EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC (EIN 20-1978102)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-17
IRS object ID
201542299349300544
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-08-17T08:20:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN431985162PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201978102EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6176078000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1Txt
CityWATERTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02472ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN H MILESPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6176078000PhoneNum
Signature2015-08-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSANDRA M BROWN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01614103PTIN
Phone5088717178PhoneNum
Preparation2015-08-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKAREN H MILESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1Txt
CityWATERTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02472ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,674,448GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ERSTRATEGIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS BY HELPING LEADERS STRATEGICALLY USE RESOURCES TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body4VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,023,460PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,075,283CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,389,916PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,596,788CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,521PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,377CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,415,897PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,674,448CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,570,391PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,335,885CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$64,006CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,443,248PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,623,445CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,013,639PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,959,330CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,402,258PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$284,882CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$7,894,954TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$383,941TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$364,330TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,815,506NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,530,624NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS BY HELPING LEADERS STRATEGICALLY USE RESOURCES TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,199,664ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$4,102,644RevenueAmt
DescCONSULTING:ERS' GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE WAY TIME, PEOPLE AND MONEY ARE USED IN URBAN EDUCATION SO THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. WE WORK WITH LARGE URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO TRANSFORM THEIR RESOURCE USE TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. ERS HAS DEVELOPED A VISION FOR HOW SCHOOLS CAN STRATEGICALLY MANAGE THEIR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AND HOW SCHOOL SYSTEMS CAN ORGANIZE TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN THESE EFFORTS. WE WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO REALIZE THIS TRANSFORMATION. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE BEGUN WORKING WITH STATES AROUND ON HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR DISTRICTS IN TRANSFORMATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,479,244ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$31RevenueAmt
DescKNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH:ERS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE LARGEST URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY IN THE AREA OF STRATEGIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION. WE HAVE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 20 SCHOOL SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE TO INTRODUCE INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS. ERS IS COMMITTED TO DISSEMINATING THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM OUR EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH BY PROVIDING INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO DISTRICT LEADERS, PARTNERING WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THE WORD OUT, AND CONVENING THOUGHT LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,472,555ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$494,113RevenueAmt
DescTOOLS AND TRAINING:ERS HAS DEVELOPED A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO AID DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF UNINTENTIONAL "MISALIGNMENT', WHERE SPENDING PATTERNS DO NOT ACTUALLY SUPPORT STRATEGIC GOALS THAT WILL LEAD TO HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS. VARIOUS TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT DISTRICT LEADERS IN BOTH GETTING A QUICK OVERVIEW OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION CHALLENGES AND IN CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS USING ACTUAL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL-LEVEL DATA. SOME ARE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM THE ERS WEBSITE AT NO COSTS. IN ADDITION, ERS IS BEGINNING TO OFFER DIRECT SUPPORT TO HELP SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS, AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM, TO MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF OUR TOOLS TO CREATE LOCAL CHANGE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$6,151,463TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee54EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAREN H MILES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6176078000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1Txt
CityWATERTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02472ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ELLEN GUINEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA BLENKO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIS HAWLEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
URI TREISMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER GORMAN
FORMER TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN H MILES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR32.00$169,538$0$16,743Yes (X)
KAREN BAROODY
MANAGING DIRECTOR20.00$83,000$0$4,275Yes (X)
STEPHEN FRANK
PARTNER40.00$188,944$0$9,314Yes (X)
JONATHAN TRAVERS
PARTNER40.00$197,238$0$19,973Yes (X)
DAVID ROSENBERG
PARTNER40.00$168,300$0$408Yes (X)
KRISTAN SINGLETON
PARTNER40.00$142,800$0$7,541Yes (X)
KRISTEN FERRIS
PARTNER32.00$140,250$0$7,412Yes (X)
SAMANTHA HURWITZ ENSSLIN
PARTNER40.00$119,066$0$3,187Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
PARTNER40.00$101,292$0$8,587Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,310,428TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$77,440TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K12IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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
VERNDALE CORPORATION
320 CONGRESS STREETBOSTONMA02210SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$914,247
GREEN RIVER DATA ANALYSIS LLC
167 MAIN STREET SUITE 103BRATTLEBOROVT05301SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$173,610
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,075,283AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,075,283TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACT SERVICE REVEN611710$4,423,474$4,423,474
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT611710$92,981$92,981
LICENSING INCOME611710$80,333$80,333
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,596,788TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,377TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,377ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,674,448TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,596,788RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,377ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$698,749TotalAmt
Program Services$615,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,382FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,117,541TotalAmt
Program Services$2,744,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$330,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,089FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,825TotalAmt
Program Services$60,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$471FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,489TotalAmt
Program Services$160,184ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,101FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,281TotalAmt
Program Services$238,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,600TotalAmt
Management And General$3,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,682TotalAmt
Management And General$14,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$659,884TotalAmt
Program Services$591,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,988TotalAmt
Program Services$278,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,843FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,843TotalAmt
Program Services$207,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,153FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,157TotalAmt
Program Services$356,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,501FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$899,586TotalAmt
Program Services$881,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,461FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,388TotalAmt
Management And General$13,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$84,179$12,769$71,405$5
MISCELLANEOUS$6,138$4,697$1,441

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,959,330TotalAmt
Program Services$6,151,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$743,861ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,006FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$318,398BOYAmt
EOY$1,363,702EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,992,139BOYAmt
EOY$1,793,467EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,458,400BOYAmt
EOY$715,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,118,176BOYAmt
EOY$1,851,979EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,276BOYAmt
EOY$38,812EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,453,547LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,359,553LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,213,058BOYAmt
EOY$2,093,994EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,000BOYAmt
EOY$38,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,199,447BOYAmt
EOY$7,894,954EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,043BOYAmt
EOY$250,965EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$20,046EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,898BOYAmt
EOY$93,319EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$383,941BOYAmt
EOY$364,330EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,918,548BOYAmt
EOY$4,270,255EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,896,958BOYAmt
EOY$3,260,369EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,815,506BOYAmt
EOY$7,530,624EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,199,447BOYAmt
EOY$7,894,954EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$284,882ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,448,534CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,168,884CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,031,748CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,062,786CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,498,757CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,210,709TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,448,534CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,168,884CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,031,748CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,062,786CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,498,757CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,210,709TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,083,907SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,126,802PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,053CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,377CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,553TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,236,262TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,035,457GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59210PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.20120PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support PY5090.20120PublicSupportPY509Pct
Facts And Circumstances TestFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, AN ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. ERS' GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE WAY TIME, PEOPLE AND MONEY ARE USED IN URBAN EDUCATION SO THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. WE WORK WITH LARGE URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO TRANSFORM THEIR RESOURCE USE TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. ERS HAS DEVELOPED A VISION FOR HOW SCHOOLS CAN STRATEGICALLY MANAGE THEIR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AND HOW SCHOOL SYSTEMS CAN ORGANIZE TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN THESE EFFORTS. WE WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO REALIZE THIS TRANSFORMATION. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE BEGUN WORKING WITH STATES AROUND ON HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR DISTRICTS IN TRANSFORMATION. BASED ON THIS MISSION, DISTRICT CONTRACT REVENUE WAS RECLASSIFIED TO LINE 1 OF THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST AS GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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$85,347OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,802DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,545BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$195,951OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$160,870DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,081BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,172,249OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,162,881DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,009,368BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,093,994TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$93,319Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$93,319TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,674,448TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,674,448RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,674,448TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,959,330TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,959,330ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,959,330TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTAX POSITION: THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY EVALUATES ALL TAX POSITIONS, AND MAKES A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE POSITIONS BEING UPHELD UNDER REVIEW. THE PRIMARY TAX POSITIONS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE EXISTENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FOR THE YEARS PRESENTED, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY TAX BENEFITS OR LOSS CONTINGENCIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THIS EVALUATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (5 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
KAREN H MILES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$169,538$0$0$0$0$0$8,600$0$8,143$0$186,281$0$0$0
STEPHEN FRANK
PARTNER$188,944$0$0$0$0$0$8,750$0$564$0$198,258$0$0$0
JONATHAN TRAVERS
PARTNER$197,238$0$0$0$0$0$8,500$0$11,473$0$217,211$0$0$0
DAVID ROSENBERG
PARTNER$168,300$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$408$0$168,708$0$0$0
KRISTAN SINGLETON
PARTNER$142,800$0$0$0$0$0$7,140$0$401$0$150,341$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S FATHER IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE 990 COMPARING IT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL INFORMATION BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A PERIODIC BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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