UASPIRE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
UASPIRE INC (EIN 46-1314848)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-11
IRS object ID
201621329349301547
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-05-11T12:32:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043027605PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAMET & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11330 BOYLSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHESTNUT HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP024672111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461314848EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UASPIRE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUASPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177787195PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 MILK STREET NO 900AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT GIANNINO-RACINEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177787195PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL FORD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01332603PTIN
Phone6177311222PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT GIANNINO-RACINEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 MILK STREET NO 900AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,503,027GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.UASPIRE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionUASPIRE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE PATH TO - AND THROUGH - A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee70TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,203,457PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,041,802CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$349,751PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,402,507CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,601PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$34,158CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$56,548PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$100,360CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,503,261PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,378,107CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$116,850PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$200,865CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,707,727PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,061,111CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,735,684CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$509,669PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,083,351CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,334,246PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,345,327CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,169,015PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$32,780CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,465,670TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,442,025TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$288,879TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$247,684TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,176,791NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,194,341NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionUASPIRE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE PATH TO - AND THROUGH - A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,043,819ExpenseAmt
Revenue$597,000RevenueAmt
DescWORKING IN COORDINATION WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, UASPIRE PROVIDES IN-SCHOOL COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID ADVISING TO LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN BOSTON AND SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$655,838ExpenseAmt
Revenue$144,804RevenueAmt
DescUASPIRE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE ARE ABLE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE PATH TO AND THROUGH A POST SECONDARY DEGREE PROGRAM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$256,093ExpenseAmt
Revenue$230,358RevenueAmt
DescUASPIRE IS WORKING ON A RESEARCH STUDY WITH THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FUNDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES/US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE STUDY IS TITLED "DIGITAL MESSAGING FOR IMPROVING COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND SUCCESS AND IS TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENT OUTREACH BY TEXT MESSAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON POSITIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE PERTAINING TO COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$346,730ExpenseAmt
Grant$200,865GrantAmt
Revenue$430,345RevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$346,730TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$200,865TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$430,345TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,302,480TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee70EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAVID DOREBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6177787195PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line131 MILK STREET 900AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ERIN COX
PRESIDENT45.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$137,365$0$18,295
DAVID DORE
CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$123,228$0$17,597
MARY JO MEISNER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EJ LANDRY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT ALDSWORTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE ASHA COOPER PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI BELLINGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL MCCLEMENTS
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER PACKARD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA RIVERA WEISSBLUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANDY SAVITZ-ROMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORA SEGAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB SHIREMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL STEINHAUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GIANNINO-RACINE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER45.00$151,112$0$9,866Yes (X)
CHUCK GORDON
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER50.00$160,447$0$8,487Yes (X)
GABRIELLE KING-MORSE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MASSACHUSETTS45.00$126,100$0$18,182Yes (X)
JENNIFER LARA FOX
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BAY AREA45.00$119,734$0$2,965Yes (X)
LAURA KEANE
VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIPS35.00$109,713$0$5,784Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$927,699TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$81,176TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$262,056FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,779,746AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$24,612NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,041,802TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOLLEGE AFFORDABILITYDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$597,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$597,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$805,507TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$805,507RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,402,507TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,158TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$34,158ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$24,560FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$262,056ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$124,920FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$100,360TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$100,360ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,378,107TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,402,507RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$66,202ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,865TotalAmt
Program Services$200,865ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$411,705TotalAmt
Program Services$239,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,372FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,962,362TotalAmt
Program Services$1,723,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,096,307FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,369TotalAmt
Program Services$67,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,649FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$322,059TotalAmt
Program Services$184,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,790ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$121,491FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$246,616TotalAmt
Program Services$143,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,268FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,000TotalAmt
Program Services$18,378ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,622FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,378TotalAmt
Program Services$103,651ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$33,727FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,295TotalAmt
Program Services$20,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,048FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,026TotalAmt
Program Services$31,675ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$291FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,807TotalAmt
Program Services$91,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,071FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,600TotalAmt
Program Services$217,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,797FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,013TotalAmt
Program Services$126,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,205FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,746TotalAmt
Management And General$26,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,132TotalAmt
Program Services$8,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET$56,846$46,077$1,877$8,892
SOFTWARE$46,759$38,400$1,587$6,772
OTHER EVENT EXPENSE$39,225$26,668$0$12,557
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$19,494$3,635$12,190$3,669

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,030TotalAmt
Program Services$9,492ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,946FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,345,327TotalAmt
Program Services$3,302,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$307,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,735,684FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$370,059BOYAmt
EOY$85,007EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,914BOYAmt
EOY$20,754EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,649BOYAmt
EOY$225,990EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,567BOYAmt
EOY$218,620EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,245BOYAmt
EOY$54,630EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$178,742LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$90,179LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,151BOYAmt
EOY$88,563EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$577,367BOYAmt
EOY$607,931EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,718BOYAmt
EOY$140,530EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,465,670BOYAmt
EOY$1,442,025EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,603BOYAmt
EOY$76,096EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,636BOYAmt
EOY$80,044EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,640BOYAmt
EOY$91,544EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$288,879BOYAmt
EOY$247,684EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,193BOYAmt
EOY$74,935EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$604,689BOYAmt
EOY$561,497EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,909BOYAmt
EOY$557,909EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,176,791BOYAmt
EOY$1,194,341EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,465,670BOYAmt
EOY$1,442,025EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$32,780ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$15,230NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$111,596DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$111,596OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Minus1 Year$3,346,934CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,041,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,388,736TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$206,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,042,507CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,248,781TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,553,208CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,084,309CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,637,517TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$8,637,517PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,158CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,759TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,158CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,759TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,559,809CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,118,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,678,276TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99530PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99810PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00470InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00190InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$90,636BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$306,200AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$316,792DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$80,044EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,162,598BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$450,497ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$493,689OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,119,406EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$1,162,598ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$1,162,598EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.49840PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.50160TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,318OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,435DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,883BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$156,424OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$87,744DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,680BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$88,563TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITDesc
Book Value$140,530BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$140,530TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$91,544Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$91,544TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,599,393TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$15,230NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$111,596DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$96,366RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,503,027RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$124,920OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$124,920RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,378,107TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,581,843TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$111,596DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$124,920OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$236,516ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,345,327ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,345,327TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A GRANT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER NON-PROFIT. THE ENDING BALANCE REPRESENTS FUNDS NOT YET DISTRIBUTED TO THE NON-PROFIT.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES SPECIAL EVENT
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES SPECIAL EVENT

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FIRST ONE - MAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$192,737GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$182,537CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$10,200GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$41,321FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$11,878OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FIRST ONE - BAY AREAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$52,033GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$45,923CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,110GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$22,921FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,034OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$41,846GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$33,596CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$8,250GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$4,169RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$8,252FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$28,345OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$286,616GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$262,056CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$24,560GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$6,169RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$72,494FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$46,257OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$124,920DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$100,360NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONGrantTypeTxt
Recipient205RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$200,865CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOK VALUEValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AT BOSTON AND SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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 (3 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
ERIN COX
PRESIDENT$137,365$0$0$0$0$0$6,974$0$11,321$0$155,660$0$0$0
ROBERT GIANNINO-RACINE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$151,112$0$0$0$0$0$7,685$0$2,181$0$160,978$0$0$0
CHUCK GORDON
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER$160,447$0$0$0$0$0$8,022$0$465$0$168,934$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$24,612NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2UASPIRE IS WORKING ON A RESEARCH STUDY WITH THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FUNDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES/US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE STUDY IS TITLED "DIGITAL MESSAGING FOR IMPROVING COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND SUCCESS AND IS TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENT OUTREACH BY TEXT MESSAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON POSITIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE PERTAINING TO COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, IT IS REVIEWED BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXISTENCE OF ANY ISSUES THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER ANY DIRECTOR , BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE MIGHT CONCEIVABLY HAVE AN INTEREST WHICH COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR DIRECTLY WITH THE BOARD, SHOULD THEY FEEL THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS AS DEFINED BY THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO PERFORM A STUDY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SIMILAR SIZED COMPANIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY WAS WITHIN THE RANGE SUGGESTED BY THE CONSULTING FIRM AND WAS APPROVED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH REPORTED ITS CONCLUSION AND PROCESS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE HAVE BEEN SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ATTACHED TO THE FORM PC FILED WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE NOT POSTED TO SUCH WEBSITE, BUT ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES (EXPENSE) -111,596.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE IN OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS.

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