BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL (EIN 01-0544094)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2012-03-01
IRS object ID: 201200619349303065
Schema version: 2010v3.7
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 D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-03-01T17:23:32-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MURPHY POWERS & WILSON CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE MERRILL INDUSTRIAL DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	HAMPTON	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	038421942	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010544094	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BRIX	NameControl
Phone	2073512700	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18 BRICKYARD COURT	AddressLine1
City	YORK	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	03909	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ALICIA JOHNSON-GRAFE	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2073512700	Phone
Date Signed	2012-03-01	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MICHAEL J MURPHY	Name
Phone	6039268063	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-03-01	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ALICA JOHNSON-GRAFE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	581 HALEY ROAD	AddressLine1
City	KITTERY POINT	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	03905	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	765334	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1997	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	ME	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL (BMFS) HONORS EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH ENRICHED MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	20	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	9255	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	7638	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	616751	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	700399	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	628	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	369	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	65003	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	56928	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	691637	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	765334	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	494515	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	550941	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	2753	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	207835	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	225979	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	702350	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	776920	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-10713	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-11586	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1513933	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1494373	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1441328	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1433355	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	72605	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	61018	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	BRIXHAM MONTESSORI FRIENDS SCHOOL (BMFS) HONORS EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH ENRICHED MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	649952	Expense
Description	BMFS IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LOCATED IN YORK, ME THAT SERVES CHILDREN (AGES 2 TO 10) LIVING IN THE SEACOAST REGION OF SOUTHERN ME AND NH. FOUNDED IN 2000, BMFS HAS GROWN STEADILY FROM ITS HUMBLE ROOTS AS A QUINTESSENTIAL "ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE" WITH 1 TEACHER AND 8 STUDENTS INTO A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF 85 STUDENTS, 72 FAMILIES, AND 16 TEACHERS. BMFS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS AN INTEGRAL PARTNER FOR FAMILIES SEEKING A HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT DIFFERENTIATES ITS CURRICULUM FOR THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES ELEMENTARY, PRESCHOOL, AND TODDLER PROGRAMS BASED ON THE CORE PRINCIPLES CONCEPTUALIZED BY MARIA MONTESSORI AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL THEORISTS. "FOLLOW THE CHILD" AND "FREEDOM WITH RESPONSIBILITIES" ARE TWO MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES THAT BMFS DEEPLY HONORS AND RESPECTS. BMFS IS CONSIDERED A LEADING EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SEACOAST REGION. ALL LEAD CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE BACHELORS DEGREES AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE MONTESSORI CERTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES (27 TOTAL DEGREES, INCLUDING 7 WITH MASTERS) AND 5 ARE BILINGUAL TO INCLUDE SPANISH, GERMAN, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH. EACH CLASSROOM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE OPTIMAL MONTESSORI EXPERIENCE WITH A CORE FOCUS ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS, SENSORIAL COGNITION, AND EVERYDAY LIVING FUNDAMENTALS. THESE FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS ARE COUPLED WITH BIG-PICTURE THEMATIC SURVEYS OF THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND CULTURAL STUDIES, WHICH CREATES A GLOBAL MENTAL FRAMEWORK IN EACH CHILD THAT LIVES AND GROWS WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE CORE CURRICULUM IS FURTHER ENRICHED WITH FITNESS AND HEALTH, MUSIC, SPANISH, DRAMA AND STUDIO ART. AT BMFS, EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL IS HONORED AND ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED AND TREATED AS LEADERS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, ACTORS, AND MUSICIANS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	649952	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
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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
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
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Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	20	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	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
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Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
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Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
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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	ALICIA JOHNSON-GRAFE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2073512700	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18 BRICKYARD COURT	AddressLine1
City	YORK	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	03909	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
JOHNSON-GRAFE ALICA
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	X	X	46946	0	0
BAILEY KRISTIN
CHAIR	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
LEBO BRAD
TREASURER	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
GLASSON KATE
SECRETARY	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
SPENCER MIKE
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	X		0	0	0
SWANN KYLE
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	X		0	0	0
GAUDET CHARLIE
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	46946	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	7638	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	7638	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	TUITION INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	700399	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	700399	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	700399	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	369	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	369	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount
AUCTION	40886	$40,886
ANNUAL DRIVE	10350	$10,350
FUNDRAISING	4922	$4,922

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	770	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$770	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	56928	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	765334	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	700768	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$56,928	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46946	Total
Management And General	44599	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2347	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	424812	Total
Program Services	392284	ProgramServices
Management And General	32528	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38790	Total
Program Services	32207	ProgramServices
Management And General	6393	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	190	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40393	Total
Program Services	33538	ProgramServices
Management And General	6657	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	198	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35	Total
Management And General	35	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4940	Total
Management And General	4940	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7487	Total
Management And General	7487	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	426	Total
Program Services	426	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7703	Total
Management And General	7703	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28228	Total
Program Services	25405	ProgramServices
Management And General	2823	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11	Total
Program Services	11	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	51488	Total
Program Services	46339	ProgramServices
Management And General	5149	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	42453	Total
Program Services	40568	ProgramServices
Management And General	1885	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6027	Total
Program Services	5424	ProgramServices
Management And General	603	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
FIELD TRIPS	18749	18749
SPECIAL EVENTS	15938	15938
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	12632	11369	1263
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	11759	11759
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	9611	9611

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8492	Total
Program Services	6324	ProgramServices
Management And General	2150	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	776920	Total
Program Services	649952	ProgramServices
Management And General	124215	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2753	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42435	BOY
EOY	55282	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	113005	BOY
EOY	81082	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3700	BOY
EOY	2700	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6332	BOY
EOY	17123	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3158	BOY
EOY	8382	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1572610	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	242988	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1344758	BOY
EOY	1329622	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	545	BOY
EOY	182	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1513933	BOY
EOY	1494373	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	61076	BOY
EOY	67220	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	127468	BOY
EOY	128331	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1252784	BOY
EOY	1237804	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1441328	BOY
EOY	1433355	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	57008	BOY
EOY	47152	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12467	BOY
EOY	10736	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3130	BOY
EOY	3130	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72605	BOY
EOY	61018	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1513933	BOY
EOY	1494373	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-11586	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-1	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	278852	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	278852	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1161239	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	142669	Depreciation
Book Value	1018570	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	20037	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	20037	Depreciation

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	112482	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	80282	Depreciation
Book Value	32200	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1329622	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

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 (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	PRINCIPLES CONCEPTUALIZED BY MARIA MONTESSORI AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL THEORISTS. "FOLLOW THE CHILD" AND "FREEDOM WITH RESPONSIBILITIES" ARE TWO MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES THAT BMFS DEEPLY HONORS AND RESPECTS. BMFS IS CONSIDERED A LEADING EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SEACOAST REGION. ALL LEAD CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE BACHELORS DEGREES AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE MONTESSORI CERTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES (27 TOTAL DEGREES, INCLUDING 7 WITH MASTERS) AND 5 ARE BILINGUAL TO INCLUDE SPANISH, GERMAN, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH. EACH CLASSROOM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE OPTIMAL MONTESSORI EXPERIENCE WITH A CORE FOCUS ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS, SENSORIAL COGNITION, AND EVERYDAY LIVING FUNDAMENTALS. THESE FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS ARE COUPLED WITH BIG-PICTURE THEMATIC SURVEYS OF THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND CULTURAL STUDIES, WHICH CREATES A GLOBAL MENTAL FRAMEWORK IN EACH CHILD THAT LIVES AND GROWS WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE CORE CURRICULUM IS FURTHER ENRICHED WITH FITNESS AND HEALTH, MUSIC, SPANISH, DRAMA AND STUDIO ART. AT BMFS, EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALITY, CREATIVITY, AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL IS HONORED AND ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED AND TREATED AS LEADERS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, ACTORS, AND MUSICIANS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ANNUAL REVIEW
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