STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

SHEPHERDS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SHEPHERDS INC (EIN 31-1724639)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-03-08
IRS object ID
201740679349300764
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)
Return2017-03-08T10:50:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN061325235PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Dylewsky Goldberg & Brenner LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 Oak StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityStamfordCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311724639EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shepherds IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHEPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2033674273PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1299 Washington AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBridgeportCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06604ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLouis TaylorPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2033674273PhoneNum
Signature2017-03-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonScott M BrennerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01247233PTIN
Phone2039758830PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLouis TaylorPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1299 Washington AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBridgeportCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$631,531GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.shepherdsinc.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo open the door of opportunity to disadvantaged inner city Connecticut youth with a quality college preparatory education at a non-public high school and the introduction of a positive role model - a Mentor - who fills a void in their lives.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers85TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$589,796PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$78PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$4,816CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$450PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$608,698PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$626,706CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$378,088PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$341,202CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$225,551PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$105,843CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$696,460PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$661,647CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$226,714TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$26,403TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,500TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$252,046NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$218,214NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo provide a quality college preparatory education at a non-public high school to disadvantaged inner city Connecticut youth and provide a positive role model - a Mentor - to fill a void in their lives.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$564,603ExpenseAmt
Grant$341,202GrantAmt
Revenue$19,746RevenueAmt
DescShepherds provides disadvantaged inner city Connecticut youth with a quality college preparatory education at non-public high schools. Shepherds recruits adult sponsors who make a four-year commitment to pay some or all of a student's tuition, and mentors who provide encouragement and guidance over the the four year high school journey.During 2016, Shepherds, Inc. provided financial support for eighty-five students enrolled in the program across two partnership high schools: Kolbe Cathedral in Bridgeport and Notre Dame of West Haven. Twenty-three students graduated from their respective high schools during the year ended June 30, 2016.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$564,603TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee6EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Daniel McAuliffeBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2033674273PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1299 Washington AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityBridgeportCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06604ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Timothy Stuart
Chairman and Founding Director1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Griffin
Vice Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barnet Phillips IV
Founding Director1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louis Taylor
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martha Turner
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Calanca
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melinda Hamilton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Milano
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Moran
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carrie Sindelar
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Wynne
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tammy Taylor
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel McAuliffe
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Noncash Contributions$84,852NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$611,776TotalContributionsAmt

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DescService RevenueDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,746TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$4,825OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$4,825OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$4,825TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$4,825ExclusionAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$4,816ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$341,202TotalAmt
Program Services$341,202ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,040TotalAmt
Program Services$49,084ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,827FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$7,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,359FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$17,497TotalAmt
Program Services$12,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,024FundraisingAmt

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Total$15,094TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$2,000TotalAmt
Program Services$855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$855FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$14,746TotalAmt
Program Services$8,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,952FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,755TotalAmt
Program Services$2,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$563FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,645TotalAmt
Management And General$9,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Program development$31,153$29,283$935$935
College prep and worksh$19,681$19,681
Student services$9,769$9,769

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$661,647TotalAmt
Program Services$564,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,515FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$37,017BOYAmt
EOY$16,400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$23,967BOYAmt
EOY$967EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$25,350BOYAmt
EOY$17,750EOYAmt

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BOY$300BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,969LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,825BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$186,990BOYAmt
EOY$191,597EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,449BOYAmt
EOY$226,714EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,403BOYAmt
EOY$8,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,403BOYAmt
EOY$8,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,413BOYAmt
EOY$79,531EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,633BOYAmt
EOY$138,683EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,046BOYAmt
EOY$218,214EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,449BOYAmt
EOY$226,714EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$34,941ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,109NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$498,998CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$541,265CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$672,502CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$589,796CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$611,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,914,337TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$541,265CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$672,502CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$589,796CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$611,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,914,337TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$347,212SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,567,125PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$288TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,914,625TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.88080PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87080PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,664BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$5,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$320AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$69,344EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$79,683BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$5,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$20AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$74,664EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,667BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$4,550OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$334AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$79,683EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,969OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,969DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Community Fdn for Greater New Haven$69,344F
Fidelity Investments$122,253F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$191,597TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$627,815TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,109NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,109RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$626,706RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$626,706TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$661,647TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$661,647ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$661,647TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization evaluates all significant tax positions as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As of June 30, 2016, the Organization does not believe that it has taken any positions that would require the recording of any additional tax liability nor does it believe that there are any unrealized tax benefits that would either increase or decrease within the next year. The Organization is no longer subject to audits by the applicable taxing authorities for the period prior to 2012.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeTuition assistance to private high schools for disadvantaged inner city students.GrantTypeTxt
Recipient85RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$341,202CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationShepherds provides payments directly to the participating high schools and is notified by each school as to the ongoing eligibility of each student who is being assisted.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$84,852NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Related party information among trustees Louis Taylor, Trustee, Husband Tammy Taylor, Trustee, Wife
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The form 990 is made available to the Board of Directors before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aCompensation for the director is determined by comparing salaries of comparable positions in other not-for-profit companies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18Form 990 is available on www.guidestar.org, www.charitynavigator.org, and www.eri-non-profit-salaries.com
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, form 990, and form 1023 are made available for viewing upon written request at the organization's headquarters.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The organization did not change its oversight process or selection process from the prior year.