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE OF FAMILY MEMBERS, IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL OR THEIR FAMILY MAY BENEFIT FINANCIALLY. INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE AMDA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FOR EACH CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSED TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRMAN WILL: 1. DECIDE NO ACTION IS NECESSARY. 2. ASSURE FULL DISCLOSURE TO THE REST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND ALL COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. 3. ASK THE PERSON TO RECUSE FROM PARTICIPATION IN RELATED DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS. 4. ASK THE PERSON TO RESIGN FROM HIS OR HER POSITION. 5. REMOVE THE PERSON FROM HIS OR HER POSITION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL MONITOR ONGOING TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSE THEM TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS, WHETHER DISCOVERED BEFORE OR AFTER THE TRANSACTION HAS OCCURRED.
(A) AND (B): THE OFFICERS OF MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS, INC. ARE EMPLOYEES OF OUR RELATED AFFILIATE AMDA, INC. WHOSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION FOR EACH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING COMPARABLE DATA TO SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. PERIODICALLY, A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS HIRED BY THE BOARD TO PREPARE A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS. AS PART OF THE ANALYSIS, THE CONSULTANT REVIEWS FORM 990'S FROM OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS. A COPY OF THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED AND HELD BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THSI PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN FISCAL 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19STRATFORD MAKES CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST. ALL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR IN HARDCOPY FORM.
AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PART VII - COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, COLUMNKEY NOTES REGARDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BONUS ARE AS FOLLOWS: WITH PROFOUND APPRECIATION AND IN RECOGNITION OF OVER 40 YEARS OF CONSISTENT, SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS AND DEDICATION TO AMDA, THE AMDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS PROVIDED A ONE-TIME RETIREMENT BONUS FOR DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN. DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MEANINGFUL RETIREMENT BENEFITS PROVIDED BY AMDA DURING THEIR ENTIRE RESPECTIVE CAREERS. DAVID MARTIN HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF AMDA FOR 47 YEARS; JAN MARTIN HAS BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR AMDA FOR 41 YEARS. THE MARTINS' JOURNEY OF DEVOTION TO AMDA BEGAN WHEN THEY PERSONALLY AND FINANCIALLY RESCUED THE STRUGGLING DRAMA SCHOOL IN GREENWICH VILLAGE IN THE 1970S, WHICH AT THE TIME HAD ONLY FORTY STUDENTS. THE AMDA COMMUNITY HAS GROWN TO OVER 2,000 PEOPLE, WITH OVER 1,300 FULL-TIME STUDENTS FROM EVERY STATE IN THE U.S. AND NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES. DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN'S SUCCESS HAS INCLUDED REACHING SIGNIFICANT GOALS FOR AMDA; THEY HAVE ENSURED AMDA'S FINANCIAL LEGACY AND FUTURE STABILITY THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH HAS INCLUDED MULTIPLE PURCHASES OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS AND CONSISTENT INCREASES IN AMDA'S ANNUAL REVENUE. CURRENTLY, AMDA'S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS ARE VALUED AT OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS AND AMDA HAS ANNUAL REVENUE OF OVER $50 MILLION DOLLARS. IN 2003, THE MARTINS FOUNDED A SECOND SISTER CAMPUS IN HOLLYWOOD, AMDA LOS ANGELES, WHICH, UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP HAS THRIVED AND GROWN RAPIDLY TO BECOME A FULLY OPERATIONAL SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE, OFFERING MULTIPLE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES. THE AMDA COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIVILEGED RECIPIENT OF THE MARTINS' UNRELENTING LOYALTY AND PASSION FOR AMDA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY THANK DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN FOR ALL OF THEIR AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE YEARS. TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT USING BEST PRACTICES, THE BOARD HIRED AN OUTSIDE EXPERT COMPENSATION FIRM TO RESEARCH AND EVALUATE APPROPRIATE AWARDS. RATHER THAN STRUCTURING THE RETIREMENT PLAN ON A DEFERRED VESTED BASIS, THE RETIREMENT PLAN IS BEING TREATED AND REPORTED (CALCULATED, PAID, TAXED) ON FORM 990. DAVID MARTIN AND JAN MARTIN HAVE WORKED FOR OVER FOUR DECADES, RELENTLESSLY BUILDING THE SCHOOL ARTISTICALLY, ACADEMICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY UNTIL THE SCHOOL'S TRANSFORMATIONAL FOUNDATION WAS COMPLETE: AMDA IS NOW A MAJOR, FULLY-ACCREDITED COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY WHICH HAS EARNED THE UNIQUE DESCRIPTION OF BEING THE ONLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OFFERING BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS - DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO THE PERFORMER, WITH CAMPUSES IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES. THE MARTINS HAVE DEVELOPED A SUCCESSFUL AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODEL THAT WILL HELP GUIDE AMDA FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OF ADDITIONAL NOTE IS THAT THE MARTINS HAVE ESTABLISHED A FUND TO SUPPORT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT STUDENT AND FACULTY VISION PROJECTS. THE MARTINS ARE ALSO IN THE DOCUMENTATION STAGE OF DONATING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO AMDA. NOTE REGARDING PART VII, COLUMN D: THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS LISTED INCLUDE NOT ONLY BASE SALARY AND THE FIRST PAYMENT OF THE SERP RETIREMENT BONUS, BUT ALSO INCLUDE RETROACTIVE DELAYED PAYMENTS FROM 2011. REGARDING PART VII, COLUMN F, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS LISTED WERE AWARDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2013, AND NOT PAID UNTIL MARCH 2014.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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