TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY INC (EIN 06-1552368)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202231369349203668
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-05-16T11:23:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EASTAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN061552368EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTRAIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2033244277PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line183 LOCKWOOD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP069024201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE BAKERPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2033244277PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSTEVEPersonFirstNm
Person LastBAKERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Total Revenue$0TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$58SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Other Expenses Total$4,181OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$4,239TotalExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$28,816NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,577NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,719BOYAmt
EOY$7,091EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,771BOYAmt
EOY$54,772EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,490BOYAmt
EOY$61,863EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,674BOYAmt
EOY$37,286EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,816BOYAmt
EOY$24,577EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY WAS A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT OPERATED AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF STAMFORD, CT. IT'S PRIMARY MISSION WAS TO CREATE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING. THE SCHOOL CLOSED IN JUNE 2019, AND THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TERMINATING.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY WAS A CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVING GRADES 6-8. TRAILBLAZER ACADEMY'S MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STRUCTURED MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN THE COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION STUDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOL ON TRACK TO GO TO COLLEGE. THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JUNE 2019. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 2021, THE ORGANIZATION SURRENDERED ITS CHARTER WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$0ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE BAKERPersonNm
TitleCHAIRTitleTxt
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Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOMUS KIDS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line183 LOCKWOOD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06902ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2033244277PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt0NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc0PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc75500ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL CEASED OPERATIONS AT THE END OF THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR. PREVIOUSLY, THE SCHOOL PUBLICIZED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY THROUGH NEWSPAPER, BROADCAST MEDIA, ITS BROCHURES, CATALOGUES AND OTHER WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. THE POLICY WAS ALSO POSTED TO THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 7THE SCHOOL CEASED OPERATIONS AT THE END OF THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR. FURTHER, THE SCHOOL SURRENDERED ITS CHARTER TO THE CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2019.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 4,181.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 14,819. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: DUE FROM STAMFORD ACADEMY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 45,760. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 45,760. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 13,192. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,012.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,600. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 37,286. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO DOMUS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 44,074. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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