POKER HILL SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: POKER HILL SCHOOL INC (EIN 03-0289409)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-02-12
IRS object ID: 201340439349300424
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-02-12T10:08:26-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVIS & HODGDON ASSOCIATES CPAS PLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	33 BLAIR PARK RD STE 201	AddressLine1
City	WILLISTON	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05495	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030289409	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	POKER HILL SCHOOL INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	POKE	NameControl
Phone	8028993716	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	209 POKER HILL ROAD	AddressLine1
City	UNDERHILL	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05489	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KATIE AMADON	Name
Title	DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	8028993716	Phone
Date Signed	2013-02-01	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRET HODGDON	Name
Phone	8028781963	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-02-12	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	KATIE AMADON	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	209 POKER HILL ROAD	AddressLine1
City	UNDERHILL	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05489	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	394993	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.POKERHILLSCHOOL.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1972	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	VT	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	AS A PRE-SCHHOL PROVIDER, POKER HILL SCHOOL VIEWS LEARNING DEVELOPMENTALLY. IT IS A PROCESS WHICH WE CAN NURTURE AND GUIDE BUT WE TRUST EACH CHILD TO DEVELOP IN HIS OR HER OWN UNIQUE WAY. WE SUPPORT EACH CHILDS GROWTH AS AN AUTONOMOUS INDIVIDUAL WITHIN A CARING AND DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE EACH CHILD FEEL RESPECTED AND VALUED. TEACHERS FACILITATE CHILDRENS GROWTH BY ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS TO DIRECT THEIR OWN PATH OF LEARNING. CHILDREN SELECT THEIR OWN CHORES, HAVE LARGE BLOCKS OF FREE PLAY, AND CHOOSE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES FOR MORNING ACTIVITY TIME. THE TEACHERS ALSO ATTEMPT TO REFLECT THE CHILDRENS INTERESTS AND NEEDS IN BOTH OUR LARGE GROUP AND SMALL GROUP PLANNING.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	4	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	10	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	117169	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	56434	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	323333	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	338170	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	389	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	440502	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	394993	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	262028	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	276052	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	6639	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	68731	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	75477	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	330759	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	351529	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	109743	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	43464	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	217635	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	256356	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	4312	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1967	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	213323	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	254389	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	AS A PRE-SCHHOL PROVIDER, POKER HILL SCHOOL VIEWS LEARNING DEVELOPMENTALLY. IT IS A PROCESS WHICH WE CAN NURTURE AND GUIDE BUT WE TRUST EACH CHILD TO DEVELOP IN HIS OR HER OWN UNIQUE WAY. WE SUPPORT EACH CHILDS GROWTH AS AN AUTONOMOUS INDIVIDUAL WITHIN A CARING AND DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE EACH CHILD FEEL RESPECTED AND VALUED. TEACHERS FACILITATE CHILDRENS GROWTH BY ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS TO DIRECT THEIR OWN PATH OF LEARNING. CHILDREN SELECT THEIR OWN CHORES, HAVE LARGE BLOCKS OF FREE PLAY, AND CHOOSE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES FOR MORNING ACTIVITY TIME. THE TEACHERS ALSO ATTEMPT TO REFLECT THE CHILDRENS INTERESTS AND NEEDS IN BOTH OUR LARGE GROUP AND SMALL GROUP PLANNING.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	341473	Expense
Revenue	338170	Revenue
Description	POKER HILL SCHOOL IS AN ACTIVITY-ORIENTED PRE-SCHOOL AFFORDING 80 STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN BY DOING, SEEING, AND LISTENING. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SOLVE ACADEMIC PROBLEMS IN THEIR OWN WAYS AND ARE GUIDED IN THE PROCESS BY THEIR TEACHERS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	341473	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	10	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	4	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	4	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	KATIE AMADON	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8028993716	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	209 POKER HILL ROAD	AddressLine1
City	UNDERHILL	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05489	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (17 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
DAVID LONDON
CO-TREASURER	40.00	X	X	42840	0	0
AMY WISE
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SHANA GRIFFITHS
PRESIDENT	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
JACKIE STONER
SECRETARY	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
ELIZABETH LONDON
MEMBER	40.00	X		0	0	0
CARRIE ST AMOUR
PRESIDENT EL	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
KYLE HIBBARD
CO-TREASURER	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
TESS GLANVILLE
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
BONNIE MACLEOD
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KIM MARTIN
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KIM CLEARY
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SUSAN LILLICH
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
TIM STOTZ
CO-TREASURER	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
DEBORAH TOWNE
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN BRINEGAR
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KURT MULLER
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KATIE AMADON
DIRECTOR	40.00		X	16202	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	59042	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	56434	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	56434	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	TUITION	Description
Total Revenue Column	338170	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	338170	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	338170	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	389	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$389	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	394993	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	338170	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$389	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	65700	Total
Program Services	65700	ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	156162	Total
Program Services	156162	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36126	Total
Program Services	36126	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18064	Total
Program Services	18064	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	382	Total
Program Services	382	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32954	Total
Program Services	32954	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7602	Total
Program Services	7602	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	22420	22420
OUTSIDE SERVICES	6639		6639
CONTRACT SERVICES	3417			3417
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2063	2063

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	351529	Total
Program Services	341473	ProgramServices
Management And General	3417	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6639	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10705	BOY
EOY	18915	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	41869	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	206930	BOY
EOY	195572	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	217635	BOY
EOY	256356	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4312	BOY
EOY	1967	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4312	BOY
EOY	1967	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	213323	BOY
EOY	254389	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	213323	BOY
EOY	254389	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	217635	BOY
EOY	256356	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	43464	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-2398	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	false	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	AS A PRE-SCHHOL PROVIDER, POKER HILL SCHOOL VIEWS LEARNING DEVELOPMENTALLY. IT IS A PROCESS WHICH WE CAN NURTURE AND GUIDE BUT WE TRUST EACH CHILD TO DEVELOP IN HIS OR HER OWN UNIQUE WAY. WE SUPPORT EACH CHILDS GROWTH AS AN AUTONOMOUS INDIVIDUAL WITHIN A CARING AND DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE EACH CHILD FEEL RESPECTED AND VALUED. TEACHERS FACILITATE CHILDRENS GROWTH BY ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS TO DIRECT THEIR OWN PATH OF LEARNING. CHILDREN SELECT THEIR OWN CHORES, HAVE LARGE BLOCKS OF FREE PLAY, AND CHOOSE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES FOR MORNING ACTIVITY TIME. THE TEACHERS ALSO ATTEMPT TO REFLECT THE CHILDRENS INTERESTS AND NEEDS IN BOTH OUR LARGE GROUP AND SMALL GROUP PLANNING.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.