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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHESHIRE ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,316,748
Total expenses
$23,498,489
Contributions and grants received
$1,683,795
Grants paid
$4,873,669
Program service revenue
$18,826,207
Investment income
$1,170,033
Other revenue
$636,713
Total assets, end of year
$48,844,775
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,931,948
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,912,827
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$18,807,135
Management and general expenses
$3,278,266
Fundraising expenses
$1,413,088
Program service expenses (Part III)
$18,807,135

Program services were 80.0% 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

    $1,683,795

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,920

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

    total $18,796,565 · related or exempt $18,796,565

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

    total $29,642 · related or exempt $29,642

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $378,529 · excluded $378,529

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

    total $17,859 · excluded $17,859

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $50,800

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $50,800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $50,800 · excluded $50,800

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,954,913

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

    securities $3,181,268

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $773,645

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $773,645 · excluded $773,645

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $28,276

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,735

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $23,541 · related or exempt $23,541

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $515,191 · excluded $515,191

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $34,058 · excluded $34,058

  • 11c · Other revenue: VENDING MACHINES

    total $13,123 · excluded $13,123

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $562,372

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,873,669 · program services $4,873,669

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $694,312 · program services $111,521 · management and general $471,270 · fundraising $111,521

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $49,874 · program services $49,874

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,865,005 · program services $5,888,866 · management and general $1,333,057 · fundraising $643,082

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $447,780 · program services $337,849 · management and general $73,621 · fundraising $36,310

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,207,263 · program services $919,640 · management and general $186,181 · fundraising $101,442

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $674,813 · program services $483,183 · management and general $132,606 · fundraising $59,024

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $114,365 · management and general $114,365

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,471 · management and general $34,471

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,483,879 · program services $984,970 · management and general $324,668 · fundraising $174,241

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,683 · management and general $50,210 · fundraising $25,473

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $840,764 · program services $668,808 · management and general $103,897 · fundraising $68,059

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $63,354 · program services $54,985 · management and general $91 · fundraising $8,278

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $590,158 · program services $489,749 · management and general $78,937 · fundraising $21,472

  • 17 · Travel

    total $261,280 · program services $115,193 · management and general $53,307 · fundraising $92,780

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,128 · program services $3,128

  • 20 · Interest

    total $65,107 · program services $48,566 · management and general $13,004 · fundraising $3,537

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,652,661 · program services $1,412,323 · management and general $188,943 · fundraising $51,395

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $210,204 · program services $178,770 · management and general $24,712 · fundraising $6,722

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND DIETARY

    total $1,912,352 · program services $1,912,352

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC. EXPENSES

    total $104,893 · program services $63,156 · management and general $35,404 · fundraising $6,333

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $98,528 · program services $93,880 · management and general $3,873 · fundraising $775

  • 24d · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $96,977 · program services $96,977

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $77,969 · program services $19,676 · management and general $55,649 · fundraising $2,644

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,573,055 · end of year $2,906,397

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,236,922 · end of year $1,593,780

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $926,448 · end of year $1,114,943

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $294,627 · end of year $380,065

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $61,456 · end of year $83,469

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $345,368 · end of year $493,859

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

    $45,833,339

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

    $24,619,065

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,791,795 · end of year $21,214,274

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,204,132 · end of year $12,030,635

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,521,635 · end of year $9,027,353

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $757,271 · end of year $292,834

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,896,759 · end of year $4,799,207

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $5,145,165 · end of year $5,318,880

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $304,333 · end of year $521,027

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,213,601 · end of year $17,423,375

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,638,309 · end of year $20,489,452

Mission and programs · 2023

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 370 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 370 STUDENTS FOR GRADES 9-12 AND POSTGRADUATE.

    Expenses $18,807,135 · Grants $4,873,669 · Revenue $18,849,748

As filed on the 2023 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, THRU APRIL 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BART DEPRETRILLO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MITCHELL HERMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DR JAMES KEMPTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SUPARNA MODY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DR WILLIAM PETIT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • COURTNEY SACCHETTI

    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
    $482,180
    From this org
    $394,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,193
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $344,849
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $10,138
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $67,393
    Filer's total
    $482,180
  • MATTHEW PIECHOTA

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,637
    From this org
    $160,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,558
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $90
    Deferred
    $10,379
    Nontaxable benefits
    $75,179
    Filer's total
    $245,637
  • ADOLPHUS CLINTON

    ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $228,418
    From this org
    $155,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,535
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,793
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $90
    Deferred
    $10,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,131
    Filer's total
    $228,418
  • BARBARA DAVIS

    DIRECTOR OF DEV., THRU DEC. 2023

    Total calculated
    $213,262
    From this org
    $138,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,408
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,596
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $258
    Deferred
    $9,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $65,408
    Filer's total
    $213,262
  • REBECCA BROOKS

    DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION

    Total calculated
    $133,430
    From this org
    $111,453
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,977
    Hours/week
    50
  • KENNETH MASON

    CHIEF MARKETING OFF., THRU DEC. 2023

    Total calculated
    $169,491
    From this org
    $123,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,364
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,731
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $396
    Deferred
    $7,985
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,379
    Filer's total
    $169,491
  • KYLAH ARIAS

    DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING

    Total calculated
    $127,727
    From this org
    $117,610
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,117
    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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 - ADOLPHUS CLINTON, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL - $15,000 - REBECCA BROOKS, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION - $15,000
PART I, LINE 7
INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(II) HEREIN AND IN THEIR 2023 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
2023
Filed
9 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403149349301500

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