2024-11-15T13:26:58-06:00 2024-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2023-07-01 161034793 THE GOW SCHOOL GOWS 7166523450 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 KATIE TIERNEY ASSOC HEAD OF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS 7166523450 2024-11-12 1 0 SARAH M HOPKINS P02010701 7168563300 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KATIE TIERNEY 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 19839149 0 X WWW.GOW.ORG X 1926 NY EDUCATING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES. 26 25 132 25 0 0 1568771 1205528 10834170 9390157 435460 223302 47783 63192 12886184 10882179 1708600 1505900 0 0 6106775 5636781 0 0 629901 4607670 8391004 12423045 15533685 463139 -4651506 55443299 51979470 3588696 2681190 51854603 49298280 X A LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN DYSLEXIA EDUCATION WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES OF KINDNESS, RESPECT, HONESTY AND HARD WORK, SINCE 1926. THE GOW SCHOOL HAS BEEN HELPING STUDENTS WITH LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DIFFERENCES DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND BEYOND AS CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE ADULTS AND ENGAGED CITIZENS. 0 0 7840508 1437950 8756684 GOW OFFERS AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN GRADES 6-12 USING A MULTISENSORY FORMAT IN A TECHNOLOGY RICH ENVIRONMENT WITH CLASSES IN RECONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE, ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS, HEALTH, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND ROBOTICS. CLASSES MEET SIX DAYS PER WEEK. THE 4:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO ALLOWS FOCUS ON THE REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES THROUGH A PHONICS BASED PROGRAM KNOWN AS RECONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE. 675382 67950 696665 THE GOW SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS A TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM EXPERIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 8-16. THE 5-WEEK SESSION OFFERS A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES OR HAVE LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE DYSLEXIA, CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER, DYSGRAPHIA, DYSCALCULIA, ADHD AND ADD. 8515890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X KATIE TIERNEY 7166523450 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 M BRADLEY ROGERS JR HEADMASTER (THRU JUNE) 40.00 X X 265853 0 23207 JOHN MUNRO HEADMASTER (EFF JULY) 40.00 X X 154061 0 23960 KATIE TIERNEY ASSOC HEAD OF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS 40.00 X 135305 0 23637 DOUGLAS COTTER DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 40.00 X 173775 0 14258 ROBIN MARSHMAN HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL 40.00 X 128468 0 29456 LUKE SALERNO HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL 40.00 X 117589 0 27930 GAYLE HUTTON DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 117128 0 23256 JEFFREY POBLOCKI DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 101229 0 15695 ROBERT WARNER JR CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL P REININGA VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COLIN KRAFFT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS MASSEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMMY BAKER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BULLOCK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AL CHIRCOP TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ANN COULSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAYLE DENNING TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM DIARBAKERLY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRAEME HEPBURN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCY HINAND TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE IBBOTSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 K CARSON JONES TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM KENDRICK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TED KNIGHT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KOPP TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CREIGHTON MURCH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAIGE PAYNE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY ROSS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE STANDISH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANAYSHA SAULS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW THOMPSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE ULIANA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VAIL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD CHIP WILKINSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 1193408 0 181399 10 0 1 0 0 1205528 1205528 TUITION & FEES 711210 8327119 8327119 SUMMER PROGRAM 711210 696665 696665 AUXILARY SERVICES 900099 232075 232075 STATE MANDATED SERVICES 900099 134298 134298 9390157 565801 565801 8614471 8956970 -342499 -342499 -342499 63192 63192 63192 10882179 9453349 0 223302 1360400 1360400 145500 145500 492428 492428 4104414 3251099 699548 153767 87499 64924 18760 3815 599449 427615 114841 56993 352991 240212 101408 11371 255488 255488 194231 194231 40509 38847 1662 244551 244551 328031 278826 39364 9841 214374 67579 125852 20943 998156 696001 216228 85927 200725 200725 SETTLEMENT COSTS 3736701 3736701 FOOD SERVICE 767260 767260 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 499529 352743 134336 12450 911449 619180 19137 273132 15533685 8515890 6387894 629901 1571923 0 7339686 10151717 1536360 1222691 99000 8333 59883 53671 425827 297147 36010681 20741433 15423714 15269248 8799682 17572922 22596300 2614302 2380363 55443299 51979470 603080 523201 1733081 1273397 1252535 884592 3588696 2681190 X 27581866 23770969 24272737 25527311 51854603 49298280 55443299 51979470 X -4651506 2095183 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 0 6515981 18179 402126 180476 6755810 6139671 19010 530968 173668 6515981 6900044 51522 -653791 158104 6139671 5225988 95787 1715458 137189 6900044 5238170 24702 -36884 5225988 0.57800 0.42200 1 0 428957 428957 30709119 17222321 13486798 3838492 3519112 319380 1034113 1034113 15269248 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY CFGB 22596300 F 22596300 ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 884592 884592 11471462 2095183 2095183 9376279 1505900 1505900 10882179 14027785 0 14027785 1505900 1505900 15533685 PART III, LINE 4: COLLECTION IS DISPLAYED TO ENHANCE THE ARTS AS PART OF THE OVERALL SCHOOL CURRICULUM. PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE EXPENDABLE FOR FINANCIAL AID, CAPITAL PROJECTS, FACULTY ENRICHMENT AND OTHER PROGRAMS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGES IN ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 134,004. APPRECIATION OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY CFGB 1,961,179. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 1,505,900. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 1,505,900. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVES MANDATED SERVICES AID FROM NEW YORK STATE. THE AID IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IS BASED UPON THE SCHOOL MEETING SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STUDENT FINANICAL AID MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 N/A 18250 FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS FMV STUDENT FINANCIAL AID NORTH AMERICA 3 N/A 117250 FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS FMV STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 N/A 10000 FINACIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS FMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. ARE IN THE FORM OF FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE GOW SCHOOL. THE SAME CRITERIA FOR ALL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC, ARE USED TO DETERMINE FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY DURING THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF FINANCIAL AID AWARDS WITH THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION. FINANCIAL AID IS RENEWED ANNUALLY BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS. 1 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID 42 FMV FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST WITH TUITION COSTS. PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE U.S. ARE IN THE FORM OF FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE GOW SCHOOL. THE SAME CRITERIA FOR ALL STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC, ARE USED TO DETERMINE FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY DURING THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF FINANCIAL AID AWARDS WITH THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION. FINANCIAL AID IS RENEWED ANNUALLY BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS. 1 X X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M BRADLEY ROGERS JR HEADMASTER (THRU JUNE) 143069 0 0 0 122784 0 14307 0 8900 0 289060 0 0 0 JOHN MUNRO HEADMASTER (EFF JULY) 150023 0 0 0 4038 0 15468 0 8492 0 178021 0 0 0 KATIE TIERNEY ASSOC HEAD OF STRATEGY AND OPERATION 135305 0 0 0 0 0 14217 0 9420 0 158942 0 0 0 DOUGLAS COTTER DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 87525 0 0 0 86250 0 8738 0 5520 0 188033 0 0 0 ROBIN MARSHMAN HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL 128468 0 0 0 0 0 13736 0 15720 0 157924 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. SUCH REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL'S BOARD MINUTES AND DOCUMENTED BY BOARD RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM, PROVIDING SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS/HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS SO THE ORGANIZATION CAN 1) DETERMINE WHETHER ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY EXIST AND 2) MONITOR SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS TO AVOID PLACING THE BOARD MEMBER IN A POSITION WHERE THERE MAY BE AN APPEARANCE, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL, OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A QUESTION OF OBJECTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE HEADMASTER AFTER RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION INCLUDING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITION AT OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SCHOOL'S PAYROLL RECORDS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES (SUGGESTED BY THE HEADMASTER) AFTER RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION INCLUDING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST AT IT'S OFFICES AT 2491 EMERY ROAD, SOUTH WALES, NY 14139. A NOMINAL FEE IS CHARGED IF COPIES ARE REQUESTED. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGES IS ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 134,004. APPRECIATION OF ASSETS HELD BY CFGB 1,961,179. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. GOW SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC 2491 EMERY ROAD SOUTH WALES NY 14139 933698147 HOLD AND INVEST FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE GOW SCHOOL NY 0 0 THE GOW SCHOOL