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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL (EIN 13-5645885)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-05-14
IRS object ID
201311349349306141
Schema version
2011v1.2
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-05-14T17:59:23-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN135645885EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1NEW YORK LAW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlNEWYNameControl
Phone2124312100Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1185 West BroadwayAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10013ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameStuart KleinName
TitleVP and Chief Financial OfficerTitle
Phone2124312170Phone
Date Signed2013-05-14DateSigned
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Ross Moskowitz
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Investment Cost Or Other Basis34363149InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation22141206Depreciation
Book Value12221943BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis768481InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value768481BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings187134360TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Fixed Income1899208F
Hedge Funds55431147F
Private Equity18931540F
Commodities and Other Alternative1498707F
Real Estate4896203F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities82656805TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Interest Rate Swap Payable$36,838,000
Post Retirement Benefit$10,633,921
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts47471921TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue60420814TotalRevenue
Total Expenses93135728TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-32714914ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments0NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities0DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses0InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments0PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other$0OtherAmount
Total Adjustments0TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-32714914ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt71120834TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments0NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities0DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues0OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal71120834RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included0InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-10700020OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-10700020RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99060420814TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt86287748TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities0DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included0OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal86287748ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included20InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included6847980OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt6847980ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99093135728TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchD_P03_S00_L04Schedule D, Part III, Line 4Various art collections given to further the creativity and freedom of expression of artists and lawyers in their respective fields and to further the ongoing and necessary dialoque and influence between those two disciplines essential to the quality of life and vibrancy of NY Tribeca, and the downtown community, which serve as home to NYLS.
SchD_P05_S00_L04Schedule D, Part V, Line 4New York Law School endowment consists of number of funds set up by donors for a number of different purposes. The funding is used for scholarships, faculty research, faculty programs and other costs in accordance with donor restrictions. The Law School has adopted investment spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment.
SchD_P12_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4bScholarship reclassified from expense to tuition 6,847,980. Interest rate swap change in valuation reclassified from revenue to a separate line item before changes in net assets -17,548,000.
SchD_P13_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 4bScholarships reclassified from expense to tuition 6,847,980

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 Received1GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchE_P01_S00_L03Schedule E, Part I, Line 3Posted in school website and printed in recruitment/application materials.
SchE_P01_S00_L06Schedule E, Part I, Line 6Federal Work Study and grants from various goverment agencies used to fund program in accordance with funding documents.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope (including Iceland and Greenland)Region
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedNYLS offers London Study ProgramSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures129990TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent129990TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1NYLS GalaNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1710951GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event10CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1710951GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event10CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event10NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event10RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1121157FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event10EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event178275OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Food And Beverage Other Events0FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events0EntertainmentOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total710951GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total0CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events710951GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Cash Prizes Total Events0CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events0NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events0RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events121157FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events0EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events78275OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events199432DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary511519NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantScholarship and GrantTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients672NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant6847980AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of ValuationfmvMethodOfValuation

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchI_P01_S00_L02Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2ReturnReference
ExplanationScholarship an Grants are based on NYLS pre-requisite and qualificationsExplanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment1SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
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 (11 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 OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Richard A Matasar
2691870005587160006363008915330
Anthony Crowell
51346000000000513460
Carole Wallace
28526000000000285260
Fred DeJohn
3485600003240002450005589904613590
Suzanne Davidson
237600000002288005138003118600
Carol Buckler
2415000006000002320003188503565850
Marshall Tracht
2577500006213602450002804203724280
Gerald Korngold
3253000001878002450203199904005810
David Schoenbrod
2898000002638002450002497603656560
Ronald Filler
25150000012350602820002760404308100
Jethro Lieberman
2943250001593302450003144303662010

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchJ_P01_S00_L01aSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aNew York Law School former Dean was provided with the school own apartment as part of his employment contract. The current Dean does not reside in the apartment.
SchJ_P01_S00_L03Schedule J, Part I, Line 3As of April 2013 the Board of Trustees created a compensation committee
SchJ_P01_S00_L04Schedule J, Part I, Line 4The former Dean was paid $538,374.00 in lieu of sabbatical as per employment contract agreement.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (3 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEINCUSIP NumberCUSIPNumberDate IssuedDateIssuedIssue PriceIssuePriceDescription Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurposeDefeasedDefeasedOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerPool FinancingPoolFinancing
NYCIDACFRB Series 2006A
132946690649710bg42006-06-3067500000New school building project010
NYCIDACFRB series 2006B
132946690649710bg42006-06-3067500000New building project010
DASNY series 2009
013000293649905gm22009-06-1840500000construction and renovation010

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (3 entries)

Amount RetiredAmountRetiredAmount Bond DefeasedAmountBondDefeasedTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFundCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmount UnspentAmountUnspentYear Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletionCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeAdequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
1525000067500000000260036900648996310020101011
1525000067500000000260036900648996310020101011
0040500000000114191600393580840020121011

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (3 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsMngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprtyAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsPrcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthersPercentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBITotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePost Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
00000001
00000001
00000001

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (3 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueHedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecdsTerm Of HedgeTermOfHedgeSuperintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeHedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICBusiness Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1Term Of GICTermOfGICRegulatory Safe Harbor SatisfiedRegulatorySafeHarborSatisfiedGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedException To RebateExceptionToRebate
BONY
11130001Trinity Plus Funding3100
BONY Mellon
11130001Trinity Plus Funding3100
(no name)
010000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonFred DeJohnNamePerson
Loan From OrganizationXLoanFromOrganization
Original Principal$150,000OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due75000BalanceDue
Default0Default
Approved By Board1ApprovedByBoard
Written Agreement1WrittenAgreement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due75000TotalBalanceDue

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990339481NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesfmvMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used1ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchM_P01_S00_L32bIdentifier
Return ReferenceSchedule M, Part I, Line 32bReturnReference
ExplanationWe used an appraisal company to value the art donationExplanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0B_L11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is reviewed by Senior management before filling.
F990_P06_S0B_L12aForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12aA conflict of interest policy was adopted by the board of trustees after June 2012.
F990_P06_S0B_L15Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of the Dean is reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The compensation review includes comparing compensation of person in comparable positions at similar educational institutions and is documented in the written employment contract. The last process is on May 2012
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The New York Law School makes is Form 990 and Audited Financial Statements available to the public upon request.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationLate filing is due to Hurricane Sandy that resulted to the closing of office. Preparation of schedule required for 990.Explanation