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ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC (EIN 65-1203744)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-04-28
IRS object ID
201731189349300148
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)
Return2017-04-28T13:43:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN651203744EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Achievement First IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2037733223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1495 Blake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNew HavenCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06515ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAndrew BoasPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone2037733223PhoneNum
Signature2017-04-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLY NARDONEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01058771PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAndrew BoasPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1495 Blake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNew HavenCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06515ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$45,619,513GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.achievementfirst.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT, rhode island, AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$72,386CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$178,225PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$266,000CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$11,278,193TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,060,112TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT, rhode island, AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$15,858,044RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document818IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee275EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2037733223PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1495 Blake StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNew HavenCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Andrew Boas
chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARIELA ROZMAN
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG BORCHARD
treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISA VILLANUEVA
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elsa Nunez
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PEYSER
outgoing member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeanne Melino
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON D SACKLER
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Davis
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vincent Dowling
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM R BERKLEY
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dacia Toll
Co-CEO and President40.00Yes (X)$258,405$0$9,218
Douglas Mccurry
co-CEO and treasurer40.00Yes (X)$258,714$0$8,579
Max Polaner
chief financial officer40.00Yes (X)$199,605$0$26,973
Amy D'Angelo
Regional Superintendent40.00$167,103$0$27,088Yes (X)
Chastity Lord
Chief External Officer40.00$196,150$0$26,972Yes (X)
Chi Young Tschang
Assistant Superintendent40.00$178,548$0$20,537Yes (X)
Max Koltuv
Assistant Superintendent40.00$184,822$0$19,468Yes (X)
Ralph Harris Ferrell
Chief Operating Officer40.00$216,087$0$27,757Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$166,592TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K46IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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aylon samhouha
1036 w 20th placechicagoIL60608consulting$274,034
relay graduate
40 w 20th st 7th flnew yorkNY10011training services$273,380
jeffrey imrich
187 pinehurst ave 5hnew yorkNY10033consulting$201,927
sung-ae yang
4321 204th st 2nd flbaysideNY11361consulting$194,860
lavinia group llc
1 main st 5dbrooklynNY11201school support services$121,100
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$23,318,462AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$30,150NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$23,318,462TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
management fee541610$15,858,044$15,858,044
ANCILLARY SCHOOL SERVICES SUPPORT541610$2,256,105$2,256,105
federal e-rate funding541610$1,996,779$1,996,779
charter start up541610$1,539,737$1,539,737
after school program541610$312,000$312,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$21,962,665TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$72,386TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$72,386ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$120,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$120,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$120,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$120,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$146,000ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$146,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$218,386ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,671,728TotalAmt
Program Services$11,671,728ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$756,384TotalAmt
Program Services$666,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,737FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,291,827TotalAmt
Program Services$15,244,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,320,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$727,315FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$300,106ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,532FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,367,679TotalAmt
Program Services$1,195,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,889FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,405,648ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,383FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$80,398TotalAmt
Program Services$60,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,431FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$53,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,742FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$358,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,446FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$346,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,509FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$581,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$593FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$573,917TotalAmt
Program Services$536,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$967FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$463,365TotalAmt
Program Services$420,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,280ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,179,830TotalAmt
Program Services$953,498ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,350FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,065TotalAmt
Program Services$69,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,780TotalAmt
Program Services$191,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,594TotalAmt
Program Services$14,217ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
School Program Support$2,176,433$1,829,192$347,123$118
Professional Developme$2,071,378$2,023,198$45,988$2,192
Recruitment of School a$587,786$520,807$41,689$25,290
Governance, advocacy an$24,859$6,098$678$18,083

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$821,907TotalAmt
Program Services$691,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,853FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,867,233TotalAmt
Program Services$39,140,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,690,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,036,430FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$777,209BOYAmt
EOY$576,360EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,273BOYAmt
EOY$5,065EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,665,520BOYAmt
EOY$5,353,267EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,942,669BOYAmt
EOY$5,942,669EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$205,705BOYAmt
EOY$349,969EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,259,499LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,658,327LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$760,599BOYAmt
EOY$601,172EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,415,709BOYAmt
EOY$2,478,381EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,772,684BOYAmt
EOY$15,306,883EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,053,750BOYAmt
EOY$1,499,206EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,043BOYAmt
EOY$147,252EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,100,000BOYAmt
EOY$5,480,190EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,969,400BOYAmt
EOY$933,464EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,278,193BOYAmt
EOY$8,060,112EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$701,759BOYAmt
EOY$2,482,201EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,792,732BOYAmt
EOY$4,764,570EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,494,491BOYAmt
EOY$7,246,771EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,772,684BOYAmt
EOY$15,306,883EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,752,280ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$18,165,683CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,253,402CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,937,868CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,827,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,318,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,502,944TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,165,683CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,253,402CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,937,868CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,827,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,318,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,502,944TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$26,462,606SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$84,040,338PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$101,956CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$109,096CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$109,601CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$180,811CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$192,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$693,850TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$23,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47,731CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$820,130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$88,225CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$146,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,125,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$112,322,219TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$79,003,208GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80610PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanationother - 2011 Amount: $ 23,339. 2012 Amount: $ 47,731. 2013 Amount: $ 820,130. 2014 Amount: $ 15,725. legal services - 2014 Amount: $ 72,500. 2015 Amount: $ 146,000.ExplanationTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$22,692OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$22,692TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$863,651OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$599,282DepreciationAmt
Book Value$264,369BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$323,905OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$311,055DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,850BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,071,943OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,747,990DepreciationAmt
Book Value$323,953BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$601,172TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM SCHOOLS$2,426,923
Security Deposit$51,458
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,478,381TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO SCHOOLSDesc
Amt$933,464Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$933,464TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,947,785TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$11,671,728OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$11,671,728RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$45,619,513RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$45,619,513TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,195,505TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$31,195,505ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$11,671,728OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,671,728ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$42,867,233TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:AF has no unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2016. AF's Federal tax returns prior to fiscal year 2013 are closed and management continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. If applicable, AF would recognize interest and penalties associated with tax matters as part of management and general expenses in the statement of activities and changes in net assets and include accrued interest and penalties in accrued expenses in the statement of financial position. AF did not recognize any interest or penalties associated with tax matters for the year ended June 30, 2016.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:grants to schools -11,671,728.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:grants to schools 11,671,728.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
achievement first bridgeport academy
403 James Streetnew havenCT06513371543858501(c)(3)$1,382,082to support the general operating expenses of the school.
Achievement First brooklyn Charter School
403 James Streetnew havenCT06513205118947501(c)(3)$1,652,158to support the general operating expenses of the school.
achievement first hartford academy
495 Blake Streetnew havenCT06515262236909501(c)(3)$1,336,904to support the general operating expenses of the school.
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST RHODE ISLAND INC
495 Blake Streetnew havenCT06515461986417501(c)(3)$1,116,866to support the general operating expenses of the school.
AMISTAD ACADEMY INC
495 Blake Streetnew havenCT06515061546695501(c)(3)$1,134,938to support the general operating expenses of the school.
ELM CITY COLLEGE PREPARATORY INC
495 Blake Streetnew havenCT06515205196171501(c)(3)$3,837,012to support the general operating expenses of the school.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOLS ARE FOR OPERATING AND FACILITY ACQUISITION/RENOVATION EXPENSES. ACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. PLAYS AN OVERSIGHT ROLE FOR EACH SCHOOL IN MONITORING FINANCES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (8 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
Dacia Toll
Co-CEO and President$258,280$0$0$0$125$0$2,500$0$6,718$0$267,623$0$0$0
Douglas Mccurry
co-CEO and treasurer$258,589$0$0$0$125$0$2,500$0$6,079$0$267,293$0$0$0
Max Polaner
chief financial officer$199,425$0$0$0$180$0$2,500$0$24,473$0$226,578$0$0$0
Amy D'Angelo
Regional Superintendent$166,995$0$0$0$108$0$1,500$0$25,588$0$194,191$0$0$0
Chastity Lord
Chief External Officer$196,030$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$24,472$0$223,122$0$0$0
Chi Young Tschang
Assistant Superintendent$178,440$0$0$0$108$0$2,500$0$18,037$0$199,085$0$0$0
Max Koltuv
Assistant Superintendent$184,702$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$16,968$0$204,290$0$0$0
Ralph Harris Ferrell
Chief Operating Officer$215,967$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$25,257$0$243,844$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,150NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesfmvMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanationamounts in column b represent the number of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD chair WHO REVIEWS IT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. form 990 is also reviewed by the controller prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY, TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. VENDORS AND OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE CONCERNED PARTY'S SALARIES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH COMPARISON TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19ALL THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE BOTH UPON REQUEST AND ON THE WEBSITE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.