2021-01-11T11:55:54-06:00 2020-06-30 560747981 DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP 1410 SPRING HILL ROAD SUITE 500 TYSONS VA 221023056 990 2019-07-01 530198090 COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS COUN 2023367000 ONE MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW NO 7 WASHINGTON DC 20001 BRUCE BUTERBAUGH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2023367000 2021-01-11 1 LINDSEY KHOKHAR P01755218 7039700400 2021-01-11 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CARISSA MILLER ONE MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 26305161 0 X WWW.CCSSO.ORG X 1948 MD CCSSO THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE, ASSISTS CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS IN ACHIEVING THE VISION OF AN AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT ENABLES ALL CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE. 9 9 92 0 0 0 0 0 44786140 24992371 494440 373084 0 0 45280580 25365455 0 0 0 0 10854408 9965092 0 0 1240818 33410499 14033311 44264907 23998403 1015673 1367052 23710879 27743057 9659540 11825715 14051339 15917342 X CCSSO THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE, ASSISTS CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS IN ACHIEVING THE VISION OF AN AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT ENABLES ALL CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE. 0 0 18771581 24992371 THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS (CCSSO) IS A NONPARTISAN, NATIONWIDE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO HEAD DEPARTMENTS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY, THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION AND THE FIVE U.S. EXTRA-STATE JURISDICTIONS. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM -- REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND -- GRADUATE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, CAREERS, AND LIFE. TO REALIZE THIS, CCSSO BRINGS TOGETHER DEDICATED LEADERS AND EXCEPTIONAL IDEAS TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE PROGRESS FOR EVERY STUDENT. OUR WORK INCLUDES SUPPORTING STATES AS THEY IMPLEMENT NEW STANDARDS, REINVENT SYSTEMS THAT DEVELOP EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, EXPLORE AND ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND NAVIGATE POLITICAL TURMOIL-ALL IN THE PURSUIT OF HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED. SUCCESSES INCLUDE: FOLLOWING THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19, CCSSO WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK WITH STATE LEADERS TO SUPPORT AND ADVISE THE CHIEFS ON EVERYTHING FROM SCHOOL CLOSURES AND REMOTE LEARNING PRACTICES TO BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. AMONG OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CCSSO LED THE ADVOCACY ON AN UNPRECEDENTED AND EXPEDITED WAIVER PROCESS FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. WE ALSO PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN CONVINCING THE USDA TO GRANT AND EXPAND STATES' FLEXIBILITY IN THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM, SUCH AS GRAB-AND-GO-MEALS. CCSSO HAS ASSEMBLED AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 500 RESOURCES ADDRESSING TOPICS RANGING FROM CHILDCARE ISSUES AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING TO SCHOOL MEALS AND SERVING VULNERABLE STUDENTS.CCSSO WORKED ON NEW AND EQUALLY URGENT PHASES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICSIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESSING THE PRESENT CHALLENGES WHILE HELPING STATES PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THIS YEAR, WE HELD MORE THAN 80 MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS. CCSSO DELIVERED NEARLY 200 WEBINARS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING COVID-19'S EFFECTS ON STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. WE HOSTED THE FIRST STATE EDUCATION POLICY TEAM CONVENING SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CHIEFS, STATE BOARD MEMBERS, STATE LEGISLATIVE STAFF, AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES.WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF OUR ABILITY TO BE NIMBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERSTHE STATE CHIEFS AND THEIR STAFF. AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE TRANSITIONED OUR FACE-TO-FACE EVENTS TO VIRTUAL CONVENINGS. THIS SHIFT WAS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO STAND UP A VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INCLUSIVE OF A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS), VIRTUAL CONFERENCE CENTER AND A MICROSITE. TO DATE, WE HAVE CURATED MORE THAN AND STORED OVER 500 RESOURCES (PRINT, VIDEO, PODCASTS, ETC.) NINE NEW CHIEFS WERE ENGAGED AND SUPPORTED THROUGH CCSSO'S WORK. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTED ROBUST CAPACITY REVIEWS FOR FOUR STATES SEEKING TO INCREASE THEIR STATE EDUCATION AGENCY'S COMPETENCY AND PROFICIENCY. CCSSO SUPPORTED FIVE STATES AS THEY WORKED TO BUILD THEIR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS AND PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO 58 STATES AND TERRITORIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN CCSSO'S COLLABORATIVES.THIS YEAR, NEARLY 973 STATE EDUCATION AGENCY PROFESSIONALS FROM MORE THAN 58 STATES AND TERRITORIES, 159 STAFF REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL INDUSTRIES, AND 277 INDUSTRY EXPERTS PARTICIPATED IN CCSSO'S COLLABORATIVES. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS IN THE COLLABORATIVES INCREASED BY 20 PERCENT. OUR DATA REFLECTS THAT 90 PERCENT OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS SAID THAT THEIR COLLABORATIVE PARTICIPATION MAKES THEM BETTER EQUIPPED TO DO THEIR JOB.CCSSO'S HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (IMPD), WHICH STARTED IN 2017, NOW HAS NINE STATES WHICH COLLECTIVELY REACH MORE THAN 1,600 DISTRICTS, 10,400 SCHOOLS, AND 4,935,000 STUDENTS. OUR EFFORTS ARE WORKING: A STUDY CONDUCTED BY RAND FOUND THAT IN THE IMPD NETWORK STATES, A GREATER PROPORTION OF TEACHERS WERE USING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WHEN COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.CCSSO HELD A LITERACY SUMMIT THIS YEAR TO ADDRESS THE PAST DECADE'S STAGNANT READING SCORES AND THE WIDENING GAP BETWEEN THE HIGHEST-PERFORMING STUDENTS AND THOSE IN THE BOTTOM 10 PERCENT. WE GATHERED NATIONAL EXPERTS, EDUCATORS, AND 13 STATE CHIEFS TO DISCUSS LITERACY, SYSTEMIC BARRIERS FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. DISCUSSIONS UNCOVERED CONCRETE AND EXCITING NEXT STEPS FOR THE EDUCATION FIELD.IN TERMS OF ADVOCACY AND POLICY THIS YEAR, CCSSO LED THE EFFORTS THAT RESULTED IN FIVE CHIEFS TESTIFYING ON CAPITOL HILL AND CONNECTED 19 CHIEFS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. CCSSO PROTECTED KEY STATE PRIORITIES IN THE CARES ACT FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL RELIEF FUND, AND ORGANIZED THE #STATESLEADING CAMPAIGN TO SPOTLIGHT BEST PRACTICES AND STORIES OF PROGRESS FROM MORE THAN 45 STATES AND TERRITORIES.CCSSO PARTICIPATES IN A $2.4 MILLION GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPROVE HOW WE MEASURE ENGLISH LEARNERS' PROGRESS. LED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIS FOUR-YEAR PROJECT WILL EVALUATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRESS MODELS AMONG SEVEN PARTICIPATING STATESARIZONA, ARKANSAS, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, OHIO, WASHINGTON, AND WISCONSIN. IN 2019, CCSSO CREATED THE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS MAP: A DIGITAL SPACE TO FOSTER AND HIGHLIGHT THE EQUITY EFFORTS OF OUR 58 MEMBERS AND THEIR STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. TO CREATE THE MAP, WE CONDUCTED FEEDBACK SESSIONS WITH SEVERAL STATE CHIEFS DURING THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONVENING.RODNEY ROBINSON WAS NAMED THE 2019 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR. HE BECAME A RENOWNED ADVOCATE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY BLACK MALE TEACHERS WHO ONLY ACCOUNT FOR 2 PERCENT OF THE TEACHER WORKFORCE. ROBINSON IS A 19-YEAR TEACHING VETERAN AND STARTED TEACHING AT THE VIRGIE BINFORD EDUCATION CENTER WITHIN THE RICHMOND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER TO UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE BETTER.THE NATIONAL AND STATE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR 2019 COLLECTIVELY ATTENDED 490 CONFERENCES, DELIVERED 814 SPEECHES, FACILITATED 548 WORKSHOPS, PUBLISHED 230 ARTICLES AND BLOGS, RECORDED 200 VIDEOS, AND 45 PODCASTS. THIS YEAR, CCSSO GREW OUR REACH TO INCLUDE MORE THAN 26,300 TWITTER FOLLOWERS, 3,100 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, 3,300 LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS, AND NEARLY 1 MILLION PAGE VIEWS AT CCSSO.ORG.AS IN THE PAST, THIS YEAR CCSSO CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN EACH STATE'S CAPACITY, BUILD THEIR ENDURANCE, AND FACILITATE NIMBLE RESPONSES TO RAPIDLY CHANGING SITUATIONS. COLLECTIVELY, WE IMPACT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF MORE THAN 55 MILLION STUDENTS, 3.8 MILLION TEACHERS, MORE THAN 98,000 SCHOOLS, AND OVER 13,500 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 18771581 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 146 0 1 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 MD X BRUCE BUTERBAUGH CPA CFO 2023367037 ONE MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 JILLIAN BALOW PRESIDENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BLOMSTEDT PRESIDENT-ELECT 0.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO RIVERA PAST-PRESIDENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAREY WRIGHT DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA KISHIMOTO DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 SYDNEE DICKSON DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY SPEARMAN DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN BAESLER DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JOHNSON DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARYELLEN ELIA DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARISSA MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 291356 0 32404 BRUCE BUTERBAUGH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 37.50 X 211520 0 73439 STEPHEN BOWEN DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 219184 0 71739 SCOTT NORTON DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 234495 0 24650 PETER ZAMORA DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL RELATI 37.50 X 172896 0 20558 ANNIE HOLMES CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER 37.50 X 172609 0 24029 SIMINTHA ESSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 37.50 X 166875 0 28840 MELISSA MANDATO CHIEF OF STAFF 37.50 X 166426 0 46748 ROLF GRAFWALLNER PROGRAM DIRECTOR 37.50 X 152369 0 23872 1787730 0 346279 30 0 1 0 EDUCATION FIRST PO BOX 22871 SEATTLE WA 98122 CONSULTING 729855 EDUCATION STRATEGY 2 WISCONSIN CIR CHEVY CHASE MD 20815 CONSULTING 509820 CENTER TO ADVANCE CTE 8484 GEORGIA AVENUE SUITE 620 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 CONSULTING 447142 THE NEW TEACHER PROJECT 500 7TH AVENUE 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 CONSULTING 253405 WEISS ASSOCIATES 5711 BENT BRANCH RD BETHESDA MD 20816 CONSULTING 251875 10 CONTRACTS, GRANTS & SPONSORSHIPS 541900 21864880 21864880 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2603000 2603000 REGISTRATION FEES 541900 81947 81947 442544 442544 24992371 117106 117106 1195684 939706 255978 255978 255978 25365455 24992371 0 373084 X 1002530 477520 525010 6694626 4241620 1704296 748710 693174 424986 200762 67426 997613 611638 288936 97039 577149 353634 167410 56105 60192 60192 6279855 5577721 570109 132025 797051 274570 498578 23903 1141662 257484 840519 43659 5327147 5117405 137791 71951 298266 298266 129138 129138 INDIRECT COST ALLOCATIO 0 1435003 -1435003 23998403 18771581 3986004 1240818 13241186 16543986 532988 376512 339947 456721 224413 426009 3272750 2804433 736995 468317 8635350 9471512 23710879 27743057 3897043 2617295 5762497 7472060 0 1736360 9659540 11825715 X 13888632 15751724 162707 165618 14051339 15917342 23710879 27743057 1367052 498951 0 X 0 1 X 0 1 1 X 36603217 38946074 40211919 44786140 24922371 185469721 36603217 38946074 40211919 44786140 24922371 185469721 0 0 0 185469721 118181 120559 176320 494440 117106 1026606 118181 120559 176320 494440 117106 1026606 36721398 39066633 40388239 45280580 25039477 186496327 0.99450 0.99490 0.00550 0.00510 X 512780 512780 23485623 23998403 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 590471 567132 585211 512870 2255684 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 162707 2911 165618 159204 3503 162707 155926 3278 159204 154073 1853 155926 154417 -344 154073 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 3272750 2804433 468317 468317 PPP LOAN PAYABLE 1736360 1736360 X 25861495 496040 496040 25365455 0 25365455 23998403 0 23998403 0 23998403 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE A STIPEND TO THE ANNUALLY RECOGNIZED NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR. PART X, LINE 2: THE COUNCIL IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2019. THE COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2019. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ELECTION PROCEDURES: THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE SHALL NOMINATE TO THE MEMBERSHIP ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OFFICE TO BE FILLED AT THE ANNUAL POLICY FORUM SELECTING FROM THOSE MEMBERS WHO EXPRESS INTEREST IN SERVING. THE NOMINATIONS SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DATE OF ELECTION. UPON RECEIPT OF THE REPORT OF THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AT THE MEETING, THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS TO BE MADE FROM THE FLOOR, PROVIDED THAT ANY NOMINATIONS MADE FROM THE FLOOR ARE MADE WITH CONSENT OF THE NOMINEE. UPON CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS BY MOTION FROM THE FLOOR, THE ELECTION OF EACH OFFICER SHALL PROCEED BY SECRET BALLOT, AND THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE PLURALITY OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH OFFICE SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE: EXCEPT AS THE ARTICLES OR AN AMENDMENT OR AMENDMENTS THERETO OTHERWISE PROVIDE, EACH MEMBER OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL, AT EVERY MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN PERSON OR BY PROXY UPON EACH SUBJECT PROPERLY SUBMITTED TO VOTE. IF AND WHEN NOT LESS THEM THREE-FOURTHS (3/4) OF THE MEMBERS SHALL CONSENT IN WRITING TO ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE CORPORATION, SUCH ACTION SHALL BE VALID ACTION OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE IS NO COMMITTEE THAT ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE BOARD AT THEIR ANNUAL JANUARY MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE POLICY ON THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS APPLIES ONLY TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2013. 1. REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL, PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 2. USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. 3. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING. THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT REFLECTING: (A) THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; (B) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHO WERE PRESENT DURING DISCUSSION OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT; (C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW THAT DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND (D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN DURING THE REVIEW BY ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE; A COPY IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE COUNCIL RECEPTION AREA AND IS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS & SUBCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,577,721. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 570,109. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 132,025. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,279,855.