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GROTON SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
GROTON SCHOOL (EIN 04-2104265)
Tax period
2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed
2012-03-15
IRS object ID
201220769349300242
Schema version
2010v3.4
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

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Timestamp2012-03-15T15:44:36-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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Name Name

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Phone9784483363Phone

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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 Signed2012-03-16DateSigned
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Grant A Gund
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Kenneth C Irving
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John R S Jacobsen
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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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ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

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 Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

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 Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

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 Balance0.55BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.25PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.2TermEndowmentEOYBalance
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 Basis139078989OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation54408983Depreciation
Book Value84670006BookValue

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 Basis9457052OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation6907021Depreciation
Book Value2550031BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis7155805OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4553623Depreciation
Book Value2602182BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings93684413TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

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 Funds85577111F
US Bond Funds13396779F
Real Asset Funds15439491F
Private Equity Funds8217953F
Venture Capital Funds12140339F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities134771673TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionInterest Rate Swap AgreementsDescription
Amount$6,967,779Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts6967779TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue39613740TotalRevenue
Total Expenses35359418TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year4254322ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments31534433NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities0DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses0InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments0PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other$2,987,887OtherAmount
Total Adjustments34522320TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS38776642ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt67992097TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments31534433NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities0DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues-3179691OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F99028354742RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal39637355RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included0InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-23615OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-23615RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99039613740TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt41761291TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities0DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included12569450OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F99012569450ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal29191841ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included21384907InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included4782670OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt6167577ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99035359418TotalExpensesPerForm990

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 as no material uncertain tax positions.
SchD_P11_S00_L08Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8Change in accrued pension liability $1,318,517, interest rate swap agreements $1,467,308, and change in value split interest agreements $202,062.
SchD_P12_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XII, Line 2dInterest rate swap agreements $1,467,308, change in value split interest agreements $202,062, change in accrued pension liability $1,318,517, investment management fees ($1,158,655), other professional services ($164,911), bank charges ($46,220), annuity payments ($14,551), state taxes on investments ($570), and financial aid ($4,782,671).
SchD_P12_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4bRental expenses of (23,615) are associated with unrelated business income.
SchD_P13_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 2dEndowment appropriation for operations $12,545,835, rental expenses associated with unrelated business income $23,615.
SchD_P13_S00_L04bSchedule D, Part XIII, Line 4bFinancial aid of $4,782,670 is relfected as a net to tuition.

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 aid programs.Explanation

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
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance0AmountOfNonCashAssistance
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 Grants8TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations4TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

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 Grant13904782671Total credits applied to tuitionCredits are applied to tuition bill as a means of subsidizing the overall tuition costs to qualified students attending Groton School.
Incidental Grant34068252Credits 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 Grant341378714120Total 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 Grant34410350Payments made to purchase laptops for qualified students
Parent Travel Grant46127500Payments 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
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
290532000161660656630624580434819000
J Hale Smith
1941090002540386070424580275428000
John MacEachern
19043300000373000408520268585000
Carol Santos
11507100000182230425580175852000
Frederick Beams
9187507500081940170980400440164711000
John Niles
105665000197590169890119660154379000

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 social 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 $55,000 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 $38,500 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 Enhancement0CreditEnhancement
Working Capital Expenditures0WorkingCapitalExpenditures
Capital Expenditures9800000CapitalExpenditures
Other Spent Proceeds50000OtherSpentProceeds
Amount Unspent20000AmountUnspent
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
Bond Counsel Routinely Engaged0BondCounselRoutinelyEngaged
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0.0074PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0.0074TotalPrivateBusinessUse
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 Hedge3.59TermOfHedge
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 Contributions123NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9902463732NoncashContribsRptdF990
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 represents 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_L11aForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11aA 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 2012 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, an independently operated website. 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 on investments $31,534,432, change in accrued pension liability $1,318,517, interest rate swap agreements $1,467,308, and change in value split interest agreements $202,062.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivityPrimaryActivityLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAType Of EntityTypeOfEntityShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsPercentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership
The Reverend Michael and Elaine Murray 2003 CRUT
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450776225577Charitable Remainder UnitrustMDN/AT41508610360.6
John Teele and Jane Slocum Stone Pratt CRUT
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046936513Charitable Remainder UnitrustMAN/AT2661582323700.47
The Chase Charitable Remainder Unitrust
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450776256949Charitable Remainder UnitrustMAN/AT123665882130.42
Hugh C and Donna J Scott CRUT
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046898702Charitable Remainder UnitrustMAN/AT2416411481090.38
The Finley Family 1997 CRUT
PO Box 991GrotonMA01450046853022Charitable Remainder UnitrustMAN/AT4032222748190.3
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties1ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
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 9, 2011. This extension provides the School's Board of Directors the time necessary to complete a thorough review of the return.Explanation