FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS INC (EIN 45-2870970)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201841359349313814
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-15T19:19:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1665 Fifth AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN452870970EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFAMIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3475279420PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11105 Market Street Suite 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19801ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJeremiah kittredgePersonNm
Person TitleChief Executive officerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3475279420PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGarrett M HigginsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2122862600PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address4.15.211.182IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2018-05-15IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerPAUL APPELBAUMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11105 Market Street Suite 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,476,066GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.familiesforexcellentschools.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Missionworks to build coalitions and run campaigns that change education policy.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$18,757,825PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$17,468,156CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$370,678PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$690PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$609CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$446PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,301CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,129,639PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,476,066CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,077,011PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,199,714CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$557,165CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$19,258,804PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$14,844,229CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$20,335,815PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,043,943CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,206,176PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,432,123CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,483,991TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,278,892TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,682,683TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,045,461TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,801,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,233,431NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$13,926,891ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,199,714GrantAmt
DescFES trains and organizes parents for sustained community action to influence education policy.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$13,926,891TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Katherine CunninghamBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3475279420PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Mark Argosh
Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
bryan Lawrence
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YVONNE CHAO
treasurer1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Appelbaum
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Dawn Foye
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RESHMA SINGH
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jeREMIAH KITTREDGE
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RICHARD KWON
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KATHERINE CUNNINGHAM
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Sean Anderson
Chief ProGRAM OFFICER27.0013.00Yes (X)$0$177,285$7,419
Abena agyemang
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Revolution Marketing
170 Hamilton Avenue Suite 212WHITE PLAINSNY10601Program consumerables$2,499,190
Canal Partners Media
25 Whitlock Pl Suite 201MARIETTAGA30064Advertising$1,195,605
Rising Tide Interactive
1250 H Street NW Suite 400WASHINGTONDC20005Advertising$749,765
US Coachways
100 St Marys Ave Suite 2BSTATEN ISLANDNY10305Transportation$692,942
Cornerstone Agency
71 West 23rd Street Floor 13NEW YORKNY10010Advertising$568,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$17,468,156AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$1,199,714TotalAmt
Program Services$1,199,714ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$243,401TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,250TotalAmt
Management And General$12,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,814TotalAmt
Program Services$147,308ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,506FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,085,923TotalAmt
Program Services$4,563,956ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$521,967FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$35,436TotalAmt
Program Services$31,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$59,389ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$373FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$442,951TotalAmt
Program Services$396,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,488FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$5,715TotalAmt
Program Services$5,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$257,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,613FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$28,286TotalAmt
Program Services$25,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$159FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Campaign, advocacy, and$3,228,358$3,228,358
IMPAIRMENT OF FIXED ASS$904,409$904,409
Staff Development$147,637$132,127$14,681$829

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$109,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,721ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,289FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,043,943TotalAmt
Program Services$13,926,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,559,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$557,165FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,830BOYAmt
EOY$103,838EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,501,143BOYAmt
EOY$227,701EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$2,101,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$374,601BOYAmt
EOY$8,577EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$1,118BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$116,012BOYAmt
EOY$41,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,852,242LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,365,579LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,287,787BOYAmt
EOY$486,663EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,500BOYAmt
EOY$19,833EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,290,089EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,483,991BOYAmt
EOY$6,278,892EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,218,785BOYAmt
EOY$1,664,994EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,130,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$463,898BOYAmt
EOY$250,467EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,682,683BOYAmt
EOY$3,045,461EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,801,308BOYAmt
EOY$3,233,431EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,801,308BOYAmt
EOY$3,233,431EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,483,991BOYAmt
EOY$6,278,892EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,432,123ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,000,523CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,264,668CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,635,132CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,757,825CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,468,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,126,304TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,264,668CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,635,132CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,757,825CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,468,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,126,304TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$23,047,939SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$44,078,365PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$452CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$690CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$609CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,751TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$494CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$446CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,301CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,470TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$67,136,525TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$370,678GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE - 2013 Amount: $ 494. 2014 Amount: $ 229. 2015 Amount: $ 446. 2016 Amount: $ 7,301.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations$1,180,000GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$154,921OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,334,921TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDuring Fiscal year 2017, FES spent $154,921 on other lobbying activities (reported on Part II-B, Line 1i), as defined by IRS regulations. The lobbying expenses were spent on lobbying state and local officials in MA, CT, and NY on legislation related to education reform, and included program expenses (including logistics and materials), grassroots organizing expenses, consultants, and FES in-house staff time ($6,107).ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$982,859OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$557,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$425,484BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$709,039OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$672,439DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,600BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$160,344OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$135,765DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,579BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$486,663TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS - ADVOCACY INC$3,142,412
DUE FROM BCAF$94,477
DUE FROM GMS$2,000
DUE FROM CT FORWARD$51,000
SECURITY DEPOSIT$200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,290,089TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$245,812
DUE TO AFFILIATE - BSA$4,655
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$250,467TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,311,353TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,354DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$16,828,933OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,835,287RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,476,066RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,476,066TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,593,943TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,354DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$21,543,646OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$21,550,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,043,943ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,043,943TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Management has determined that the Organization had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. The Organization is no longer subject to examinations by the applicable taxing jurisdictions for years prior to June 30, 2014.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:revenue attributed to related entity: 16,828,933.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:expenses attributed to related entity: 21,543,646.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Public Charter Schools for Mass
1 inernational pl ste 1820bostonMA02108371789650STATE OF MA$1,180,000Education
Somos el Futuro Inc
90 South Swan StAlbanyNY12210223128393501(C)(3)$5,000general support
St Anthony's Shrine
100 Arch StBostonMA02110208965928501(C)(3)$7,500General support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWe monitor our use of grant funds on a regular basis through internal reviews, monthly financial reports, and regular reports from funders as required.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RESHMA SINGH
Chief Growth Officer$0$154,539$0$0$0$0$0$1,833$0$375$0$156,747$0$0
jeREMIAH KITTREDGE
Chief executive officer$0$248,274$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$10,067$0$258,341$0$0
KATHERINE CUNNINGHAM
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$0$203,531$0$0$0$0$0$10,500$0$7,320$0$221,351$0$0
Sean Anderson
Chief ProGRAM OFFICER$0$177,285$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,419$0$184,704$0$0
Abena agyemang
chief of states$0$147,115$0$0$0$0$0$7,572$0$10,121$0$164,808$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFamilies for Excellent Schools, Inc. does not provide compensation to any of its top management officials. The salary paid to top management officials is paid by Families for Excellent schools - advocacy inc., a related organization. The following is their compensation policy: Compensation for the executive director is determined by the board of directors. The board reviews and approves compensation for the CEO and officers. Comparable data is used when determining the compensation of CEO and officers. The process for determining the compensation of the executive director is documented in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved. This process last took place in spring of 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRYAN LAWRENCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgVICE CHAIRMANRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeGENERAL SUPPORTLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$1,130,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$1,130,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,130,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bthe FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, FES WILL THEN FORWARD the changes TO THE AUDITING FIRM AND A FINAL VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS after SUBMISSION to the irs.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cFES distributes its conflict of interest policy to its board members and officers on an annual basis. Officers, directors, and key employees are required to declare if at any point a conflict of interest arises. If a director, officer, or key employee has a personal or financial interest in a proposed contract or transaction, he or she must make full disclosure of such interest before any discussion. Any director, officer, or key employee who is aware of a potential conflict of interest with respect to any matter coming before the board shall not be present for any vote in connection with the matter or otherwise attempt to influence the vote of the board of directors on such matter. To implement this policy, each director, officer, and key employee of the center will submit annually a conflict of interest disclosure statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19FES MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. the return is posted ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION FORMS 990 AND 1023 AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT 1105 Market Street, Suite 1700, Wilmington, DE 19801 , OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (347) 527-9420.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gpayroll Processing: Program service expenses 13,580. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 1,509. Total expenses 15,089. Consultants: Program service expenses 1,102,734. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 122,526. Total expenses 1,225,260. Creative Development: Program service expenses 3,286,747. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 380,055. Total expenses 3,666,802. CANVASSERS: Program service expenses 1,665. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 185. Total expenses 1,850. IT Consultants: Program service expenses 159,230. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 17,692. Total expenses 176,922.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C:FES Has a finance committee that is responsible for oversight of the audit and selection of the independent auditor. the process has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS - ADVOCACY INC
1105 Market Street Suite 1700WilmingtonDE19801455565952vOTER REGISTRATION, CANVASSING AND CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENTDE501(c)(4)N/AN/A0
CT FORWARD CORPORATION
77 WILLOW STREET BUILDING D SUITE 4NEW HAVENCT06511812790704TEACH ABOUT CT ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO SUPPORT EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC schoolsCT501(c)(4)N/AN/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Families for Excellent Schools-Advocacy
N$142,092cost
Families for Excellent Schools-Advocacy
O$3,108,615cost
Families for Excellent Schools-Advocacy
P$5,073,000cost
families for Excellent Schools-Advocacy
Q$256,000COST

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