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ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION (EIN 91-1508191)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201643199349307479
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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PersonAmy WardPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$7,284,776GrossReceiptsAmt
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Formation1996FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionTo ensure every child in Seattle Public Schools is prepared for success in college, career and life.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionThrough fundraising, advocacy and civic engagement, the Alliance partners with our city's schools to ensure that every child is prepared for college, career and life.MissionDesc
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DescEducational Investment are organized into two areas designed to support student achievement at Seattle Public Schools (SPS):Strategic Work improves academic outcomes across SPS with a focus on eliminating the achievement gap that affects many low income students of color and other under-served student groups. Seattle Teacher Residency and Support for SPS' HR Redesign are examples of this work. Spirit Work includes the events we sponsor to support, celebrate and raise awareness about the achievements of students, teachers and principals in SPS. (See Section O for further details.)STRATEGIC WORK - ContinuedSince 2008, the Alliance has leveraged over $10 million to help implement the school district's strategic plans. In 2015, the Alliance's strategic work included:Seattle Teacher Residency: The Seattle Teacher Residency (STR) is modeled after medical residency model and is addressing the significant need for intensive, culturally-based training that prepares emerging educators for the rigors of improving student achievement in chronically under-performing urban schools. STR places Residents in low income, high-diversity schools for a year-long practicum under the close guidance of carefully chosen, highly qualified Mentor-teachers. At the same time, Residents are enrolled in an intensive UW College of Education master's degree program which fully integrates the classroom experience into the coursework. This intensive 14-month program to prepare teachers for high-need schools was launched in 2013 and has just finished training its third cohort of residents. A number of program milestones have been reached in the last year. - There are now 72 STR-trained educators teaching students in 29 high-need Seattle schools plus 23 Cohort 4 residents who began their year-long apprenticeships in June 2016. - 100% of the 28 Cohort 2 graduates (class of 2015) who completed their first year of teaching in June 2016 have returned to the same schools; this compares to just 82% of their peers.- 90% of the Cohort 1 graduates who graduated in June, 2014 are beginning their third year of teaching at the same high-need schools where they began their careers; this compares to the national 3-year retention rate of just 55% and an estimated local rate in the 70% range.- Toward the goal of creating a teaching force that is reflective of the district's student diversity (58%), 42% of the STR graduates now teaching in SPS are teachers of color (compared to just 20% of other SPS teachers)- Principals of STR graduates continue to report in anonymous independent surveys that STR-trained teachers are better prepared than other new teachers.Support for SPS' HR Department Redesign: The Alliance in partnership with local philanthropies supports the district's participation in the Urban Schools Human Capital Academy (USHCA). Through the academy's intensive 3-year program, SPS is learning to transform its HR department from focusing on mere transactional work to alignment with the goals of the SPS strategic plan. The objective is to become a high-functioning hub for talent recruitment and management to support principals' efforts to improve teaching and learning in schools. As a result so far, the 2014-15 teacher hiring schedule was accelerated by a full month and processes for hiring teachers and principals were improved with new mock-classroom exercises, competency definitions and innovative efficiencies. SPIRIT WORKSpirit Work in 2015 included:- Movin' On Up: An annual evening reception celebrating the principals and staff from schools that have moved up a level in the academic performance rankings or those that are at a level 5 (the highest rating given). - Foster Award: An event to award the winner of the Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence given to an exceptional Principal with $50,000 to use in their school.- Alliance for Education Community Breakfast: A community event celebrating SPS accomplishments and raising funds for our work on behalf of Seattle Public Schools.- STR Welcome Panel: Q&A with STR alumni, residents, mentors, and instructors during the first day of STR Selection Day at the John Stanford Center. - Recognition Reception: An evening celebrating extraordinary teachers, faculty, and students in Seattle Public Schools. Winners of all Alliance for Education Awards and Scholarships were invited along with their families. Previous winners also attended to honor their peers' achievements.- STR Reception: A celebration of Cohort 2's completion of the Seattle Teacher Residency program and an opportunity to welcome Cohort 3.Form 990, Part VI, Line 1:Per the bylaws, the Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the corporation and such additional Directors as determined by the Board. The CEO/President shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Committee. The Executive Committee shall provide guidance to the Board on all corporate matters not otherwise delgated to another commitee and shall exercise the full and complete authority of the Board except as set forth in committee charters.Desc

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DescAffiliated school activities-The Alliance provides Fiscal Services for nearly 200 school-support groups including PTAs and other volunteer networks. These groups raise funds for programs in the arts, languages, technology, community service, sports and other areas that enrich the school experience for thousands of local students. In 2015, the Alliance processed and acknowledged more than 5,100 donations on behalf of these grass roots groups, and disbursed over $1.57 million for instructional support, scholarships, awards, materials, trainings, extracurricular programs and other school-related activities.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
Banks Pamela
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bridge Jonathan
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Broom Jane
Vice Chair4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chapman Fay
Director1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chick Lisa
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cohen Erle
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dailey Mathew
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dixon Dan
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erskine Roger
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Lynnette
Vice Chair, Treasurer3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Gerry Brett
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gottlieb Steven
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hamm Ken
Director1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hoff Brad
Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lange Sheila Edwards
Director1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leader Bruce
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miles Nathaniel
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Morgan Chase
Director1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ortega Estela
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paddock Matthew
Vice-Chair, Secretary2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Thornton Jena
Vice-Chair, Development1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yates Sally
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Zapolsky David
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Morris Sara
President (Ex Officio Director)40.00$165,900$0$23,469Yes (X)
Ward Amy
CFO40.00$103,296$0$19,540Yes (X)
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Fundraising$470,091FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$9,260GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,844,436AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$205,385NoncashContributionsAmt
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School Activity Svcs611710$101,602$101,602
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$143,962TotalAmt
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Management And General$63,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$83,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$582FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$122,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,471FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$115,267ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,279FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$30,491TotalAmt
Program Services$8,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,304FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,827TotalAmt
Program Services$2,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$836FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Business and Excise Tax$43,545$21,358$15,940$6,247
Bad Debt$37,581$16,340$21,241
Dues, Fees, & Licenses$3,321$1,629$1,216$476

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$316FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,458,268TotalAmt
Program Services$3,312,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$757,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$387,838FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,284,103BOYAmt
EOY$717,666EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,218,133BOYAmt
EOY$2,392,494EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$565,884BOYAmt
EOY$309,849EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$218,351BOYAmt
EOY$139,736EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$4,360BOYAmt
EOY$12,970EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$200,634LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$113,023LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,769BOYAmt
EOY$87,611EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,390,387BOYAmt
EOY$8,080,537EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,949BOYAmt
EOY$18,949EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,743,936BOYAmt
EOY$11,759,812EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,382BOYAmt
EOY$179,158EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,051BOYAmt
EOY$178,755EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,911BOYAmt
EOY$64,328EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$147,591EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,975BOYAmt
EOY$9,793EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$548,319BOYAmt
EOY$579,625EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$672,160BOYAmt
EOY$718,445EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,366,630BOYAmt
EOY$10,304,915EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,827BOYAmt
EOY$156,827EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,195,617BOYAmt
EOY$11,180,187EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,743,936BOYAmt
EOY$11,759,812EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$130,830ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$587,826NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$164,786PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$131,988OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,649,233CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,712,383CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,275,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,853,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,513,904CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,004,706TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,649,233CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,712,383CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,275,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,853,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,513,904CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,004,706TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,837,912SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,166,794PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$178,699CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$191,432CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$201,838CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$194,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$156,473CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$923,362TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$507TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,928,575TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,257,929GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68300PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2013 Amount: $ 7. HONORARIUM - 2014 Amount: $ 200. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY - 2014 Amount: $ 300.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held0DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Funds And Other Accounts Held8FundsAndOtherAccountsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$0DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Contri$517,000FundsAndOtherAccountsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$0DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Grants$492,240FundsAndOtherAccountsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$0DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Vl EOY$655,224FundsAndOtherAccountsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,573,433BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,850ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$33,383InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$372,392GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$73,413OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$63,196AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,041,899EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,460,252BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,155ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$560,911InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$320,410GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$75,716OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$67,759AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,573,433EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,882,021BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,935ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,150,411InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$441,827GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$71,423OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$65,865AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,460,252EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,367,887BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$750ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$829,295InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$185,176GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$68,110OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$62,625AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,882,021EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,707,483BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,710ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$154,751InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$190,555GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$6,367,887EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.02230PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.97770TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,931OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,524DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,407BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$127,823OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$96,155DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,668BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$49,880OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,344DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,536BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$87,611TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCapital lease payableDesc
Amt$9,793Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,793TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,889,443TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$587,826NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$160DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$536OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$588,202RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,477,645RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$63,196InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$213,403OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$150,207RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,327,438TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,740,087TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$160DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$345,391OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$345,551ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,394,536ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$63,196InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$536OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$63,732ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,458,268TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:Alliance for Education acts as a fiscal agent for the operation of certain programs of other organizations. Funds received for these programs are set aside in the Alliance's books and records for those organizations.
Part V, Line 4:The Alliance has several endowments, each with specific purposes. The John Stanford Fund is intended for general support of the mission of the Alliance. The remaining endowment funds are intended to support awards to principals, teachers, students or to provide general support for specific schools or school programs in the Seattle school district.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Stock transfer fees -536.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Special Event Expense -213,403.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special Event Expenses 213,403. Uncollectible Pledges from Prior Years 131,988.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Stock transfer fees 536.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Auction/DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$382,195GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$290,164CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$92,031GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$60,029RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$118FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$21,029EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$191,918OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BreakfastEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$193,391GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$179,927CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$13,464GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$22,350RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$53,760OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$575,586GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$470,091CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$105,495GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$82,379RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$118FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$21,029EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$245,678OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$349,204DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$243,709NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Seattle Public Schools
2445 3rd Avenue SouthSeattleWA98134916001541Government$1,184,614These funds supported District-wide initiatives and individual school programs.
University of Washington
129 Schmitz Hall Box 355870SeattleWA98195916001537Government$528,157Support for the Seattle Teacher Residency program.
Ballard High School PTSA
1418 NW 65th StreetSeattleWA98117911303069501( c )(3)$11,305General Support for Ballard High School.
Catharine Blaine PTA
2550 34th Ave WSeattleWA98199911116257501( c )(3)$11,305General Support for Catharine Blaine K-8.
Center School Community Association
305 Harrison StreetSeattleWA98109800038130501( c )(3)$43,364General Support for Center School.
Friends of Ingraham High School
1819 N 135th StreetSeattleWA98133462538697501( c )(3)$40,000General Support for Ingraham High School.

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescCash GrantCashGrantAmt
101 Club - Scholarships10$15,000BookScholarship
Friends of Seattle World School Alumni24$16,153BookScholarship
Ballard HS - J. Amorratanasuchad Scholarship2$14,000BookScholarship
STR Tuition Reimbursement19$79,254

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSeattle Public Schools (SPS) was the recipient of 60% of all grant funds awarded in 2015 ($1.18M). Approximately 6% of all grants were made directly to affiliated school groups in support of individual schools ($110k). 27% of total grants were made to other organizations ($528k). The remaining 7% of grant funds were awarded to organizations and to individuals as scholarships and fellowships ($144k). Grants to SPS: 37% were awarded as reimbursable grants and 63% as direct grants. Budgets are determined for each reimbursable grant project and SPS submits monthly expense reimbursement requests which are verified against budgeted expenditures before funds are distributed. Direct grants funds are deposited into separate cost center accounts at SPS for the specific purpose of the project and are subject to SPS expenditure policies. Grants to other organizations: During 2015, 100% of grants to other organizations were awarded as reimbursable grants. Budgets are determined for each reimbursable grant project and the organization submits monthly expense reimbursement requests which are verified against budgeted expenditures and project objectives before funds are distributed. Affiliated School Group: Funds are disbursed at the request of advisors for the account. Scholarships and Awards: Scholarships and awards are primarily restricted to support of the recipients higher education and are issued directly to the institution of higher education at which the recipient is enrolled.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
Morris Sara
President (Ex Officio Director)$165,900$0$0$0$0$0$10,800$0$12,669$0$189,369$0$0$0
Ward Amy
CFO$103,296$0$0$0$0$0$6,770$0$12,770$0$122,836$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 7The CEO/President received a non-fixed payment in the form of a performance-based bonus.
Part II:All employees of Alliance for Education are actually employees of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce dba Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, an unrelated organization. Since the Alliance reimburses the Chamber for an employee's time, compensation and related payroll expenses are reported on Part IX and Part VII of the Form 990.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution18ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$93,896NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Auction items195$110,610COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)School Supplies6$755Cost
Yes (X)Gift Cards2$125Cost/Selling Price
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 6, Volunteers:STR - Selection Day and File Review (20) STR - Advisory (10) Auction/Gala (45) Community Breakfast (25) Board of Directors (27) Emeritus Board (34)
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Clark Nuber, an independent accounting firm, prepares the Form 990. The Finance and Audit Committee of the Alliance reviews the Form 990 and it is also emailed to all board members before it is filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members review and affirm the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Each member is required to disclose any actual or possible conflict of interest and to present all material facts to the board or Executive Committee. After such a disclosure, the interested person shall leave the board or executive committee meeting. The remaining members shall discuss and vote whether a conflict of interest exists. If a conflict is determined to exist, the interested person may make a presentation at the board or Executive Committee meeting, but shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the conflict of interest. The chairperson of the board or Executive Committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement and after exercising due diligence, a determination shall be made by a majority vote of the disinterested directors on whether the transaction or arrangement is in the best interests of the alliance. Meeting minutes will record the names of persons who made disclosures or who were found to have actual or possible conflicts of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine the presence of a conflict of interest and the board or Executive Committee's decisions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15CEO/President: The Governance Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for establishing goals and objectives relevant to the CEO/President's compensation and performance each year and for evaluating the CEO/President's performance annually in light of these goals and objectives. The Governance Committee utilizes the expertise of the Director of People programs at the greater Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce when determining compensation. The CFO: The CEO/President is responsible for establishing goals and objectives relevant to compensation and performance for this position. Performance and compensation are reviewed annually. The CEO/President utilizes the expertise of the Director of People programs at the greater Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce when determining compensation for these positions. Compensation reviews are done on an annual basis with the last review on April, 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Audited financial statements, annual reports and Form 990s for at least the past three years are made available on the organization's website. They are also available by request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policies are available upon request to the executive assistant.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Uncollectible Pledges from Prior Years -131,988.