2016-12-13T13:14:17-06:00 2015-06-30 043097400 KEVIN P MARTIN ASSOCIATES PC 10 FORBES WEST BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2014-07-01 392076615 HEBREW AT THE CENTER INC HEBR 6175803565 550 COCHITUATE ROAD EAST4F NO 25 FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 ARNEE R WINSHALL PRESIDENT AND CEO 6175803565 2016-11-22 1 THERESA J CREEDEN P00747568 7813803520 2016-11-22 2014 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X X ARNEE R WINSHALL 550 COCHITUATE ROAD EAST4F NO 25 FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 698359 0 X HEBREWATTHECENTER.ORG X 2008 MA REVOLUTIONAIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING HEBREW IN ALL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS 5 3 11 1 0 0 675076 438250 60516 231519 17936 28590 0 0 753528 698359 0 0 0 0 409514 370179 0 0 4069 341239 287012 750753 657191 2775 41168 554123 812585 423269 640563 130854 172022 X DEVOTED TO PROMOTING AND IMPROVING HEBREW TEACHING AND LEARNING PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AND IMPROVING THE K-12 HEBREW LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. 0 0 556246 231519 THE AGENCY HAS DEVELOPED AN IN-DEPTH IN-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY HEBREW EDUCATORS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES WORKSHOPS IN THE AREAS OF ASSESSMENT, METHODOLOGY, GOAL SETTING, LESSON PLANNING AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION BASED ON MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE IN HEBREW AND SECOND-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. MORE THAN 200 HEBREW LANGUAGE EDUCATORS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THESE WORKSHOPS AND MULTI-YEAR MENTORING PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THEIR INSTITUTIONS' MISSIONS GOALS AND NEEDS.IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR CONSISTENT RELIABLE DATA ON STUDENT PROFICIENCY, THE AGENCY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AVANT ASSESSMENT, LLC (AVANT), A PROVIDER OF ONLINE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT, TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STAMP ASSESSMENTS FOR HEBREW LEARNERS FROM GRADES THREE. THE AGENCY HAS BEEN PROVIDING AVANT WITH ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT A CURRICULUM-NEUTRAL TOOL TO MEASURE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN FOUR SKILLS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE FIELD. IN MAY, 2014, AVANT RELEASED THE STAMP FOR HEBREW, THE FIRST WEB-BASED, COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE HEBREW PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS FROM GRADES THREE AND UP. THE AGENCY CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH AVANT ASSESSMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STAMP WHICH IS BEING USED THROUGHOUT THE HEBREW CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK AND AT A GROWING NUMBER OF DAY SCHOOLS IN NORTH AMERICA. 556246 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X PAULA LEVINE 6175803565 550 COCHITUATE ROAD EAST4F NO 25 FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 X ARNEE R WINSHALL PRES/CEO/MEMBER 40.00 X X 0 0 0 DR VARDIT RINGVALD DIRECTOR/NONVOTING 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE BLAUER CLERK 10.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER A WINSHALL MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SOKOLL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR SHULAMIT REINHARZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 438250 438250 OTHER SERVICE FEES 611430 231519 231519 231519 28590 28590 698359 231519 0 28590 X 328406 278092 50314 12190 11190 1000 29583 25146 4437 13946 13946 5568 5568 158700 144523 11402 2775 5234 2943 2291 44016 37414 6602 23379 21412 673 1294 3922 3855 67 28409 28409 3838 3262 576 657191 556246 96876 4069 81216 147761 25000 60736 56849 383400 605056 408 6 4606 4606 0 0 3363 2913 554123 812585 39869 35507 383400 605056 423269 640563 X 105854 172022 25000 0 130854 172022 554123 812585 41168 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 563550 710374 524951 675076 438250 2912201 563550 710374 524951 675076 438250 2912201 1079909 1832292 106 100 2950 17936 28590 49682 8242 2216 10458 2972341 0.61640 0.47900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4606 4606 0 0 X 823359 125000 125000 698359 0 698359 782191 125000 125000 657191 0 657191 PART X, LINE 2: GAAP PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FOR THOSE BENEFITS TO BE RECOGNIZED, A TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NOT TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS WHICH WOULD RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ASSESSMENT FUNDING LLC OWNED BY MEMBER WORKING CAPITAL FOR AVANT ASSESSMENT LLC X 383400 605056 0 1 1 605056 ASSESSMENT FUNDING LLC OWNED BY MEMBER 557800 LOAN PROCEEDS PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST ON OUTSTANDING BALANCE INCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST OF $47,256. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ARNEE R. WINSHALL (PRESIDENT/CEO/MEMBER) IS MARRIED TO WALTER A. WINSHALL (MEMBER) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE A MEMBERSHIP CONSISTING OF A MAXIMUM OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS. THE FOUNDERS OF THE CORPORATION, WALTER A. WINSHALL AND ARNEE R. WINSHALL, SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND THE MANNER BY WHICH NEW MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED AND APPOINTED IS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS, BY MAJORITY VOTE EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND RIGHTS OF THE CORPORATION: - TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 4.2 OF THE BYLAWS; - TO REMOVE DIRECTORS AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 4.12 OF THE BYLAWS; - TO APPROVE ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF THE CORPORATION; - TO APPROVE SUCH AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 13; TO APPROVE, BY TWO-THIRS VOTE OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP, ALL SALES, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION; - AND SUCH OTHER POWERS AND RIGHTS AS ARE VESTED IN MEMBERS BY LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 IRS FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT WITH THE PREPARER AND PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED ALONG WITH ONGOING DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT OF ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS AFTER REVIEW OF LOCAL COMPARABLE SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND RECORDED IN A LETTER OF APPOINTMENT (CONTRACT). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 144,523. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,402. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,775. TOTAL EXPENSES 158,700. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. EXPLANATION FOR AMENDED RETURN ORGANIZATION COMPLETED THE ANNUAL AUDIT THAT NECESSITATED THE CORRECTION OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014.