EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
EDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC (EIN 20-1978102)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-10-31
IRS object ID
201303049349300125
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-10-31T09:58:35-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN042571780EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWESTBOROCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN201978102EIN

Name Name

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Name ControlEDUCNameControl
Phone6176078000Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1480 PLEASANT STREET SUITE C-200AddressLine1
CityWATERTOWNCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02472ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameKAREN H MILESName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone6176078000Phone
Date Signed2013-10-31DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameTHOMAS WASHBURN CPAName
PTINP00537319PTIN
Phone5083669100Phone
Date Prepared2013-10-31DatePrepared
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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DescriptionCONSULTINGERS' 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 HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR DISTRICTS IN TRANSFORMATION.Description

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DescriptionKNOWLEDGE 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.Description

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DescriptionTOOLS 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.Description
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VERNDALE CORPORATION
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GREEN RIVER DATA ANALYSIS LLC
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Facts And Circumstances TestEDUCATION RESOURCE STRATEGIES' PUBLIC SUPPORT IS EXTRAORDINARILY CLOSE (ONLY FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW) 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. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR INITIAL WORK WITH PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY (MD) AND DENVER (CO) WAS EACH FUNDED 50% BY A GRANT FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION (GATES) AND 50% FROM DISTRICT OR LOCAL FUNDING. 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 27.6.2. SOURCES OF SUPPORT: OUR LARGEST INDIVIDUAL MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT COMES FROM A PORTFOLIO OF FOUR LARGE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, NONE OF WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY OVERSHADOWS THE OTHERS IN FUNDING: GATES ($1.9 MILLION) AND NOYCE ($4.9 MILLION), THE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK AT $1.9MM AND THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION AT $1.3MM. 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). IN ADDITION, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE CONVENED GROUPS OF EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO FOCUS ON SOLVING DIFFICULT CHALLENGES OF EQUITABLE FUNDING AND SCHOOL TURNAROUND AT SCALE. FINALLY, OUR CONSULTING WORK IS DONE UNDER CONTRACT FOR WHICH WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE DELIVERABLES SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis53842OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation5384Depreciation
Book Value48458BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis161693OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation116837Depreciation
Book Value44856BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis3431255OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1506340Depreciation
Book Value1924915BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings2018229TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionDEFERRED RENTDescription
Amount$92,229Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts92229TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt4173680TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal4173680RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9904173680TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt4936461TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal4936461ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9904936461TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS U.S. GAAP STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO REPORT ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND TO ADJUST ITS COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE IMPACT THEREOF. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED THAT IT HAD NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT THAT THE AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR MASSACHUSETTS STATE OR FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL RETURNS BEFORE 2009.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (5 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
KAREN H MILES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR157500000008000000165500000
STEPHEN FRANK
PARTNER17220000000850005120181212000
REGIS SHIELDS
PARTNER180092000005833022080188133000
JONATHAN TRAVERS
PARTNER177442000008500057450191687000
DON HOVEY
PARTNER167442000006000057120179154000

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -18,162.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

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