Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | CLEVELAND MONTESSORI PROVIDES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN OF GREATER CLEVELAND BY DISCOVERING AND AWAKENING CHILDRENS INNATE TALENTS AND ABILITIES, AND CULTIVATING A LIFETIME LOVE OF LEARNING AND SPIRIT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. CLEVELAND MONTESSORI IS AN ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE (AMI) RECOGNIZED SCHOOL, AND IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO AUTHENTIC MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR OPTIMIZING CHILD EDUCATION AND CREATIVE POTENTIAL. ENRICHED BY THE VALUES OF LOVE, RESPECT, JUSTICE AND JOY, AND FOSTERED BY A DIVERSE AND WONDERFULLY NURTURING MONTESSORI COMMUNITY, THE SCHOOL SERVES ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CREED, AND IS DISTINCTLY COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE VITALITY OF THE LITTLE ITALY AND UNIVERSITY CIRCLE COMMUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CLEVELANDS LITTLE ITALY, OUR SCHOOL IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF ITALIAN EDUCATOR AND PHYSICIAN, DR. MARIA MONTESSORI. HER PHILOSOPHY IS BEST EXPRESSED IN THE WORDS OF A CHILD: HELP ME TO DO IT MYSELF. OUR SKILLED MONTESSORI-TRAINED TEACHERS ACT AS GUIDES USING MONTESSORI CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND OUR URBAN CLASSROOM AS WE ENGAGE IN THE LIFE OF THE LITTLE ITALY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE INSTITUTIONS OF UNIVERSITY CIRCLE. OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY PLAN THEIR OWN VISITS TO AREA MUSEUMS, THEY ALSO DESIGN INNOVATIVE PHILANTHROPIC OUTREACH TO THOSE IN NEED, FROM OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN INDIA. OUR STUDENTS BECOME INDEPENDENT THINKERS WITH COMPASSIONATE HEARTS. THOSE ARE THE QUALITIES THAT EMERGE WHEN YOU COMBINE A MONTESSORI EDUCATION WITH GLOBAL AWARENESS. SINCE OPENING AS AN INDEPENDENT, PRIVATE SCHOOL IN 1995, OUR SCHOOL CONTINUES TO GROW AND THRIVE. BEYOND ACADEMICS, OUR SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, SERVICE AND SPIRITUALITY. AS AN OPTION AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN, THE CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD IS BASED ON MARIA MONTESSORIS APPROACH TO RELIGIOUS FORMATION, ROOTED IN BOTH SCRIPTURE AND LITURGY. STUDENTS AT CLEVELAND MONTESSORI ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MATH, READING, GEOGRAPHY, SOCIAL STUDIES, WRITING, AND SCIENCE. ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS RANGE FROM DRAMA CLUB, SPORTS AND ITALIAN TO INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND ART. BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M., ACCOMMODATE SCHEDULES FOR WORKING PARENTS. WE ARE THE ONLY CLEVELAND-AREA MONTESSORI SCHOOL RECOGNIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE (AMI) FOUNDED IN 1929 BY DR. MARIA MONTESSORI TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF HER LIFES WORK. CLEVELAND MONTESSORI AND ALTA HOUSE HAVE COME TOGETHER IN AN EDUCATIONAL AND SERVICE-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACT LITTLE ITALY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. CLEVELAND MONTESSORI, AFTER 20 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL GROWTH, HAS MOVED INTO ITS NEW HOME AT THE ALTA HOUSE. THE SCHOOLS PRESENCE IN LITTLE ITALY SERVES THE INTERESTS OF DIVERSE FAMILIES WHO VALUE CHILDRENS EXPOSURE TO THE RICH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNIVERSITY CIRCLE. ALTA HOUSE, AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION IN LITTLE ITALY FOR 120 YEARS, HAS GRAPPLED WITH CHALLENGES TO MAINTAIN ITS AGING BUILDING AND TO DELIVER ON A MISSION THAT HONORS ITS DISTINGUISHED HERITAGE OF SERVICE. FOUNDED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORKED, ALTA HOUSE EVOLVED AS LITTLE ITALYS POPULATION GREW OLDER, EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMING TO BENEFIT SENIORS. TODAY, WE CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF THE THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR PROJECT: THE BUILDING HAS BEEN RENOVATED AND BROUGHT UP TO CODE ELECTRICAL, HVAC, PLUMBING AND CLEVELAND MONTESSORI'S PRIMARY (PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN) AND LOWER ELEMENTARY (GRADES 1 THROUGH 3) COMMUNITIES HAVE MOVED INTO THE EXISTING, RENOVATED SPACE. OUR FINAL PHASE IS RAISING ANOTHER 1.6 MILLION TO BUILD AN ADDITION THAT WILL HOUSE OUR UPPER ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY (GRADES 4 THROUGH 6) WITH AN ARCHITECTURALLY HARMONIOUS FRONT TO REPLACE THE AGING 70S FACADE WHILE MAINTAINING THE BELOVED BOCCE COURTS. WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AND CONTINUE OUR JOINT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A VIBRANT, THRIVING SCHOOL (THE LAST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD) AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL OUTREACH AND PROGRAMMING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990, PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA, IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE STAFF FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUESTS BOARD MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIALS OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO BOTH ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORM 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990, WITHOUT SCHEDULE B, CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES. |
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