CHILDRENS CENTER OF WESTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CHILDRENS CENTER OF WESTON INC (EIN 04-2546540)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-14
IRS object ID
201700459349301910
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-02-14T15:23:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042578039PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1R A HALL & CO LLC CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1183 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042546540EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHILDREN'S CENTER OF WESTON INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7818918029PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 ALPHABET LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02493ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBETH PERRYPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7818918029PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIC J HALLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00303080PTIN
Phone6177233333PhoneNum
Preparation2017-02-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSUBBIAH SUBRAMANIANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12 ALPHABET LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02493ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$491,403GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCCWESTON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN A SAFE, STIMULATING, AND HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 WILL FEEL RELAXED AND HAPPY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$41PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$33CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$319PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,652PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$63,934CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$87,546TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,600TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,011TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$133,469NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$69,535NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE A SAFE, STIMULATING, AND HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 WILL FEEL RELAXED AND HAPPY. WE BELIEVE THEY NEED A NONCOMPETITIVE, SUPPORTIVE SETTING WITH CHOICES OF ACTIVITIES AFTER THEIR SCHOOL DAY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$465,333ExpenseAmt
Revenue$491,370RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR GRADES K-5.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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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
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBETH PERRYPersonNm
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CityWESTONCityNm
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ZIP02493ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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KAT GALLIGAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK FERRIS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER QUEST-STERN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TREVOR MACDONALD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY ELAZZOUZI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE SHIMADA-BRAND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE LEE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HONG LU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH PERRY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30.00$61,462$0$2,459Yes (X)
KRISTY WATKINS
PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUBBIAH SUBRAMANIAN
TREASURER5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAUREN KELLEY
SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION611710$447,045$447,045
SNACK & WEDNESDAY FEES611710$20,428$20,428
VACATION & NO SCHOOL F611710$18,440$18,440
FIELD TRIP FEES611710$4,711$4,711
FAMILY EVENT FEES611710$746$746
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Total Program Service Revenue$491,370TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$33ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$33ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$61,462TotalAmt
Management And General$61,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$323,561TotalAmt
Program Services$323,561ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,929TotalAmt
Program Services$7,504ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$24,786TotalAmt
Program Services$20,830ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$28,623TotalAmt
Program Services$24,054ProgramServicesAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$7,000TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,185TotalAmt
Program Services$3,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$668ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25TotalAmt
Program Services$25ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,860TotalAmt
Management And General$3,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,984TotalAmt
Program Services$29,984ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,446TotalAmt
Program Services$6,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM SUPPLIES & FEES$30,572$30,572
CUSTODIAL, REPAIRS & MA$18,458$18,458
TELEPHONE$5,516$5,516
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$680$571$109

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Total$250TotalAmt
Management And General$250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$555,337TotalAmt
Program Services$465,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$147,669BOYAmt
EOY$87,546EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$400BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$148,069BOYAmt
EOY$87,546EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$254EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$14,600BOYAmt
EOY$17,757EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$14,600BOYAmt
EOY$18,011EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$133,469BOYAmt
EOY$69,535EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$133,469BOYAmt
EOY$69,535EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$148,069BOYAmt
EOY$87,546EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$63,934ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$491,403TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$491,403RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$491,403TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$555,337TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$555,337ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$555,337TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES BY ANNUALLY EVALUATING ITS TAX STATUS AND TAX POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITS OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL POSITION. THE CHILDREN'S CENTER OF WESTON HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES OR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX PROVISIONS AT JUNE 30, 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW THE 990 AND THE TREASURER SIGNS THE RETURN. BOARD MEMBERS MAY REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR ALL KEY EMPLOYEES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AVAILABLE THROUGH ONLINE PUBLIC NON PROFIT WEBSITES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE REVIEW AND FOR THE SELECTION OF REVIEWERS.

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