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TRANSCEND INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
TRANSCEND INC (EIN 30-0878820)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-01-17
IRS object ID
202320179349301462
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-01-17T12:47:25-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14 BATTERYMARCH PARK SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityQUINCYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02169ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300878820EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRANSCEND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTRANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9292657890PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1159 LINCOLN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityHASTINGSONHUDSONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10706ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY WETZLERPersonNm
Person TitleCO-FOUNDER/CHIEF BUS. DEV. OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9292657890PhoneNum
Signature2023-01-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJEFFREYPersonFirstNm
Person LastWETZLERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHANNON CROWLEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01594935PTIN
Phone6177170831PhoneNum
Preparation2023-01-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-03-07 01:45:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFFREY WETZLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1159 LINCOLN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityHASTINGSONHUDSONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10706ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,063,244GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.TRANSCENDEDUCATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTRANSCEND SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE AND SPREAD EXTRAORDINARY, EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee79TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,935,538PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$25,618,728CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,881,934PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,764,908CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,935PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$513CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$711,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,532,407PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$36,384,149CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$596,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,923,237PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,110,883CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$613,039CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,567,527PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,612,234CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,490,764PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,319,117CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,041,643PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$17,065,032CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,661,904TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$40,245,682TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$591,124TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,084,406TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,070,780NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,161,276NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTRANSCEND SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE AND SPREAD EXTRAORDINARY, EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$16,860,248ExpenseAmt
Grant$596,000GrantAmt
Revenue$10,764,908RevenueAmt
DescTRANSCEND IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO CREATE AND SPREAD EXTRAORDINARY, EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. FOUNDED IN 2015, TRANSCEND HAS PARTNERED WITH NEARLY 400 SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS WHICH COLLECTIVELY SERVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) HUB FOR THE EDUCATION FIELD, TRANSCEND PROVIDES SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS WITH RESEARCH-BACKED, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN MODELS, RESOURCES, AND CAPACITY SO THEY CAN MAKE SIGNIFICANT LEAPS TO REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION. TRANSCEND IS A NONPROFIT THAT OPERATES WITH A FULLY REMOTE, NATIONWIDE TEAM.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$16,860,248TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document124IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee79EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldARStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEMILY RUMMOPersonNm
Phone9292657890PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1159 LINCOLN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityHASTINGSONHUDSONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP107062012ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JEFFREY WETZLER
CO-FOUNDER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$302,964$0$29,012
AYLON SAMOUHA
CO-FOUNDER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$301,821$0$24,145
VANESSA RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BROR SAXBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY CHILDRESS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TREVOR BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERARD ROBINSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCAFEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-CLAUDE BRIZARD
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE TAVENNER
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGEL MORALES
DIRECTOR/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY RUMMO
PARTNER40.00$197,551$0$28,862Yes (X)
JENNIFER CHARLOT
SENIOR ADVISOR40.00$193,458$0$9,916Yes (X)
DIEGO ARAMBULA
SENIOR ADVISOR40.00$175,252$0$28,983Yes (X)
JT SCHILTZ
PARTNER, SCHOOL DESIGN40.00$170,367$0$24,643Yes (X)
ARIELLE KINDER
PARTNER, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT40.00$192,812$0$8,221Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,534,225TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$153,782TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K37IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MYRA BROOKS
1414 MAGERS LANDING ROADMONKTONMD21111PROGRAM SUPPORT$156,734
LATITUDE EDUCATION CONSULTING LLC
552 W PELHAM ROADAMHERSTMA01002PROGRAM SUPPORT$153,867
KATE MEHR
3 N CHERRY GROVE AVENUEANNAPOLISMD21401PROGRAM SUPPORT$142,931
SUJATA BHATT
1808 9TH ST REAR SANTA MONICAMONICACA90404PROGRAM SUPPORT$140,277
BARROW STREET CONSULTING LLC
44601 SMITHS NURSERY ROADHOLLYWOODMD20636PROGRAM SUPPORT$134,649
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$25,618,728AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,435,214NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$25,618,728TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROJECT REVENUEDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,764,908TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,764,908RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,764,908TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$37,661TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$37,661ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$641,947SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$679,095SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$37,148SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$37,148TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$37,148ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,384,149TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,764,908RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$513ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$596,000TotalAmt
Program Services$596,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$704,130TotalAmt
Program Services$298,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$228,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$176,859FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,575,590TotalAmt
Program Services$8,566,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$696,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313,038FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,020,379TotalAmt
Program Services$908,867ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,921FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$810,784TotalAmt
Program Services$711,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,180FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,416TotalAmt
Management And General$41,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,507,644TotalAmt
Program Services$4,409,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,685FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,355TotalAmt
Program Services$293,660ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$210,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,105FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,129TotalAmt
Program Services$16,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,028,289TotalAmt
Program Services$782,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,315FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,835TotalAmt
Management And General$21,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EVENTS$262,708$257,008$5,302$398
EQUIPMENT$79,227$1,885$77,136$206
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$76,615$17,327$31,981$27,307
RECRUITMENT$44,017$44,017

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,999TotalAmt
Program Services$2,049ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$925ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,319,117TotalAmt
Program Services$16,860,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,845,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$613,039FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,856,107BOYAmt
EOY$602,743EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,441,043BOYAmt
EOY$35,357,097EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,590,500BOYAmt
EOY$3,063,853EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$698,146BOYAmt
EOY$1,077,949EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,226BOYAmt
EOY$8,162EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,882BOYAmt
EOY$135,878EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,661,904BOYAmt
EOY$40,245,682EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$576,124BOYAmt
EOY$742,135EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,000BOYAmt
EOY$342,271EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$591,124BOYAmt
EOY$1,084,406EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,050,656BOYAmt
EOY$32,137,323EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,020,124BOYAmt
EOY$7,023,953EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,070,780BOYAmt
EOY$39,161,276EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,661,904BOYAmt
EOY$40,245,682EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$17,065,032ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$25,464NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$6,870,105CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,694,071CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,403,064CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,935,538CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,618,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,521,506TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,870,105CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,694,071CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,403,064CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,935,538CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,618,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,521,506TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$15,031,997SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$41,489,509PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$197,675CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$109,287CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,661CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$376,350TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$56,897,856TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$24,056,476GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,494,827TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$25,464NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$85,214DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$110,678RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$36,384,149RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$36,384,149TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,404,331TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$85,214DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$85,214ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,319,117ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,319,117TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATE MEHRBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 N CHERRY GROVE AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityANNAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivitySEE PART IVActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,430,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$135,900RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,430,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$135,900TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(I)NAME OF FUNDRAISER: KATE MEHR (II)ACTIVITY: PROSPECT RESEARCH, GRANT WRITING, FUNDER OUTREACH, MEETING SUPPORTExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 876011AddressLine1Txt
CityTEMPECityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85287ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN860196696RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$596,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO CONDUCT AND COORDINATE CONTINUED RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTRANSCEND CHECKS IN WITH THE CENTER ON REINVENTING PUBLIC EDUCATION AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO REVIEW UPDATES IN GRANT PROGRESS AND SPENDING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (7 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
JEFFREY WETZLER
CO-FOUNDER$302,964$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$29,012$0$331,976$0$0$0
AYLON SAMOUHA
CO-FOUNDER$301,821$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$24,145$0$325,966$0$0$0
EMILY RUMMO
PARTNER$197,551$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$28,862$0$226,413$0$0$0
DIEGO ARAMBULA
SENIOR ADVISOR$175,252$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$28,983$0$204,235$0$0$0
JENNIFER CHARLOT
SENIOR ADVISOR$193,458$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,916$0$203,374$0$0$0
ARIELLE KINDER
PARTNER, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPM$192,812$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,221$0$201,033$0$0$0
JT SCHILTZ
PARTNER, SCHOOL DESIGN$170,367$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$24,643$0$195,010$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,350,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SECURITIES-PUBLICLY TRADED REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS WHO DONATED SECURITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS DRAFTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE TAX PREPARER, BOOKKEEPER AND OPERATIONS STAFF. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ANY CHANGES ARE MADE. ONCE FINALIZED, THE FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND CONFIRM THEY WILL UPHOLD TRANSCEND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. IF A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY MATTER COMING BEFORE THE BOARD, THE BOARD MUST ENSURE THE INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED. THE INTERESTED PERSON IS NOT INVOLVED IN VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION WITH THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING CO-FOUNDER COMPENSATION. THE CO-FOUNDERS, IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE PARTNER WHO LEADS FINANCE AND HR, SET EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. THE PROCESS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THESE KEY FACTORS: 1)THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL HEALTH 2)COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS FOR ANALOGOUS ROLES IN ANALOGOUS ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE DOING SIMILAR WORK (MARKET-VALUE FOR THE ROLE) 3) TEAM-WIDE PERFORMANCE 4) INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE 5) INTERNAL EQUITY CHECK AND 6) LOCAL GEOGRAPHY, AS ALL COMPENSATION IS SET TO NYC LEVEL AND THEN ADJUSTED BY LOCAL COST OF LABOR. A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, WHO IS AN HR EXPERT, REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ANNUALLY FOR EQUITY AND FAIRNESS. ALL DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WERE DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,336,844. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 51,552. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,388,396. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,042,725. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27,863. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,685. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,089,273. HONORARIUMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,675. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 300. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,975.
PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM.