HIGHER EDUCTION CONSORTIUM OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
HIGHER EDUCTION CONSORTIUM OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC (EIN 46-4753685)
Tax period
2014-01-29 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-03
IRS object ID
201510349349300956
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-02-03T09:47:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043037870PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOLLUS LYNCH LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line189 SHREWSBURY STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01604ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-29TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464753685EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF CENTRALBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2MASSACHUSETTS INCBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5087559400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 NORWICH STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01608ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEANINE BELCASTRO WENTPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5087559400PhoneNum
Signature2015-01-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARBARA E KINGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00005629PTIN
Phone5087557107PhoneNum
Preparation2015-01-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerJEANINE BELCASTRO WENTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 NORWICH STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01608ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$187,960GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HECCMA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS (HECCMA) IS AN ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. HECCMA IS COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO FURTHER THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$260CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$187,960CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$90,690CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,793CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$114,483CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$73,477CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY$73,477TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionHIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS (HECCMA) SERVES AS A MECHANISM THROUGH WHICH MEMBERS AND PARTNER INSITUTIONS SHARE RESOURCES AND COOPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$90,492ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTING WORCESTER AND THE REGION AS A COLLEGE TOWN AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY - PLANNED EVENTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSES HIGHLIGHTING HOW THE COLLEGES ARE INVOLVED IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. INFORMED COMMUNITY ABOUT AREAS WHERE INSTITUTIONS ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$17,515ExpenseAmt
DescCROSS REGISTRATION - WORKING WITH CAMPUS REGISTRARS AND CAMPUS DATABASE MANAGERS TO DEVELOP A PROCESS BY WHICH STUDENTS CAN SEARCH FOR COURSES THROUGH ONE CENTRAL WEBSITE, WITH DAILY AUTOMATED UPLOADS FROM EACH CAMPUS.Desc

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Expense$145ExpenseAmt
Revenue$260RevenueAmt
DescCOST EFFECTIVENESS - WORKING WITH CFO'S AND PURCHASING DIRECTORS TO DEVELOP COST EFFECTIVENESS MEASURES INCLUDING FOUR SHARED CONTRACTS, POLYBAGS, PAPER SUPPLIES, OFFICE SUPPLIES & TONER AND OFFICE FURNITURE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee1EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Excess Business Holdings0ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
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Phone5087559400PhoneNum

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Address Line111 NORWICH STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01608ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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DAVID ANGEL
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN WEST ENGELKEMEYER
CLERK1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LOCHHEAD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK P CALARESO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCESCO CESARIO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT E JOHNSON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV PHILIP L BOROUGHS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES F MONAHAN JR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL E CARBERRY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH T KOCHEVAR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL RYAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL COLLINS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY MALONEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANINE WENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$32,048$0$6,066
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$32,048TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Membership Dues$187,700MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$187,700TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$260TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$260RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$260TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$187,960TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$260RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$84,965TotalAmt
Program Services$84,965ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,725TotalAmt
Program Services$5,725ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,075TotalAmt
Management And General$1,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,325TotalAmt
Program Services$3,325ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88TotalAmt
Management And General$88ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389TotalAmt
Program Services$389ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,594TotalAmt
Program Services$1,594ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$750TotalAmt
Management And General$750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,865TotalAmt
Program Services$1,865ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,994TotalAmt
Management And General$2,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEETINGS & EVENTS$6,444$6,444
SUPPLIES$3,845$3,845
DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS & M$1,424$1,424

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,483TotalAmt
Program Services$108,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$46,456EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$28,886LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,865LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$27,021EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$73,477EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$73,477EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$73,477EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$73,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$73,477ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$187,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$187,700TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$187,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$187,700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$187,700PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$187,700TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$260GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,886OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,865DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,021BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$27,021TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE TAX RETURNS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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