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MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION INC (EIN 04-3274599)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-10
IRS object ID
201543149349300449
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)
Return2015-11-10T08:56:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1117 KENDRICK STREET SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02494ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043274599EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FORBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMASSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177373122PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 ATLANTIC AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA M NOONANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177373122PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIC SAUNDERSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00039212PTIN
Phone6175594400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLINDA M NOONANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 ATLANTIC AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$859,227GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.MBAE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION (MBAE) IS COMMITTED TO A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WILL PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE SUCCESSFULLY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. WE BRING TOGETHER BUSINESS AND EDUCATION LEADERS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES BASED ON MEASURABLE STANDARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE, AND EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body27VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent27VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers125TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$777,250PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$859,200CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$27CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$79PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$777,329PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$859,227CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$277,781PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$323,644CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$14,130CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$463,643PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$231,362CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$741,424PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$555,006CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$35,905PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$304,221CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$282,877TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$588,245TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,074TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$11,221TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$272,803NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$577,024NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION (MBAE) IS COMMITTED TO A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WILL PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE SUCCESSFULLY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. WE BRING TOGETHER BUSINESS AND EDUCATION LEADERS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES BASED ON MEASURABLE STANDARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE, AND EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$246,820ExpenseAmt
DescCOLLEGE/CAREER READINESS - ONE OF MBAE CENTRAL GOALS IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER, AND THAT OUR SCHOOLS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE CHANGING DEMANDS OF THE WORKPLACE. WE WORK WITH POLICY AND BUSINESS PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO TAKE A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO HELP STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL NEED TO INCREASE THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF OUR CITIZENS. THIS YEAR, WE PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE STATE'S FUTURE READY MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN, WORKING WITH MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS FOR THEIR PROGRAMS, REACHING NEW COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL EFFORTS AND PARTNERING WITH STATE AGENCIES FOR A SUMMIT ATTENDED BY 600 PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH YOUTH PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$214,537ExpenseAmt
Revenue$175,000RevenueAmt
DescNEW OPPURTUNITY TO LEAD - MBAE'S PROJECT TO GUIDE THE NEXT WAVE OF EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS INVOLVED OVER 200 PEOPLE IN WORKSHOPS AND FOCUS GROUPS. OUR PROVOCATIVE MARCH 2014 REPORT SET OUT A NEW EDUCATION VISION THAT WILL HELP ALL STUDENTS ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS AND PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN A 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. AFTER WIDESPREAD ATTENTION, THE REPORT NOW SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF CHALLENGES MASSACHUSETTS FACES. STATE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND POLITICAL LEADERS HAVE REFERENCED THE REPORT'S IMPORTANCE IN STIMULATING BIGGER, LONG-TERM THINKING ABOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO GROWING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$19,791ExpenseAmt
Revenue$25,000RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION REFORM - MBAE IS CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF EDUCATION REFORMS DEVELOPED BY THE ORGANIZATION BASED ON HIGH STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN RETURN FOR FUNDING TO MEET THESE DEMANDS. THIS COMPACT HAS PROPELLED MASSACHUSETTS TO THE TOP OF THE NATION ON MANY MEASURES OF EDUCATION PROGRESS YET UNACCEPTABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT GAPS PERSIST. MBAE THEREFORE SPENT MUCH OF THIS YEAR PLANNING AND BEGINNING A MAJOR PROJECT TO ASSESS THE STATUS OF EDUCATION ATTAINMENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH, EXPLORE WHAT OTHER HIGH PERFORMING STATES AND NATIONS ARE DOING, AND PRODUCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCELERATING PROGRESS IN EDUCATION REFORM IN MASSACHUSETTSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$481,148TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members27GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member27IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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 Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6177373122PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 ATLANTIC AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANNE MCGRATH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH E ESPOSITO CPA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREA BRUCE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN BURKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JD CHESLOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT B FRASER ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE COOLIDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH C GAMSE EDD
CLERK1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HENRY C DINGER ESQ
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GITTENS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA S EAGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD C LORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN D STUART
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN G MACDONALD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM WALCZAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MANCUSO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDRE MAYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILEEN MCANNENY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER NESSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J WIDMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EILEEN RUDDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER J DELOREY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON M DRISCOLL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID R GAGNON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN HURD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SUTICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET G TOLPIN PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA M NOONAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$135,000$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$135,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$859,200AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$859,200TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$859,227TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$27ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,744TotalAmt
Program Services$251,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,524FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,900TotalAmt
Program Services$28,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,404FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,385TotalAmt
Program Services$131,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,567TotalAmt
Program Services$25,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$385FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,341TotalAmt
Program Services$1,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$321ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,699TotalAmt
Program Services$23,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,500FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,433TotalAmt
Program Services$7,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,079FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,530TotalAmt
Management And General$7,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING AND COPYING$6,084$4,794$1,290
TELEPHONE$5,371$4,655$478$238
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,935$2,318$617
WEBSITE/INTERNET$2,727$183$2,544

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,290TotalAmt
Program Services$193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$555,006TotalAmt
Program Services$481,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,130FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,193BOYAmt
EOY$31,010EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,248BOYAmt
EOY$50,271EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,442BOYAmt
EOY$477,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$77,381LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$47,917LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,994BOYAmt
EOY$29,464EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$282,877BOYAmt
EOY$588,245EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,074BOYAmt
EOY$11,221EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,074BOYAmt
EOY$11,221EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,394BOYAmt
EOY$44,283EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,409BOYAmt
EOY$532,741EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,803BOYAmt
EOY$577,024EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$282,877BOYAmt
EOY$588,245EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$304,221ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$278,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$224,700CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$455,705CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$777,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$759,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,495,305TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$278,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$224,700CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$455,705CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$777,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$759,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,495,305TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,069,825SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,425,480PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,975CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$79CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,967TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,501,272TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.56990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.66320PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$400MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or BroadcastYes (1)PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast$313PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$2,475DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$3,188TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION (MBAE) IS COMMITTED TO A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WILL PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE SUCCESSFULLY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. TO FULFILL THIS MISSION, WE LOBBIED MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE IN FAVOR OF BILLS THAT WOULD PROVIDE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION TO RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS AND STRENGTHEN THE STATES COMPETITIVE POSITION AS STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ENACT EDUCATION REFORMS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL RACE TO THE TOP. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED EMAILS, LETTERS, FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS, PHONE CALLS AND TESTIMONY AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH INFORMATION AND DATA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,381OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,917DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,464BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$29,464TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,027,486TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$168,259DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$168,259RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$859,227RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$859,227TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$723,265TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$168,259DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$168,259ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$555,006ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$555,006TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. IF THE ORGANIZATION WAS TO INCUR A FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX LIABILITY IN THE FUTURE, INTEREST AND PENALTIES WOULD BE REPORTED AS INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THERE ARE NO SUCH EXAMINATIONS IN PROCESS OR PENDING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS SIGN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY AND MAKES ANY DECISIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION CHANGES. EVERY THREE YEARS, A COMPENSATION SURVEY IS CONDUCTED AND USED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 131,848. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,537. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 137,385.