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CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY INC (EIN 04-3523528)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201601349349304545
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-05-13T13:51:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203985546PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210AddressLine1Txt
CityWAKEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01880ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043523528EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174920800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1675 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 7AddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021393309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHIL BUCHANANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174920800PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSEAN DONLANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00300343PTIN
Phone7819143400PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPHIL BUCHANANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SUITE 7AddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021393309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,555,344GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EFFECTIVEPHILANTHROPY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCEP'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DATA AND CREATE INSIGHT SO PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS CAN BETTER DEFINE, ASSESS, AND IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS - AND, AS A RESULT, THEIR INTENDED IMPACT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee47TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers47TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,689,584PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,629,649CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,331,877PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,891,105CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$10,517PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$34,590CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,031,978PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,555,344CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,961,282PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$111,297CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,742,717PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,593,926CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,703,999PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,091,084CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$327,979PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$464,260CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,661,523TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,077,042TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$644,890TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$631,706TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,016,633NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,445,336NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCEP'S MISSSION IS TO PROVIDE DATA AND CREATE INSIGHT SO PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS CAN BETTER DEFINE, ASSESS, AND IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS - AND, AS A RESULT, THEIR INTENDED IMPACT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,729,487ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,891,105RevenueAmt
DescTHE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY (CEP) IS TO PROVIDE DATA AND CREATE INSIGHT SO PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS CAN BETTER DEFINE, ASSESS, AND IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS - AND, AS A RESULT, THEIR INTENDED IMPACT. CEP PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH THAT FUELS THE CREATION OF ASSESSMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PROGRAMMING. IN 2015, CEP CONDUCTED STUDIES THAT RESULTED IN THE REPORTS, "ASSESSING TO ACHIEVE HIGH PERFORMANCE: WHAT NONPROFITS ARE DOING AND HOW FOUNDATIONS CAN HELP," "INVESTING AND SOCIAL IMPACT: PRACTICES OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND "BENCHMARKING FOUNDATION GOVERNANCE." CEP DELIVERED 87 ASSESSMENTS TO FOUNDATIONS AND GRANTMAKERS IN 2015, INCLUDING THE GRANTEE PERCEPTION REPORT (GPR), THE APPLICANT PERCEPTION REPORT (APR), THE STAFF PERCEPTION REPORT (SPR), AND THE DONOR PERCEPTION REPORT (DPR). CEP ALSO COMPLETED SEVEN ADVISORY SERVICES ENGAGEMENTS WITH FOUNDATION CLIENTS. IN ADDITION, CEP CONTINUED ITS WORK COLLECTING BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING IN SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS THROUGH THE YOUTHTRUTH PROJECT. CEP HOSTED ITS BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MAY 2015 IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND STAFF PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS AND CONVENINGS. CEP RELEASED NUMEROUS COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE CEP BLOG, NEWSLETTER, MENTIONS AND PLACEMENTS IN ONLINE AND PRINT MEDIA PUBLICATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,729,487TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee47EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALEXSANDRA OCASIOPersonNm
Phone6174920800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021393309ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
GRANT OLIPHANT
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY COOPER GUEYE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRYSTAL HAYLING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN MERCHANT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK OBER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HILARY PENNINGTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTY PICHEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NADYA SHMAVONIAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCE STEHLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FAY TWERSKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN PERRY WOOTEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BUCHANAN
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)$437,909$0$30,559Yes (X)
KEVIN BOLDUC
VP, ASSESSMENT & ADVISORY SERVICES50.00$211,414$0$20,415Yes (X)
ELLIE BUTEAU
VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH50.00$179,333$0$19,171Yes (X)
JENNIFER WILKA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YOUTHTRUTH50.00$173,259$0$8,919Yes (X)
ALEX OCASIO
DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADM50.00$128,893$0$11,761Yes (X)
GRACE NICOLETTE PART TIME
DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING & EXTERNAL RELATIONS39.00$113,495$0$20,446Yes (X)
ALYSE D'AMICO PART TIME
DIRECTOR, HUMAN CAPITAL30.00$91,115$0$4,557Yes (X)
AUSTIN LONG
DIRECTOR, ASSESSMENT & ADVISORY SERVICES50.00$151,628$0$12,814Yes (X)
ROBERT CORREIA JR FORMER
FORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD50.00$101,982$0$6,761Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,589,028TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$135,403TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
QUICK LEFT INC
902 PEARL STREETBOULDERCO80302ONLINE APP DESIGN$263,220
BOSTON IT SERVICES
711 ATLANTIC AVENUEBOSTONMA02111TECH SUPPORT$180,054
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,629,649AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,629,649TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ASSESSMENT TOOLS541900$2,602,305$2,602,305
CONFERENCE REGISTRATIO541610$279,190$279,190
SPEAKING FEE541610$9,610$9,610
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,891,105TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,590TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$34,590ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,555,344TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,891,105RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$34,590ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,589,028TotalAmt
Program Services$1,271,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$286,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,781FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,214,752TotalAmt
Program Services$1,764,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$408,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,252FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,878TotalAmt
Program Services$122,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,518ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,058FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,812TotalAmt
Program Services$221,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,154FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,688TotalAmt
Program Services$213,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,101FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,220TotalAmt
Program Services$18,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,100TotalAmt
Management And General$40,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$723,628TotalAmt
Program Services$613,648ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,109FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,472TotalAmt
Program Services$15,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,878TotalAmt
Program Services$54,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,303FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,772TotalAmt
Program Services$162,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,893FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$443,366TotalAmt
Program Services$336,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,512FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,969TotalAmt
Program Services$116,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,783FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$351,791TotalAmt
Program Services$351,791ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,551TotalAmt
Program Services$161,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,870FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$106,826$87,323$18,952$551
MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT$73,649$59,169$13,066$1,414
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$56,632$45,498$10,047$1,087
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$37,345$34,032$3,313$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,727TotalAmt
Program Services$79,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,429FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,091,084TotalAmt
Program Services$5,729,487ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,250,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,297FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,211,149BOYAmt
EOY$296,351EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,681,125BOYAmt
EOY$3,549,312EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,197,034BOYAmt
EOY$2,073,833EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,962BOYAmt
EOY$382,543EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,683BOYAmt
EOY$69,019EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,647,329LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,021,670LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,179BOYAmt
EOY$625,659EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,521BOYAmt
EOY$20,055EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,870BOYAmt
EOY$60,270EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,661,523BOYAmt
EOY$7,077,042EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,284BOYAmt
EOY$411,599EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,606BOYAmt
EOY$189,845EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$30,262EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$644,890BOYAmt
EOY$631,706EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,540,158BOYAmt
EOY$3,615,179EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,476,475BOYAmt
EOY$2,830,157EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,016,633BOYAmt
EOY$6,445,336EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,661,523BOYAmt
EOY$7,077,042EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$464,260ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$35,557NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,227,983CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,410,285CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,631,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,689,584CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,629,649CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,589,119TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,990,787CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,170,504CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,321,999CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,331,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,891,105CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,706,272TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,218,770CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,580,789CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,953,617CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,021,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,520,754CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,295,391TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,733,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,074,698CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$523,817CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$174,477CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$85,491CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,591,933TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,733,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,074,698CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$523,817CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$174,477CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$85,491CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,591,933TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$30,703,458PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,186CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,859CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,019CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,629CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$210,902TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,186CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,859CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,019CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,629CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$210,902TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,250,956CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,624,648CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,005,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,065,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,559,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,506,293TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.88980PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.83150PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00610InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00710InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$225,444OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$225,444DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,180,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$796,226DepreciationAmt
Book Value$384,348BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$241,311OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$241,311BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$625,659TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTENANT SECURITY DEPOSIT PAYABLEDesc
Amt$30,262Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$30,262TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,520,754TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,520,754RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$34,590OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$34,590RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,555,344TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,091,084TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,091,084ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,091,084TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILED RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON AUDIT BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION ACCRUES INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FEDERAL, CALIFORNIA AND MASSACHUSETTS TAX RETURNS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THESE JURISDICTIONS IS GENERALLY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS NETTED AGAINST UNREALIZED LOSSES

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PHIL BUCHANAN
PRESIDENT$337,137$0$100,772$0$0$0$18,331$0$18,826$0$475,066$0$0$0
KEVIN BOLDUC
VP, ASSESSMENT & ADVISORY SERVICES$167,893$0$43,521$0$0$0$9,383$0$12,712$0$233,509$0$0$0
ELLIE BUTEAU
VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH$142,645$0$36,688$0$0$0$8,704$0$11,775$0$199,812$0$0$0
JENNIFER WILKA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YOUTHTRUTH$137,535$0$35,724$0$0$0$4,985$0$5,350$0$183,594$0$0$0
AUSTIN LONG
DIRECTOR, ASSESSMENT & ADVISORY SERV$124,560$0$27,068$0$0$0$7,652$0$6,350$0$165,630$0$0$0
ROBERT CORREIA JR FORMER
FORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD$101,982$0$0$0$0$0$2,397$0$4,774$0$109,153$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PAID MARNY SUMRALL THE AMOUNT OF $29,932.70. THE ORGANIZATION PAID ROBERT CORREIA THE AMOUNT OF $40,341.66.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11CEP STAFF DISTRIBUTES ITS DRAFT 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. IN PARTICULAR, THE BOARD CHAIR, THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIR ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING. ANY CONCERNS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF CEP'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRAION FOR DISCUSSION AND RESOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPLETES, SIGNS, AND DELIVERS TO THE PRESIDENT AN ANNUAL AFFILIATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT NAMING ANY AFFILIATION WITH CEP'S COMPETING/COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS, VENDORS AND CONSULTANTS. ALL RESPONSES ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CLERK. ANY RESPONSES RAISING CONCERN ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PRESIDENT, AND, IN THE CASE OF BOARD MEMBERS OR THE PRESIDENT, TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEP ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW ITS COMPENSATION APPROACH AND STRUCTURE FOR ALL POSITIONS (EXCLUDING THE PRESIDENT) ON A THREE YEAR INTERVAL AND FOR NEW POSITIONS AS NECESSARY. CEP ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW ITS COMPENSATION APPROACH AND STRUCTURE FOR THE PRESIDENT EVERY SEVERAL YEARS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE CONSULTANTS COMPILE AND ANALYZE SALARY DATA FOR POSTIONS COMPARABLE (BASED ON SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES, MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION REVENUES) TO THE POSTIONS OF CEP EMPLOYEES, UTILIZING PUBLISHED SURVEY RESOURCES AND MARKET ANALYSES, DATA FROM THEIR OWN CLIENT DATABASE, AND, AS AVAILABLE, DATA REPORTED IN IRS FORMS 990 FOR ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THE CONSULTANTS OFTEN INTERVIEW EMPLOYEES TO GAIN A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR POSITIONS. FOR THE PRESIDENT: IN 2014 AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT PREPARED A BENCHMARKING REPORT SUMMARIZING METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. HE REVIEWED THE REPORT WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE REPORT INFORMED THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT WERE CAPTURED, MAINTAINED, AND COMMUNICATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL. FOR OFFICERS/KEY EMPLOYEES: THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS PREPARE REPORTS SUMMARIZING THEIR METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO COMPENSATION AND REVIEW THE REPORTS WITH CEP'S PRESIDENT, AND, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRAION, AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL. THE REPORTS INFORM COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES MADE BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DISCUSSION AND THE DECISION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE KEY EMPLOYEE IS CAPTURED AND MAINTAINED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ALL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 613,648. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 106,871. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,109. TOTAL EXPENSES 723,628.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.