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GROTON SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
GROTON SCHOOL (EIN 04-2104265)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-02-14
IRS object ID
201300459349302045
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-02-14T15:13:14-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN042104265EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1GROTON SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlGROTNameControl
Phone9784483363Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 991AddressLine1
CityGrotonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01450ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameJ Hale SmithName
TitleChief Financial OfficerTitle
Phone9784487566Phone
Date Signed2013-02-14DateSigned
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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ZIP Code01450ZIPCode
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionGroton provides college and university preparatory education for students in grades eight to twelve.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (35 entries)

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David Altshuler
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Charles A Anton
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Auguste J Bannard
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Amelia Manice Berkowitz
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Brian T Bristol
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James A Bundy
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Diana V Chigas
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Henry P Davis
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Peter C Erichsen
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Grant A Gund
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Stephen G Hill
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Kenneth C Irving
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John R S Jacobsson
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Thomas Kalaris
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Jonathan D Klein
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Alexander Robert Krapf
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Vikram Malhotra
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Andrew S Paul
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Benjamin N Pyne
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R Roland Reyholds
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James H R Windels
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Ann Bakewell Woodward
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Richard G Woolworth Jr
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James H Higgins III
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D D Willard Gardiner Jr
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Dr Lori D Hill
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John Amirault
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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance306053479BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions3001319Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-374150InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships2441835GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures10658642OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance295580171EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance265642371BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions3553974Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses47594562InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships2922392GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures7815036OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance306053479EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance242484014BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions5320500Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses27343554InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships1755423GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures7750274OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance265642371EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance291284441BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions2674640Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-40111672InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships2106706GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures9256689OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance242484014EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.53BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.21PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.26TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis3862194OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value3862194BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis142545158OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation59016712Depreciation
Book Value83528446BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis10438526OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation7488149Depreciation
Book Value2950377BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis7370963OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4931780Depreciation
Book Value2439183BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings92780200TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivatives

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value0BookValue
Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterests

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value0BookValue
Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation

Other Securities OtherSecurities (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Hedge Funds76958362F
US Bond Funds16279475F
Venture Capital Funds16043752F
Real Asset Funds15450316F
Private Equity Funds8858984F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities133590889TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Interest Rate Swap Agreements$13,567,887
Charitable Remainder Unitrusts$1,035,114
Charitable Gift Annuities$479,552
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts15082553TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue42187984TotalRevenue
Total Expenses36872257TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year5315727ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-14333508NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities0DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses0InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments0PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other-$9,581,321OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-23914829TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-18599102ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt20998456TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-14333508NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities0DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues-4876544OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990-19210052RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal40208508RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2002643InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-23167OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt1979476RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99042187984TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt39597558TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities0DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included9492647OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9909492647ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal30104911ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included22002643InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included4764703OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt6767346ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99036872257TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchD_P05_S00_L04Schedule D, Part V, Line 4To support the educational mission of the School.
SchD_P10_S00_L02Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The School follows FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing the recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. Management believes that the School has no material uncertain tax positions.
SchD_P11_S00_L08Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8Change in accrued pension liability ($2,901,683), interest rate swap agreements ($6,600,108), recovery provision for uncollectible pledges ($133,381), change in value split interest agreements $21,540, and deferred compensation withdrawal to fund vesting tax expense $32,311.
SchD_P12_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XII, Line 2dChange in value split interest agreements $21,540, financial aid ($4,764,703), and recovery provision for uncollectible pledges ($133,381).
SchD_P12_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4bRental expenses of ($23,167) are associated with unrelated business income.
SchD_P13_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 2dRental expense $23,167, change in value interest rate swap $6,600,108, change in accrued pension liability $2,901,683, and deferred compensation withdrawal for fund vesting ($32,311)
SchD_P13_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 4bFinancial aid of $4,764,703

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt1NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records1MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received0GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchE_P01_S00_L03Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule E, Part I, Line 3ReturnReference
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.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (6 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesReception held on September 27, 2011 in London. 50 people were in attendance.15052
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesReception held on March 12, 2012 in Beijing. 25 people were in attendance.4100
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesReception held on March 14, 2012 in Hong Kong. 25 people were in attendance.4100
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesReception held on March 9, 2012 in Seoul Korea. 40 people were were in attendance.6565
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Investments98630469
Central America and the Caribbean00Investments46325044
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent144985330TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp1TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership1ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Town of GrotonBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1173 Main StreetAddressLine1
CityGrotonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01450ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient046001164EINOfRecipient
IRC SectionGovernment EntityIRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant100000AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantThe contribution was made to help the Town of Groton subsidize their annual operating costs.PurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations9TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (5 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistanceMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuationDescription Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Tuition Grant13704764703Total credits applied to tuitionCredits are applied to the tuition bill as a means of subsidizing the overall tution costs to qualified students attending Groton School.
Incidental Grant4050277294Credits are applied to monthly billCredits are applied to tuition bill as a means of subsidizing the overall incidental costs to qualified students attending Groton School.
Travel Grant711417203206Total travel credits that are applied to annual billingCredits are applied to the monthly incidental bill when travel related charges are posted as a means of subsidizing the overall travel costs for qualified boarding students attending Groton School.
Laptop Grant31345740Payments made to purchase laptops for qualified students
Parent Travel Grant45155830Payments made to travel agents for air travel and lodging

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchI_P01_S00_L02Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2ReturnReference
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.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Idemnification Gross Up PaymentsXIdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Discretionary Spending AccountXDiscretionarySpendingAccount
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Payments For Use Of ResidenceXPaymentsForUseOfResidence
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Personal ServicesXPersonalServices
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Richard B Commons
31367700010470701158880681790602451080698
J Hale Smith
200420000300039439048180028833900
John MacEachern
1939220000038384049395028170100
Ian Gracey
11263000080301823201106110242276000
Frederick Beams
9366000083170167160450220163715000
John Niles
107337000173000181730157950158605000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchJ_P01_S00_L01aSchedule 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 of a golf club and residential house cleaning. 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 also participating in School related fundraising events.
SchJ_P01_S00_L04Schedule J, Part I, Line 4The Headmaster's contract, which is approved by the President and the Compensation Committee, included an annual $85,000 deferred compensation contribution. The School deposited the initial payment to a qualified 457(b) plan up to the annual IRS limit of $16,500. The remaining balance of $68,500 was deposited to a non-qualified 457(f) plan.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Massachusetts Development Finance AgencyBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN043431814IssuerEIN
CUSIP Number57583RMR3CUSIPNumber
Date Issued2007-05-24DateIssued
Issue Price10000000IssuePrice
Description Of PurposeBuilding and Structure RenovationsDescriptionOfPurpose
Defeased0Defeased
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool Financing0PoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amount Retired0AmountRetired
Amount Bond Defeased0AmountBondDefeased
Total Proceeds10000000TotalProceeds
Amount In Reserve Fund9850000AmountInReserveFund
Capitalized Interest0CapitalizedInterest
Refunding Escrow0RefundingEscrow
Issuance Costs From Proceeds130000IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Credit Enhancement20000CreditEnhancement
Working Capital Expenditures0WorkingCapitalExpenditures
Capital Expenditures9800000CapitalExpenditures
Other Spent Proceeds50000OtherSpentProceeds
Amount Unspent0AmountUnspent
Year Of Subst Completion2009YearOfSubstCompletion
Current Refunding0CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made1FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind1AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty0MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreements
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Post Issuance Compliance Procdrs0PostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiled
Variable Rate Issue1VariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And Recds1HedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds

Name Of Hedge Provider NameOfHedgeProvider

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Bank of New YorkBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge40TermOfHedge
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedge
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminated
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGIC
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvested
Exception To Rebate1ExceptionToRebate

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonLindsay CommonsNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipHeadmaster's WifeRelationship
Amount Of Transaction28000AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionSalary for co-hosting eventsDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions113NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9901252023NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received0NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchM_P01_S00_L09Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule M, Part I, Line 9ReturnReference
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of security gifts that were received during the fiscal year.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0B_L11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA draft of the public disclosure version of the Form 990 was distributed electronically as a PDF transmission to each member of the Audit Committee prior to the January 2013 board meeting. The Committee performed a thorough review of the draft prior to presenting it to the full board. Each trustee was given the opportunity to ask questions and suggest possible revisions. Upon completion of the review, the board voted to accept the draft Form 990 including requested revisions.
F990_P06_S0B_L12cForm 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.
F990_P06_S0B_L15Form 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 and Compensation Committee review the Headmaster's and other senior administrator's salaries and benefits. 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 budget limits set by the Board of Trustees.
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The financial statements can be viewed on-line by going to www.disclosureusa.org or guidestar.org. These are both independently operated websites. The Conflict of Interest Policy and the Governing Documents may be viewed any time upon request.
F990_P11_S00_L05Form 990, Part XI, Line 5Unrealized gain or loss on investments ($14,333,508), interest rate swap agreements ($6,600,108), split interest agreements $21,540, change in accrued pension liability ($2,901,683), recovery provision for uncollectible pledges ($133,381), and deferred compensation withdrawal to fund vesting tax expense $32,311.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (7 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivityPrimaryActivityLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAType Of EntityTypeOfEntityShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsPercentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450776225577Charitable TrustMDN/AT36756582460.61
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046936513Charitable TrustMAN/AT2341462201490.48
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450776256949Charitable TrustMAN/AT111793849330.43
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046898702Charitable TrustMAN/AT2189861426510.39
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046853022Charitable TrustMAN/AT3653052647770.32
Pooled Income Fund
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450042628952Pooled Income FundMAN/AT17883111219270.86
Growth Pooled Income Fund
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046857176Pooled Income FundMAN/AT373271616350.81
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

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 7, 2012. This extension provides the School's Board of Directors the time necessary to complete a thorough review of the return.Explanation