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COLLEGES OF THE FENWAY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
COLLEGES OF THE FENWAY INC (EIN 11-3682703)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-04-09
IRS object ID
201830999349300913
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)
Return2018-04-09T17:22:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042211907PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MILLER WACHMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 CAMBRIDGE STREET 13TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021142548ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113682703EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLLEGES OF THE FENWAY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOLLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6178792442PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 RIVERWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP022155328ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNE MARIE MARTORANAPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6176322729PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK J CONKLIN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01454073PTIN
Phone6173386800PhoneNum
Preparation2018-03-22PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.245.36.121IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-03-22IPDt
IP Tm11:22:41IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdF4AB25965AAA82B19472FE50CB4DFE5D12F206ECAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id7E1133380FF05B29248CA8BB1228A9F1A8CDDEB8AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerANNE MARIE MARTORANAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 RIVERWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP022155328ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,133,218GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COLLEGES-FENWAY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA COLLABORATIVE OF SIX NEIGHBORING BOSTON-BASED COLLEGES CREATED TO ADD VALUE TO STUDENT ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES WHILE SEEKING INNOVATIVE METHODS OF INVESTING IN SERVICES AND CONTAINING THE COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee56TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$3,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,571,828PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,124,824CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,986PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$5,394CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,584,814PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,133,218CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,207,599PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,377,449CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,421,645PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,852,286CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,629,244PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,229,735CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$44,430PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$96,517CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,246,357TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,140,988TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,271,260TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,262,408TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$975,097NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$878,580NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA COLLABORATIVE OF SIX NEIGHBORING BOSTON-BASED COLLEGES CREATED TO ADD VALUE TO STUDENT ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES WHILE SEEKING INNOVATIVE METHODS OF INVESTING IN SERVICES AND CONTAINING THE COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,294,383ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,265,236RevenueAmt
DescOPERATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE SERVICES/COFAN-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$614,918ExpenseAmt
Revenue$542,114RevenueAmt
DescACADEMIC PROGRAMS-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$170,935ExpenseAmt
Revenue$170,935RevenueAmt
DescRESIDENTIAL LIFE-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (6 entries)

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$56,120$56,120STUDENT LIFE-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
$17,519$17,519ADMISSIONS-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
$37,143$37,143HUMAN RESOURCES-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
$749,756PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES AND BENEFITS, HR AND ACCOUNTING SUPPORT, INSURANCE, OFFICE SUPPLIES, TRAVEL, CONFERENCES AND MEALS.
$153,605$153,605ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
$132,396$132,396EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS-SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$396,783TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,146,539TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,477,019TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 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
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee56EmployeeCnt
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
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOLLI ROTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6176322310PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1MASCO 375 LONGWOOD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02215ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
CHARLES MONAHAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID CHARD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SISTER JANET EISNER
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID NELSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN G DRINAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZORICA PANTIC
CLERK2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CLAIRE RAMSBOTTOM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$164,885$0$43,891Yes (X)
ANNE MARIE MARTORANA
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$164,885TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$43,891TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,000TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,124,824TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,124,824RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,124,824TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,394TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,394ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,133,218TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,124,824RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,394ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,881TotalAmt
Management And General$218,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$881,243TotalAmt
Program Services$751,390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,598TotalAmt
Program Services$51,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,920TotalAmt
Program Services$106,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,807TotalAmt
Program Services$62,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,127TotalAmt
Program Services$12,703ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225TotalAmt
Program Services$225ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,525TotalAmt
Management And General$20,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,036TotalAmt
Program Services$593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,977TotalAmt
Program Services$184,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,601TotalAmt
Program Services$35,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,087TotalAmt
Program Services$11,279ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,570TotalAmt
Program Services$1,096ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,867TotalAmt
Program Services$30,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,781TotalAmt
Program Services$86,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,412TotalAmt
Management And General$33,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRACT SERVICES$1,220,889$1,127,230$93,659
STAFFING CHARGES$8,079$6,750$1,329
OTHER EXPENSES$5,649$3,856$1,793
PRINTING$3,177$1,557$1,620

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,284TotalAmt
Program Services$2,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,229,735TotalAmt
Program Services$2,477,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$752,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$441,616BOYAmt
EOY$563,338EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,167,567BOYAmt
EOY$1,172,960EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,430BOYAmt
EOY$101,360EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,549BOYAmt
EOY$110,533EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$457,928LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$265,131LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$276,195BOYAmt
EOY$192,797EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,246,357BOYAmt
EOY$2,140,988EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,260BOYAmt
EOY$148,895EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,127,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,113,513EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,271,260BOYAmt
EOY$1,262,408EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$545,717BOYAmt
EOY$552,201EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$429,380BOYAmt
EOY$326,379EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$975,097BOYAmt
EOY$878,580EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,246,357BOYAmt
EOY$2,140,988EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$96,517ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2Yes (X)SupportingOrgType2Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations6SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (6 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
EMMANUEL COLLEGE
0421057692Yes (1)$0$0
MASS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
0460022842Yes (1)$0$0
MASS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES
0421047002Yes (1)$0$0
SIMMONS COLLEGE
0421036292Yes (1)$0$0
WENTWORTH INST OF TECHNOLOGY
0419584602Yes (1)$0$0
WHEELOCK COLLEGE
0421036392Yes (1)$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total6SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported OrgYes (1)MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$397,906OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$227,979DepreciationAmt
Book Value$169,927BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,022OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,152DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,870BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$192,797TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,133,218TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,133,218RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,133,218TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,229,735TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,229,735ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,229,735TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AS A TAX POSITION; HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH A TAX POSITION DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCLAIRE RAMSBOTTOMPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$164,885BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$17,757DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$28,259NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$210,901TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE TREASURER FOR THE ORGANIZATION (COF) IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A COLLEGE WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF THAT COLLEGE IS AN OFFICER OF COF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF 6 MEMBER COLLEGES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND TO CONTACT THE TREASURER OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. THE FORM IS REVIEWED AND THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN THE FORM OF WHICH A COPY IS KEPT ON FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15IN 2015 AND 2016 COF PARTICIPATED IN A SALARY SURVEY FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH A GROUP OF 8 OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIA. THE RESULTS ARE SHARED WITH THE COF HR ADVISORY BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS ALL BENEFITS. ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF BENEFITS AND MERIT POOLS ARE MADE TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS COMMITTEE ACTING AS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS GO TO THE BOARD AS THE LAST PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. ALL STAFF PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS AND FINAL MERIT INCREASES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. THE SALARY AND MERIT INCREASE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHAIR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. A LETTER IS KEPT ON FILE WITH MASCO, MASCO IS ENGAGED TO ADMINISTER HR FOR COF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF PUBLIC CHARITIES.