2019-05-14T16:42:09-05:00 2018-06-30 KPMG LLP 60 South Street Boston MA 02111 990 2017-07-01 042103616 PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND % Lynn Wood PERK 6179243434 175 NORTH BEACON STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472 LYNN WOOD Controller 6179243434 2019-05-14 true JACOB K JOHNSON P01763226 6179881000 2019-05-13 167.68.102.5 04502320191345000036 2019-05-14 P 9C37FB02EE77A6FF00EC66693955615721E3AD8A 072F242B0F8FA55BC44C4BBFD6D81B3F0B7E1C92 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z W DAVID POWER 175 NORTH BEACON STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472 166565378 false X WWW.PERKINS.ORG X 1829 MA PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BLIND, DEAF-BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. 22 22 889 632 -47661 12609792 17701898 36678720 35971835 8335116 14455172 2699302 2543504 60322930 70672409 672377 440704 0 0 45299792 45655533 238472 189350 3660965 23746508 25214427 69957149 71500014 -9634219 -827605 375814726 391452028 39764739 39336940 336049987 352115088 X Perkins School for the Blind provides education and services for children and adults around the world who are blind, deaf-blind or visually disabled. false false 38837406 32227049 At Perkins School for the Blind, we provide unparalleled education services to children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. We teach children on our campus in Watertown, Massachusetts, and support students and teachers in public schools across the U.S., focusing on academic, social and self-advocacy skill building. We also emphasize transition services to prepare young adults with vision loss for life after school. During FY18, we educated 175 students on campus and supported approximately 1,200 students in community programs, including our infant-toddler program, educational partnerships with public schools and outreach programs. 2721963 3470528 PERKINS SOLUTIONS DEPLOYS TECHNOLOGY TO OVERCOME LONGSTANDING AND EMERGING ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS. SINCE THE 1950S, WEVE MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR, MOST DEPENDABLE BRAILLE TYPEWRITER. TODAY OUR EXPERTISE IN INCLUSIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS IS AVAILABLE VIA PERKINS ACCESS, A CONSULTING SERVICE THAT HELPS BUSINESSES ENSURE THEIR DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE USABLE BY EVERYONE. DURING FY18, PERKINS SOLUTIONS DISTRIBUTED 6,239 BRAILLERS WORLDWIDE, AND ASSISTED OVER 20 ORGANIZATIONS WITH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS. 4059689 THE NATIONAL DEAF-BLIND EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, KNOWN AS ICANCONNECT, PROVIDES FREE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAFBLIND AND LOW INCOME. ADMINISTERED BY THE FCC AND MANAGED BY PERKINS IN 22 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ICANCONNECT HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAFBLIND USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO LEAD LESS ISOLATED, MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES AND CONNECTS THEM WITH THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. DURING FY18, PERKINS EQUIPPED AND TRAINED 829 CONSUMERS, HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO USE THE LIFE-CHANGING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED. 3675883 440704 368700 Perkins International 2850726 2806561 Perkins Library 2433723 Other 8960332 440704 3175261 54579390 true true false true false false false false false true true true false false true true false true true true true true false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false true 203 0 true 889 true true true true BD CJ EI TH UK VI AR false false false true true false false false false X 22 22 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AK CO FL KY MD MA MI NH NJ NY OK OR RI SC WA WI X X Lynn Wood 6179727219 175 North Beacon Street Watertown MA 02472 CORINNE BASLER CHAIR OF THE BOARD 5.0 0.5 X X 0 0 0 GREG PAPPAS VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE C STEMBURG CORP CHAIR/BOARD VICE CHAIR 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SCHNITMAN SECRETARY OF THE BOARD 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 PHILIP L LADD VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 RANDY KINARD TREASURER OF THE BOARD 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ELENA MATLACK TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ROANN COSTIN TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 FREDERIC M CLIFFORD TRUSTEE 5.0 0.5 X 0 0 0 HUNT LAMBERT TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KEVIN BRIGHT TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 OSWALD MONDEJAR TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PAUL PERRAULT TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JANET LABRECK TRUSTEE (AS OF NOV 2017) 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND W HEPPER TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RICHARD F REILLY TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE C ANDREWS TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEVEN A RINGER TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 TOM HEHIR TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 VAITHEHI MUTTULINGAM TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HUGHES TRUSTEE 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Snead Trustee 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 W DAVID POWER PRESIDENT AND CEO 50.0 2.5 X 361197 0 46665 JOHN CZAJKOWSKI CFAO - 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THE SCHOOL'S DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWED FUNDS CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 100 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. A MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS SUPPORT THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, TEACHER TRAINING AND PROGRAMMATIC TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. THE SCHOOL'S ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT AND SPENDING ACTIVITIES AIM TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. PART X, LINE 2 PERKINS IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS. PERKINS BELIEVES IT HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D KILIMANJARO BLIND TRUST REVENUE 16,375 JOHN MILTON SOCIETY REVENUE 68,154 CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 571,154 ------------- TOTAL 655,683 PART XI, LINE 4B RENTAL EXPENSES (143,565) FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSES (508,879) COST OF GOODS SOLD (3,019,247) ------------------ TOTAL (3,671,691) PART XII, LINE 2D KILIMANJARO BLIND TRUST EXPENSES 418,560 JOHN MILTON SOCIETY EXPENSES 40,965 RENTAL EXPENSES 143,565 FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSES 508,879 COST OF GOODS SOLD 3,019,247 ---------------- TOTAL 4,131,216 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true PART I, LINE 3 PERKINS HAS PUBLICIZED ITS NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION ON PERKINS PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING ADMISSIONS BROCHURES AND MARKETING MATERIALS), ON ITS WEBSITE, AND IN THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF 766 APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOLS (MAAPS) ANNUAL NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION PUBLISHED IN THE BOSTON GLOBE. PART I, LINE 6 Perkins receives government funds from cities and towns that are paying for student tuition. true Central America and the Caribbean Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 19966 East Asia and the Pacific 2 Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 70582 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 94908 Middle East and North Africa Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 31506 North America 1 Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 33655 Russia and the Newly Independent States Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 27080 South America 1 8 Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 236434 South Asia 4 Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 145977 Sub-Saharan Africa 3 Program Services EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 374345 Central America and the Caribbean Investments 32618096 Central America and the Caribbean Grantmaking 53931 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking 67889 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking 48000 Russia and the Newly Independent States Grantmaking 92668 South America Grantmaking 134405 South Asia Grantmaking 20126 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking 23685 South Asia Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 142376 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 380466 Middle East and North Africa Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 575233 Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 287068 Central America and the Caribbean Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 9039 South America Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 80804 Russia and the Newly Independent States Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 22819 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 176117 North America Program Services Perkins Solution COGS 33909 South Asia Program Services PERKINS SOLUTION MFG 423161 1 19 1 19 34093253 2130992 36224245 Central America and the Caribbean DVLPMT/TRNG DVLPMT/TRNG 53931 East Asia and the Pacific LDSHP/DVLPMT LDSHP/DVLPMT 67889 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) DVLPMT/TRNG DVLPMT/TRNG 48000 Russia and the Newly Independent States DVLPMT/TRNG DVLPMT/TRNG 92668 South America LDSHP/DVLPMT LDSHP/DVLPMT 134405 South Asia DVLPMT/TRNG DVLPMT/TRNG 20126 Sub-Saharan Africa DVLPMT/TRNG DVLPMT/TRNG 23685 19 3 true false true true true true PART I, LINE 2 Each project partner has a budget, activity timeline, and schedule for reporting. Balances are reconciled to USD using the exchange rate from the date the funds were received in country. Original receipts are provided with progress reports and reviewed by program financial staff each period. New funds are not advanced until satisfactory review of activity and financial report data. X X X X X X X true MAL WARWICK ASSOCIATES INC 2550 NINTH STREET 130 BERKELEY CA 94710 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL false 0 189350 0 0 189350 0 AK CO FL KY MD MA MI NH NJ NY OK OR RI SC WA WI GALA DINNER 1113377 1053377 60000 201639 75807 30800 77943 TASTING EVENT 119653 115198 4455 34749 12335 1 172760 123160 49600 27000 22159 26447 1405790 1291735 114055 228639 132715 30800 116725 508879 -394824 X true true X X X X false false false false false false false true false W DAVID POWER PRESIDENT AND CEO 361197 0 0 0 0 0 26601 0 20064 0 407862 0 0 0 EDWARD H BOSSO EXEC DIR & SUPERINTENDENT 254832 0 15000 0 0 0 10499 0 78002 0 358333 0 0 0 DAVID WHALEN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 279217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1171 0 280388 0 0 0 LUIZA R AGUIAR EXEC DIRECT OF SOLUTIONS 190341 0 0 0 0 0 14264 0 0 0 204605 0 0 0 MICHAEL DELANEY EXEC DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL 190094 0 0 0 0 0 7492 0 66628 0 264214 0 0 0 KATE M MARAGOLESE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 183230 0 0 0 0 0 16281 0 11703 0 211214 0 0 0 KATHRYN TODD DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL GIVING 143691 0 0 0 0 0 10954 0 8015 0 162660 0 0 0 CAROL KINLAN DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 140255 0 500 0 0 0 3491 0 18910 0 163156 0 0 0 LYNN WOOD CONTROLLER 135286 0 0 0 0 0 748 0 20155 0 156189 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A Perkins may provide housing to employees when it is determined to be a requirement of the position. Perkins determines the value of the housing based on market rates for comparable properties in the area. During 2017, out of the employees listed on Schedule J, ED BOSSO AND MICHAEL DELANEY WERE provided with housing. ED's housing was valued at $72,000 AND MICHAEL'S HOUSING WAS VALUED AT $48,000. PART I, LINE 7 Perkins has an Excellence in Performance Award Program that recognizes employees who demonstrate work behavior or achievement that is "above and beyond". An employee can be nominated by any Perkins employee. Nominations are approved by the employees immediate supervisor and his/her program manager or department head and the program is administered by Human Resources. Employees recognized under this program receive a certificate of excellence and a $500 award. Carol Kinlan received such a $500 bonus, which is reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column B(ii). A MASS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY SERIES 2010 043431814 000000000 2010-02-12 30000000 CONSTRUCTION false false false B MASS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY SERIES 2016 043431814 000000000 2016-09-09 4100000 IMPROVEMENTS false false false A 3799320 0 30000000 0 0 0 185000 0 0 29815000 0 0 2011 false false true true B 419071 0 4100000 0 0 0 78238 0 0 3975716 0 46046 2016 false false false A false false true true false 0 false false false true B false false true true false 0 false false false true A false false true false false false 0 false false false 0 false true B false false true false false false 0 false false false 0 false true A true B true SCHEDULE K PART III, LINE 3A The School has incidental service contracts that do not result in private benefit use. PART IV, LINE 2B The Bond issue met the requirements of the 2 year spending exception. PART IV, LINE 7 THE SCHOOL HAS ESTABLISHED WRITTEN PROCEDURES TO MONITOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF IRC SECTION 148. X 11 75393 FMV X 1 650000 MARKET PRICE false true true Part I, LINE 32A Perkins engaged the services of a real estate agent to facilitate the sale of the residential real estate received through a bequest. 990, 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D PERKINS INTERNATIONAL THERE ARE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (MDVI) AROUND THE WORLD WHO DONT RECEIVE THE QUALITY EDUCATION THEY DESERVE. PERKINS INTERNATIONAL WORKS TO PUT THESE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, EQUIP EDUCATORS WITH THE SPECIALIZED SKILLS THEY NEED TO TEACH THEM AND CONNECT THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH VITAL GOVERNMENTAL AND MEDICAL RESOURCES. DURING FY18, PERKINS INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTED THIS WORK IN OVER 39 COUNTRIES. WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR WORK IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES, SUCH AS INDIA WHICH HAS AS MANY AS 1 MILLION CHILDREN WITH MDVI, AND SEEK TO IMPROVE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT, EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, SCHOOL-AGE EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. REGIONAL LIBRARY PERKINS LIBRARY HAS PROVIDED ACCESSIBLE READING MATERIAL TO PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER DISABILITIES SINCE 1837. SINCE THEN, WEVE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED OUR OFFERINGS TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE WITH MORE NUANCED NEEDS. TODAY, WE DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN HALF A MILLION ACCESSIBLE BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, DVDS AND MORE, AT NO COST TO THE ESTIMATED 28,000 PATRONS WE SERVE ANNUALLY. WEVE ALSO LED THE CHARGE IN DISTRIBUTING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIKE REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAYS WHILE PROVIDING A WEBSITE THAT ENABLES PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD ACCESSIBLE READING MATERIAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL HAS 162 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH YEAR AT PERKINS ANNUAL MEETING THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION VOTE ON THE TRUSTEES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND THE TRUSTEES ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 INFORMATION REPORTED ON FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPLIANCE MANAGER PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE INFORMATION TO KPMG FOR PREPARATION AND REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER BEFORE IT IS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO FILING, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PERKINS HAS AN ESTABLISHED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. PURSUANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER PERSONS WHO PERFORM SIMILAR POLICY-MAKING FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION ("CERTIFICATION") AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ("DISCLOSURE FORM"). THE CERTIFICATION REQUIRES CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERKINS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ALSO REQUIRES THE INDIVIDUAL TO DISCLOSE RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. PERKINS LEGAL COUNSEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING THE CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE FORM TO THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS AND FOR MAINTAINING THE RESPONSES. PURSUANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHETHER A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP POSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE VOTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND/OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE RELATIONSHIP RECUSED FROM THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING AND VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND THE BOARD REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SENIOR STAFF COMPENSATION. PERKINS' WAGE AND SALARY STRUCTURE IS RELATED TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ITS POSITIONS AND STRIVES TO BE COMPETITIVE FOR THE AREA, CONSISTENT WITH PERKINS' FINANCIAL RESOURCES. PERKINS PERIODICALLY CONDUCTS WAGE AND SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE THE PREVAILING WAGES AND SALARIES PAID FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE AREA AND AT SIMILAR SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES. PERKINS REVIEWS THE WAGE AND SALARY STRUCTURE ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PERKINS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITH THE SCHOOL. 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