2017-05-02T10:12:23-05:00 2016-06-30 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FL EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2015-07-01 061552368 TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY INC TRAI 2033244277 83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE STAMFORD CT 069024201 STEVE BAKER CHAIR 2033244277 2017-05-02 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2033232400 2017-05-02 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MIGUEL PICKERING 83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE STAMFORD CT 069024201 3086823 0 X WWW.TRAILBLAZERSACADEMY.ORG X 1999 CT TRAILBLAZERS IS A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT OPERATES AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN STAMFORD, CT. 7 6 46 48 0 0 3144089 3005252 0 0 0 0 85330 81571 3229419 3086823 0 0 0 0 2123793 1589725 0 0 42363 1072191 1476027 3195984 3065752 33435 21071 822581 828111 258259 242718 564322 585393 X TRAILBLAZERS IS A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT OPERATES AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF STAMFORD. ITS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO CREATE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN THETRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING. TRAILBLAZERS PURSUES THIS MISSION BY LOWERING CLASS SIZE, LENGTHENING THE SCHOOL DAY, PROVIDING MORE STRUCTURE, AND DEVELOPING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH STUDENT AND FAMILY. 0 0 2577569 TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY IS STAMFORD'S FIRST CHARTER SCHOOL. IT SERVES 162 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE STRUGGLED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. 2577569 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X EDWIN NAVAL 2033244277 83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE STAMFORD CT 06902 STEVE BAKER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 OWEN DAVIS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT BATTLES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA TORTORELLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA SNOWDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA DEVINE DIRECTOR / TEACHER 40.00 X 51730 5409 450 CRAIG BAKER CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER 10.00 30.00 X 155118 0 4210 MICHAEL DUGGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 35.00 X 0 271068 35254 MARINA SCHREIBER COO (THRU 10/2015) 5.00 35.00 X 0 106205 5364 EDWIN NAVAL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 5.00 35.00 X 0 128048 14080 JULIE DEGENNARO ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 35.00 X 0 192799 18810 JONATHON HOCH CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER 5.00 35.00 X 0 113318 7405 THOMAS LANGAN CHIEF RESIDENTIAL OFFICER 5.00 35.00 X 0 114026 15895 KATIE TAYLOR FORMER SECRETARY 40.00 X 39517 0 15706 MARTY MARTIN FORMER BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X 56705 0 19572 303070 930873 136746 1 1 1 0 DOMUS KIDS INC 83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE STAMFORD CT 06902 SHARED SERVICES FEES 389189 1 349304 2108616 547332 3005252 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 81571 81571 81571 3086823 0 0 81571 227940 196402 26757 4781 90188 77709 10587 1892 999731 861405 117356 20970 19105 16461 2243 401 171122 147445 20088 3589 81639 70343 9583 1713 21633 19093 2540 56160 49567 6593 268 237 31 32953 29083 3870 34306 32141 2165 280546 140056 140490 4141 4141 9 9 7385 6518 867 57255 50534 6721 SHARED SERVICES FEES 817193 712247 95929 9017 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICE 163279 163279 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 899 899 3065752 2577569 445820 42363 342162 617289 35017 34095 88981 79821 12202 7107 258307 222497 6694 35810 337525 53989 822581 828111 258259 202805 0 39913 258259 242718 X 510327 534629 53995 50764 564322 585393 822581 828111 21071 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 258307 222497 35810 35810 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 53989 53989 DUE TO AFFILIATES 39913 39913 X 4003085 916262 916262 3086823 0 3086823 3982014 916262 916262 3065752 0 3065752 PART X, LINE 2: TRAILBLAZERS IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. TRAILBLAZERS RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT TRAILBLAZERS HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. TRAILBLAZERS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2013. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE ACADEMY HAS PUBLICIZED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY THROUGH ITS BROCHURES, CATALOGUES AND OTHER WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY, INC. RECEIVES GRANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CRAIG BAKER CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER 151868 0 3250 0 0 0 3040 0 1170 0 159328 0 0 0 MICHAEL DUGGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 186068 0 85000 0 0 0 7680 0 27574 0 306322 0 0 JULIE DEGENNARO ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 183549 0 9250 0 0 0 7480 0 11330 0 211609 0 0 KATIE TAYLOR FORMER SECRETARY 39517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15706 0 55223 0 0 0 MARTY MARTIN FORMER BOARD MEMBER 56705 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19572 0 76277 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DOMUS KIDS, INC. CONVENES PRIOR TO THE START OF FISCAL YEAR TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE GATHERS INFORMATION FROM ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE TO DOMUS KIDS, INC. AND TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY, INC. AND FROM INDUSTRY STANDARDS, INCLUDING FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOTIFIES THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN WRITING OF APPROVED COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BONUS FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B) II AND FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A, COLUMN (D): CRAIG BAKER, CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER: $3,250 PERFORMANCE BONUSES ARE AWARDED TO EMPLOYEES AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE AND OVERALL ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE. BONUSES ARE PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF DOMUS KIDS, INC. TO ENSURE THAT THE BONUSES PAID ARE REASONABLE FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN FY2016, TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO REFLECT CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR SCHOOL AND PUBLIC ENTITY GOVERNANCE. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE: - REMOVED DOMUS KIDS, INC. AS ITS SOLE MEMBER - ADDED A REQUIREMENT THAT ONE DIRECTOR BE A TEACHER AT THE ACADEMY AND ONE DIRECTOR BE A CURRENT PARENT OF A STUDENT ATTENDING THE ACADEMY - INCREASED BOARD TERM LIMITS FROM 1 YEAR TO 2 YEARS - ADDITIONAL SECTIONS WERE ADDED DETAILING THE ROLE OF THE BOARD INCLUDING ITS GENERAL AND SPECIFIC DUTIES, VOTING PROCEDURES, AND THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF POLICIES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 INFORMATION IS ASSEMBLED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER STAFF. THE INFORMATION IS SENT TO TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT & TAX FIRM WHO COMPLETES AND REVIEWS THE RETURN. THE COMPLETED RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER INCORPORATING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR MODIFICATIONS, THE 990 IS FINALIZED AND SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR BOARD MEMBERS, THE CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER, AND THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACADEMY'S POLICY AND THAT THEY EITHER HAVE NO CONFLICTS OR LIST WHATEVER CONFLICTS THEY MAY HAVE. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING. ANY OFFICER OR DIRECTOR DEEMED TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE TRANSACTION WHICH HE/SHE IS A PART OF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC VERSIONS OF THE 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, WWW.DOMUSKIDS.ORG. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ACADEMY HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE CURRENT YEAR. DOMUS KIDS INC 83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE STAMFORD CT 06902 060891998 SOCIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CT 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 STAMFORD ACADEMY INC 83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE STAMFORD CT 06902 770641722 CHARTER SCHOOL FOR UNDERPERFORMING YOUTH CT 501(C)(3) LINE 2 DOMUS KIDS INC 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0