LEARNING COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
LEARNING COMPANY (EIN 27-3328809)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2012-12-18
IRS object ID
201203539349300010
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-12-18T09:50:28-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN223271712EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCADIEN PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 7648AddressLine1
CityPRINCETONCity
StateNJState
ZIP Code085437648ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273328809EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LEARNING COMPANYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlLEARNameControl
Phone6098512522Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1453 HAMILTON BLVDAddressLine1
CityMORRISVILLECity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19067ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMICHAEL D'AMOREName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone6098512522Phone
Date Signed2012-12-18DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameHOLLY L SABO CPAName
PTINP00616782PTIN
Phone6096899700Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnXInitialReturn

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRINCETON LEARNING COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJOEL HAMMONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1453 HAMILTON BLVDAddressLine1
CityMORRISVILLECity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19067ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts107547GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.PRINCETONLEANINGCOOPERATIVE.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2010YearFormation
State Legal DomicilePAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION IS A CENTER THAT MAKES LIVING AND LEARNING WITHOUT SCHOOL AN OPTION FOR TEENS BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT FOR TEENS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body6NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members6NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees2TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers12TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year12860ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year28432ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year41400ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY76000ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year2387OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year54260TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year106819TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year8654SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year62553SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year3194TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year31438OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year25766OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year40092TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year88319TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year14168RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY18500RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY16168TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY37743TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY2000TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY5075TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY14168NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY32668NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTHE PRINCETON LEARNING COOPERATIVE IS A CENTER THAT MAKES LIVING AND LEARNING WITHOUT SCHOOL AN OPTION FOR TEENS BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT FOR TEENS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense70020Expense
Revenue76000Revenue
DescriptionTHE PRINCETON LEARNING COOPERATIVE OFFERS CLASSES, TUTORING, MENTORING, HELP FINDING VOLUNTEER AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TO ALL OF ITS STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR TEENS TO WORK AND SOCIALIZE.Description
Total Program Service Expense70020TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
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Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote0ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt0IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivities
Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction0ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction0PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization0BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member0BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp0OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org0TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees2NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums0FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members6NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members6NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other1CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJOEL HAMMONNamePerson
Telephone Number6098512522TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1453 HAMILTON BLVDAddressLine1
CityMORRISVILLECity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19067ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
JULIE HORIGAN
PRESIDENT5.00XX000
GEORGE PRICE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00XX000
MICHAEL D'AMORE
TREASURER1.00XX000
LINDA ESPOSTI
SECRETARY1.00XX000
SUZANNE KAPLAN
TRUSTEE1.00X000
HARINI SUBRAHMANYAM
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JOEL HAMMON
CO-DIRECTOR40.00X1587500
PAUL SCUTT
CO-DIRECTOR40.00X30545010618
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org46420TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs0TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation10618TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events10875FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions17557AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions3458NoncashContributions
Total Contributions28432TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TUITION6117107380073800
CONSULTING61171022002200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue76000TotalProgramServiceRevenue
Gross Income Fundraising Events3115GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events10875CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses728FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column2387TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$2,387ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column106819TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income76000RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$2,387ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total46420Total
Program Services36283ProgramServices
Management And General7816ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising2321Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total10618Total
Program Services7963ProgramServices
Management And General2124ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising531Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total5515Total
Program Services4136ProgramServices
Management And General1103ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising276Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3200Total
Program Services1600ProgramServices
Management And General1600ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total600Total
Program Services600ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1262Total
Program Services1262ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1110Total
Program Services647ProgramServices
Management And General463ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total14781Total
Program Services13303ProgramServices
Management And General1478ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total102Total
Program Services102ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3788Total
Program Services3409ProgramServices
Management And General379ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
PRINTING AND COPYING5334265453
WEBSITE137137
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING1281021313
REGISTRATION7575

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total50Total
Program Services50ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total88319Total
Program Services70020ProgramServices
Management And General15105ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising3194Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5168BOY
EOY36243EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11000BOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY1500EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY16168BOY
EOY37743EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY75EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY5000EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2000BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2000BOY
EOY5075EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14168BOY
EOY32668EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14168BOY
EOY32668EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY16168BOY
EOY37743EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses18500ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZAITON'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER WHO WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990. AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS GIVEN A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND THE TREASURER, ALONG WITH THE CO-DIRECTOR, GOES OVER THE FORM 990 ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE. THE BOARD THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE FORM 990 OR TO SEND IT BACK FOR REVISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY THE BOARD SIGNS OFF THAT EACH MEMBER IS NOT INVOLVED WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. IF A CONFLICT SHOULD ARISE, IT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AND RESOLVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CO-DIRECTORS CREATED A BUDGET THAT ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OVERHEAD EXPENSES FIRST AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION ON WHAT MONEY WAS LEFT OVER. THE COMPENSATION WAS WELL BELOW WHAT TEACHERS IN THE PA AND NJ AREA MAKE AND ARE ALSO LOWER THAN COMPENSATION AT SIMILAR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PROPOSED BUDGETS AND COMPENSATION NUMBERS ANNUALLY. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVES EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS THAT REFLECT THE COMPENSATION NUMBERS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGETS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST WITHIN 72 HOURS.

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