2019-07-10T06:15:39-05:00 2018-08-31 KPMG LLP 60 South Street Boston MA 02111 990 2017-09-01 042304133 Action for Boston Community Development Inc % John J Drew ACTI 6173486376 178 Tremont Street Boston MA 02111 SHARON SCOTT-CHANDLER EXECUTIVE VP 2019-07-08 true MARY C HANINK P01244578 6179881000 167.68.102.5 04502320191915000001 2019-07-10 P 072F242B0F8FA55BC44C4BBFD6D81B3F0B7E1C92 7B39C19524C8345DC8FF4615029BD5AF0BEDC394 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ABCD INC John Drew President CEO 178 Tremont Street Boston MA 02111 181841174 false X bostonabcd.org X 1962 MA ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S (ABCD) MISSION IS TO COMBAT POVERTY BY PROMOTING SELF-HELP FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND NEIGHBORHOODS. 48 48 1716 1595 0 117202 173615357 178961105 1469736 1557320 1180987 511183 -462827 54900 175803253 181084508 0 0 0 0 44836464 43468452 0 0 0 129280710 137084331 174117174 180552783 1686079 531725 45116098 54882554 36762636 45125900 8353462 9756654 X ABCD's mission is to empower disadvantaged people by providing them with the tools to overcome poverty, live with dignity and achieve their full potential. false false 55804724 16248 ABCD's Child Care Choices of Boston (CCCB) serves as the Child Care Resource and Referral agency for Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Revere, Somerville and Winthrop. CCCB plays a key role in making child care work for everyone by providing support, resources, technical assistance, training and child care expertise to a very diverse community of more than 8,500 families and 1400 child care providers. CCCB distributed more than $55 million this year in child care vouchers to more than 13,000 children. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 62699887 23680 ABCD's energy programs keep vulnerable households safe in the life-threatening cold of New England winters through its fuel assistance program and make a dramatic contribution to reducing energy costs for low-income families in communities state-wide through its weatherization and conservation programs. Studies show that conservation improvements typically save 25-35 percent of winter heating bills. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) utilites serving ABCD's geographical area offer arrearage management plans and ABCD assists eligible clients to have a portion of their debt forgiven while adherring to a structured payment plan. 37516863 776906 ABCD's Head Start and Early Head Start programs help more than 3000 young children prepare for success in school and life by providing high quality early education. Head Start serves 3-5 year olds at 33 sites in Boston, Malden and Everett. Early Head Start supports infants and toddlers at 12 sites and pregnant mothers at 3 sites. Head Start serves as a model for early education initiatives nationally, providing comprehensive services - education, health, nutrition, family services and intensive parent engagement, and advocates for the needs of young children from low-income families. 18730878 740486 174752352 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true false true 322 0 true 1716 true true true false false false false true true false false false false X 48 48 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false MA X X John J Drew 6173486376 178 Tremont Street Boston MA 02111 Jean M Babcock Board Member / Treasurer 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Caryl Beison Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nathaniel Buckholz Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Thelma Burns Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Candice Caines-Francis Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mary Chin Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Joan Cirillo Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sean Daughtry Board Member / Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Samuel DePina Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nancy Dickerson Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rev Florence King Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Linda G Dumas Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Frank Farrow Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Flynn Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Celia M Grant Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Marie Greig Board Member / Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Patricia Groves Esq Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kristen Halbert Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rev Sharyn Halliday Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Julia Hardy Cofield Esq Board Member / Clerk 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Syvalia Hyman III Board Member 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Dareline Jackson Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Joan Jackson-Shivers Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Yvonne Jones Board Member / Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Edward Katz Board Member / Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Mary Keith Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lincoln Larmond Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Oscar Lopez Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mary Manuel Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John P McGahan Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Patrici McShane Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andres Molina Board Member / Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Linda Monteiro Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Beatriz Negron Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 James Owens Jr Board Member / Vice Chair 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Patricia Powers Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Sanchez Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Louis Scapicchio Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Vanessa Snow Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Paul P Sullivan Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Maren Tober Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Madeline Tovar Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Marvin Venay Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kathi Voutour Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Judy Ward Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Patricia Washington Board Member / Asst Treasurer 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Thomas Webb Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Meshell Whyte Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dawn Murphy BOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEP 2017 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Eleanor Evans General Counsel / Asst. 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(ABCD) employees have contact with local, state and federal officials and their staff regarding specific legislation and appropriation of concern to ABCD and the programs and individuals our organization serves. 11165197 1939760 9225437 1328677 1191349 137328 9362765 0 DUE TO ABCD REAL ESTATE CORP. 15732221 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 141689 15873910 X 185826335 871467 3113694 3985161 181841174 -756666 -756666 181084508 184423143 3113694 756666 3870360 180552783 180552783 OTHER RECONCILING ITEMS BETWEEN BOOK AND TAX REVENUES PART XI, LINE 4B RECLASS OF FUND-RAISING EXPENSES ($756,666) OTHER RECONCILING ITEMS BETWEEN BOOK AND TAX EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D RECLASS OF FUND-RAISING EXPENSES $756,666 LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS PART X, LINE 2 Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization as described under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3), and Action for Boston Community Development Real Estate Corporation, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization as described under IRC Section 501(c)(2). As such, the Organization is generally exempt from income taxes under IRC Section 501(a). The Organization is required to assess uncertain tax positions and has determined that there were no such positions that would jeopardize its tax-exempt status or have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. Annual Gala 323528 160588 162940 60390 102550 98939 Field of Dreams 216733 216733 19290 6 148949 148949 475497 689210 526270 162940 60390 102550 593726 756666 -593726 X X X false false false false false false false false false Eleanor Evans General Counsel / Asst. 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UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME PART I, LINE 7B THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7B INCLUDES CERTAIN QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFIT EXPENSES SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 512(A)(7) THAT ARE NOT REVENUE AND, THEREFORE, NOT REPORTED AS SUCH ON FORM 990, PART VIII. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PART III, LINE 4A, 4C, 4D LINE 4A Training is accessible to the providers and their staff in five languages And support services assist families and providers in caring for children with disabilities. CCCB also connects these families to other services, such as food stamps, housing assistance, fuel assistance and health services. LINE 4B The ABCD Energy Program made payments to local vendors to keep nearly 24,000 households warm this year and nearly $47 million was invested in multiple energy conservation programs. ABCD also provides referral and advocacy for eligible clients interested in reducing their arrearages. The major utilites serving ABCD's geographical area offer arrearage management plans and ABCD assists eligible clients to have a portion of their debt forgiven while adherring to a structured payment plan. LINE 4D ABCD provides a variety of services to low income families at its central offices and through a network of neighborhood service centers. Other program services include health services, housing and homeless prevention, summer youth employment, education, career development and employment, financial literacy, elder services, food pantries, adult education, foreclosure prevention, tax preparation and drop-in services. Health Services reached more than 22,000 individuals with disease prevention and reproductive health care and provided training and support for 52 clinics and health centers. Housing and Homeless Prevention provided 35 units of scattered site housing and provided services that helped more than 350 families find or retain housing through housing search, eviction prevention and foreclosure prevention. ABCD trained volunteer tax preparers, who helped over 5300 families and brought more than $10 million into local households through federal tax refunds and tax credits. Elder Services' Foster Grandparents work with children with special needs in Boston, Quincy, Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Medford, Everett, Melrose and Stoneham at 53 partner sites including Head Start, child care centers, and public and private schools. They help young children prepare for school, work with them on literacy and math skills, and mentor young people from diverse cultures. ABCD's summer jobs program put over 700 at-risk youth to work in meaningful positions at more than 130 non-profit worksites that include hospitals, libraries, child care centers, summer camps and government agencies. ABCD operates two alternative high schools. Ostiguy High is a "recovery high school" serving 75 young people struggling with substance abuse. University High is an alternative high school for students struggling in traditional public schools. It offers approximately 100 students with a challenging education and a caring environment with small classes and individual supports. UHS has an ongoing graduation rate above 90 percent. REVIEW PROCESS PART VI, QUESTION 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY ABCD'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM, KPMG LLP. AFTER KPMG'S REVIEW, RECOMMENDED CHANGES, IF ANY, ARE DISCUSSED AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, INCORPORATED INTO THE RETURN. THE RETURN IS PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ONCE THEY HAVE ACCEPTED THE RETURN, THEY RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING. CONFLICT OF INTEREST PART VI, QUESTION 12C THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. THE STATEMENTS ARE FILLED OUT BY THESE INDIVIDUALS AND RETURNED TO ABCD'S BOARD LIAISON WHO REVIEWS THE FORMS FOR ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE FINANCE / AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVES THE FORMS WITH ANY CONFLICTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. AFTER MEETING AND DISCUSSING WITH THE INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED, THE COMMITTEE GIVES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR FINAL DISPOSITION. COMPENSATION POLICY PART VI, QUESTION 15 ABCD UTILIZES AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO COMPILE AND REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR ITS PRESIDENT / CEO AND KEY PERSONNEL. THE RESULTS OF THE FIRM'S FINDINGS ARE BROUGHT TO THE COMBINED MEETING OF THE PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION AMOUNT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OUTSIDE FIRM. THE PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEES ARE INDEPENDENT OF MANAGEMENT AND FREE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THEIR EXERCISE OF INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONCURRENTLY UPON MAKING THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PART VI, QUESTION 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT, AND THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR AND MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITES. ABCD DOES NOT CURRENTLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 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