EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC (EIN 20-1978102)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201443219349308759
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-11-17T15:04:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWESTBOROCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201978102EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6176078000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1
CityWATERTOWNCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02472ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN H MILESPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6176078000PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS WASHBURN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00537319PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2014-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKAREN H MILESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1
CityWATERTOWNCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02472ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,415,897GrossReceiptsAmt
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 TRANSFORM URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS BY HELPING LEADERS STRATEGICALLY USE RESOURCES TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,699,998PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,023,460CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,467,629PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,389,916CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,053PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,521CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,173,680PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,415,897CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$2,993,588PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,942,873PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,443,248CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,936,461PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,013,639CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$762,781PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,402,258CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$8,199,447TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$435,595TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$383,941TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,413,248NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,815,506NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORM URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS BY HELPING LEADERS STRATEGICALLY USE RESOURCES TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNINGMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,786,513ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,029,128RevenueAmt
DescCONSULTINGERS' 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$932,724ExpenseAmt
Revenue$788RevenueAmt
DescKNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCHERS 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$1,479,985ExpenseAmt
Revenue$360,000RevenueAmt
DescTOOLS AND TRAININGERS 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 COST. 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$5,199,222TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document30IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee42EmployeeCnt
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
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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
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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 MILESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6176078000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1
CityWATERTOWNCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02472ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest 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
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN H MILES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR32.00$191,000$0$10,083Yes (X)
KAREN BAROODY
MANAGING DIRECTOR16.00$83,000$0$4,275Yes (X)
STEPHEN FRANK
PARTNER40.00$184,700$0$9,336Yes (X)
JONATHAN TRAVERS
PARTNER40.00$187,538$0$19,509Yes (X)
DON HOVEY
PARTNER40.00$172,038$0$13,919Yes (X)
KRISTAN SINGLETON
DIRECTOR40.00$140,000$0$7,398Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$958,276TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$64,520TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
VERNDALE CORPORATION
320 CONGRESS STREETBOSTONMA02210SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$974,720
GREEN RIVER DATA ANALYSIS LLC
167 MAIN STREET SUITE 103BRATTLEBOROVT05301SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$260,209
ELLI A PLIHCIK
9 HARRISON STREETMAYNARDMA01754COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT$100,279
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,023,460AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,023,460TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
DISTRICT REVENUE611710$4,039,326$4,039,326
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT611710$236,423$236,423
OTHER REVENUE611710$114,167$114,167
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,389,916TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,521TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,521ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,415,897TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,389,916RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,521ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$288,358TotalAmt
Program Services$238,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,786FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,871,686TotalAmt
Program Services$2,395,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$367,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108,598FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,404TotalAmt
Program Services$62,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,667FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,210TotalAmt
Program Services$104,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,901FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,733TotalAmt
Program Services$188,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,213FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,266TotalAmt
Management And General$5,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,566TotalAmt
Management And General$33,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,519TotalAmt
Program Services$554,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,751TotalAmt
Program Services$191,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,711ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,307FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,181TotalAmt
Program Services$199,873ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,535FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,128TotalAmt
Program Services$327,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,215FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,253TotalAmt
Program Services$30,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$831,407TotalAmt
Program Services$821,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,761FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,932TotalAmt
Management And General$11,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRINTING AND POSTAGE$60,854$56,702$4,152
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$41,755$27,750$14,005
BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$5,649$5,649
BANK CHARGES AND FEES$812$812

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175TotalAmt
Program Services$175ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,013,639TotalAmt
Program Services$5,199,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$670,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,983FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,577,552BOYAmt
EOY$2,310,537EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,292,100BOYAmt
EOY$2,458,400EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$897,182BOYAmt
EOY$1,118,176EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,780BOYAmt
EOY$61,276EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,673,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,459,968LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,018,229BOYAmt
EOY$2,213,058EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,848,843BOYAmt
EOY$8,199,447EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,366BOYAmt
EOY$286,043EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,229BOYAmt
EOY$97,898EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$435,595BOYAmt
EOY$383,941EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,290,391BOYAmt
EOY$3,918,548EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,122,857BOYAmt
EOY$3,896,958EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,413,248BOYAmt
EOY$7,815,506EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,848,843BOYAmt
EOY$8,199,447EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,402,258ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$3,523,192CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,199,208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,057,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,699,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,023,460CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,503,142TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,523,192CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,199,208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,057,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,699,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,023,460CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,503,142TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,365,423SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,137,719PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,640CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,791CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$45,034CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,473CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,828CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,766TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,592,908TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$11,240,268GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.20120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.27620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestEDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES' PUBLIC SUPPORT IS CLOSE TO MEETING THE 1/3 PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST FOR DONOR SPONSORED CHARITIES. WE WILL PROVIDE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFICATION BELOW:A. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: AS A CONSULTING FIRM ADVISING LARGE URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, WE MAINTAIN ONGOING CLIENT AND FUNDER DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO INITIATE RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD NEW CONSULTING BUSINESS WITH KEY TARGET DISTRICTS AMONG THE TOP 150 LARGEST URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND TO ATTRACT NEW SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DOING THAT WORK OR TO SUPPORT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH AND OUR COMMUNICATION/DISSEMINATION MISSION. OUR POLICY IN TAKING ON GRANT FUNDED DISTRICT WORK IS THAT THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS THE ULTIMATE CLIENT FOR OUR WORK AND THAT OUR FOCUS IS DEFINED BY DISTRICT PRIORITIES. IN ADDITION, WE ACTIVELY WORK TO MAKE LOCAL FUNDING A COMPONENT OF OUR ENGAGEMENTS, EVEN WHEN LARGE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORK. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE NOYCE FOUNDATION (NOYCE) IN THE FORM OF A CHALLENGE GRANT (SUPPORTING 50% OF AN ENGAGEMENT) FOR DISTRICT STRATEGIC RESOURCE MAPPING WORK THAT ADDS HIGHER PERFORMING DISTRICT EXAMPLES TO OUR CROSS DISTRICT COMPARATIVE DATABASE. OUR FUNDER DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS INCLUDE WORKING WITH DISTRICTS WHERE NEEDED TO HELP DEVELOP ADDITIONAL LOCAL GRANT SOURCES FOR OUR WORK (TYPICALLY LOCAL EDUCATION FUNDS SUPPORTING THE DISTRICTS WE WORK WITH), AS WELL AS ACTIVELY PURSUING A BROADER MIX OF NATIONAL FUNDERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN FUNDING EDUCATION REFORM (E.G. MICHAEL AND SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION, WALLACE FOUNDATION, WALTON FOUNDATION).B. MULTI FACTOR ANALYSIS:1. PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS 20.12.2. SOURCES OF SUPPORT: OUR LARGEST MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT COMES FROM A PORTFOLIO OF FOUR LARGE, INDEPENDENT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, NONE OF WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY OVERSHADOWS THE OTHERS OR EXCEEDS 50% OF OUR ANNUAL GRANT INCOME: THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION ($0.5 MILLION), THE NOYCE FOUNDATION ($1.6 MILLION), THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION ($0.7 MILLION) AND THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($0.1 MILLION). THE REMAINDER OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET IS FUNDED THROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEMSELVES, LOCAL EDUCATION FUNDS OR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES, OR SMALLER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.3. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: OUR BOARD IS MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PARTICULAR KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL RELATING TO EITHER THE FIELD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OR IN CONSULTING AND HELPING LARGE ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORM:I. KAREN HAWLEY MILES, PRESIDENTII. MARCIA BLENKO, PARTNER, BAIN & COMPANYIII. ELLEN GUINEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOSTON PLAN FOR EXCELLENCEIV. WILLIS HAWLEY, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDV. URI TREISMAN, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHARLES A. DANA CENTERVI. PETER GORMAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF AMPLIFY EDUCATION AND FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBERG SCHOOLS4. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES: A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR CORPORATE MISSION IS TO DISSEMINATE THE LEARNING WE GENERATE FROM OUR CONSULTING WORK TO BENEFIT THE LARGER PUBLIC EDUCATION FIELD. TYPICALLY THE LARGE FUNDERS THAT PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING TO OUR WORK MAKE BROAD DISSEMINATION A CONDITION OF THE FUNDING. MOST OF OUR WORK IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, MAINLY VIA OUR WEBSITE (WWW.ERSTRATEGIES.ORG). FINALLY, OUR CONSULTING WORK IS DONE UNDER CONTRACT FOR WHICH WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE DELIVERABLES SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.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$81,070OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,875DepreciationAmt
Book Value$62,195BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$161,693OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$142,250DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,443BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,430,263OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,298,843DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,131,420BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,213,058TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$97,898Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$97,898TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,415,897TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,415,897RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,415,897TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,013,639TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,013,639ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,013,639TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (4 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$191,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,675$0$408$0$201,083$0$0$0
STEPHEN FRANK
PARTNER$184,700$0$0$0$0$0$8,780$0$556$0$194,036$0$0$0
JONATHAN TRAVERS
PARTNER$187,538$0$0$0$0$0$8,500$0$11,009$0$207,047$0$0$0
DON HOVEY
PARTNER$172,038$0$0$0$0$0$6,000$0$7,919$0$185,957$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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