BOSTON SCHOOLS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BOSTON SCHOOLS FUND INC (EIN 47-3093274)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-11-10
IRS object ID
201723149349303652
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)
Return2017-11-10T15:56:12-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473093274EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOSTON SCHOOLS FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172164567PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 HEATH STREET NO 9AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02130ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWILL AUSTINPersonNm
Person TitleFOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172164567PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS WASHBURN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00537319PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-08PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.141.162IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-10IPDt
IP Tm09:53:47IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWILLIAM AUSTINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 HEATH STREET SUITE 9AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,624,714GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOSTONSCHOOLSFUND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBOSTON SCHOOLS FUND INC. (BSF) IS BUILT ON THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD IN BOSTON DESERVES A SEAT IN A SCHOOL THAT IS RIGHT FOR THEM. BSF PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT DIRECTLY TO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS OF ALL TYPES TO HELP THESE SCHOOLS GROW AND SERVE MORE STUDENTS. BSF'S WORK WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SEATS IN BOSTON'S HIGH-PERFORMING DISTRICT, CHARTER, AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS BY ONE-THIRD OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THIS WILL PUT BOSTON ON TRACK TO OFFER A SEAT IN A HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL TO THE MAJORITY OF ITS CHILDREN BY 2025.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers2TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$1,697,401PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,485,590CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$846,516PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,139,124CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$191,395TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$52,355TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,057,720NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBSF SUPPORTS AND FUNDS THE GROWTH OF HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-DEMAND SCHOOLS OF ALL TYPES. EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY IS UNIQUE, SO WE SUPPORT DIVERSE SCHOOL MODELS THAT VARY IN CURRICULUM, GRADESPAN, GEOGRAPHY, AND GOVERNANCE, AMONG MANY OTHER FACTORS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,284,996ExpenseAmt
Grant$886,201GrantAmt
DescSCHOOLS-THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF BSF'S PROGRAM WORK INCLUDES THE IDENTIFICATION AND DIRECT SUPPORT OF HIGH-QUALITY DISTRICT, CHARTER, AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WHICH ARE ABLE TO GROW TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS. BSF WORKS WITH THESE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH AND ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOLS MAINTAIN THEIR HIGH QUALITY AS THEY GROW. IN ADDITION, BSF WORKS DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BOSTON TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE SCHOOLS IN BOSTON. WE THEN WORK WITH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT FAMILIES ARE INTERESTED IN, AND WE DEVELOP TOOLS TO HELP FAMILIES LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHOOLS.Desc

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Expense$6,122ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,500GrantAmt
DescPOLICY-BSF SUPPORTS CITYWIDE POLICY INITIATIVES THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS IN BOSTON.Desc

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DescTALENT-BSF PARTNERS WITH SELECT TALENT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT BOSTON HAS A STRONG PIPELINE OF TALENTED TEACHERS AND LEADERS AS THE CITY'S SUPPLY OF HIGH-QUALITY SEATS GROWS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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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
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BENJAMIN WELLS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172164567PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02130ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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WILLIAM AUSTIN
FOUNDER & CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$154,024$0$17,613
KATIE EVERETT
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL SHAH
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN WELLS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$123,845$0$14,774
BRYANT WEINBERG-JONES
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$94,667$0$689
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KENWOOD EDUCATION ADVISING LLC
716 VALLEY RDMONTCLAIRNJ07043EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING$234,638
SACCOCCIO & ASSOCIATES
1085 PARK AVECRANSTONRI02910FEASIBILITY STUDY$115,248
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,623,918AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,623,918TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$796TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$796ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$796ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$890,701TotalAmt
Program Services$890,701ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$442,076TotalAmt
Program Services$300,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,387FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,250TotalAmt
Management And General$2,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,945TotalAmt
Program Services$19,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,206FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt
Management And General$250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$15,464TotalAmt
Management And General$15,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,302TotalAmt
Program Services$54,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,855TotalAmt
Program Services$3,855ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,423TotalAmt
Program Services$3,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,075FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,730TotalAmt
Program Services$10,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,546FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$12,165TotalAmt
Program Services$7,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,420FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$876TotalAmt
Management And General$876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,553TotalAmt
Management And General$3,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,485,590TotalAmt
Program Services$1,291,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,634FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$40,111BOYAmt
EOY$110,985EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$931,339BOYAmt
EOY$3,406,733EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$130,000BOYAmt
EOY$586,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,516BOYAmt
EOY$2,499EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,293LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,435LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$2,025BOYAmt
EOY$3,858EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,109,991BOYAmt
EOY$4,110,075EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,757BOYAmt
EOY$2,355EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,638BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,395BOYAmt
EOY$52,355EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$722,596BOYAmt
EOY$1,298,095EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,759,625EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$918,596BOYAmt
EOY$4,057,720EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,109,991BOYAmt
EOY$4,110,075EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,139,124ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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 Minus2 Years$125,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,543,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,623,918CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,291,918TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,543,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,623,918CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,291,918TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,134,381SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,157,537PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$917CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,717TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,293,635TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 13:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBSF WAS INCORPORATED ON 2/6/2015. THUS, THIS 2016 TAX FILING IS FOR BSF'S THIRD TAX YEAR AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,293OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,435DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,858BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,858TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,631,574TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,860DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,860RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,624,714RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,624,714TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,492,450TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,860DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,860ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,485,590ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,485,590TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBSF ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. BSF HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC
174 IPSWICH STBOSTONMA02115043454898501C3$10,000SUMMER PROGRAM SUPPORT
BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC
2 OLIVER STBOSTONMA02109042676661501C3$4,500SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOSTON COMPACT'S UNIFIED ENROLLMENT PROPOSAL
ST COLUMBKILLE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL
25 ARLINGTON STBRIGHTONMA02135205509269501C3$60,000SUPPORT ENROLLMENT GROWTH OVER COMING YEARS
THE MATCH FOUNDATION INC
1001 COMMONWEALTH AVEBOSTONMA02115043476160501C3$86,000SUPPORT ENROLLMENT GROWTH OVER COMING YEARS
BROOKE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
190 CUMMINS HIGHWAYROSLINDALEMA02131300015324501C3$161,000SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF BROOKE HIGH SCHOOL
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
21 QUEEN STDORCHESTERMA02122043462888501C3$139,000SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE HIGH SCHOOL
MARGARITA MUNIZ ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC
20 CHILD STBOSTONMA01230800827704501C3$26,750SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
THE CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION INC
33 HARRISON AVEBOSTONMA02111043241676501C3$23,100SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
WARREN-PRESCOTT FOUNDATION INC
50 SCHOOL STREETCHARLESTOWNMA02129201745447501C3$58,250SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
THE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC (FOR THE JP MANNING
7 PALMER ST SUITE 2BOSTONMA02119222514422501C3$21,310SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
THE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC (FOR THE ELIOT SCHOOL)
7 PALMER ST SUITE 2BOSTONMA02119222514422501C3$22,330SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
THE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC (FOR THE MURPHY SCHOOL)
7 PALMER ST SUITE 2BOSTONMA02119222514422501C3$10,200SUPPORT ENROLLMENT GROWTH IN 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR
EDWARD M KENNEDY ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC
360 HUNTINGTON AVE 102 CABOSTONMA02115272438940501C3$34,511SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
THE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC (FOR THE HAVARD-KENT SC
7 PALMER ST SUITE 2BOSTONMA02119222514422501C3$23,750SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
KIPP BOSTON FUND INC
600 ATLANTIC AVE 19TH FLOORBOSTONMA02110464900958501C3$50,000SUPPORT ENROLLMENT GROWTH OVER COMING YEARS
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELPMISSION GRAMMAR SCHOOL
94 ST ALPHONSUS STBOSTONMA02120042106196501C3$10,000SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
SAINT JOSEPH PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
617 CAMBRIDGE STBOSTONMA02134530196617501C3$5,000SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
BOSTON COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
215 SIDNEY STBOSTONMA02125061503911501C3$35,000SUPPORT ENROLLMENT GROWTH OVER COMING YEARS
PREPARATORY FOUNDATION INC
1286 HYDE PARK AVEHYDE PARKMA02136113690799501C3$100,000SUPPORT ENROLLMENT GROWTH OVER COMING YEARS
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
74 UNION PARK STBOSTONMA02118562438574501C3$10,000SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE GROWTH PLANNING PROCESS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org20Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBSF'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE REQUIRING GRANTEES TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO BSF OUTLINING VARIOUS PIECES OF INFORMATION INCLUDING HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE USED, THE GRANTEE'S PROGRESS TOWARDS REACHING THE GRANT'S GOALS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS THE GRANTEE HAS ATTAINED DUE TO THE GRANT INVESTMENT MADE BY BSF. BSF MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE SELECTION CRITERIA, AMOUNT OF PROCEEDS AND GRANTEES' ELIGIBILITY FOR THE GRANT INVESTMENTS MADE BY BSF. THESE RECORDS OUTLINE BSF'S DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS WHICH IS CONDUCTED WHEN EXPLORING POTENTIAL GRANTEES. BSF'S DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT AROUND THE POTENTIAL GRANTEE'S ROLE IN SERVING A KEY NEED FOR BOSTON'S FAMILIES, POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE STRONG RESULTS, ABILITY TO GROW EFFECTIVELY, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND BSF'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL GRANTEE. BSF GATHERS THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE AFOREMENTIONED ASSESSMENT THROUGH FAMILY AND STAFF INTERVIEWS, SCHOOL VISITS, AND DATA REVIEW.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWILLIAM AUSTINPersonNm
TitleFOUNDER & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$154,024BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,613NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$171,637TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPENSATION FOR BSF'S FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE MARKET DATA WHICH CONSIDERS, AMONG OTHER CRITERIA, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITIONS BEING ASSESSED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2BSF DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED BOSTON SCHOOL FINDER, WHICH IS INTENDED TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN LEARNING ABOUT SCHOOLS AND FINDING THE DISTRICT, CHARTER, OR CATHOLIC SCHOOL THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. THE OPERATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW AND ULTIMATELY HAS APPROVED THE FORM 990, THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INETREST FORM, WHEREBY ANY CONFLICTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION FOR BSF'S FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE MARKET DATA WHICH CONSIDERS, AMONG OTHER CRITERIA, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITIONS BEING ASSESSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18BSF'S FORM 1023 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. BSF'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG, AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19BSF'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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