2017-03-01T12:22:22-06:00 2016-06-30 043097400 KEVIN P MARTIN ASSOCIATES PC 10 FORBES WEST BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2015-07-01 043182053 THE BELL FOUNDATION INC BELL 6172821567 60 CLAYTON STREET DORCHESTER MA 02122 ANTONIO BATTAGLIA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6172821567 2017-02-28 1 JOLANTA TUCK CPA P01340068 7813803520 2017-02-28 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TIFFANY GUEYE 60 CLAYTON STREET DORCHESTER MA 02122 19782871 0 X WWW.EXPERIENCEBELL.ORG X 1992 MA BELL EXISTS TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LIFE TRAJECTORIES OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. 12 11 1977 34 0 0 21225966 19758429 0 0 475 3846 -19666 9972 21206775 19772247 0 0 0 0 14839190 13214197 0 0 798239 6054830 6245948 20894020 19460145 312755 312102 13279097 12668028 3426087 2502916 9853010 10165112 X TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LIFE TRAJECTORIES OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE BELL BELIEVES IN THE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL OF ALL CHILDREN TO EXCEL, IT RECOGNIZES THEM AS SCHOLARS. 0 0 4063316 AFTER-SCHOOLBELL'S AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND SOCIAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. PROGRAMS BLEND SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION IN LITERACY AND MATH; MENTORSHIP FROM TEACHERS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; AND ONGOING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF. DURING THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR, BELL SERVED OVER 1,100 SCHOLARS IN ITS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT 12 SCHOOLS IN BALTIMORE, BOSTON, AND NEW YORK CITY. PROGRAMS OPERATED FOR UP TO THREE HOURS PER DAY AND FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. ASSESSMENT DATA SHOW THAT SEVEN OUT OF TEN SCHOLARS WHO ATTENDED THE PROGRAM INCREASED THEIR SCALED SCORES IN READING AND MATH. NINE OUT OF TEN TEACHERS REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAM INCREASED SCHOLARS' SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND NINE OUT OF TEN PARENTS REPORTED THEY BECAME MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. 12398976 SUMMERBELL'S SUMMER PROGRAMS BOOST SCHOLAR ACHIEVEMENT, SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES, AND ELIMINATE SUMMER LEARNING LOSS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS. BELL'S SUMMER LEARNING APPROACH BLENDS RIGOROUS ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WITH HANDS-ON ENRICHMENT COURSES, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, FIELD TRIPS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, OVER 14,000 SCHOLARS PARTICIPATED IN 135 SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUMMER PROGRAMS. SUMMER PROGRAMS GENERALLY OPERATE UP TO FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, EIGHT HOURS PER DAY, FOR FIVE-TO-SIX WEEKS. BELL DELIVERS SUMMER PROGRAMS DIRECTLY AND TRAINS AND SUPPORTS SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO OPERATE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, BELL TRAINED 48 YMCAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DELIVER THE POWER SCHOLARS ACADEMY, A PROGRAM BASED ON BELL'S EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL. ASSESSMENT DATA SHOWS THAT SCHOLARS WHO ATTENDED BELL'S SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS GAINED NEW READING AND MATH SKILLS. THEY AVOIDED SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND RETURNED TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL HAVING GAINED READING AND MATH SKILLS. IN ADDITION, NINE OUT OF TEN TEACHERS REPORTED THAT SUMMER PROGRAMS INCREASED SCHOLARS' SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND NINE OUT OF TEN PARENTS REPORTED THEY BECAME MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. 16462292 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 87 0 1977 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CT FL MA MD NC NJ NY OH SC X X X ANTONIO BATTAGLIA TREASURERCOO 6172821567 60 CLAYTON STREET DORCHESTER MA 02122 TIFFANY C GUEYE PRES/CEO 40.00 X X 292670 0 8117 CHRIS BULGER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT SMITH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GENE GUILL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN J-H KIM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN SADRIAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN KELLEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURENE SPERLING CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS BOGARD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA ARROJO VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SOREN OBERG DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA SAMBERG DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO BATTAGLIA TREAS/CLERK/COO 40.00 X 214378 0 20772 LAUREN GILBERT VP PROGRAM BENEFITS 40.00 X 180240 0 14115 MARY WISSEMANN VP NATIONAL PROGRAM 40.00 X 174973 0 1580 JERRI HAIGLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 121633 0 11279 MICHAEL SIKORA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 109136 0 603 ANDREW MANSON DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 40.00 X 105148 0 0 PAMELA ALDEN DIRECTOR OF FIELD ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 103969 0 19851 NADIA CLARKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 101620 0 62 1403767 0 76379 10 0 1 0 TOTAL Y CENTRAL MARYLAND 303 W CHESAPEAKE AVE BALTIMORE MA 21204 ENRICHMENT PROVIDER SERVICES 190226 ECRATCHIT 625 GROVE STREET BRAINTREE MA 02184 FINANCIAL CONSULTING 116601 2 11776009 7982420 19758429 3846 3846 14500 10624 3876 3876 MISCELLANEOUS 611600 6096 6096 6096 19772247 0 0 13818 980011 214415 765596 10627327 9717470 466571 443286 12046 12046 480171 366821 80173 33177 1114642 986535 94213 33894 4399 4399 138368 17221 121147 799514 636429 87884 75201 93839 93839 608776 476339 97397 35040 316606 150774 121957 43875 555615 399041 115148 41426 505474 353833 111520 40121 20670 9637 8114 2919 71264 33226 27974 10064 130119 110601 14313 5205 BOOKS AND CURRICULUM 1153223 1153223 FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS 625074 625074 OTHER DIRECT PROGRAM 406051 406051 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 350123 350123 466833 357241 75561 34031 19460145 16462292 2199614 798239 2947246 1430601 3136723 4256216 2470567 1884540 3408046 4077602 955686 803957 2676284 2503289 201822 172995 159007 42117 13279097 12668028 2801328 2321435 624759 181481 3426087 2502916 X 5113746 5215478 4739264 4949634 9853010 10165112 13279097 12668028 312102 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 28307758 18054941 18003404 21225966 19758429 105350498 1667018 132398 1799416 29974776 18187339 18003404 21225966 19758429 107149914 8853308 98296606 505 617 819 475 3846 6262 127102 64000 69878 102169 20596 383745 107539921 0.91400 0.90850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 197492 151363 46129 2478792 2351926 126866 172995 20178506 406259 406259 19772247 0 19772247 19866404 406259 406259 19460145 0 19460145 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TIFFANY C GUEYE PRES/CEO 240981 0 51689 0 0 0 2323 0 5794 0 300787 0 0 0 ANTONIO BATTAGLIA TREAS/CLERK/COO 184176 0 30202 0 0 0 0 0 20772 0 235150 0 0 0 LAUREN GILBERT VP PROGRAM BENEFITS 149160 0 31080 0 0 0 0 0 14115 0 194355 0 0 0 MARY WISSEMANN VP NATIONAL PROGRAM 156187 0 18786 0 0 0 1328 0 252 0 176553 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A COPY OF THE 990 TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INVITES COMMENTS FROM THEM PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE FORM 990. PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, THE 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY BELL'S COO AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEES DISCUSS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH BELL'S LEADERSHIP AND SUBMITS UPDATES TO RELATED PARTY QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSURES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY IN THE FALL, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION PACKAGES OF THE BELL EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATES THE DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2015 AND FALL OF 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND/OR AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC WEBSITES.