2025-01-15T14:18:49-05:00 2024-06-30 352072184 DWC CPAS LLC 3454 DOUGLAS RD SOUTH BEND IN 46635 990 2023-07-01 043673627 GOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL SCHOOL INC GOOD 5742880098 1101 EAST JEFFERSON BLVD SOUTH BEND IN 46617 JOSH KAISER HEAD OF SCHOOL 5742880098 2025-01-03 true true BRADLEY J FETHEROLF P01766977 5742339366 2025-01-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JOSH KAISER 1101 E JEFFERSON BLVD SOUTH BEND IN 46617 2537860 false X WWW.GSMS.ORG X 2002 IN GOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS A DIVERSE, COOPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY, GOVERNED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT USES THE MONTESSORI METHOD TO NURTURE THE CHARACTER AND UNIQUENESS OF THE CHILD AND TO INSPIRE WONDER AND A JOY OF LEARNING. IT FOSTERS SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND CULTIVATES COMPASSIONATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PEOPLE AND JUST STEWARDSHIP OF THE WORLDS RESOURCES. 9 9 38 250 0 427290 327645 1650874 2191414 0 -477 9435 2077687 2528494 141528 279271 0 1644050 1858273 0 85773 404087 481345 2189665 2618889 -111978 -90395 977588 839095 1357735 1309637 -380147 -470542 X GOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS A DIVERSE, COOPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY, GOVERNED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT USES THE MONTESSORI METHOD TO NURTURE THE CHARACTER AND UNIQUENESS OF THE CHILD AND TO INSPIRE WONDER AND A JOY OF LEARNING. IT FOSTERS SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND CULTIVATES COMPASSIONATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PEOPLE AND JUST STEWARDSHIP OF THE WORLDS RESOURCES. false false 2406098 279271 2191414 OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. THE MONTESSORI FOCUS IS: JOYFUL LEARNING, SPIRITED INTERACTIONS, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SEEKING TO CREATE A WORLD AT PEACE. OUR CULTURE IS BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, AND A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND FACULTY. WE WORK TO EDUCATE THE WHOLE CHILD ACADEMICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. TO CELEBRATE THE UNIQUENESS AND DIFFERENCES OF EACH CHILD AND RESPECT EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS AND LEARNING STYLE USING A FAITH-BASED MONTESSORI EDUCATION AS A CORNERSTONE. OUR STUDENTS LEARN THE ART OF CRITICAL THINKING, RESEARCHING, SELF EXPRESSION, AND PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENT THOUGHT. 2406098 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false true false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 38 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X ELAINE SIZEMORE 5742880098 1101 EAST JEFFERSON BLVD SOUTH BEND IN 46617 JOSH KAISER HEAD OF SCHO 40.00 X 87552 0 3946 ELAINE SIZEMORE OPERATIONS M 40.00 X 91200 0 18880 RACHEL OTWINOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE SOLLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY LANGENKAMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MORGAN VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J LIBBING TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSIE MCDOWELL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CARRIE DOYLE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 178752 22826 false false false 31182 296463 327645 TUITION FEES 611600 2007372 2007372 HOT LUNCHES 611600 78393 78393 FARM FEES 611600 44724 44724 ENROLLMENT FEES 611600 30545 30545 OTHER FEES 611600 21105 21105 9275 9275 2191414 10463 31182 9366 1097 1097 MISCELLANEOUS 611600 8338 8338 8338 2528494 2199752 1097 279271 279271 178752 43776 82080 52896 1147137 1119757 13778 13602 435600 412949 13374 9277 96784 84933 6997 4854 1200 1200 7865 7865 71519 71519 2551 2551 61211 61211 1309 1309 44344 44344 55830 55830 32473 32473 SUPPLIES 42077 42077 HOT LUNCHES 40926 40926 OTHER EXPENSE 34336 32612 1724 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 33511 33511 52193 47049 5144 2618889 2406098 127018 85773 168106 65104 34103 34093 1579600 839702 775379 739898 977588 839095 52805 38447 310591 295130 50000 787623 823048 156716 153012 1357735 1309637 X -405147 -495542 25000 25000 -380147 -470542 977588 839095 X -90395 X true X false true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50000 50000 1241219 694590 546629 125550 104353 21197 162831 40759 122072 739898 X 2258589 9366 9366 2249223 279271 279271 2528494 2348984 9366 9366 2339618 279271 279271 2618889 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X WE RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE OUR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RECORDED AS LIABILITIES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE CLASSIFY INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THERE WAS NO ACCRUED INTEREST OR ANY PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT EITHER JUNE 30, 2024 OR 2023 OR ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES EXPENSE RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS FOR THE YEARS THEN ENDED. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR THE STATE OF INDIANA FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2021. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 9,366 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B TUITION ASSISTANCE NETTED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 279,271 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 9,366 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B TUITION ASSISTANCE 279,271 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 GOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL'S NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLICIZED ON ITS HOME PAGE AND ON ITS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PAGE LOCATED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE. CHIARAVALLE 41645 31182 10463 9366 41645 31182 10463 9366 9366 1097 true SCHOLARSHIPS 65 279271 DISCOUNT TUITION AID SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 TUITION AID IS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING FINANCIAL AID AND IS DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION GOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS A DIVERSE, COOPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY, GOVERNED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT USES THE MONTESSORI METHOD TO NURTURE THE CHARACTER AND UNIQUENESS OF THE CHILD AND TO INSPIRE WONDER AND A JOY OF LEARNING. IT FOSTERS SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND CULTIVATES COMPASSIONATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PEOPLE AND JUST STEWARDSHIP OF THE WORLDS RESOURCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE ENTIRE TAX RETURN EXCEPT FOR SCHEDULE B WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW, DISCUSSION, AND APPROVAL BEFORE THE RETURN WAS SIGNED BY THE BOARD TREASURER AND FILED. THE ENTIRE TAX RETURN, INCLUDING SCHEDULE B, WAS PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. SCHEDULE B WAS REDACTED FROM THE DRAFT PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BECAUSE DONORS HAVE AN EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY WITH RESPECT TO THEIR DONATIONS AND THAT EXPECTATION WOULD BE VIOLATED IF SCHEDULE B WERE TO BE PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD APPROVED THE TAX RETURN AT ITS FEBRUARY 2025 MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS EACH YEAR WITH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL TO DISCUSS AND SET HIS COMPENSATION. THIS WAS LAST DONE IN JULY 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE INDEPENDENT FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND CONSULTS WITH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL EACH YEAR ON THE OPERATING BUDGET AND INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION, INCLUDING THAT OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THIS WAS LAST DONE IN JULY 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 9,366 TUITION ASSISTANCE NETTED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -279,271 DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS -9,366 TUITION ASSISTANCE 279,271