THE B E L L FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: THE B E L L FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-3182053)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-01-15
IRS object ID: 201400159349301020
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-01-15T13:24:48-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SANDBERG & CREEDEN PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	331 PAGE ST STE 2	AddressLine1
City	STOUGHTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	020721172	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043182053	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE BELL FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BELL	NameControl
Phone	6172821567	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	60 CLAYTON STREET	AddressLine1
City	DORCHESTER	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02122	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ANTONIO BATTAGLIA	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	6172821567	Phone
Date Signed	2013-12-09	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THERESA J CREEDEN	Name
Phone	7813440850	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-01-06	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ANTONIO BATTAGLIA	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	60 CLAYTON STREET	AddressLine1
City	DORCHESTER	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02122	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	18128732	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.EXPERIENCEBELL.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1993	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	BELL EXISTS TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LIFE TRAJECTORIES OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED, URBAN COMMUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	13	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	2292	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	28307758	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	18054941	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	21637	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	9174	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	505	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	617	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-187684	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-130964	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	28142216	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	17933768	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	17143874	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	14390849	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	836818	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	6880155	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	6531774	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	24024029	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	20922623	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	4118187	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-2988855	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	17433501	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	14206850	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2491186	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2253390	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	14942315	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	11953460	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	BELL EXISTS TO TRANSFORM THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LIFE TRAJECTORIES OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED, URBAN COMMUNITIES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	7166590	Expense
Description	BELL AFTER SCHOOL OPERATES 3-5 DAYS PER WEEK, 2.5-3 HOURS PER DAY IN SCHOOL-BASED SITES. BELL PROGRAMS SET HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOLARS AND INCLUDE ELEMENTS THAT ARE PROVEN TO INCREASE THEIR TIME-ON-TASK AND ACCELERATE LEARNING, INCLUDING ACADEMIC TUTORING IN LITERACY AND MATH; MENTORSHIP FROM TEACHERS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE; PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; AND ONGOING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF. EACH YEAR, BELL HELPS THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN MAKE SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GAINS. ON AVERAGE: "SCHOLARS GAIN AT LEAST ONE MONTH OF GRADE-EQUIVALENT READING AND MATH SKILLS; "SCHOLARS OUTPACE NATIONAL NORMS IN ACQUIRING NEW ACADEMIC SKILLS AND NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR HIGHER-INCOME PEERS; "THE MAJORITY OF BELL PARENTS AGREE THAT BELL PROGRAMS HELP INCREASE THEIR CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM AND MOTIVATION TO LEARN. PARENTS ALSO REPORT THAT THEY FEEL MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION AS A RESULT OF BELL. THE CONSISTENT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GAINS ACHIEVED BY CHILDREN IN BELL PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO CONSIDERABLE NATIONAL ACCLAIM AND OPENED UP PATHWAYS FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT. "OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS, AND WINSTON-SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS, PARTNERED WITH BELL TO PROVIDE SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN PLACE OF TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL. IN 2013, BELL ALSO TESTED OUT A NEW PARTNERSHIP MODEL WITH THE Y-USA AND THREE OF ITS ASSOCIATIONS IN CHICAGO, HARTFORD, AND ORLANDO. BELL'S PARTNERSHIP MODEL IS DEMONSTRATING TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HOW SUMMER LEARNING CAN HELP ALL CHILDREN EXCEL AND TURN AROUND LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS. BELL IS WORKING TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND ITS IMPACT. GUIDED BY ITS 2012 - 2014 STRATEGIC PLAN, BELL IS BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO REACH MORE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES. IT IS PURSUING A NEXT-GENERATION INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TO TIE PARTICIPATION IN BELL SUMMER TO INCREASED STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLS. THROUGH ITS WORK, BELL IS HELPING ESTABLISH HIGH- QUALITY EXTENDED LEARNING PROGRAMS LIKE BELL SUMMER AS STANDARD ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION REFORM IN AMERICA.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	11256179	Expense
Description	IN THE SUMMER OF 2013, SUBSEQUENT TO THE YEAR UNDER AUDIT, BELL SERVED ROUGHLY 7,942 SCHOLARS IN 63 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SITES ACROSS 12 CITIES - THANKS TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, DONORS, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
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Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
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More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
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Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	true	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	61	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	2292	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	true	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	true	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	13	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE CORPORATION	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6172821567	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	60 CLAYTON STREET	AddressLine1
City	DORCHESTER	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02122	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (20 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
TIFFANY C GUEYE
PRES/CEO	40.00	X	X	244747	0	17046
LAURENE SPERLING
CHAIR	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOHN KIM
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER PIELA
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
NICHOLAS BOGARD
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
GENE GUILL
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN KELLEY
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
CHRIS BULGER
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
SOREN OBERG
VICE CHAIR	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
DONALD MANEKIN
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
JUSTIN SADRIAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
LAUREN SMITH
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
GARRET SMITH
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
PAULA ARROJO
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
ANTONIO BATTAGLIA
TREAS/CLERK/	40.00		X	194894	0	16464
JOSEPH SMALL JR
VP OF SCHOOL	40.00			163401	0	12824	X
ANNE CADEMENOS
CHIEF DEV OF	40.00			162804	0	0	X
MATTHEW BRADLEY
VP FIELD OPS	40.00			205438	0	34525		X
DAVID JONES
VP HUMAN RES	40.00			146773	0	31073		X
ANDREW MORSE
CONTROLLER	40.00			106607	0	21580		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1224664	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	133512	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	8	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
MDRC
16 EAST 34 STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10016	PROGRAM EVAL	594429
RAFANELLI EVENTS
867 BOYLSTON STREET	BOSTON	MA	02116	EVENT PLANNING	182737
FIT 4 LIFE KIDS
2682 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD	REDWOOD CITY	CA	94063	FITNESS PROGRAM	151007
ECRATCHIT
625 GROVE STREET	BRAINTREE	MA	02184	FINANCIAL CON	103284

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	4	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	365550	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	9742256	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	7947135	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	132398	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	18054941	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISC FEES	Description
Total Revenue Column	9174	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	9174	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	9174	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	617	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$617	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	365550	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	194964	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-130964	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$130,964	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	17933768	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	9174	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	-$130,347	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	921976	Total
Program Services	308093	ProgramServices
Management And General	448247	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	165636	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11529836	Total
Program Services	10712529	ProgramServices
Management And General	471903	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	345404	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	674316	Total
Program Services	541094	ProgramServices
Management And General	89443	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	43779	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	1117422	ProgramServices
Management And General	98894	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	48405	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24174	Total
Management And General	24174	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2034689	Total
Program Services	1839400	ProgramServices
Management And General	174553	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20736	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	102505	Total
Program Services	102505	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1986292	Total
Program Services	1834757	ProgramServices
Management And General	75757	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	75778	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	423877	Total
Program Services	260848	ProgramServices
Management And General	109455	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	53574	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	655719	Total
Program Services	578162	ProgramServices
Management And General	52071	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	25486	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	404329	Total
Program Services	332610	ProgramServices
Management And General	48151	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23568	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	171589	Total
Program Services	171589	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17743	Total
Program Services	9222	ProgramServices
Management And General	5721	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2800	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	164164	Total
Program Services	85325	ProgramServices
Management And General	52931	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	25908	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	152172	Total
Program Services	134692	ProgramServices
Management And General	11736	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5744	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	FIELD TRIPS & EVENTS	Description
Total	394521	Total
Program Services	394521	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	18422769	ProgramServices
Management And General	1663036	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	836818	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11590873	BOY
EOY	8222780	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2095414	BOY
EOY	1908040	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1698109	BOY
EOY	2491880	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1584567	BOY
EOY	1138187	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2443673	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2167001	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	302130	BOY
EOY	276672	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	162408	BOY
EOY	169291	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17433501	BOY
EOY	14206850	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2158686	BOY
EOY	1881808	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	332500	BOY
EOY	371582	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2491186	BOY
EOY	2253390	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4761616	BOY
EOY	4775955	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10180699	BOY
EOY	7177505	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14942315	BOY
EOY	11953460	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17433501	BOY
EOY	14206850	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	16374848	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	21839059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	28307758	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	18054941	CurrentTaxYear
Total	98194047	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	425360	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3299650	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1667018	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	132398	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5524426	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	13617441	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	16800208	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	25138709	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	29974776	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	18187339	CurrentTaxYear
Total	103718473	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	6873315	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	96845158	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8116	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2163	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1486	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	505	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	617	CurrentTaxYear
Total	12887	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	126119	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	320003	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	131185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	127102	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	64000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	768409	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	104499769	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	30811	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.92670	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.95020	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiled
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$31,686	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	31686	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED THE SERVICES OF ONE VENDOR DURING THE YEAR.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	174716	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	103081	Depreciation
Book Value	71635	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2268957	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2063920	Depreciation
Book Value	205037	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	276672	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	19018700	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	1084932	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	1084932	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	17933768	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	17933768	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	22007555	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	1084932	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	1084932	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	20922623	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	20922623	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	HOMECOMING	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	429550	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	365550	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	64000	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	194964	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	429550	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	365550	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	64000	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	194964	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	194964	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-130964	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
TIFFANY C GUEYE
PRESCEO	244747	15132	1914	261793
ANTONIO BATTAGLIA
TREASCLERKCOO	194894		16464	211358
JOSEPH SMALL JR
VP OF SCHOOL	163401		12824	176225
ANNE CADEMENOS
CHIEF DEV OFFICER	162804			162804
MATTHEW BRADLEY
VP FIELD OPS	205438	17000	17525	239963
DAVID JONES
VP HUMAN RES	146773	13362	17711	177846

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMALL POINT LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	BOD OWNER INTER	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	28885	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	RENTAL SPACE	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	TRANSPORTATION	Description
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	132398	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	"SCHOLARS OUTPACE NATIONAL NORMS IN ACQUIRING NEW ACADEMIC SKILLS AND NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR HIGHER-INCOME PEERS; "THE MAJORITY OF BELL PARENTS AGREE THAT BELL PROGRAMS HELP INCREASE THEIR CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM AND MOTIVATION TO LEARN. PARENTS ALSO REPORT THAT THEY FEEL MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION AS A RESULT OF BELL. THE CONSISTENT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GAINS ACHIEVED BY CHILDREN IN BELL PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO CONSIDERABLE NATIONAL ACCLAIM AND OPENED UP PATHWAYS FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT. "OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS, AND WINSTON-SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS, PARTNERED WITH BELL TO PROVIDE SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN PLACE OF TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL. IN 2013, BELL ALSO TESTED OUT A NEW PARTNERSHIP MODEL WITH THE Y-USA AND THREE OF ITS ASSOCIATIONS IN CHICAGO, HARTFORD, AND ORLANDO. BELL'S PARTNERSHIP MODEL IS DEMONSTRATING TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HOW SUMMER LEARNING CAN HELP ALL CHILDREN EXCEL AND TURN AROUND LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS. BELL IS WORKING TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND ITS IMPACT. GUIDED BY ITS 2012 - 2014 STRATEGIC PLAN, BELL IS BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO REACH MORE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES. IT IS PURSUING A NEXT-GENERATION INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TO TIE PARTICIPATION IN BELL SUMMER TO INCREASED STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLS. THROUGH ITS WORK, BELL IS HELPING ESTABLISH HIGH- QUALITY EXTENDED LEARNING PROGRAMS LIKE BELL SUMMER AS STANDARD ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION REFORM IN AMERICA.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL CEO MANAGING DIR MANAGER REPORTS TO CEO
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A COPY OF THE 990 TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INVITES COMMENTS FROM THEM PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE FORM 990.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER DISCUSSES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH BELL LEADERSHIP AND SUBMITS UPDATES TO RELATED PARTY QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSURES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION PACKAGES OF BELL OFFICERS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION CHANGES ANNUALLY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION PACKAGES OF BELL OFFICERS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION CHANGES ANNUALLY.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.