PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (EIN 04-2103616)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-15
IRS object ID: 201841359349303979
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-15T10:59:35-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	60 South Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Boston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042103616	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% Lynn Wood	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	PERK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6179243434	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	175 NORTH BEACON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN CZAJKOWSKI	PersonNm
Person Title	CFAO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2018-05-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JACOB K JOHNSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01763226	PTIN
Phone	6179881000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-05-11	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	167.68.102.5	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	04502320181355000014	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2018-05-15	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	9C37FB02EE77A6FF00EC66693955615721E3AD8A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	7B5190DACD7950FB62E11B317DAE60956DD6A6E7	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	W DAVID POWER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	175 NORTH BEACON	AddressLine1Txt
City	WATERTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$133,869,651	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PERKINS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1829	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BLIND, DEAF-BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	23	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	23	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	904	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1238	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$4,492	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$77,863	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$11,531,106	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,609,792	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$36,572,342	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$36,678,720	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$9,288,471	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,335,116	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,777,940	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,699,302	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$60,169,859	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$60,322,930	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$691,883	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$672,377	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$44,722,524	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$45,299,792	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$280,443	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$238,472	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,255,461	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$22,785,763	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$23,746,508	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$68,480,613	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$69,957,149	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$8,310,754	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,634,219	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$351,258,673	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$375,814,726	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$36,931,480	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$39,764,739	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$314,327,193	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$336,049,987	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BLIND, DEAF-BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$44,851,846	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$672,377	GrantAmt
Revenue	$33,964,296	RevenueAmt
Desc	PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, THE FIRST SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES TO EDUCATE STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, HAS STOOD AS A THOUGHT LEADER FROM ITS EARLIEST DAYS. PERKINS PIONEERED THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAFBLIND, AND THE SCHOOL CONTINUES TO NURTURE AN INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON OUR HISTORIC WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS CAMPUS AND IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,322,196	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,984,151	RevenueAmt
Desc	PERKINS SOLUTIONS HELPS BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS AND CARE GIVERS DELIVER ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. PERKINS SOLUTIONS DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY IN 170 COUNTRIES, RANGING FROM CLASSIC MECHANICAL PERKINS BRAILLERS TO CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS. IN ADDITION TO TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, WE OFFER A FULL SPECTRUM OF SERVICES INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS TO HELP CUSTOMERS IDENTIFY THEIR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, AND TRAINING TO ENSURE THE USERS' FULL BENEFIT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,799,831	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,714,424	RevenueAmt
Desc	PERKINS LIBRARY FIRST PROVIDED PATRONS WITH READING MATTER IN 1837, ADDING BRAILLE AND TALKING BOOKS IN 1931. SINCE THEN, THE AWARD-WINNING LIBRARY HAS PROVIDED FREE SERVICES TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO READ TRADITIONAL PRINT MATERIALS DUE TO A VISUAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY. READERS HAVE ACCESS TO DIGITAL AUDIO BOOKS AND ONLINE DOWNLOADS. THE LIBRARY CIRCULATES MORE THAN 530,000 ITEMS IN BRAILLE, AUDIO, ELECTRONIC AND LARGE PRINT FORMATS TO OVER 28,000 PATRONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,709,818	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FCC PROGRAM	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,709,818	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$53,683,691	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	222	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	904	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	BD	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CJ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	EI	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	TH	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	VI	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	AR	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	23	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	23	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Lynn Wood	PersonNm
Phone	6179727219	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	175 North Beacon Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Watertown	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02472	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CORINNE GROUSBECK
CHAIR OF THE BOARD	5.0	0.5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG PAPPAS
VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE C STEMBERG
CORP CHAIR/BOARD VICE CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SCHNITMAN
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP L LADD
VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY KINARD
TREASURER OF THE BOARD	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A LOWELL
VICE CHAIRPERSON	5.0	0.5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELENA MATLACK
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FREDERIC M CLIFFORD
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HUNT LAMBERT
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN BRIGHT
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OSWALD MONDEJAR
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL PERRAULT
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL RAIA
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL KAPRIELIAN
TRUSTEE THRU AUG 2016	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND W HEPPER
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD F REILLY
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE C ANDREWS
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN A RINGER
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM HEHIR
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VAITHEHI MUTTULINGAM
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HUGHES
TRUSTEE	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA E STEAD
TRUSTEE AS OF AUG 2016	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROANN COSTIN
TRUSTEE AS OF NOV 2016	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA CALISE
CFO	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$225,571	$0	$21,217
PHILIP SHAPIRO
CFO	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
W DAVID POWER
PRESIDENT AND CEO	50.0	2.5		Yes (X)	$357,598	$0	$44,806
EDWARD H BOSSO
EXEC DIR & SUPERINTENDENT	50.0	0.0			$230,837	$0	$87,941	Yes (X)
KATHLEEN SHEEHAN
SR. DIRECTOR ADVANCEMENT	50.0	0.0			$230,596	$0	$42,168	Yes (X)
LUIZA R AGUIAR
EXEC DIRECT OF SOLUTIONS	50.0	0.0			$156,854	$0	$5,612	Yes (X)
WILLIAM G OATES
VP OF PERKINS SOLUTIONS	50.0	0.0			$205,396	$0	$5,816	Yes (X)
DAVID M DOHERTY
DIR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	50.0	0.0			$120,611	$0	$30,110		Yes (X)
DAVID NERO
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	50.0	0.0			$133,159	$0	$29,933		Yes (X)
KATE M MARAGOLESE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	50.0	0.0			$203,211	$0	$4,283		Yes (X)
KATHRYN TODD
DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL GIVING	50.0	0.0			$141,319	$0	$18,691		Yes (X)
MICHAEL DELANEY
EXEC DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL	50.0	0.0			$169,955	$0	$65,973		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,175,107	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$356,550	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	21	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
560 HARRISON BLVD	BOSTON	MA	02118	CONTRACTOR	$3,487,409
CENTRO INC
DPT CH 10762	PALATINE	IL	60055	ADVERTISING	$510,281
MILLER DYER SPEARS INC
99 CHAUNCY STREET	BOSTON	MA	02111	CONSULTING	$414,261
THOMAS GALLAGHER INC
109 SMITH PLACE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	CONTRACTOR	$340,735
HUMANWARE USA INC
PO BOX 71117	CHICAGO	IL	606941117	CONSULTING	$285,919

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	28	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,181,575	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$3,708,997	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$7,719,220	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$212,996	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,609,792	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FOR SERVICES	611600	$33,964,296	$33,964,296
LIBRARY SERVICES	900099	$2,714,424	$2,714,424

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$36,678,720	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,554,767	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$31,433	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,586,200	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$205,776	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$89,345	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$116,431	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$116,431	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$116,431	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$71,714,051	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$67,933,702	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,780,349	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,780,349	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,941	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,753,408	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$95,800	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,181,575	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$497,080	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$401,280	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$401,280	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$8,010,745	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$5,026,594	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,984,151	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,984,151	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,322,930	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$39,662,871	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$4,492	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,054,759	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,052	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$670,325	TotalAmt
Program Services	$670,325	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,913,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$495,633	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$949,472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$468,541	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,881,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,642,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,979,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,259,474	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,273,497	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,917,107	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$269,481	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$86,909	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,130,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,483,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$489,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$157,911	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,100,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,614,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$367,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$118,513	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,426	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$230,611	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,550	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$264,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$238,472	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$238,472	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,735,501	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,735,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,978,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,423,468	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,092,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$462,022	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$848,655	TotalAmt
Program Services	$660,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$181,734	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,561	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,565,142	TotalAmt
Program Services	$790,548	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$610,416	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,178	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$852,147	TotalAmt
Program Services	$389,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$422,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,325	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,455,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,011,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$389,777	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,551	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,100,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,029,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,140	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,206	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,482	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,412	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,045,396	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,396,719	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$590,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,636	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,587	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$246,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MEAL/FOOD EXPENSE	$1,000,601	$863,641	$90,182	$46,778
MEMBERSHIPS	$85,155	$28,824	$42,402	$13,929
PHOTOGRAPHY	$32,127	$24,084	$7,013	$1,030
STEWARDSHIP	$31,368	$8,909	$3,630	$18,829

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,562	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,017	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$50,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,250	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,957,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,683,691	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,017,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,255,461	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,560,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,090,978	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,284,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,543,269	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,349,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,407,785	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,652,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,816,850	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,751,607	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,654,130	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$180,184,615	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$113,338,225	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,722,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,846,390	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,982,575	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,484,217	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,110,496	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,751,093	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,845,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,220,014	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$351,258,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,814,726	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,003,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,547,952	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,427,338	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,749,036	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,500,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,467,751	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,931,480	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,764,739	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,297,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,076,222	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,142,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$76,493,712	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,887,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,480,053	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,327,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$336,049,987	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$351,258,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,814,726	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$9,634,219	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$31,029,313	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$327,700	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,282,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,954,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,352,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,531,106	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,609,792	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$75,730,895	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,282,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,954,815	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,352,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,531,106	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,609,792	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$75,730,895	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$75,730,895	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,175,460	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,836,838	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,953,336	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,634,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,791,976	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,392,421	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,064,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$2,064,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$95,187,316	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$203,159,956	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79560	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73270	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$22,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$22,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$53,661,691	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$53,683,691	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$28,961	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$24,324	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$24,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$22,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$99,285	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$4,961	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$324	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total	$5,285	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$257,093,165	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,846,184	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$34,522,302	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,849,637	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,923,540	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$280,688,474	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$274,450,757	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$217,192	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$4,517,045	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,277,642	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,780,097	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$257,093,165	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$277,361,898	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,646,766	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,823,788	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,715,543	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,666,152	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$274,450,757	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$237,830,215	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$13,194,497	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,378,030	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,615,650	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,425,194	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$277,361,898	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$215,417,593	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,365,818	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$27,253,447	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,925,720	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,280,923	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$237,830,215	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.51000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.24000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.25000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$154,433,335	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$89,226,151	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$65,207,184	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,666,090	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$18,627,085	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,039,005	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,085,191	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,484,990	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$600,201	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$66,846,390	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	NON-PUBLICLY TRADED FUNDS	Desc
Book Value	$182,751,093	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$182,751,093	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$1,467,751	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,467,751	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$95,299,223	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$31,150,327	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$591,484	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$356,964	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$32,098,775	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$63,200,448	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$2,735,501	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$5,613,019	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$2,877,518	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$60,322,930	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$73,646,703	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$591,484	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$5,833,571	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$6,425,055	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$67,221,648	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2,735,501	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2,735,501	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$69,957,149	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4	THE PERMANENT PERKINS ENDOWMENT AND RELATED EARNINGS ARE USED AS DIRECTED BY THE RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THESE FUNDS BY THEIR RESPECTIVE DONORS. THE PERKINS QUASI-ENDOWMENT IS OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD AND IS USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND RELATED SERVICES. THE BOARD APPROVES AN ANNUAL TOTAL ENDOWMENT SPENDING GUIDELINE TO PRUDENTLY MANAGE THE SPENDING OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS.
PART X, LINE 2	PERKINS IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS. PERKINS BELIEVES IT HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D	KILIMANJARO BLIND TRUST REVENUE 15,934 JOHN MILTON SOCIETY REVENUE 13,330 CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 327,700 ------------- TOTAL 356,964
PART XI, LINE 4B	RENTAL EXPENSES (89,345) FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSES (497,080) COST OF GOODS SOLD (5,026,594) ------------------ TOTAL (5,613,019)
PART XII, LINE 2D	KILIMANJARO BLIND TRUST EXPENSES 185,157 JOHN MILTON SOCIETY EXPENSES 35,395 RENTAL EXPENSES 89,345 FUNDRAISING EVENTS EXPENSES 497,080 COST OF GOODS SOLD 5,026,594 ---------------- TOTAL 5,833,571

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3	PERKINS' NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT IS IN COPIES OF THE PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND QUARTERLY PUBLICATION "PERSPECTIVES". THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL AGENCIES IN NEW ENGLAND THAT SERVE THE BLIND AND DEAFBLIND. IN ADDITION, PERKINS IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BOSTON GLOBE NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE PUBLISHED BY MAAPS.
PART I, LINE 6	Perkins receives government funds from cities and towns that are paying for student tuition.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (22 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	OfficesOfficesCnt
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$37,539
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$154,260	3
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$127,189	1
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$75,077
North America	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$11,851	1
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$1,165
South America	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$229,462	3	1
South Asia	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$216,257	4
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	$260,246	4
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	PERKINS SOLUTION SALES
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	PERKINS SOLUTION SALES
South Asia	Program Services	PERKINS SOLUTION SALES
South Asia	Program Services	PERKINS SOLUTION COGS	$653,194
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments		$36,907,296
Central America and the Caribbean	Grantmaking		$68,519
East Asia and the Pacific	Grantmaking		$58,510
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking		$57,344
Middle East and North Africa	Grantmaking		$900
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Grantmaking		$61,447
South America	Grantmaking		$225,723
South Asia	Grantmaking		$72,379
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grantmaking		$125,503

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	16	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	16	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$38,857,909	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$485,952	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$39,343,861	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	DVLPMT/TRNG	$68,519
East Asia and the Pacific	LDSHP/DVLPMT	$58,510
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	DVLPMT/TRNG	$57,344
Russia and the Newly Independent States	DVLPMT/TRNG	$61,447
South America	LDSHP/DVLPMT	$225,723
South Asia	DVLPMT/TRNG	$72,379
Sub-Saharan Africa	DVLPMT/TRNG	$125,503

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	22	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	16	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2	Each project partner has a budget, activity timeline, and schedule for reporting. Balances are reconciled to USD using the exchange rate from the date the funds were received in country. Original receipts are provided with progress reports and reviewed by program financial staff each period. New funds are not advanced until satisfactory review of activity and financial report data.
PART I, LINE 3	Perkins does not separately track expenses associated with foreign Perkins Solutions sales. As such, these expenditures have not been reported.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NEWPORT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	33 RAILROAD AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	DUXBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02332	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING COUNSEL	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor	$238,472	RetainedByContractorAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$238,472	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA DINNER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,008,443	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$945,943	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$62,500	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$187,840	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$68,756	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$30,800	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$100,834	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	TASTING EVENT	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$134,882	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$130,382	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$4,500	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$30,508	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$10,608	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$134,050	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$105,250	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$28,800	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$27,454	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$24,229	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$16,051	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,277,375	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,181,575	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$95,800	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$215,294	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$123,493	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$30,800	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$127,493	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$497,080	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$401,280	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LISA CALISE
CFO	$225,571	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,018	$0	$2,868	$0	$248,457	$0	$0	$0
W DAVID POWER
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$357,598	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,699	$0	$21,692	$0	$404,989	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD H BOSSO
EXEC DIR & SUPERINTENDENT	$215,837	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$89,483	$0	$320,320	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN SHEEHAN
SR. DIRECTOR ADVANCEMENT	$230,596	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,002	$0	$21,818	$0	$274,416	$0	$0	$0
LUIZA R AGUIAR
EXEC DIRECT OF SOLUTIONS	$156,854	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,612	$0	$855	$0	$163,321	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM G OATES
VP OF PERKINS SOLUTIONS	$205,396	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,369	$0	$2,943	$0	$212,708	$0	$0	$0
DAVID M DOHERTY
DIR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	$120,611	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,142	$0	$20,100	$0	$151,853	$0	$0	$0
DAVID NERO
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	$133,159	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,953	$0	$19,923	$0	$164,035	$0	$0	$0
KATE M MARAGOLESE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$203,211	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,831	$0	$1,735	$0	$208,777	$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN TODD
DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL GIVING	$141,319	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,492	$0	$8,265	$0	$161,076	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DELANEY
EXEC DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL	$169,955	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$67,164	$0	$237,119	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Perkins may provide housing to employees when it is determined to be a requirement of the position. Perkins determines the value of the housing based on market rates for comparable properties in the area. During 2016, out of the employees listed on Schedule J, ED BOSSO AND MICHAEL DELANEY WERE provided with housing. ED's housing was valued at $72,000 AND MICHAEL'S HOUSING WAS VALUED AT $48,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MASS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY SERIES 2010
A	043431814	2010-02-12	$30,000,000	CONSTRUCTION	false	false	false
MASS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY SERIES 2016
B	043431814	2016-09-09	$4,100,000	IMPROVEMENTS	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$3,172,028	$0	$30,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$185,000	$0	$0	$29,815,000	$0	$0	2011	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$178,936	$0	$4,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$67,392	$0	$0	$3,882,157	$0	$150,451	2016	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	false	0	false	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	false	0	false	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
0
A	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false	false	false	0	false	false
0
B	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false	false	false	0	false	false

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE K	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART III, LINE 2 The School has a lease with another 501(c)(3) organization (Hellen Keller National Center for Deaf Blind Youths and Adults) that rents two rooms in a building that has bond financing. This organization helps further Perkins' Mission. PART III, LINE 3A The School has incidental service contracts that do not result in private benefit use. PART IV, LINE 2B The Bond issue met the requirements of the 2 year spending exception. PART IV, LINE 7 The School is in the process of establishing written procedures to monitor the requirements of IRC section 148. PART III, LINE 9 AND PART V As of the end of the tax year, the School had such written procedures for its Series 2010 bonds. Those procedures had not been amended to apply to the Series 2016 bonds as of the end of the tax year. However, the written procedures have since been amended to apply to all tax-exempt bond issues of the School.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	19	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$212,996	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV OF STOCKS	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO INFANTS, TODDLERS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE BLIND, DEAFBLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D	OUR ICANCONNECT PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE FCC TO IMPLEMENT THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY ACT, PROVIDES DEAFBLIND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT, PERKINS AND HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ARE PARTNERING WITH STATE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERY STATE IN THE U.S.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL HAS 171 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN NOVEMBER THE TRUSTEES ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION EACH YEAR. A QUORUM OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION VOTE ON THE TRUSTEES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	INFORMATION REPORTED ON FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPLIANCE MANAGER PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE INFORMATION TO KPMG FOR PREPARATION AND REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER BEFORE IT IS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO FILING, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL TRUSTEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT MUST FILL OUT AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND THE BOARD REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SENIOR STAFF COMPENSATION. PERKINS' WAGE AND SALARY STRUCTURE IS RELATED TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ITS POSITIONS AND STRIVES TO BE COMPETITIVE FOR THE AREA, CONSISTENT WITH PERKINS' FINANCIAL RESOURCES. PERKINS PERIODICALLY CONDUCTS WAGE AND SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE THE PREVAILING WAGES AND SALARIES PAID FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE AREA AND AT SIMILAR SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES. PERKINS REVIEWS THE WAGE AND SALARY STRUCTURE ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	PERKINS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITH THE SCHOOL.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 327,700

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
KILIMANJARO BLIND TRUST INC
175 NORTH BEACON STREET	WATERTOWN	MA	02472	208038262	GEN SUPPORT	MA	501(C)(3)	12A	N/A	false
JOHN MILTON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
175 NORTH BEACON STREET	WATERTOWN	MA	02472	135562284	GEN SUPPORT	MA	501(C)(3)	12A		Yes (true)	PERKINS SCHL

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd