TODAYS STUDENTS TOMORROWS TEACHERS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: TODAYS STUDENTS TOMORROWS TEACHERS (EIN 13-4049153)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-08-14
IRS object ID: 201702269349302135
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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 D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-14T14:29:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	113518842	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PURCHASE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10577	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134049153	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TODAY'S STUDENTS TOMORROW'S TEACHERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TODA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9143453444	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE NO S-208	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITE PLAINS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10604	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DR BETTYE PERKINS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9143453444	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ANTHONY TEMPESTA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00093931	PTIN
Phone	9145249000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DR BETTYE PERKINS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE NO S-208	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITE PLAINS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$833,159	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TSTT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TODAY'S STUDENTS, TOMORROW'S TEACHERS' ("TSTT") MAJOR PROGRAM, TEACHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, IS A CAREER DEVELOPMENT MENTORING PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS, MENTORS AND TRAINS CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE, AND PLACES THEM AS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AND COMMITTED LEADERS WHO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. TSTT'S VISION IS TO BE THE NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR ADDRESSING TEACHER SHORTAGES AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE EDUCATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	330	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$160,037	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$130,523	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$968,100	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$684,248	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,329	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$14,121	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$3,133	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,139,333	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$828,892	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$789,905	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$598,695	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$16,125	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$604,390	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$406,506	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,394,295	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,005,201	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$254,962	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$176,309	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,919,008	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,828,344	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,097,440	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,187,141	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$821,568	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$641,203	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TODAY'S STUDENTS, TOMORROW'S TEACHERS' ("TSTT") MAJOR PROGRAM, IS A CAREER DEVELOPMENT MENTORING PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS, MENTORS AND TRAINS CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE, AND PLACES THEM AS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AND COMMITTED LEADERS WHO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. TSTT'S VISION IS TO BE THE NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR ADDRESSING TEACHER SHORTAGES AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE EDUCATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$867,147	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$684,248	RevenueAmt
Desc	TEACHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS A CAREER DEVELOPMENT MENTORING PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS, MENTORS AND TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS TO PURSUE A CAREER IN TEACHING.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$867,147	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	42	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	21	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BETTYE PERKINS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9143453444	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE S-208	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITE PLAINS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10604	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DIANNE YOUNG
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE AULT
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLARENCE WILLIAMS
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH FAY
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC MILLER
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETTYE PERKINS
PRESIDENT/CEO	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$172,751	$0	$2,045
NATHANIEL FIELDS
MEMBER (FORMER)	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIA FERREIRA
MEMBER (FORMER)	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN ROACHE
MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FENTON SOLIZ
MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAY WRIGHT
BOARD CHAIR(FORMER)	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$172,751	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,045	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$2,083	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$128,440	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$130,523	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM SERVICE FEE	611710	$684,200	$684,200
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$48	$48

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$684,248	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,121	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,121	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$4,267	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,083	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$4,267	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$828,892	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$684,248	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$14,121	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,312	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,483	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,121	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$401,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$356,990	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,819	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$998	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$250	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,056	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,557	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$639	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,712	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,416	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$472	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,853	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,423	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$571	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,583	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,996	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,481	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,651	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,651	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MODEL USAGE FEE	$139,500	$139,500	$0	$0
PROGRAM SUPPLIES, MATER	$25,844	$25,521	$323	$0
STUDENT AND TEACHER STI	$18,803	$18,803	$0	$0
PUBLIC RELATIONS	$17,488	$6,246	$10,842	$400

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,005,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$867,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$121,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,125	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$310,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$281,366	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,263,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,252,739	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,625	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,598	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$58,240	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$43,517	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,723	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$196,260	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,228	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,805	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,919,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,828,344	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,940	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,141	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,057,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,172,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,097,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,187,141	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$797,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$637,870	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,375	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,333	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$821,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$641,203	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,919,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,828,344	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$176,309	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$4,056	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$603,734	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$594,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$526,489	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$160,037	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$130,523	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,015,674	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$603,734	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$594,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$526,489	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$160,037	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$130,523	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,015,674	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,379,021	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$636,653	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,866	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,327	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,121	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$58,059	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,105	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29,699	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$42,804	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,116,537	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.30080	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.32280	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TSTT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS FOLLOWS: 1) THEY HAVE A PROGRAM IN PLACE TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION. FOR EXAMPLE: - THEY ARE EXPLORING GOVERNMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKING WITH CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS THAT GIVE GRANTS - THEY ARE NURTURING ALUMNI RELATIONSHIPS AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN GIVING/SUPPORTING PROGRAMS; - THEY ARE HOLDING EDUCATION FORUMS 2) THEIR OPERATION IS SUSTAINED SOLELY THROUGH PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND THEY MAINTAIN A DEFINITIVE PROGRAM FOR ACCOMPLISHING THEIR CHARITABLE WORK.	ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$58,240	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$43,517	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,723	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$14,723	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MODEL USAGE PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$1,172,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,172,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$994,898	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$4,056	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$170,062	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$166,006	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$828,892	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$828,892	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,175,263	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$170,062	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$170,062	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,005,201	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,005,201	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TSTT HAS EVALUATED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITH NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. ACCORDINGLY, TSTT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BETTYE PERKINS	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$147,751	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$25,000	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$2,045	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$174,796	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BETTYE PERKINS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	EXECUTIVE DIR.	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$25,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	MODEL USAGE FEE	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCH L, PART IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BETTYE PERKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPED THE TSTT REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRECOLLEGIATE MINORITY TEACHER RECRUITMENT MODEL (MODEL), WHICH IS UTILIZED BY TODAY'S STUDENTS, TOMORROW'S TEACHERS ("TSTT"). BETTYE PERKINS GRANTED TSTT EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO USE THE MODEL IN THE UNITED STATES SOLELY TO ACCOMPLISH ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE AND MISSION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. FEEDBACK IS COLLECTED FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VERBAL APPROVAL IS SECURED FROM THE MEMBERS BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES REPORT ANNUALLY IF A CONFLICT APPEARS TO EXIST. MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD WILL MEET WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO OBTAIN ALL FACTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, A VOTE WILL ENSURE IF THE MATTER IS INDEED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF IT IS FOUND TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING CONCERNING THE MATTER THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND THE ORGANIZATION'S RESULTS RELATIVE TO PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO EVALUATES NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPENSATION RATES FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, TAKING TENURE INTO CONSIDERTION. BASED ON THE FINDINGS, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES A COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEWS PERFORMANCE USING THE SAME PARAMETERS OUTLINED ABOVE AND AWARDS COMPENSATION INCREASES BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO OBJECTIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.