OUR SISTERS SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: OUR SISTERS SCHOOL INC (EIN 26-0367118)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-04-29
IRS object ID: 202041209349301014
Schema version: 2018v3.2
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-04-29T09:59:35-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042859069	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADAMOWSKI & ADAMOWSKI PC CPA'S	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	536 HAWTHORN ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	DARTMOUTH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02747	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	260367118	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	OURS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5089941255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	145 BROWNELL AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02740	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH HUIDEKOPER	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5089941255	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-04-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SANDRA DACOSTA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01259119	PTIN
Phone	5089925454	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-04-23	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.9.23.97	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-04-29	IPDt
IP Tm	09:59:35	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	4F89E3DBD8A748BC8528E5FEAE803439739590D7	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	10E3CF3D4A55367A196DEFEA84532441D3604CF9	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELIZABETH HUIDEKOPER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	145 BROWNELL AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02740	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,924,121	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	OURSISTERSSCHOOL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION, AS AN INDEPENDENT, TUITION FREE, NON-SECTARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, IS TO EDCUATE AND INSPIRE ECONCOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GIRLS FROM THE NEW BEDFORD AREA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	22	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	31	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	158	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,425,627	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,419,282	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,080	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$16,900	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$937,909	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$468,098	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$451	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$195,246	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,373,165	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,099,526	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$811,467	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$883,225	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$207,763	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$481,309	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$599,560	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,292,776	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,482,785	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,080,389	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,616,741	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,607,862	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,443,970	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$60,164	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$36,318	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$13,547,698	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$15,407,652	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE ECONCOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GIRLS FROM THE NEW BEDFORD AREA. EMPOWERING GIRLS TO STEP INTO THE FUTURE WITH VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND A MINDSET OF ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,114,630	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL PROVIDES A TUITION FREE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, IN GRADES 5 TO 8, FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES IN THE NEW BEDFORD AREA. OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL EMPOWERS GIRLS TO STEP INTO THEIR FUTURE WITH VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND A MINDSET OF ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. AN EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMS HELP OUR STUDENTS DEVELOP EXCELLENT SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND BEYOND. OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS TO BE LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO BUILD SEL-ESTEEM AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS. OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES 65 STUDENTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,114,630	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	31	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	22	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARLENE LEBLANC	PersonNm
Phone	5089941255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	145 BROWNELL AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02740	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd
ALLISON COOLIDGE BOREIKO
CO PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA SCHMID ALVORD
CO PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIM FRANCIS
CLERK	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HUIDEKOPER
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL WEIGEL
VICE PRESDIE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ABBEY AEVAZELIS
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TALBOT BAKER JR
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YOLANDA DENNIS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET EGAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA FENTON
TRUSTEE	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALICE FLINT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYANA GRACE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HELENA DASILVA HUGHES
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH KELLOGG
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PER LOFBERG
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FAITH MORNINGSTAR
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOCELINA PIRES
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM PRESCOTT
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN QUIRK
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE STONE
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTHA SULLIVAN
VICE PRESIDE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CECELIA ARMSTRONG
TRUSTEE	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SARAH HERMAN
HEAD OF SCHO	40.00		Yes (X)	$98,864	$0	$2,592
CARLENE LEBLANC
DIRECTOR OF	40.00		Yes (X)	$75,380	$0	$2,110

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$174,244	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$4,702	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$2,419,282	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$185,296	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,419,282	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$16,900	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,900	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$16,900	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$178,063	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$178,063	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,092,050	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,802,015	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$290,035	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$290,035	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$290,035	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$205,848	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$22,580	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$183,268	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$183,268	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER TYPES OF REVENUE	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$11,978	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,978	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$11,978	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,099,526	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$318,913	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$361,331	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,952	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$576,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$454,377	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$93,151	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,600	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,487	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,095	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,991	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,245	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,206	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,102	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,204	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,137	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$9,512	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,798	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,798	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,902	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,580	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,677	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$645	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,319	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,319	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ACADEMIC AND INSTRUCTIONA	$111,304	$111,304
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT	$98,880	$59,939	$38,941
SUPPLIES	$58,883	$19,789	$38,801	$293
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$24,009	$21,619	$1,195	$1,195

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,577	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,129	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,482,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,114,630	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160,392	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$207,763	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$978,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,671,543	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,790,706	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,521,969	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$507,758	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,281	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$900	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$516,661	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$228,364	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$268,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$288,297	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,844,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,423,222	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,607,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,443,970	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,318	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,650	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,318	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,991,478	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,199,457	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,556,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,208,195	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,547,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,407,652	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,607,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,443,970	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,616,741	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$243,213	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,176,545	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,847,780	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,395,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,425,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,419,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,264,591	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,176,545	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,847,780	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,395,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,425,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,419,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,264,591	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$12,264,591	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$61,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$67,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$148,080	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$178,063	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$517,965	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$12,782,556	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$32,532	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95950	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96740	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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$330,357	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,014	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$269,343	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$108,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$89,690	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$18,954	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$77,660	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$77,660	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$288,297	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
MUTUAL FUND	$11,373,102	F
PRIVATE EQUITY	$50,120	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$11,423,222	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,099,526	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,099,526	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,099,526	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,482,785	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,482,785	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,482,785	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE E, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OUR NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PRINTED ON MOST PUBLICATIONS AND ON OUR ADMISSIONS FORMS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	EVENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$205,848	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$205,848	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$22,580	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$205,848	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$205,848	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$22,580	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$22,580	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$183,268	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,684	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$7,349	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	20	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$10,278	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	SALARIES	2	$22,390	FMV
Yes (X)	ADMINISTRATIVE	45	$98,880	FMV
Yes (X)	LEGAL	1	$12,245	FMV
Yes (X)	OTHER	20	$31,470	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE ECONCOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GIRLS FROM THE NEW BEDFORD AREA. EMPOWERING GIRLS TO STEP INTO THE FUTURE WITH VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND A MINDSET OF ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FIRST DRAFT(S) OF FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER AND/OR THE BOARD TREASURER. THE FORM 990, WHEN COMPLETED, IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE; THEN REVIEWED (EXCLUDING CONTRIBUTORS NAMES ON SCHEDULE B) AND ACCEPTED VIA VOTE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOLLOWING APPROVAL FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO RETURNING STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY AND TO ALL NEW STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS AS PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION. SIGNED POLICIES ARE KEPT ON FILE. PRIOR TO BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A TRANSACTION, ANY MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. DISCLOSURES ARE DOCUMENTED AS PART OF THE MINUTES TO THE MEETING. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THAT PERSON IS EXCLUDED FROM THE VOTE REGARDING THAT TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT(S) OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND INCORPORATES INPUT FROM AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE EVALUATION GENERALLY HAPPENS IN JUNE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE YEAR END REVIEW MEETING IS HELD WITH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE EVALUATION GENERALLY HAPPENS IN JUNE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING UPON REQUEST.