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UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC (EIN 27-2194956)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-02-16
IRS object ID
201800479349301030
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-02-16T14:52:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN272194956EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UP EDUCATION NETWORKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUPEDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6173075980PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line190 CANAL STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02114ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVERONICA CONFORMEPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179799230PhoneNum
Signature2018-02-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN BUCKLEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00830631PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2018-02-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.141.162IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-02-14IPDt
IP Tm13:04:40IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVERONICA CONFORMEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line190 CANAL STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,278,102GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.UPEDUCATIONNETWORK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY$483,564TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,943,457NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$929,491GrantAmt
Revenue$3,698,189RevenueAmt
DescUP EDUCATION NETWORK IS ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY SUCCESSFULLY TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF IN-DISTRICT SCHOOL TURNAROUND. UP HAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUES TO MANAGE THREE SCHOOLS IN BOSTON, TWO SCHOOLS IN LAWRENCE AND ONE SCHOOL IN SPRINGFIELD, SERVING 3,200 OF THE STATE'S HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A KEY PARTNER IN UP'S WORK TO TRANSFORM CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICT SCHOOLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOLS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK IS A WINNER OF NEW SCHOOLS VENTURE FUND "EDUCATION REFORM ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR" IN RECOGNITION OF OUR EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN #1 IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS IN STUDENT GROWTH IN 4 OUT OF THE LAST 6 YEARS AND OUR SCHOOLS HAVE INCREASED PROFICIENCY RATES BY 2-3X WITHIN 2 YEARS OF TURNAROUND. UP'S RESULTS HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS. A RECENT STUDY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW BY RESEARCHERS AT MIT FOUND THAT UP DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE, CAUSAL IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. OUR STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEED -- STUDENTS WITH LOW PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TEND TO SEE THE MOST GROWTH AT UP. UP EDUCATION NETWORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS ALL SIX SCHOOLS IN OUR PORTFOLIO, DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES, MANAGING DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN FUNCTIONAL AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND TALENT MANAGEMENT.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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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 PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VERONICA CONFORMEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6177522854PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02114ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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JORDAN MERANUS
BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED FY17)4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FARHAD NANJI
CHAIRPERSON4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT GIVEN
CEO/BOARD SECRETARY (RESIGNED FY17)45.00Yes (X)$221,925$0$9,209Yes (X)
YUTAKA TAMURA
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA LEDLEY
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN MANNION
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BERYLSON
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARLA BROOKS BAEHR
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNA JACOBSON
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERONICA CONFORME
BOARD CLERK/CEO4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NICOLE DORN
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER45.00$124,249$0$895Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BYRNES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER45.00$112,026$0$15,129Yes (X)
TIM NICOLETTE
CADO/PRESIDENT45.00$196,543$0$1,175Yes (X)
SHERI LEO
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER45.00$121,192$0$16,131Yes (X)
JAMIE MORRISON
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER45.00$142,365$0$15,507Yes (X)
RYAN KNIGHT
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INNOVATION45.00$111,294$0$13,371Yes (X)
CASEY NGO- MILLER
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION45.00$112,991$0$15,129Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSOURCE SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWELLESLEYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02482ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesACCOUNTING & TECHNOLOGY SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$146,117CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,568,007AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE AND OTHER FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,697,523RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,697,523TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,906TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,906ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$666RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$666OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$11,906ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$929,491TotalAmt
Program Services$929,491ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$772,591TotalAmt
Program Services$544,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$193,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,837FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,069,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$544,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,829FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$280,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,503FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,468TotalAmt
Program Services$289,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,973FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,426TotalAmt
Program Services$76,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,038TotalAmt
Program Services$19,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,667TotalAmt
Program Services$234,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,536TotalAmt
Program Services$159,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,708FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,968TotalAmt
Program Services$239,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,620FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,474TotalAmt
Program Services$265,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,164FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,377TotalAmt
Program Services$82,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$127FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$680TotalAmt
Program Services$550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,954TotalAmt
Program Services$61,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,335ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,119FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,769TotalAmt
Program Services$42,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,472FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RECRUITING$125,816$106,065$19,751
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$94,280$86,152$8,128
MISCELLANEOUS$33,253$24,154$8,946$153

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,829,102TotalAmt
Program Services$6,511,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,152,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$164,505FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,697,064BOYAmt
EOY$2,094,585EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,500BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,755BOYAmt
EOY$281,956EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,199BOYAmt
EOY$200,379EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$360,000BOYAmt
EOY$520,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,413BOYAmt
EOY$159,549EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$412,943LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$244,891LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$224,344BOYAmt
EOY$168,052EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,932,275BOYAmt
EOY$3,427,021EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,483BOYAmt
EOY$155,326EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,008BOYAmt
EOY$144,568EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,130BOYAmt
EOY$39,849EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,196BOYAmt
EOY$143,821EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,817BOYAmt
EOY$483,564EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,144,458BOYAmt
EOY$2,843,457EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,000BOYAmt
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,494,458BOYAmt
EOY$2,943,457EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,932,275BOYAmt
EOY$3,427,021EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$551,000ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$2,988,534CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,186,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,388,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,658,927CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,568,007CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,790,519TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,988,534CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,186,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,388,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,658,927CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,568,007CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,790,519TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,557,419SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,233,100PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,906CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,819TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,187TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,818,525TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.65010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64760PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,051OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,947DepreciationAmt
Book Value$61,104BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$314,892OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$207,944DepreciationAmt
Book Value$106,948BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$168,052TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,278,102TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,278,102RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,278,102TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,829,103TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,829,103ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,829,103TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH UP ACADEMY HOLLAND (UAH). AS OF JUNE 30, 2017, FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS CONSIST OF AMOUNTS HELD ON BEHALF OF UAH, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN SPENT.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2017. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtRecipient EINRecipientEINNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescCash GrantCashGrantAmt
(no name)
SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY LEONARDOLIVER (LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
SUPPORT046001394$287,172FMVIN-KIND PURCHASES
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF DORCHESTER
SUPPORT462404287$194,322
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF BOSTON
SUPPORT450625911$218,336
UP ACADEMY KENNEDY (SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
SUPPORT046001415$226,174FMVIN-KIND PURCHASES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANTS TO UP ACADEMY KENNEDY, UP ACADEMY LEONARD AND UP ACADEMY OLIVER WERE ALL DISBURSED IN THE FORM OF IN-KIND PURCHASES. THESE PURCHASES MUST FOLLOW UP'S FISCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND SPENDING IS MONITORED THROUGH MONTHLY BUDGET REPORTS TO THE UP BOARD AND QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE SCHOOL'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. THE GRANTS TO UP ACADEMY BOSTON AND UP ACADEMY DORCHESTER SPECIFIED RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY, ON THE GRANT FUNDS IN THE GRANT LETTERS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK REGULARLY REVIEWS UAB AND UAD ACTIVITY AGAINST THESE RESTRICTIONS WHEN COMPILING MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (3 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
SCOTT GIVEN
CEO/BOARD SECRETARY (RESIGNED FY17)$197,925$0$24,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,209$0$231,134$0$0$0
TIM NICOLETTE
CADO/PRESIDENT$196,543$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,175$0$197,718$0$0$0
JAMIE MORRISON
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$142,365$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$15,507$0$157,872$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT VERSION OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA EMAIL AND PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AIN DETERMINING BOTH THE INTERIM CEO'S SALARY AND NEW PERMANENT CEO'S SALARY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S SEARCH COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: - COMPENSATION OF OTHERS IN SIMILAR ROLES AT PEER ORGANIZATIONS - THE UP TURNAROUND CONTEXT - THE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE OF THE INDIVIDUALS - ADVICE FROM THE EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRM WHO LED THE SEARCH THE BOARD DISCUSSED AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT AT ITS DECEMBER 2016 BOARD MEETING AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADJUSTED THE OFFER AND APPROVED THE REVISED OFFER LETTER AT THE JUNE 2017 BOARD MEETING. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD APPROVED THE INTERIM CEO'S COMPENSATION IN JANUARY 2017 AND HER PROMOTION TO DEPUTY CEO WAS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD IN JUNE 2017. IN ADDITION, IN 2016, UP TOOK PARTICIPATED IN A COMPENSATION STUDY OF CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT GAVE US COMPARABILITY DATA FOR CEO, DEPUTY CEO/PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF, AND DIRECTOR SALARIES. THIS STUDY WAS A FOLLOW-UP OF A 2014 STUDY THAT HELPED UP ADJUST SALARY BANDS. THE 2016 STUDY CONFIRMED THAT UP'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS SIMILAR TO OTHERS NATIONALLY, WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN AVERAGE SALARIES FOR SOME ROLES AND LOWER THAN AVERAGE BENEFITS PACKAGES ACROSS THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART XII, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT UP EDUCATION NETWORK, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.