TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY INC (EIN 06-1552368)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-04-22
IRS object ID
202121129349201102
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-04-22T19:08:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061552368EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Signature2021-04-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2021-04-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
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$4,950GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Other Revenue Total$4,950OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$4,950TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$169,648SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,176FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$9,086OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,004PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$38,326OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$219,240TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$214,290ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$243,106NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,816NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,061BOYAmt
EOY$9,719EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,898BOYAmt
EOY$73,771EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$482,959BOYAmt
EOY$83,490EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,853BOYAmt
EOY$54,674EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,106BOYAmt
EOY$28,816EOYAmt
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 HAVE BEEN 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. THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH WE COMBINED RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM-BASED STRATEGIES AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM TO MOTIVATE OUR STUDENTS AND EMPOWER THEM TO SUCCEED. THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JUNE 2019. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 2020, THE ORGANIZATION SURRENDERED ITS CHARTER WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, RECEIVED REFUNDS OF PREPAID EXPENSES, AND PAID VARIOUS EXPENSES IN THE PROCESS OF TERMINATING THE ORGANIZATION.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$169,648ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$169,648TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
STEVE BAKER
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0
OWEN DAVIS
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
CURT BATTLES
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
PAUL COLONNA
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
GARY GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
ANGELA TORTORELLA
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JULIA SNOWDEN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JAMIE WAGGAMAN
DIRECTOR / TEACHER40.00$52,784$2,377$0
MIGUEL PICKERING
ACADEMY DIRECTOR40.00$82,352$3,721$0
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
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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 INC ATTN EDWIN NAVALBusinessNameLine1Txt

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
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
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 StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
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 Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JUNE 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: REFUND AND OTHER INCOME. AMOUNT: 4,950.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 9,086.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 35,065. DESCRIPTION: CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 2,898. DESCRIPTION: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 363. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 38,326.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 69,536. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 14,819. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,680. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO/FROM STAMFORD ACADEMY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,528. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 45,760. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO/FROM DOMUS KIDS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 93,875. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 22,279. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 13,192.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 214,853. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,600. DESCRIPTION: OTHER LIABILITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 25,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO/FROM DOMUS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 44,074.

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

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.