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BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC (EIN 52-1072250)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201801359349310030
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-05-15T15:13:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1SB & Company LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1200 International Cir Suite 5500AddressLine1Txt
CityHunt ValleyCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21030ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521072250EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Baltimore Educational Scholarship TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBALTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4107522225PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1808 North Charles StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBaltimoreCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJessica SurianoPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4107522225PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWilliam A SeymourPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00644232PTIN
Phone4105840060PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-14PreparationDt
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Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJessica SurianoPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1808 North Charles StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBaltimoreCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,440,804GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.besttrust.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust, in partnership with our nineteen independent member schools, recruits and supports through the admissions process academically ambitious, African American students with financial need from the Baltimore area. Once students are enrolled, B.E.S.T. positions them for success through academic preparation, character and leadership development and support programs.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent42VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee19TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers42TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$406,210CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$281,855PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$849,313CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,412,728PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,020,804CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$561,911PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$568,435CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$677,864PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$328,793CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,520,627PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,546,446CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$107,899PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$325,422TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$334,369TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,366,696NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust, in partnership with our nineteen independent member schools, recruits and supports through the admissions process academically ambitious, African American students with financial need from the Baltimore area. Once students are enrolled, B.E.S.T. positions them for success through academic preparation, character and leadership development and support programs.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,219,482ExpenseAmt
Grant$568,435GrantAmt
Revenue$406,210RevenueAmt
DescThe three greatest accomplishments of the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust include our admissions support, our student / parent programs and our facilitation of private and public school partnerships. In admissions, we provide individualized admissions and financial aid counseling to applicants and their parents. Our student and parent programs include academic enrichment, leadership development, parent networking and college-bound support. In addition, B.E.S.T. builds partnerships and facilitates collaborations between private and public educational leaders throughout Baltimore. The totality of our programmatic work supports applicant students and parents, enrolled students and parents and the educational community in Baltimore.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,219,482TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee19EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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 AddressYes (1)OfficerMailingAddressInd
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 PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonJill WoodPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
Alexander Teri
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Berrier Christopher A
Board Secretary2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Blatti Caroline
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Britton Charles W
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brune Jean Waller
Emeritus1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Collins Tiffani S
Board Vice President2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dixon W Boulton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Evins Penny B
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Faus David C
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Finney Redmond CS
Emeritus0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ford Tracey H
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Foxworth Domonique
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harvey III F Barton
Emeritus0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hasselbarth Nikki J
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hathaway Molly M
Emeritus0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holcomb-McCoy Dr Cheryl
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holmgren Andrew
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hunter David
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hurley Cheo D
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hutchins Diane
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacks III Grant
Emeritus0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kirby Alex W
Board Treasurer 7/2016-2/20171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lagarde Douglas
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Micciche Matthew W
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nespole Matthew
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Owen Lee S
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paradis Daniel J
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Post Christopher J
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reid Jr Vernon A
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roberts Dr Kimberley J
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rodgers Theo C
Emeritus1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rubin The Honorable Julie R
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Schmick John E
Board Second Vice President2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shifrin Ben
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Simms Stuart O
Board President4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Smithwick Ansley D
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Smyth Henry PA
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Snyder Lawrence
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Staley Anne
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stevens Randy S
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sweeney Martha H
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timken John H
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walsh Maureen E
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Watson Craig S
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Weinfeld Michael J
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Whitehead Pat
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Young Karlo G
Board President Elect4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lee Crystal
Director of Advancement40.00$87,288$0$11,578Yes (X)
Stokes Toni
Admissions Officer40.00$73,016$0$10,566Yes (X)
Suriano Jessica
Executive Director40.00$112,363$0$7,329Yes (X)
Wood Jill
Director of Finance & Operations40.00$73,200$0$12,979Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$42,452TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$765,281AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$765,281TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
School membership fees900099$396,000$396,000
Application fees and other900099$10,210$10,210
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Total Program Service Revenue$406,210TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$170,521TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$170,521ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,098,792SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$420,000SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$678,792SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$678,792TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$678,792ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$849,313ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,435TotalAmt
Program Services$568,435ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$388,319TotalAmt
Program Services$259,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,905FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,797TotalAmt
Program Services$106,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,209FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,745TotalAmt
Program Services$6,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,218FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,886TotalAmt
Program Services$21,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,801FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,471TotalAmt
Program Services$26,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,806FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$1,478TotalAmt
Program Services$1,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$296ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$147FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$15,050TotalAmt
Program Services$10,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,505FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,307TotalAmt
Program Services$25,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,632FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,178TotalAmt
Program Services$18,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,547FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,125TotalAmt
Program Services$20,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,912FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,179TotalAmt
Program Services$39,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,236ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,618FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,453TotalAmt
Program Services$5,453ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,058TotalAmt
Management And General$14,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,071TotalAmt
Program Services$8,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,407FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Student Prgms/Svcs Expe$85,976$85,976
Cultivation and Steward$10,752$10,752
Subscriptions and Membe$8,429$5,900$843$1,686
.edu Project$2,376$2,376

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,361TotalAmt
Program Services$7,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,136FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,546,446TotalAmt
Program Services$1,219,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,526ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,438FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,931BOYAmt
EOY$174,074EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,133BOYAmt
EOY$17,335EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,092BOYAmt
EOY$12,252EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$139,711LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$122,089LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,583BOYAmt
EOY$17,622EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,736,710BOYAmt
EOY$10,479,782EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,954,449BOYAmt
EOY$10,701,065EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,613BOYAmt
EOY$16,815EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,809BOYAmt
EOY$317,554EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,422BOYAmt
EOY$334,369EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,247BOYAmt
EOY$385,136EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,902,233BOYAmt
EOY$4,517,013EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,464,547BOYAmt
EOY$5,464,547EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,629,027BOYAmt
EOY$10,366,696EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,954,449BOYAmt
EOY$10,701,065EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$474,358ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$263,311NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$716,939CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$713,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$739,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$734,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$765,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,668,648TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$713,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$739,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$734,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$765,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,668,648TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$347,961SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,320,687PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$208,585CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$266,757CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$164,662CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$176,055CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$170,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$986,580TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,655,228TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,954,380GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71380PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,978,486BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,093,243InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$459,904GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$9,611,825EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,459,905BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$29,111InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$452,308OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,978,486EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,689,524BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$183,614InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$413,233OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,459,905EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,671,007BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,424,701InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$406,184OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,689,524EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,153,932BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$907,024InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$389,949OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,671,007EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56850PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.43150TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$139,711OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$122,089DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,622BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,622TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Money market funds$1,047,841F
Domestic US Stocks/Funds$5,119,946F
International Stocks/Funds$1,403,796F
Fixed Income$2,908,199F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$10,479,782TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Distributions payable to schools$316,800
Capital Lease$754
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$317,554TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,284,115TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$263,311NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$263,311RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,020,804RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,020,804TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,546,446TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,546,446ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,546,446TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUnder the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, B.E.S.T. is exempt from federal and state income taxes as a charitable organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). B.E.S.T. files information returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and is no longer subject to tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2014. There are no interest and penalties related to income taxes recognized in the financial statements as of June 30, 2017 and 2016. B.E.S.T. has not taken any tax positions that would significantly increase or decrease any unrecognized tax benefit within twelve months of the reporting date.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Gilman School Inc
5407 Roland AveBaltimoreMD21210520591604501(c)(3)$48,482Annual Fund Gift, Chick Lord Scholar, SHDF and 2 Emergency Fund grants
St Paul's School
11152 Falls RdBrooklandvilleMD21022520591463501(c)(3)$43,850Annual Fund Gift, Stanley I. Panitz Award, SHDF, and 2 Emergency Fund grants
The Jemicy School Inc
11 Celadon RdOwings MillsMD21117520976194501(c)(3)$43,152Annual Fund Gift, Chick Lord Scholar, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
Bryn Mawr School
109 W Melrose AveBaltimoreMD21210520258140501(c)(3)$41,178Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 2 Emergency Fund grants
Roland Park Country School Inc
5204 Roland AveBaltimoreMD21210520591631501(c)(3)$40,157Annual Fund Gift, 1 Gap Funding Grant, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
822 W Lake AveBaltimoreMD21210520735085501(c)(3)$37,603Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
The Park School of Baltimore
PO Box 8200BrooklandvilleMD21022520591625501(c)(3)$34,386Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 4 Emergency Fund grants
Garrison Forest School Inc
300 Garrison Forest RdOwings MillsMD21117520591516501(c)(3)$33,629Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
St Paul's School for Girls Inc
11232 Falls RdBrooklandvilleMD21022520709497501(c)(3)$33,340Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 2 Emergency Fund grants
McDonogh School
PO Box 380Owings MillsMD21117526001577501(c)(3)$31,826Annual Fund Gift, Stanley I. Panitz Award, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
Friends School of Baltimore Inc
5114 North Charles StBaltimoreMD21210520591602501(c)(3)$30,967Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
Calvert School Inc
105 Tuscany RdBaltimoreMD21210520591510501(c)(3)$26,629Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
Maryvale Preparatory School
11300 Falls RdLuthervilleMD21093521160935501(c)(3)$24,907Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, 2 Gap Funding grants, SHDF, and 1 Emergency grant
Severn School Inc
201 Water StSeverna ParkMD211464599520591466501(c)(3)$19,332Annual Fund Gift and SHDF
Oldfields School Inc
1500 Glencoe RdGlencoeMD21152520591645501(c)(3)$19,068Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 1 Emergency Fund grant
Key School Inc
543 Hillsmere DrAnnapolisMD21403520701774501(c)(3)$18,466Annual Fund Gift and SHDF
The Waldorf School of Baltimore Inc
4801 Tamarind RdBaltimoreMD21209237305478501(c)(3)$18,199Annual Fund Gift, SHDF, and 1 Gap Funding grant
Corporation of St Timothy's School
8400 Greenspring AveStevensonMD21153520591488501(c)(3)$15,266Annual Fund Gift and SHDF
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org18Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWhen B.E.S.T. provides grants for Annual Fund gifts, the School Head's Discretionary Fund, Emergency Fund, Chick Lord Scholar, Gap Fund, and the Stanley I Panitz Award, we send a check and a letter to each of the schools, stating the intended use of the money being sent to the schools. Annual Fund gifts are provided to our member schools to support student financial aid. The Annual Fund gift letters state the amount of the grant awarded to each school as a directed gift to the school's financial aid budget. The purpose of the School Head's Discretionary Fund (SHDF) at the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust is to provide school Heads auxiliary funding to support B.E.S.T. students on their campuses. The support can include necessary services as well as experiential learning opportunities at the discretion of the School Head. The funds may not be used to supplement tuition. Each year the school must submit a detailed report to B.E.S.T. on how the funds were used. Emergency Funds are provided to our member schools to support B.E.S.T. students currently enrolled who experience financial difficulties with regards to meeting their tuition obligation. The requests for Emergency Funding come from the school. Emergency Fund grant letters state the amount of tuition assistance and the student's name. The fund provides tuition support and allows students to remain enrolled at their school. Chick Lord Scholar gifts are provided to the specific member school with a Chick Lord Scholar. B.E.S.T. pays 75% of the current tuition for the Chick Lord Scholar. There was one Chick Lord Scholar for fiscal year 2017. The Chick Lord Scholar attended Gilman School for the first half of the school year and then transferred to Jemicy School in January for the second half of the school year. Gap Funds are a one-time grant to member schools. These grants help a new B.E.S.T. applicant to enroll at their new member school. B.E.S.T. pays a portion of the tuition to support the student during their initial enrollment year, and the school makes a commitment to cover the difference moving forward. Gap Funding grant letters state the amount and the student's name. The Stanley I. Panitz Leadership Award is presented annually to 2 students selected from the entire pool of B.E.S.T. juniors attending our member schools. Students are nominated to receive the Stanley I. Panitz Leadership Award by their Head of School during the second semester of their junior year. The recipients of the award are one B.E.S.T. young woman and one B.E.S.T. young man, in recognition of their academic achievement and demonstrated leadership in both their school and the broader Baltimore community. The award is a $1,000 directed gift from the Stanley I. Panitz Leadership Fund of B.E.S.T. to each recipient's independent school to be applied to the family contribution of their student's senior year tuition. Copies of the checks and the grant letters sent to the schools are maintained in files in B.E.S.T.'s finance department.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is distributed to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board so they may review, edit and approve the document. Once the draft is reviewed, edited and approved, the Form 990 is considered complete and the Executive Director signs the final version.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll trustees are required each year to sign the conflict of interest policy. The signed trustee forms are stored at B.E.S.T. in the Trustee's individual files in the Executive Office. If a conflict exists with a Trustee, the Board President, in conjunction with the Executive Committee, would review. If a conflict exists with the Board President, the Executive Committee would review. All employees sign the conflict of interest policy every year and their forms are filed in their personnel files. If a conflict exists with an employee, the Executive Director would review with the Board President. If a conflict of interest exists with the Executive Director, the Board Chair in conjunction with the Executive Committee would review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Research of salaries for similar positions and similar organizations is reviewed and compared. The Board President and Executive Committee reviewed the salary of the Executive Director. The Executive Director reviewed the salary for the Admissions Officer I, the Admissions Officer II, the Director of Finance and Operations, the Director of Advancement, the Executive Associate, the Associate of External Relations, and the Director of Programs and Alumni Relations.
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.
Form 990, Part VII Contact Addresses for Officers, Directors, Etc:Alexander, Teri 216 Ridgewood Road Baltimore, MD 21210 Berrier, Christopher A. 240 Hopkins Lane Owings Mills, MD 21117 Blatti, Caroline 5204 Roland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21210 Britton, Charles W. 8600 McDonogh Rd Owings Mills, MD 21117 Brune, Jean Waller 6 Upland Road, Apt. F4 Baltimore, MD 21210 Collins, Tiffani S. 5876 Pimlico Road Baltimore, MD 21209 Dixon, W. Boulton 509 Whithorn Court Lutherville, MD 21093 Evins, Penny B. 11232 Falls Rd Brooklandville, MD 21022 Faus, David C. 11152 Falls Rd, P.O. Box 8100 Brooklandville, MD 21022 Finney, Redmond C.S. 15601 Dover Rd Upperco, MD 21155 Ford, Tracey H. 11300 Falls Rd Lutherville MD 21093 Hathaway, Molly 6525 Montrose Ave. Baltimore, MD 21212 Hasselbarth, Nikki J. 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2300 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Holcomb-McCoy, Dr. Cheryl 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016 Holmgren, Andrew 105 Tuscany Rd Baltimore, MD 21210 Hunter, David 901 S. Bond St, Suite 400 Baltimore MD 21231 Hurley, Cheo D. 3707 Edgewood Rd Baltimore, MD 21215 Hutchins, Diane 103 Stone Point Dr, Unit 373 Annapolis, MD 21401 Lagarde, Douglas 201 Water St Severna Park, MD 21146 Micciche, Matthew W. 5114 N. Charles St Baltimore, MD 21210 Nespole, Matthew 534 Hillsmere Dr Annapolis, MD 21403 Owen, Lee S. 96 Lighthouse Dr Jupiter, FL 33469 Paradis, Daniel J. P.O. Box 8200 Brooklandville, MD 21022 Post, Christopher J. 822 West Lake Ave Baltimore, MD 21210 Rodgers, Theo C. 1040 Park Ave, Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21201 Rubin, The Honorable Julie R. 111 North Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Schmick, John E. 6432 Cloister Gate Dr Baltimore, MD 21212 Shifrin, Ben 11202 Garrison Forest Rd Owings Mills, MD 21117 Simms, Stuart O. 120 E. Baltimore St, Suite 1700 Baltimore, MD 21202 Smithwick, Ansley D. 1500 Glencoe Road, P.O. Box 697 Glencoe, MD 21152 Smyth, Henry, P.A. 5407 Roland Ave Baltimore, MD 21210 Snyder, Lawrence 3119 Royston Ave Baltimore, MD 21214 Staley, Annie 1300 Berwick Road Baltimore, MD 21204 Stevens, Randy S. 8400 Greenspring Ave Stevenson, MD 21153 Sweeney, Martha H. 3257 Bridle Ridge Lane Stevenson, MD 21153 Timken, John H. 3111 Gold Course West Owings Mills, MD 21117 Walsh, Maureen E. 19 Tudor Court Lutherville, MD 21093 Watson, Craig S. 6325 Kerne Court Clarksville, MD 21029 Weinfeld, Michael J. P.O. Box 251 Brooklandville , MD 21022 Whitehead, Pat 4801 Tamarind Rd Baltimore, MD 21209 Young, Karlo G. 3511 Stoney Creek Court Owings Mills, MD 21117
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The process has not changed from the prior year.