LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE (EIN 52-2085368)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2014-10-29
IRS object ID
201413029349301306
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-10-29T15:54:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN462108854PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1KENDALL PREBOLA AND JONES LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 259AddressLine1
CityBEDFORDCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code155220259ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522085368EIN

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Phone7036475022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11680 DUKE STREETAddressLine1
CityALEXANDRIACity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22314ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCHERYL SCOTT WILLIAMSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036475022PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD M JONES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00621721PTIN
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Preparation2014-10-28PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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RICHARD WONG
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BRIAN LEWIS
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STEPHANIE HIRSH
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JOANN BARTOLETTI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM ANDERSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM GENTZEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BUSHAW
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DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL WAIDELICH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNE DUNNE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$352,182CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$395,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$346,856CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$339,030CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,725,776TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,173CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,910CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$550CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,098TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$352,980CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$401,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$348,766CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$339,580CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,735,874TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,745CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$425CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,137TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,745CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$425CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,137TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$402,979CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$352,074CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$1,744,011TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income PY0.01040InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,683OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,683DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN JUNE 2006, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ISSUED FASB ASC NO. 740-10 [FORMERLY INTERPRETATION NO. 48 (FIN 48)], ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH IS AN INTERPRETATION OF ASC 740'S (FORMERLY SFAS NO. 109), ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. FASB ASC NO. 740-10 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740'S AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FASB ASC NO. 740-10 REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS HAVE A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" PROBABILITY OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2014, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2012 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2014, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NSBA IS A BOARD MEMBER OF LFARelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$17,316TransactionAmt
TransactionTHE LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE BEGAN THE RENTAL OF OFFICE SPACE FROM THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION ON MARCH 1, 2012. RENTAL EXPENSE TO THE NSBA FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 WAS $17,316.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE IS AN UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP OF 14 LEADING EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. LFA LEVERAGES THE POWER OF ITS MEMBERS TO ELEVATE ALL AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORLD-CLASS STANDARDS, AND TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVES AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP. THE 14 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ALLIANCE REPRESENT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO WORK IN AND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVERY DAY - INCLUDING OUR NATION'S TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF. THE ALLIANCE REPRESENTS A SELF-INITIATED COMMITMENT BY ITS MEMBERS TO WORK IN CONCERT TO DELIVER COMMON MESSAGES TO ALL PARTS OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BEYOND, ALIGN PRIORITIES, SHARE AND DISSEMINATE SUCCESS STORIES, ARTICULATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AT EVERY LEVEL, AND WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SYSTEM CHANGE BASED ON SOLID RESEARCH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO DISCUSS A PLAN FOR GROWTH FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR. MEMBERSHIP GROWTH WILL BE LIMITED TO 3-5 STRATEGICALLY RECOMMENDED ORGANIZATIONS PER YEAR. A LIST OF POTENTIAL NEW LFA MEMBERS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL ON AN ANNUAL SCHEDULE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. UPON BOARD APPROVAL, THE LFA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL APPROACH THE POTENTIAL MEMBER TO DETERMINE INTEREST IN BECOMING AN LFA MEMBER AND ABILITY TO PAY ORGANIZATIONAL DUES. ONCE INTEREST IN MEMBERSHIP IS DETERMINED, THE POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT ADDRESSES LFA MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA. THE LFA BOARD WILL REVIEW THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND VOTE ON ADMITTING THE NEW MEMBER. SHOULD AN ORGANIZATION NOT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS A POTENTIAL MEMBER APPROACH LFA ABOUT JOINING, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL GATHER INFORMATION ON THE GROUP FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES AND GET BOARD APPROVAL FOR PROVIDING A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM TO THE POTENTIAL MEMBER. ON SUBMISSION OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM THE LFA BOARD WILL VOTE ON ADMITTING THE ORGANIZATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP. UPON BOARD APPROVAL THE NEW MEMBER WILL BE PROVIDED A MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION PACKET AND BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. FIRST YEAR DUES FOR NEW MEMBERS WILL BE PRO-RATED TO ALIGN WITH REMAINING MONTHS IN THE FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AFTER APPROVAL BY THE LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE (LFA) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE LFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ITS APPROVAL. AFTER RECEIVING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL, LFA'S FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, EVERY LFA BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A FEDERAL FORM 990 BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE AS WELL AS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING KNOWLEDGE OF THE LFA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ADHERENCE TO THAT POLICY. A COPY OF THE POLICY AND BOARD MEMBER FORM ARE ATTACHED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE LFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRED EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANT, MICHAEL USDAN, TO DIRECT THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MR. USDAN HAS A LONG CAREER IN EDUCATION NONPROFIT AND COMPILED INFORMATION ON SALARY DATA FOR SMALL EDUCATION NONPROFITS OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION LEVEL WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND LFA SEARCH COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19LEARNING FIRST ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, LFA WILL MAINTAIN ITS FORM 990 IN GUIDESTARS DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,716. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,716. STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,000. PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,027. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,027.

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