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THE BOTTOM LINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE BOTTOM LINE INC (EIN 04-3351427)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-01-12
IRS object ID
201640129349300629
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-01-12T12:37:05-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRUCE D NORLING CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1410 BOSTON POST RD STE 24AddressLine1Txt
CitySUDBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN043351427EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOTTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6175248833PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 MILK STREET 16TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGORY JOHNSONPersonNm
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Phone6175248833PhoneNum
Signature2015-12-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE D NORLING CPA PCPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,241,092GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOTTOMLINE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBOTTOM LINE WAS FOUNDED IN 1997 TO HELP LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS GET IN TO COLLEGE, GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, AND GO FAR IN LIFE. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT DURING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS AND FOR UP TO SIX YEARS IN COLLEGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBOTTOM LINE WAS FOUNDED IN 1997 TO HELP LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS GET IN TO COLLEGE, GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, AND GO FAR IN LIFE. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT DURING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS AND FOR UP TO SIX YEARS IN COLLEGE.MissionDesc
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Grant$229,701GrantAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (true)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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PersonGREGORY JOHNSONPersonNm
Phone6175809134PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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GREGORY JOHNSON
CLERK, CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$173,927$0$10,408
MARC SMITH
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI SARIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE TERRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY MARQUET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB BALLARD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WES THOMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB SHEPLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CONNOLLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERICKA STEVENSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA THOMAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL WASSERMAN
EXECUTIVE DI40.00$111,264$0$5,062Yes (X)
DAVE BORGAL
PROGRAM DIRE40.00$110,555$0$10,408Yes (X)
JEDEDIAH SMITH
DEVELOPMENT40.00$102,415$0$10,408Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$498,161TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$36,286TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

ServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
LEVY RESTAURANTS
EVENT CATERING$101,040
THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP
CONSULTING$100,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,618,855FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,862,460AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,481,315TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUEDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$272,100RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$272,100TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,753,415TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$272,100RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,701TotalAmt
Program Services$229,701ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,000TotalAmt
Program Services$148,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,500FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,520,438TotalAmt
Program Services$3,537,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$267,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$716,027FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,057TotalAmt
Program Services$14,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,975FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$301,003TotalAmt
Program Services$235,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,987FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,935TotalAmt
Program Services$308,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,494FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,690TotalAmt
Management And General$19,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,858TotalAmt
Program Services$213,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,450FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,636TotalAmt
Program Services$21,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,549FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,912TotalAmt
Program Services$41,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,947FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,765TotalAmt
Program Services$32,209ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,492FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$662,052TotalAmt
Program Services$541,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,481FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,374TotalAmt
Program Services$35,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,789FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,056TotalAmt
Program Services$80,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,789FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,933TotalAmt
Program Services$10,712ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,221FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PROGRAM EXPENSES$296,106$296,106
STAFF TRAINING$88,710$40,961$37,391$10,358
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$45,690$34,932$6,409$4,349
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$24,181$10,114$6,572$7,495

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,606TotalAmt
Program Services$20,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,172FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,525,703TotalAmt
Program Services$5,854,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$674,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$997,075FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,966,640BOYAmt
EOY$1,563,707EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,315,212BOYAmt
EOY$1,321,232EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,920,145BOYAmt
EOY$4,719,321EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$71,393EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$617,922LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$398,004LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,785BOYAmt
EOY$219,918EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,479BOYAmt
EOY$60,391EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,654,261BOYAmt
EOY$7,955,962EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,051BOYAmt
EOY$158,000EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,436BOYAmt
EOY$203,652EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,438BOYAmt
EOY$167,925EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$454,925BOYAmt
EOY$529,577EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,959,301BOYAmt
EOY$5,222,853EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,240,035BOYAmt
EOY$2,203,532EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,199,336BOYAmt
EOY$7,426,385EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,654,261BOYAmt
EOY$7,955,962EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,227,712ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$663NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$3,605,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,725,047CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,989,510CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,035,833CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,481,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,836,761TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,725,047CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,989,510CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,035,833CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,481,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,836,761TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$26,836,761PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,579CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,301CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,593CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$5,983TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,024CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$9,024TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,851,768TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$272,100GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79930PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation9,024ExplanationTxt

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)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsfalseDirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$13,500OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$13,500TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HIRED CHARLES GLICK CONSULTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS REGARDING FUNDING BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF 150,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,704OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,540DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,164BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$523,218OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$350,464DepreciationAmt
Book Value$172,754BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$219,918TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$167,925Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$167,925TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GET IN,GRADUATEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,040,888GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$835,769CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$205,119GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$205,119OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GET IN,GRADUATEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$443,243GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$374,024CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$69,219GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$69,219OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$622,401GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$409,062CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$213,339GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$213,339OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,106,532GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,618,855CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$487,677GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$487,677OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$487,677DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient88RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$229,701CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MONITORS SCHOLARSHIPS IN TWO WAYS. FOR THAT PORTION INTENDED TO PAY TUITION, CHECKS ARE EITHER DIRECTLY MADE OUT TO THE SCHOOL, OR A FOLLOW-UP INQUIRY IS MADE TO THE SCHOOL TO DETERMINE THAT THE FUNDS WERE PROPERLY APPLIED. FOR THE PORTION INTENDED TO ASSIST WITH NON-TUITION EXPENSE ITEMS, CHECKS ARE DISBURSED ACCORDING TO PRE-DETERMINED SCHEDULES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGORY JOHNSONPersonNm
TitleCLERK, CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$173,927BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$10,408NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$184,335TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONBOTTOM LINE WAS FOUNDED IN 1997 TO HELP LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS GET IN TO COLLEGE, GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, AND GO FAR IN LIFE. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT DURING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS AND FOR UP TO SIX YEARS IN COLLEGE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BMANAGEMENT, THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THE BOARD MEMBERS TO FILL OUT FORMS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ABOTTOM LINE'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SERVES AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN INDUSTRY SALARY REVIEW FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FORMS 990. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AND REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINES APPROPROATE SALARY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.