2024-05-07T09:10:31-04:00 2023-06-30 264101255 THOMAS F LINDGREN CPA PC PO BOX 4236 KINGSTON NY 12402 990 2022-07-01 830862436 MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL MIDD 8452465006 268 WEST SAUGERTIES ROAD SAUGERTIES NY 12477 CECILE HOHENLOHE BOARD CHAIR 8452720141 2024-05-06 CECILE HOHENLOHE 999009999 false THOMAS LINDGREN P01226503 8453381001 2024-05-06 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GRACE LOUIS 268 W SAUGERTIES ROAD SAUGERTIES NY 12477 1832352 false X MIDDLEWAYSCHOOL.ORG X 2018 MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL'S CENTRAL MISSION IS TO INTEGRATE THE BUDDHA DHARMA WITH PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION IN ACADEMICS AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. MWS IS CREATING A MODEL BUDDHIST CURRICULUM IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE WAY EDUCATION, THE SCHOOL'S SISTER ORGANIZATION. THE MWS CURRICULUM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER LIKE MINDED EDUCATORS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE. MWS'S ASPIRATION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO CONFIDENTLY TAKE THEIR PLACES IN THE MODERN WORLD WITH NOBLE QUALITIES SUCH AS DISCERNING WISDOM, COMPASSION, GENEROSITY AND DISCIPLINE. BEING A DECENT HUMAN BEING WHILE ALSO HAVING FUN ARE HIGH PRIORITIES AT MWS. WE FURTHER STRIVE TO IMPART MWS GRADUATES WITH AN EXPERIENTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF MEDITATION AND THE BASICS OF THE BUDDHIST VIEW INCLUDING IMPERMANENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE IN TANDEM WITH A FUNDAMENTAL MOTIVATION OF ALTRUISM. 7 7 31 0 479344 1025700 664897 806128 550 524 0 1144791 1832352 0 0 926300 1202111 0 0 296111 340361 1222411 1542472 -77620 289880 1422715 1740720 48750 76875 1373965 1663845 X MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL'S CENTRAL MISSION IS TO INTEGRATE THE BUDDHA DHARMA WITH PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION IN ACADEMICS AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. MWS IS CREATING A MODEL BUDDHIST CURRICULUM IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE WAY EDUCATION, THE SCHOOL'S SISTER ORGANIZATION. THE MWS CURRICULUM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER LIKE MINDED EDUCATORS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE. MWS'S ASPIRATION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO CONFIDENTLY TAKE THEIR PLACES IN THE MODERN WORLD WITH NOBLE QUALITIES SUCH AS DISCERNING WISDOM, COMPASSION, GENEROSITY AND DISCIPLINE. BEING A DECENT HUMAN BEING WHILE ALSO HAVING FUN ARE HIGH PRIORITIES AT MWS. WE FURTHER STRIVE TO IMPART MWS GRADUATES WITH AN EXPERIENTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF MEDITATION AND THE BASICS OF THE BUDDHIST VIEW INCLUDING IMPERMANENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE IN TANDEM WITH A FUNDAMENTAL MOTIVATION OF ALTRUISM. false false 1172158 AS ONE OF THE FIRST BUDDHIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN IN THE WEST, MWS IS AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE BUDDHIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS AGES 3-12 ENROLLED IN PRE-K TO 6TH GRADE. IN TANDEM WITH THE CORE DHARMA FOCUS OF THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS A COMMITMENT TO BEING AN ACADEMICALLY EXCELLENT SCHOOL. STUDENTS LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE, DEVELOP SKILLS IN MUSIC AND ART AND GROW CONFIDENT IN THE SCIENCES, MATH, AND LITERACY. IT IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION TO INFUSE ACADEMICS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH DHARMIC PRINCIPLES SUCH AS IMPERMANENCE, LINEAGE, INTERDEPENDENCE AND REFUGE. WE ASPIRE TO BRING FORTH A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING IN OUR CHILDREN. THIS REQUIRES HIGH-QUALITY, PROGRESSIVE TEACHERS WITH A CURIOSITY FOR THE DHARMA AND A STRONG SUPPORTIVE ADMINISTRATION. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE DEDICATED ATTENTION AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS AN INVITATION TO WALK THE PATH OF WAKEFULNESS. THE MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL IS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND RECOGNIZED BY THE NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (NYSED) AS A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS) AND THE ULSTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MWS MODEL HAPPENS IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE WAY EDUCATION, A SEPARATE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING PATHWAYS FOR TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE MODERN EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL HIRES AND ENROLLS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANY IDENTIFYING FACTOR WHICH MAY INCLUDE RACE, AGE, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. WE WILL MAKE ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. AS AN INSTITUTION AND AS INDIVIDUALS WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ACTIVELY CHANGE THE POWER DIFFERENCES THAT PERPETUATE BIASES AGAINST HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. OUR INCLUSION EFFORTS ARE A DYNAMIC PROCESS. 1172158 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 13 0 false 31 true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true true false NY X GRACE LOUIS 8452465006 268 W SAUGERTIES ROAD SAUGERTIES NY 12477 GRACE LOUIS HEAD OF SCHO 40.00 X 83315 0 0 MICHAEL BURBANK SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 HARVEY FELDSTEIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CECILE HOHENLOHE BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PRIYA KUMARI TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA LOPEZ TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SONAM TENZING TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC WILDEN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 83315 false false false 8226 1017474 1025700 TUITION AND FEES 1213775 1213775 CAMPS 36751 36751 FINANCIAL AID -444398 -444398 806128 524 524 1832352 806128 524 90966 68686 22280 989163 874661 114502 16830 16830 105152 91836 13316 2429 2429 13000 13000 14039 115 13924 6979 254 6725 7270 2167 5103 4789 4789 27989 16436 11553 2518 462 2056 33045 30124 2921 8373 1940 6433 CONTRACT SERVICES 90894 29992 60902 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 45090 45090 PROGRAM 42467 36075 6392 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 20032 12726 7306 21447 4255 17192 1542472 1172158 370314 0 332773 576715 18773 1940 6796 1216591 78155 1088002 1138436 1422715 1740720 12750 34982 36000 41893 48750 76875 X 1373965 1397195 266650 1373965 1663845 1422715 1740720 289880 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1171834 77093 1094741 12962 1062 11900 31795 31795 1138436 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 THE NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLISHED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GRANT FUNDS FROM THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PURUANT TO NEW YORK'S EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA). FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL'S CENTRAL MISSION IS TO INTEGRATE THE BUDDHA DHARMA WITH PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION IN ACADEMICS AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. MWS IS CREATING A MODEL BUDDHIST CURRICULUM IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE WAY EDUCATION, THE SCHOOL'S SISTER ORGANIZATION. THE MWS CURRICULUM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER LIKE MINDED EDUCATORS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE. MWS'S ASPIRATION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO CONFIDENTLY TAKE THEIR PLACES IN THE MODERN WORLD WITH NOBLE QUALITIES SUCH AS DISCERNING WISDOM, COMPASSION, GENEROSITY AND DISCIPLINE. BEING A DECENT HUMAN BEING WHILE ALSO HAVING FUN ARE HIGH PRIORITIES AT MWS. WE FURTHER STRIVE TO IMPART MWS GRADUATES WITH AN EXPERIENTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF MEDITATION AND THE BASICS OF THE BUDDHIST VIEW INCLUDING IMPERMANENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE IN TANDEM WITH A FUNDAMENTAL MOTIVATION OF ALTRUISM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A AS ONE OF THE FIRST BUDDHIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN IN THE WEST, MWS IS AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE BUDDHIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS AGES 3-12 ENROLLED IN PRE-K TO 6TH GRADE. IN TANDEM WITH THE CORE DHARMA FOCUS OF THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS A COMMITMENT TO BEING AN ACADEMICALLY EXCELLENT SCHOOL. STUDENTS LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE, DEVELOP SKILLS IN MUSIC AND ART AND GROW CONFIDENT IN THE SCIENCES, MATH, AND LITERACY. IT IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION TO INFUSE ACADEMICS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH DHARMIC PRINCIPLES SUCH AS IMPERMANENCE, LINEAGE, INTERDEPENDENCE AND REFUGE. WE ASPIRE TO BRING FORTH A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING IN OUR CHILDREN. THIS REQUIRES HIGH-QUALITY, PROGRESSIVE TEACHERS WITH A CURIOSITY FOR THE DHARMA AND A STRONG SUPPORTIVE ADMINISTRATION. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE DEDICATED ATTENTION AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS AN INVITATION TO WALK THE PATH OF WAKEFULNESS. THE MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL IS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND RECOGNIZED BY THE NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (NYSED) AS A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS) AND THE ULSTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MWS MODEL HAPPENS IN COLLABORATION WITH MIDDLE WAY EDUCATION, A SEPARATE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING PATHWAYS FOR TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE MODERN EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE MIDDLE WAY SCHOOL HIRES AND ENROLLS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANY IDENTIFYING FACTOR WHICH MAY INCLUDE RACE, AGE, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. WE WILL MAKE ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. AS AN INSTITUTION AND AS INDIVIDUALS WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ACTIVELY CHANGE THE POWER DIFFERENCES THAT PERPETUATE BIASES AGAINST HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. OUR INCLUSION EFFORTS ARE A DYNAMIC PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE 990 FOR THEIR REIEW. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THEN APPROVES THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO ANNUALLY SIGN AND SUBMIT THE CONFILCT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION DOES RESEARCH OF COMPENSATIONS OF HEAD OF SCHOOLS OF OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOL IN ULSTER COUNTY AND ACROSS NYS. ALSO ONLINE RESEARCH OF NAIS AND NYSAIS. ALL COMBINED WITH THE ADVICE FROM AN EDUCATION ADVISOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION DOES RESEARCH OF COMPENSATIONS OF TEACHERS OF OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOL IN ULSTER COUNTY AND ACROSS NYS. ALSO ONLINE RESEARCH OF NAIS AND NYSAIS. ALL COMBINED WITH THE ADVICE FROM AN EDUCATION ADVISOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC