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UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC (EIN 27-2194956)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-14
IRS object ID
201720459349300512
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-02-14T07:05:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272194956EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UP EDUCATION NETWORK INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUPEDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6173075980PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIMMY BERYLSONPersonNm
Person TitleINTERIM CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179799230PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN BUCKLEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00830631PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2017-02-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerNICOLE DORNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line190 CANAL STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,653,465GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.UPEDUCATIONNETWORK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers350TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,913CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,521CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,133,835PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,653,465CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$296,936PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$224,353CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,377,170PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,732,929CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,603,988PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,237,216CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,529,847PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$583,751CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,932,275TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$426,248TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$437,817TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,078,209NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,494,458NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,993,556ExpenseAmt
Grant$708,446GrantAmt
Revenue$2,983,625RevenueAmt
DescUP EDUCATION NETWORK IS ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY SUCCESSFULLY TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF IN-DISTRICT SCHOOL TURNAROUND. UP HAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUES TO MANAGE THREE SCHOOLS IN BOSTON, TWO SCHOOLS IN LAWRENCE AND ONE SCHOOL IN SPRINGFIELD, SERVING 3,200 OF THE STATE'S HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A KEY PARTNER IN UP'S WORK TO TRANSFORM CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICT SCHOOLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOLS. IN SPRING 2015, UP ACADEMY BOSTON STUDENTS WERE AMONG THE 229,500 STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS TO TAKE THE PARCC EXAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO TEST STUDENTS' COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. ON THE 2015 PARCC, UP ACADEMY BOSTON STUDENTS WERE #1 IN ACADEMIC GROWTH IN MATH, AS MEASURED BY TRANSITION STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE, OR SGP. EVERY YEAR, OUR STUDENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AMONG THE MOST GROWTH IN MATH IN THE STATE. UP'S RESULTS HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS. A RECENT STUDY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW BY RESEARCHERS AT MIT FOUND THAT UP DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE, CAUSAL IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. OUR STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEED - STUDENTS WITH LOW PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TEND TO SEE THE MOST GROWTH AT UP. UP EDUCATION NETWORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS ALL SIX SCHOOLS IN OUR PORTFOLIO, DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES, MANAGING DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN FUNCTIONAL AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND TALENT MANAGEMENT.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NICOLE DORNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6177522854PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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JORDAN MERANUS
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FARHAD NANJI
CHAIRPERSON4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT GIVEN
CEO/BOARD SECRETARY45.00Yes (X)$237,327$0$19,782Yes (X)
YUTAKA TAMURA
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA LEDLEY
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN MANNION
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BERYLSON
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KARLA BROOKS BAEHR
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNA JACOBSON
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM NICOLETTE
CADO/PRESIDENT45.00$189,602$0$876Yes (X)
SHERI LEO
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER45.00$117,118$0$14,032Yes (X)
NICOLE DORN
CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANC45.00$117,878$0$659Yes (X)
CASEY NGO-MILLER
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION45.00$112,454$0$1,838Yes (X)
RYAN KNIGHT
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND EVALUATION45.00$118,038$0$11,629Yes (X)
ERIN WALSH-HAGAN
DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP45.00$106,549$0$14,020Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSOURCE SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWELLESLEYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02482ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesACCOUNTING & TECHNOLOGY SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$187,264CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,658,927AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,658,927TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE AND OTHER FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,979,104TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,979,104RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,979,104TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$10,913ExclusionAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,521RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,521OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,983,625RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$10,913ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$708,446TotalAmt
Program Services$708,446ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$459,710TotalAmt
Program Services$366,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,880FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,739,947TotalAmt
Program Services$3,032,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$579,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,445FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$212,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,029FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$272,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,480FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,513TotalAmt
Program Services$42,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,654TotalAmt
Program Services$28,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$329,943TotalAmt
Program Services$267,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,692TotalAmt
Program Services$199,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,851FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,892TotalAmt
Program Services$155,433ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,631FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,404TotalAmt
Program Services$241,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,937FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,764TotalAmt
Program Services$58,129ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,405TotalAmt
Program Services$1,948ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$457ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,050TotalAmt
Program Services$59,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,962FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,846TotalAmt
Program Services$34,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,714FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RECRUITING$170,741$146,503$24,238
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$163,838$150,372$13,466
MISCELLANEOUS$27,187$14,500$12,417$270

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,237,216TotalAmt
Program Services$5,993,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,019,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,353FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,910,611BOYAmt
EOY$2,697,064EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$326,150BOYAmt
EOY$172,755EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$515,861BOYAmt
EOY$303,199EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,000BOYAmt
EOY$360,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,250BOYAmt
EOY$172,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$393,281LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$168,937LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,085BOYAmt
EOY$224,344EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,504,457BOYAmt
EOY$3,932,275EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$276,295BOYAmt
EOY$259,483EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,980BOYAmt
EOY$70,008EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,241BOYAmt
EOY$69,130EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,732BOYAmt
EOY$39,196EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$426,248BOYAmt
EOY$437,817EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,773,209BOYAmt
EOY$3,144,458EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,000BOYAmt
EOY$350,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,078,209BOYAmt
EOY$3,494,458EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,504,457BOYAmt
EOY$3,932,275EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$583,751ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$853,468CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,988,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,186,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,388,580CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,658,927CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,075,980TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$853,468CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,988,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,186,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,388,580CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,658,927CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,075,980TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,655,564SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,420,416PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$10,913CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,913TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$4,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,521TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,091,414TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.64760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73770PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

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

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,051OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,894DepreciationAmt
Book Value$78,157BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$295,230OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$149,043DepreciationAmt
Book Value$146,187BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$224,344TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,653,465TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,653,465RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,653,465TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,237,216TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,237,216ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,237,216TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH UP ACADEMY HOLLAND (UAH). AS OF JUNE 30, 2016, FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS CONSIST OF AMOUNTS HELD ON BEHALF OF UAH, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN SPENT.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2016. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
UP ACADEMY HOLLAND
272194956$21,407SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF LEONARDOLIVER (LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
046001394$0SUPPORT$273,599FMVIN-KIND PURCHASES
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF DORCHESTER
462404287$90,392SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF BOSTON
450625911$197,758SUPPORT
UP ACADEMY KENNEDY (SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
046001415$0SUPPORT$125,290FMVIN-KIND PURCHASES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SCOTT GIVEN
CEO/BOARD SECRETARY$202,327$0$35,000$0$0$0$0$0$19,782$0$257,109$0$0$0
TIM NICOLETTE
CADO/PRESIDENT$189,602$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$876$0$190,478$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A DRAFT VERSION OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA EMAIL AND PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AIN DETERMINING THE CEO'S SALARY, MEMBERS OF THE ENTIRE BOARD USED A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS. THIS PROCESS BEGAN IN SPRING 2013 AND CONCLUDED IN SEPTEMBER 2013, WHEN THE CEO'S FY14 COMPENSATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY BOARD VOTE. THE PROCESS INCLUDED A BOARD WORKING GROUP (FARHAD NANJI AND JORDAN MERANUS) THAT STUDIED AND ANALYZED VARIOUS COMPENSATION-RELATED FACTORS. THE WORKING GROUP MADE AN INITIAL CEO COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION AT THE JUNE 2013 BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD DISCUSSED AND MODIFIED THIS RECOMMENDATION AT ITS JUNE AND AUGUST BOARD MEETINGS, AND ULTIMATELY APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AT ITS SEPTEMBER 2013 BOARD MEETING. THE FACTORS THAT THE WORKING GROUP AND BOARD CONSIDERED INCLUDED: 1. COMPARABLE DATA AND PERSPECTIVES OF OTHERS IN THE FIELD 2. TURNAROUND CONTEXT 3. BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE OF CEO 4. FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF CEO COMPENSATION INCREASES IN 2014, WE TOOK THIS PROCESS A STEP FURTHER AND PARTICIPATED IN A COMPENSATION STUDY OF CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT GAVE US COMPARABILITY DATA FOR CEO, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF, AND DIRECTOR SALARIES. WE PARTICIPATED IN A COMPENSATION STUDY DURING OCTOBER 2016. WHEN THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY ARE AVAILABLE IN LATE JANUARY 2017, WE WILL REVIEW CURRENT SALARIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ALIGNED WITH THOSE IN PEER ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART XII, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT UP EDUCATION NETWORK, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.