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← NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$41,691,944
Total expenses
$36,524,625
Contributions and grants received
$8,535,497
Grants paid
$2,810,413
Program service revenue
$27,932,837
Investment income
$4,976,968
Other revenue
$246,642
Total assets, end of year
$121,587,166
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,996,398
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$107,590,768
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$29,887,135
Management and general expenses
$5,279,270
Fundraising expenses
$1,358,220
Program service expenses (Part III)
$29,887,135

Program services were 81.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $800,883

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $540,226

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,194,388

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $370,171

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $25,962,761 · related or exempt $25,962,761

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $1,970,076 · related or exempt $1,970,076

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,027,940 · unrelated business $95,141 · excluded $1,932,799

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $645,528

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $478,357

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $167,171

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $167,171 · excluded $167,171

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,754,381 · other assets $850,404

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $10,508,986 · other assets $146,771

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,245,395 · other assets $703,633

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,949,028 · excluded $2,949,028

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $84,545

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $800,883

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $194,541

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$109,996 · excluded -$109,996

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $93,704

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $15,965

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $77,739 · related or exempt $77,739

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $99,610 · excluded $99,610

  • 11b · Other revenue: IRS REFUNDS

    total $6,610 · excluded $6,610

  • 11c · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $5,508 · excluded $5,508

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $111,728

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,810,413 · program services $2,810,413

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,247,649 · program services $1,479,582 · management and general $432,321 · fundraising $335,746

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,639,118 · program services $11,415,947 · management and general $1,754,171 · fundraising $469,000

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $956,143 · program services $773,384 · management and general $121,219 · fundraising $61,540

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,848,257 · program services $3,420,204 · management and general $1,225,030 · fundraising $203,023

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,212,175 · program services $996,058 · management and general $138,567 · fundraising $77,550

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $42,632 · management and general $42,632

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $46,140 · management and general $46,140

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $94,550 · management and general $94,550

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $557,381 · management and general $557,381

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,818,616 · program services $2,713,122 · management and general $77,181 · fundraising $28,313

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $233,898 · program services $3,543 · management and general $192,790 · fundraising $37,565

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $643,263 · program services $384,214 · management and general $198,254 · fundraising $60,795

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $313,200 · program services $181,501 · management and general $82,475 · fundraising $49,224

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $562,924 · program services $507,405 · management and general $49,635 · fundraising $5,884

  • 17 · Travel

    total $71,383 · program services $71,383

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $47,613 · program services $47,613

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,729 · program services $2,729

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,553,993 · program services $2,351,394 · management and general $183,746 · fundraising $18,853

  • 24a · Other expenses: UBTI EXPENSES

    total $457 · management and general $457

  • 24b · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

    total $1,056,837 · program services $1,056,837

  • 24c · Other expenses: CAFETERIA

    total $750,647 · program services $750,647

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $515,234 · program services $432,303 · management and general $75,240 · fundraising $7,691

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $499,373 · program services $488,856 · management and general $7,481 · fundraising $3,036

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,036,785 · end of year $4,209,101

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,305,472 · end of year $4,110,431

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,707,628 · end of year $3,898,171

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,039 · end of year $52,554

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,895 · end of year $5,895

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,769,908 · end of year $1,175,935

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $78,857,653

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $35,541,932

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $44,149,403 · end of year $43,315,721

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,493,183 · end of year $33,634,771

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $27,234,045 · end of year $30,318,373

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $46,781 · end of year $866,214

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,858,597 · end of year $1,542,063

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,398,243 · end of year $5,107,740

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $34,744 · end of year $26,325

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,017,864 · end of year $73,112

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,987,587 · end of year $7,247,158

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $58,881,286 · end of year $59,708,036

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $41,575,818 · end of year $47,882,732

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE CREATE AN ACTIVE, JOYFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN ARE CHALLENGED TO THINK DEEPLY, QUESTION CONFIDENTLY, AND ACT GENEROUSLY SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD LIVES OF IMPACT AND PURPOSE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL, INC. IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GRADES BEGINNERS 9, ACCREDITED BY THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. ITS MISSION IS TO GUIDE STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR INTELLECTUAL, CREATIVE, MORAL, AND PHYSICAL POTENTIAL. THE ORGANIZATION VALUES THE IMAGINATION AND CURIOSITY OF CHILDREN AND RESPECTS CHILDHOOD AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION'S TEACHERS SET HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO QUESTION, THINK, COLLABORATE, AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY. THE SCHOOL WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES TO TEACH PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT HONORS DIVERSITY AND OUR COMMON HUMANITY. NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INSPIRES STUDENTS TO BE LIFELONG LEARNERS WITH THE COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD.

  • EDUCATION EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE PRIMARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENT OF 571 STUDENTS IN GRADES BEGINNERS THROUGH GRADE 9.

    Expenses $28,276,410 · Grants $2,810,413 · Revenue $27,993,676

  • HORIZONS IS A FULL-SCHOLARSHIP YEAR-ROUND ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SERVING APPROXIMATELY 400 DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS EACH YEAR, PRIMARILY FROM STAMFORD AND NORWALK.

    Expenses $1,610,725 · Revenue $16,900

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Irwin

    PRESIDENT, THRU 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tucker Golden

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Arman C Gokgol-Kline

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Dibiasio

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sharon Teles

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Arlety Bowman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Godina

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Kilcullen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Ryder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Thornton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Figueroa

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Bogart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jen Kline

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jawanda Staber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heidi Locke-Simon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Cooper

    HEADMASTER

    Total calculated
    $1,240,461
    From this org
    $963,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $277,045
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $479,420
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $483,996
    Deferred
    $70,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $206,420
    Filer's total
    $1,240,461
  • Mauricia Gardiner

    FACULTY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $216,415
    From this org
    $71,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $144,795
    Hours/week
    41

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $71,486
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $134
    Deferred
    $6,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $138,745
    Filer's total
    $216,415
  • Darby Webber

    FACULTY TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $111,297
    From this org
    $89,801
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,496
    Hours/week
    41
  • Tara Coniglio

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Ryan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren W Greig

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew F Lebaron

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John V Ricotta

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizbeth Schmitt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Marie Schettini-Lynch

    CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $323,119
    From this org
    $307,856
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,263
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $306,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,806
    Deferred
    $15,263
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $323,119
  • Ryan Smith

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $263,537
    From this org
    $219,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,357
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,760
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $11,213
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,144
    Filer's total
    $263,537
  • Meaghan Mallin

    HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $334,354
    From this org
    $193,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $140,743
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,685
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,926
    Deferred
    $13,003
    Nontaxable benefits
    $127,740
    Filer's total
    $334,354
  • Nancy Von Euler

    HORIZONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,909
    From this org
    $165,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,959
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,950
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $177,909
  • Kirsten Rosolen

    HEAD OF UPPER & MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $216,211
    From this org
    $160,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,841
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $509
    Deferred
    $16,988
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,873
    Filer's total
    $216,211
  • Mark Macrides

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $189,598
    From this org
    $160,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,256
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,267
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,075
    Deferred
    $15,663
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,593
    Filer's total
    $189,598
  • Joann Corsillo

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $182,712
    From this org
    $158,793
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,919
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,709
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,084
    Deferred
    $7,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,944
    Filer's total
    $182,712
  • Brooke Arthur

    DIR. OF STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $280,690
    From this org
    $152,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $127,833
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,478
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $379
    Deferred
    $12,671
    Nontaxable benefits
    $115,162
    Filer's total
    $280,690
  • Reshan Richards

    DIRECTOR OF STUDIES

    Total calculated
    $363,977
    From this org
    $168,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $195,326
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,106
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $545
    Deferred
    $8,863
    Nontaxable benefits
    $186,463
    Filer's total
    $363,977
  • Elizabeth O'Brien

    DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT

    Total calculated
    $261,835
    From this org
    $160,558
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $101,277
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,775
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $783
    Deferred
    $16,775
    Nontaxable benefits
    $84,502
    Filer's total
    $261,835

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE HEAD OF SCHOOL RECEIVES HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT WHICH IS A NON-TAXABLE BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 119(B). ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL PAYS FOR VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP CLUB DUES AND TUITION FOR HIS CHILDREN ON BEHALF OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, AND SUCH DUES ARE TAXED IN HIS W-2. THE TUITION PAYMENTS WERE GROSSED UP IN HIS W-2.
PART I, LINE 4B
AARON COOPER PARTICIPATED IN SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DURING 2023. THE SCHOOL CONTRIBUTED $50,000 DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023. HE ALSO RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $252,882 WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HIS 2023 W-2.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PAID DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART II AS REPORTED IN COLUMN B(II) FOR THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349312748

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