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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHESHIRE ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$20,387,255
Total expenses
$22,555,863
Contributions and grants received
$2,031,955
Grants paid
$4,285,091
Program service revenue
$17,143,973
Investment income
$1,061,294
Other revenue
$150,033
Total assets, end of year
$49,955,438
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,103,528
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$38,851,910
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,269,603
Management and general expenses
$3,922,411
Fundraising expenses
$1,363,849
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,269,603

Program services were 76.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,031,955

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $391,370

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND SUMMER PROGRAMS

    total $17,115,723 · related or exempt $17,115,723

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

    total $28,250 · related or exempt $28,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $388,438 · excluded $388,438

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $27,957 · excluded $27,957

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $34,066

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $8,003

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $26,063

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $26,063 · excluded $26,063

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,411,757

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

    securities $1,766,858

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $644,899

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $644,899 · excluded $644,899

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $29,104

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $29,104 · related or exempt $29,104

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $88,342 · excluded $88,342

  • 11b · Other revenue: VENDING MACHINES

    total $6,524 · excluded $6,524

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $94,866

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,285,091 · program services $4,285,091

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $860,784 · program services $51,296 · management and general $758,192 · fundraising $51,296

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $96,764 · program services $96,764

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,411,224 · program services $5,326,426 · management and general $1,434,743 · fundraising $650,055

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $427,313 · program services $304,246 · management and general $85,712 · fundraising $37,355

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,232,916 · program services $880,353 · management and general $246,552 · fundraising $106,011

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $613,758 · program services $407,536 · management and general $154,544 · fundraising $51,678

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,120 · management and general $26,120

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,160 · management and general $56,160

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $858 · management and general $858

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,537,623 · program services $998,711 · management and general $352,668 · fundraising $186,244

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $88,097 · management and general $41,222 · fundraising $46,875

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $902,145 · program services $666,581 · management and general $160,436 · fundraising $75,128

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $69,417 · program services $56,987 · management and general $389 · fundraising $12,041

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $599,971 · program services $499,019 · management and general $79,364 · fundraising $21,588

  • 17 · Travel

    total $269,140 · program services $140,087 · management and general $66,762 · fundraising $62,291

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,297 · program services $4,297

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,042 · program services $9,007 · management and general $3,958 · fundraising $1,077

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,527,082 · program services $1,301,654 · management and general $177,221 · fundraising $48,207

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $192,544 · program services $163,751 · management and general $22,636 · fundraising $6,157

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND DIETARY

    total $1,841,653 · program services $1,841,653

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC. EXPENSES

    total $186,975 · program services $37,036 · management and general $149,608 · fundraising $331

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $91,915 · program services $91,915

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $65,247 · management and general $65,247

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $154,727 · program services $107,193 · management and general $40,019 · fundraising $7,515

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,937,513 · end of year $3,573,055

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,408,906 · end of year $2,236,922

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $948,083 · end of year $926,448

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $368,074 · end of year $294,627

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $46,122 · end of year $61,456

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $426,312 · end of year $345,368

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

    $44,803,708

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

    $23,011,913

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,323,204 · end of year $21,791,795

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,167,446 · end of year $12,204,132

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $7,401,644 · end of year $8,521,635

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,367,380 · end of year $757,271

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,600,157 · end of year $4,896,759

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $4,978,039 · end of year $5,145,165

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $374,299 · end of year $304,333

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,651,888 · end of year $19,213,601

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,055,541 · end of year $19,638,309

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CHESHIRE ACADEMY IS AN INTERNATIONALLY MINDED COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL THAT CHALLENGES ITS STUDENTS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL BY DEVELOPING THE CONFIDENCE, CHARACTER, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT ENABLE THEM TO THRIVE AS GLOBAL CITIZENS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ACADEMY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 360 STUDENTS GRADES 9-12, AS WELL AS A POSTGRADUATE YEAR.

  • CHESHIRE ACADEMY STUDENTS GROW INCREASINGLY CAPABLE OF INDEPENDENTLY OBSERVING, QUESTIONING, EXPLAINING, INTERPRETING, AND ANALYZING THE WORLD. OUR ACADEMIC PROCESS BEGINS WITH WHAT STUDENTS KNOW AND WANT TO KNOW, AND DEVELOPS ACTIVE LEARNERS WHO REFLECT ON THEIR GROWTH AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR LEARNING. LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN CHESHIRE, CHESHIRE ACADEMY IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH A STUDENT BODY OF APPROXIMATELY 360 STUDENTS FOR GRADES 9-12 AND POSTGRADUATE.

    Expenses $17,269,603 · Grants $4,285,091 · Revenue $17,173,077

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Freedman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Ron Bergamo

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Catherine Bonneau

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Jared Pinsker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • William Ampofo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angelina Casanova

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bart Depretrillo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mitchell Herman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Drew Kevorkian

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Suparna Mody

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Otis

    TRUSTEE, THRU AUG. 2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr William Petit

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Praveen Savalgi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Todd Savage

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ed Vinal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Murali Venkatraman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Anderson

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $481,600
    From this org
    $394,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,678
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $334,784
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $10,138
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $65,978
    Filer's total
    $481,600
  • Matthew Piechota

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $203,153
    From this org
    $154,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,042
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,902
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $209
    Deferred
    $9,951
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,091
    Filer's total
    $203,153
  • Sara Lynn Leavenworth

    DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION

    Total calculated
    $194,917
    From this org
    $169,931
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,986
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,590
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $341
    Deferred
    $10,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,582
    Filer's total
    $194,917
  • Amy Brough

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $139,957
    From this org
    $121,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,905
    Hours/week
    50
  • Barbara Davis

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $191,518
    From this org
    $129,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,926
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,413
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $179
    Deferred
    $7,883
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,043
    Filer's total
    $191,518
  • Kenneth Mason

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $157,297
    From this org
    $119,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,089
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,805
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $403
    Deferred
    $7,678
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,411
    Filer's total
    $157,297
  • Nathan Wright

    DIRECTOR OF INST. RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $130,878
    From this org
    $115,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,280
    Hours/week
    50
  • Kristin Welage

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $131,953
    From this org
    $110,642
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,311
    Hours/week
    50

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 · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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 RECEIVED COMPANION TRAVEL PAYMENTS OR REIMBURSEMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, AS STIPULATED IN HER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE BENEFIT IS CONSIDERED NONTAXABLE COMPENSATION AS THE COMPANION IS ALSO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND TRAVELED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. HOUSING BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ARE TREATED AS NON-TAXABLE COMPENSATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 119. THESE PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO LIVE ON SCHOOL PREMISES AS A CONDITION OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT, AND THE HOUSING BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER. THE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (D). - JULIE ANDERSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL - $36,000 - BARABARA DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - $30,000
PART I, LINE 4A
AMY BROUGH, CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $32,004 INCLUDED IN HER 2022 W-2.
PART I, LINE 7
INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2022, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(II) HEREIN AND IN THEIR 2022 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES.

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
2022
Filed
6 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303109349303960

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