2013-07-30T15:50:28-05:00 2012-09-30 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 21 EAST MAIN ST WESTBOROUGH MA 015811461 990 2011-10-01 042105825 WEST END HOUSEINC DBA WEST END HOUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALLSTON-BRIGHTON WEST 6177874044 105 ALLSTON STREET ALLSTON MA 02134 ANDREA HOWARD 6177874044 2013-07-11 1 DANA J MARKS CPA P01444519 5083669100 2013-07-09 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ANDREA HOWARD 105 ALLSTON STREET ALLSTON MA 02134 2692752 0 X WESTENDHOUSE.ORG X 1927 MA TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE AND CARING CITIZENS. THE WISDOM TOOL (WEST END HOUSE INTERNAL SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT) IS USED ANNUALLY TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF DAILY PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS & COLLEGE PREPARATION, FITNESS & NUTRITION, LEADERSHIP & LIFESKILLS, AND VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS. 20 20 115 130 0 0 1622479 2576074 0 0 98215 83403 51701 -109321 1772395 2550156 0 0 0 0 1064200 1181674 0 0 160729 1083993 1112733 2148193 2294407 -375798 255749 9750166 10280412 2131136 2105370 7619030 8175042 X SEE PART I, LINE 1. 0 0 1951996 THE WEST END HOUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB (WEH) IS AN INDEPENDENT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF IMMIGRANT AND URBAN YOUTHS SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1906. WITH 75% OF WEH FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $25,000 PER YEAR AND 70% OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED COMING FROM SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, THE WEH IS TRULY REACHING THE CHILDREN AND TEENS MOST IN NEED. THE MEMBERSHIP FEE IS ONLY $15 ANNUALLY, TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION. EVEN WITH SUCH A LOW FEE, MORE THAN HALF OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE WEH.THE WEH OFFERS ITS 1,500 MEMBERS AN INTEGRATED ARRAY OF PROGRAMS ACROSS FOUR BROAD AREAS: LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS; ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND COLLEGE PREPARATION; SPORTS, FITNESS AND NUTRITION; AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. IN SUPPORT OF THESE PROGRAMS, THE WEH ALSO SERVES OVER 1,200 HEALTHFUL HOT MEALS TO MEMBERS EVERY WEEK.THE WEH OFFERS A RICH ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS DELIVERED BY AN EXPERT STAFF THAT UNDERSTANDS THE PROFOUND EFFECT CONSISTENT, NURTURING, STABLE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ON A CHILD'S LIFE. THE WEH TRANSFORMS LIVES BY CONNECTING MEMBERS WITH THE ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.A KEY TOOL USED BY THE WEH TO ENSURE THE CONTINUING, CONSISTENT AND CUSTOMIZED ATTENTION IS WISDOM: WEH INTERNAL SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT. THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS STAFF MEMBERS TO CREATE AND MONITOR A NUANCED PICTURE OF HOW EACH CHILD IS DOING. IF NECESSARY, AN INTERVENTION PLAN IS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES OR PROBLEMS, SO NO CHILD FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS. DATA IS ALSO AGGREGATED AND ANALYZED TO INFORM PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION. THE WISDOM TOOL CURRENTLY TRACKS 200 WEH MEMBERS, WITH PLANS TO DOUBLE THAT NUMBER. THIS FOCUS ON MEASURING THE PROGRESS OF YOUTH ENSURES THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON IS ON-TRACK TO SUCCEED. LAST YEAR, 90% OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PROGRESSED TO READING AT GRADE LEVEL; 96% OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND 92% ENROLLED IN COLLEGE; 90,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS WERE SERVED TO WEH YOUNG PEOPLE; AND 78 YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVED MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AT THE WEH. 1951996 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 115 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X ANDREA HOWARD 6177874044 105 ALLSTON STREET ALLSTON MA 02134 ANDREW MUSTO 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH BLACK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE MULLIGAN III 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE HOPE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HON NORMAN S WEINBERG 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NEAL YANOFSKY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS RICHMOND 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY BARR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GORDON 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW HOFFMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLA JONES 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE KAPLAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MARGOLIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE PRICE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RODGERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY SCHLOZMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK TARANTO 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRAMILA VIVEK 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERRY WALSH 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURA BROWN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA HOWARD 40.00 X 117906 0 17891 117906 0 17891 1 0 0 0 0 45386 6539 407811 264956 1851382 149079 2576074 83403 83403 17525 0 17525 17525 17525 15750 407811 142596 -126846 -126846 2550156 0 0 -25918 136867 82121 27373 27373 825913 698904 30956 96053 40436 35010 1154 4272 75826 62192 4395 9239 102632 82014 6795 13823 4332 4332 52819 52819 20887 20887 108398 108398 92552 90303 1109 1140 259584 247818 9016 2750 7426 6816 344 266 108918 103472 5446 286070 271767 8582 5721 24235 23023 1212 DONATED FOOD & CLOTHING 93754 93754 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 16629 15850 779 BAD DEBT 11925 1825 10100 SCHOLARSHIPS 11092 11092 14112 13305 715 92 2294407 1951996 181682 160729 391690 352169 443184 379035 258318 732736 13044 9795 8455397 2566883 6087994 5888514 2395488 2702639 160448 215524 9750166 10280412 104541 128440 25002 25000 2001593 1951930 2131136 2105370 X 4911290 5016938 2707740 3158104 7619030 8175042 9750166 10280412 X 255749 300263 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1707229 2211381 2184115 1622479 2576074 10301278 1707229 2211381 2184115 1622479 2576074 10301278 1100298 9200980 119688 55865 71577 63295 100928 411353 233848 12151 63249 22034 15750 347032 11059663 0.83190 0.84190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2061914 50000 274387 -108516 2277785 2183630 -6973 114743 2061914 2070764 100000 141326 128460 2183630 2236721 -27305 138652 2070764 1.00000 0 0 25374 25374 7190117 1892373 5297744 483949 393420 90529 755957 281090 474867 5888514 FIXED INCOME BONDS AND OTHER 817875 F MONEY MARKET FUNDS 702412 F COMMODITIES 109650 F EQUITIES 1072702 F 2702639 2550156 2294407 255749 242030 58233 300263 556012 2845163 242030 15631 58233 315894 2529269 20887 20887 2550156 2289151 15631 15631 2273520 20887 20887 2294407 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE CLUB HAS FUNDS FUNCTIONING AS ENDOWMENTS WHICH ARE USED TO FUND OPERATIONS. WITHDRAWALS FROM THESE FUNDS SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE (5%) PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE OF THE FUNDS OVER A THREE-YEAR ROLLING PERIOD ENDING ON JUNE 30TH OF THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE CLUB FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES STANDARD, WHICH REQUIRES THE CLUB TO REPORT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND TO ADJUST ITS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCORDINGLY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, THE CLUB DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. THE CLUB DOES NOT EXPECT THAT THE AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. INFORMATION RETURNS FILED FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REMAINDER TRUST UNREALIZED GAIN 58,233. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REMAINDER TRUST UNREALIZED GAIN 58,233. SPRING EVENT FUNDRAISER 391746 375996 15750 58943 34428 7050 33355 1 31815 31815 8612 208 423561 407811 15750 58943 43040 7050 33563 142596 -126846 X 70000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 23754 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EQUIPMENT 1 55325 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B DURING THE YEAR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DID NOT DOCUMENT MINUTES FOR ANY OF THE MEETINGS HELD. DURING 2013, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL START TAKING MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SIGN OFF ON AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AS PART OF THE CLUBS ANNUAL AUDIT REQUIREMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RESEARCHES THE MOST RECENT AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA FROM COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' SALARIES. THE COMMITTEE USES THIS INFORMATION ALONG WITH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT TO DISCUSS AND DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CLUB'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 242,030. REMAINDER TRUST UNREALIZED GAIN 58,233. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 300,263. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.