THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY (EIN 20-0710628)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-14
IRS object ID: 201233199349301998
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-14T12:43:00-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JONES & ROTH PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5635 NE ELAM YOUNG PKWY STE 100	AddressLine1
City	HILLSBORO	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	971246488	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200710628	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	EDUC	NameControl
Phone	5032900083	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 SW BROADWAY SUITE 1600	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97205	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LLOYD THACKER	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	5032900083	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-05	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMIE L ZOLEZZI	Name
Phone	5036480521	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-11-05	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LLOYD THACKER	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 SW BROADWAY SUITE 1600	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97205	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	341817	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	HTTP://WWW.EDUCATIONCONSERVANCY.ORG/	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2004	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OR	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, COLLEGES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. BY HARNESSING THE RESEARCH, IDEAS, LEADERSHIP AND IMAGINATION OF THOUGHTFUL EDUCATORS, THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY DELIVERS APPROPRIATE ADVICE, ADVOCACY, AND SERVICES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	3	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	2	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	2	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	350100	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	202094	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	149145	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	139723	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	547	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1075	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	500867	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	341817	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	214281	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	225658	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	13361	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	66190	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	328535	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	280471	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	554193	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	220396	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-212376	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	437767	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	213391	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	64000	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	52000	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	373767	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	161391	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, COLLEGES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. BY HARNESSING THE RESEARCH, IDEAS, LEADERSHIP AND IMAGINATION OF THOUGHTFUL EDUCATORS, THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY DELIVERS APPROPRIATE ADVICE, ADVOCACY, AND SERVICES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	390784	Expense
Description	CONTINUED A RESEARCH PROJECT WITH THE LUMINA FOUNDATION AND CONSUMER UNION - "INFORMATION MATTERS".	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	80000	Expense
Revenue	131080	Revenue
Description	CONTINUED JOINT VENTURE PROJECT WITH THE COLLEGE BOARD TO DEVELOP A ROBUST COLLEGE GUIDANCE WEBSITE - "YOU CAN GO" (WWW.YCG.ORG).	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	20000	Expense
Revenue	8643	Revenue
Description	DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 5 SPEECHES OR PRESENTATIONS TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, FUNDING SOURCES, PARTNERS, AND OTHERS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
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More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
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Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	2	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	3	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	2	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ED TRACHTENBARG	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5039735200	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 SW BROADWAY STE 1600	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97205	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
LLOYD THACKER
EXECUTIVE DI	50.00	X	X	140000	0	0
JAMES H WOLFSTON JR
DIRECTOR/BOA	1.00	X		0	0	0
ED TRACHTENBARG
DIRECTOR/BOA	1.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	140000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
WESTAT
1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	RESEARCH	122307
CONSUMER UNION
101 TRUMAN AVE	YONKERS	NY	10703	CONSUMER REPORT	105000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	2094	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	200000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	202094	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE	541700	131080	131080
SPEAKING FEES	900099	8643	8643

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	139723	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	341817	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	139723	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	141000	Total
Program Services	113000	ProgramServices
Management And General	21000	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7000	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	56221	Total
Program Services	44977	ProgramServices
Management And General	8433	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2811	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10833	Total
Program Services	8666	ProgramServices
Management And General	1625	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	542	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17604	Total
Program Services	14083	ProgramServices
Management And General	2641	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	880	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2155	Total
Management And General	2155	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1217	Total
Management And General	1217	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	275820	Total
Program Services	275820	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	130	Total
Program Services	103	ProgramServices
Management And General	20	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39191	Total
Program Services	31353	ProgramServices
Management And General	5879	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1959	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	205	Total
Program Services	205	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3828	Total
Management And General	3828	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2766	Total
Management And General	2766	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
TELEPHONE	1697	1357	255	85
PRINTING	1020	816	153	51
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	312	249	47	16
EDUCATION & TRAINING	101	81	15	5

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	93	Total
Program Services	74	ProgramServices
Management And General	14	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	554193	Total
Program Services	490784	ProgramServices
Management And General	50048	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13361	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	437767	BOY
EOY	213391	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	437767	BOY
EOY	213391	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	64000	BOY
EOY	52000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	64000	BOY
EOY	52000	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	373767	BOY
EOY	161391	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	373767	BOY
EOY	161391	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	437767	BOY
EOY	213391	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-212376	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	210749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	182854	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	100960	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	350100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	202094	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1046757	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4505	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	43140	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	292578	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	149692	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	139723	CurrentTaxYear
Total	629638	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	215254	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	225994	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	393538	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	499792	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	341817	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1676395	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	140057	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	126080	CurrentTaxYear
Total	266137	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	140057	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	126080	CurrentTaxYear
Total	266137	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	1410258	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3450	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	969	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	58	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	4477	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3450	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	969	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	58	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	4477	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1075	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	1075	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	218704	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	226963	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	393596	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	500867	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	341817	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1681947	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.83850	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99570	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, COLLEGES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. BY HARNESSING THE RESEARCH, IDEAS, LEADERSHIP AND IMAGINATION OF THOUGHTFUL EDUCATORS, THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY DELIVERS APPROPRIATE ADVICE, ADVOCACY, AND SERVICES.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTORS TO ENSURE THE FORM 990 ACCURATELY AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY'S MISSION AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE TWO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE CONSIDERED, AND, IF APPROPRIATE, AN ADJUSTMENT TO COMPENSATION IS AUTHORIED. ANY CHANGES TO COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND ALL EMPLOYEES) IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE TWO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE CONSIDERED, AND, IF APPROPRIATE, AN ADJUSTMENT TO COMPENSATION IS AUTHORIED. ANY CHANGES TO COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND ALL EMPLOYEES) IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, BY FILING FORM 990, THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION BECOME PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. THERE IS NO WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THIS TIME.

THE EDUCATION CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2011

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Activity2 Activity2

Activity3 Activity3

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Interest Interest

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Total Assets TotalAssets

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Total509 Total509

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

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