UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC (EIN 27-2194956)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-03-11
IRS object ID: 202020719349300112
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-03-11T08:49:38-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042571780	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AAFCPAS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBOROUGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	272194956	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UP EDUCATION NETWORK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UPED	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6173075980	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 CANAL STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02114	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VERONICA CONFORME	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6179799230	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-02-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN BUCKLEY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00830631	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-02-25	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	40.70.31.102	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-02-25	IPDt
IP Tm	14:26:58	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DD4E7B209644E916744C6AD2A8F749A4D1C29958	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2DDD31951ED2AB8CB25029F66ABAED5153B45454	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-04-17 16:48:07Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	VERONICA CONFORME	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 CANAL STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02114	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,457,938	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.UPEDUCATIONNETWORK.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	77	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,171,262	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,756,564	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,382,587	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,638,413	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$9,643	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,861	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$12,942	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$55,100	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,576,434	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,457,938	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$788,293	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$421,089	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,110,249	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,272,869	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$157,775	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,723,184	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,505,250	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,621,726	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,199,208	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$45,292	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$258,730	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,096,779	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,105,199	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,198,614	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$948,304	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,898,165	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,156,895	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,507,796	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$421,089	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,693,513	RevenueAmt
Desc	UP EDUCATION NETWORK IS ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY SUCCESSFULLY TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF IN-DISTRICT SCHOOL TURNAROUND. UP HAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUES TO MANAGE THREE SCHOOLS IN BOSTON AND TWO SCHOOLS IN LAWRENCE, SERVING 2,650 OF THE STATE'S HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A KEY PARTNER IN UP'S WORK TO TRANSFORM CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICT SCHOOLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOLS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK IS A WINNER OF NEW SCHOOLS VENTURE FUND "EDUCATION REFORM ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR" IN RECOGNITION OF OUR EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK SCHOOLS HAS HAD A SCHOOL RANKED #1 IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS IN STUDENT GROWTH FOR SOME SUBJECT OR SPECIAL POPULATION IN 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, AND 2019, AND OUR SCHOOLS HAVE INCREASED PROFICIENCY RATES BY 2-3X WITHIN 2 YEARS OF TURNAROUND. UP'S RESULTS HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS. A RECENT STUDY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW BY RESEARCHERS AT MIT FOUND THAT UP DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE, CAUSAL IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. OUR STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEED -- STUDENTS WITH LOW PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TEND TO SEE THE MOST GROWTH AT UP.UP EDUCATION NETWORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS ALL FIVE SCHOOLS IN OUR PORTFOLIO, DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES, MANAGING DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN FUNCTIONAL AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND TALENT MANAGEMENT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,507,796	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	18	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	77	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERONICA CONFORME	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6177522854	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 CANAL STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02114	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
FARHAD NANJI
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA LEDLEY
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN MANNION
BOARD CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAMES BERYLSON
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KARLA BROOKS BAEHR
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOANNA JACOBSON
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIRK ARNOLD
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MEGHAN JOYCE
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG SHELL
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YUTAKA TAMURA
BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED)	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VERONICA CONFORME
CEO	45.00		$371,497	$0	$7,603	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BYRNES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	45.00		$125,925	$0	$17,091	Yes (X)
NICOLE DORN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	45.00		$123,839	$0	$924		Yes (X)
SHERYL LEO
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	45.00		$122,754	$0	$14,303		Yes (X)
RYAN KNIGHT
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INFOR	45.00		$117,720	$0	$17,931		Yes (X)
TISHA MARKETTE
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER	45.00		$120,338	$0	$11,103		Yes (X)
VICTORIA LAUTSCH
CHIEF OF STAFF	45.00		$108,410	$0	$7,217		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,090,483	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$76,172	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	420 ATLANTIC AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CURRICULUM CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$479,475	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,756,564	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,756,564	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SERVICE AND OTHER FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,638,413	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,638,413	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,638,413	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,861	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,861	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$55,100	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$55,100	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$55,100	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,457,938	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,693,513	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$7,861	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$421,089	TotalAmt
Program Services	$421,089	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$504,790	TotalAmt
Program Services	$444,215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,431	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,144	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,167,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,787,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$285,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$95,027	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$317,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$279,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,592	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,530	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,828	TotalAmt
Program Services	$248,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,485	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,569	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,716	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,318	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$208,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$188,698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,707	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,999	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,583	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$198,955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,842	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,288	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$309,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$272,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,286	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,967	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,362	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,737	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$868	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,354	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,511	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,961	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,418	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,808	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,603	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$188,448	$180,682	$7,766
RECRUITING	$74,686	$65,929	$8,757
CLIENT FOCUSED PROGRAMS	$69,767	$69,767
MISCELLANEOUS	$10,491		$10,491

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,199,208	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,507,796	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$533,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$157,775	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,055,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,686,925	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,578	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$650,878	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$377,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$298,425	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,172	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$469,152	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$372,931	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,221	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,096,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,105,199	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$275,372	BOYAmt
EOY	$294,238	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$310,338	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,411	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,118	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,225	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$584,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$499,430	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,198,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$948,304	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,798,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,056,895	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,898,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,156,895	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,096,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,105,199	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$258,730	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,388,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,658,927	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,568,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,382,587	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,756,564	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,754,665	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,388,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,658,927	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,568,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,382,587	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,756,564	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,754,665	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$9,856,837	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$7,897,828	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,861	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,323	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,521	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$666	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$73,229	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$17,868,217	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.44200	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.49770	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$98,051	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$71,052	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,999	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$371,101	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$301,879	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$69,222	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$96,221	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,457,938	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,457,938	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,457,938	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,199,208	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,199,208	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,199,208	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, LINE 2B:

THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH UP ACADEMY HOLLAND (UAH). AS OF JUNE 30, 2019, FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS CONSIST OF AMOUNTS HELD ON BEHALF OF UAH, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN SPENT.

PART X, LINE 2:

THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2019. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
UP ACADEMY HOLLAND
272194956	$11,281	SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY LEONARDOLIVER (LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
046001394		SUPPORT	$213,018	FMV	IN-KIND PURCHASES
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF DORCHESTER
462404287	$55,785	SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF BOSTON
450625911	$24,217	SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY KENNEDY (SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
046001415		SUPPORT	$116,788	FMV	IN-KIND PURCHASES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE GRANTS TO UP ACADEMY KENNEDY, UP ACADEMY LEONARD AND UP ACADEMY OLIVER WERE ALL DISBURSED IN THE FORM OF IN-KIND PURCHASES. THESE PURCHASES MUST FOLLOW UP'S FISCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND SPENDING IS MONITORED THROUGH MONTHLY BUDGET REPORTS TO THE UP BOARD AND QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE SCHOOL'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. THE GRANTS TO UP ACADEMY BOSTON, UP ACADEMY DORCHESTER AND UP ACADEMY HOLLAND SPECIFIED RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY, ON THE GRANT FUNDS IN THE GRANT LETTERS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK REGULARLY REVIEWS UAB, UAD, AND UAH'S ACTIVITY AGAINST THESE RESTRICTIONS WHEN COMPILING MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VERONICA CONFORME	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$371,497	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$7,603	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$379,100	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT VERSION OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA EMAIL AND PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	IN DETERMINING BOTH THE CEO'S SALARY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S SEARCH COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: - COMPENSATION OF OTHERS IN SIMILAR ROLES AT PEER ORGANIZATIONS - THE UP TURNAROUND CONTEXT - THE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE OF THE INDIVIDUALS - ADVICE FROM THE EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRM WHO LED THE SEARCH THE BOARD DISCUSSED AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT AT ITS DECEMBER 2016 BOARD MEETING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADJUSTED THE OFFER AND APPROVED THE REVISED OFFER LETTER AT THE JUNE 2017 BOARD MEETING. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD APPROVED THE CEO'S COST OF LIVING INCREASE AND CONTINUATION OF HER ROLE AS CEO IN JULY 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF UP EDUCATION NETWORK, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.