2021-06-07T07:10:22-07:00 2020-12-31 BERNARD JOHNSON & COMPANY PC 15 MAIN STREET TOPSFIELD MA 01983 990 2020-01-01 451463482 CHANGE IS SIMPLE INC CHAN 9783442155 100 CUMMINGS CENTER BEVERLY MA 019156241 LAUREN W BELMONTE CO-DIRECTOR 9783442155 2021-04-30 true LAUREN BELMONTE XXX-XX-XXXX Timothy F Hagan CPA P00365920 9788872220 2021-06-07 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X LAUREN W BELMONTE 100 CUMMINGS CENTER BEVERLY MA 01915 447736 false X www.changeissimple.org X 2011 MA TO INSTILL LIFELONG SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT INSPIRES ACTION FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE, PLANET AND COMMUNITY 13 13 13 25 0 0 505277 327952 93040 119784 0 93125 -4364 691442 443372 0 0 380267 436857 4116 0 66672 89823 88526 474206 525383 217236 -82011 612572 569599 78722 117760 533850 451839 X TO INSTILL LIFELONG SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT INSPIRES ACTION FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE, PLANET AND COMMUNITY false false 398926 0 117347 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: CHANGE IS SIMPLE'S SUPER-CHARGED STEM CURRICULUM BRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 7,000 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM TRANSFORMS CLASSROOMS INTO ECOSYSTEMS AND LABS, AND KIDS INTO ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS; SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING ENVIROMENTAL AND CLIMATE ISSUES. BUT WHAT THE STUDENTS LEARN IS NOT JUST SCIENCE; IT IS MATH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, ENGINEERING, PROBLEM SOLVING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND MORE, ALL TAUGHT THROUGH THE LENS OF SUSTAINABILITY. LESSONS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE HIGHLY COMPLEX MODERN WORLD IN WHICH WE ALL RESIDE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING, IMPROVING SKILLS, AND TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 0 ECO-MANAGEMENT: CHANGE IS SIMPLE PROVIDES CONSULTING AND SERVICES FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR THEIR OPERATIONS AND EVENTS. 851 0 2437 VACATION/SUMMER: CHANGE IS SIMPLE DOES NOT STOP TEACHING WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS! CiS RUNS THREE PROGRAMS FOR KIDS AGES 6-12 OVER THE SUMMER: 1. A ONE WEEK FULL DAY (9AM-3PM) PROGRAM AT CAMP PARADISE IN BEVERLY, WHERE KIDS PLAY IN NATURE, EXPLORE TOPICS AROUND SUSTAINABILITY AND HAVE LOTS OF TIME FOR FRIENDSHIP AND FUN! 2. EXPLORING MEREDITH FARM IN TOPSFIELD, WHERE KIDS EXPLORE THE FARM, FEED AND LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS, BEES, SUSTAINABLE FARMING, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MORE. 3. PADDLE BOARDING ADVENTURES WHERE KIDS, AND EVEN PARENTS CAN SIGN UP TO EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS AT BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE LED BY OUR TRAINED STAFF. 34500 0 0 LOGITUDINAL STUDY - A TWO-YEAR EVALUATION RESEARCH STUDY OF CHANGE IS SIMPLE'S TEACHING METHODOLOGY IMPLEMENTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION, RESEARCH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN SEVERAL NORTH SHORE OF BOSTON ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS 34500 0 0 434277 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 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 false true 0 0 13 true false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true false false MA X X LAUREN W BELMONTE 9783442155 100 CUMMINGS CENTER STE 227Q BEVERLY MA 01915 RICHARD P GRANDONI CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX DEVEREAUX TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA HESS SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 DARREN BLYTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX LAMB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA MURPHY SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY GREINER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA LAMB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID MILES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RODNEY SINCLAIR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN W BELMONTE CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X 73605 0 0 PATRICK C BELMONTE CO-DIRECTOR 40.00 X 77635 0 0 151240 0 0 false false false 327952 327952 SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 611110 119784 0 0 119784 0 0 4364 -4364 0 -4364 443372 119784 0 -4364 147560 106675 11041 29844 237347 209962 3912 23473 18934 16830 1641 463 33016 27160 1283 4573 2000 0 2000 0 1730 0 0 1730 2610 0 2610 0 1308 0 0 1308 20658 16993 803 2862 1144 0 1144 0 COOP STIPENDS 1584 1584 0 0 PROGRAM EXPENSES 13021 13021 0 0 STUDY COSTS 34500 34500 0 0 TRANSPORTATION 7552 7552 0 0 2419 0 0 2419 525383 434277 24434 66672 424326 452431 145656 63333 41840 16910 750 4900 32025 0 0 32025 612572 569599 22775 24560 55947 0 0 93200 78722 117760 X 308950 343864 224900 107975 533850 451839 612572 569599 X -82011 X X true X false true false X 0 0 123677 289444 377392 505277 327952 1623742 94081 94475 94898 186165 115420 585039 0 0 217758 383919 472290 691442 443372 2208781 0 0 0 2208781 2208781 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 32025 0 32025 32025 X 443372 443372 443372 527883 527883 527883 Pt X, Line 2 ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2019. Pt VI, Line 11b THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM AND RESOLVES ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE CIRCULATING THE FORM 990 TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. Pt VI, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE CO-DIRECTORS AFTER AN INFORMAL COMPENSATION SURVEY IS PERFORMED. Pt VI, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON RECEIVING WRITTEN REQUEST. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE. Pt VI, Line 2 THE CO-DIRECTORS ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. Pt XII, Line 1 THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FROM THE CASH BASIS OF REPORTING TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF REPORTING. Pt XI CUMULATIVE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO RESTATE THE BEGINNING BALANCE OF NET ASSETS FOR THE CASH BASIS TO ACCRUAL BASIS OF REPORTING AND RECORD NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d LOGITUDINAL STUDY - A TWO-YEAR EVALUATION 34500. 0. 0.