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EASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
EASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS INC (EIN 04-2103867)
Tax period
2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed
2015-03-02
IRS object ID
201500619349300785
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-03-02T15:10:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043077056PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOODY FAMIGLIETTI & ANDRONICO LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 HIGHWOOD DRIVEAddressLine1
CityTEWKSBURYCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01876ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042103867EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEASTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5087516304PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1484 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01608ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHERYL LAZZAROPersonNm
Person TitleCURRENT VP FINANCE AND ADMINPersonTitleTxt
Phone5087516304PhoneNum
Signature2015-03-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOYCE RIPIANZI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00548581PTIN
Phone9785575300PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKIRK N JOSLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1484 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01608ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,715,864GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressEASTERSEALSMA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1944FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE EASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS, INC. (ESMA) IS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND PLAY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee323TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1984TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,436,708PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,322,068CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,030,009PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,402,812CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$117,851PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$190,821CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,584,568PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,915,701CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$569,718PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$703,094CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,907,280PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,626,613CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,368,781PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,340,645CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$215,787PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$575,056CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,989,567TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,928,979TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,411,304TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,629,185TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,578,263NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,299,794NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionEASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS IS A STATEWIDE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN HELPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE FULL AND INDEPENDENT LIVES FOR OVER 65 YEARS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND PLAY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE REHABILITATION SERVICES, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGICAL ASSITANCE, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROVIDED IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS.EASTER SEALS MASSACHUSETTS SERVICES HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH ALL KINDS OF DISABILITIES - INDIVIDUALS DISABLED THROUGH ILLNESS, ACCIDENTS OR AGING, AS WELL AS PEOPLE BORN WITH DISABILITIES. THE GOAL OF OUR SERVICES IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE AS FULL AND INDEPENDENT LIVES AS POSSIBLE, RIGHT IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN PROGRAM (MATLP).MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,824,098ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,482,555RevenueAmt
DescREHABILITATION SERVICES - THIS PROGRAM OFFERS PHYSICAL,OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY IN NURSING HOMES, SCHOOLS, EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, HOMES AND OTHER COMMUNITY SETTINGS. ESMA'S PERSONALIZED APPROACH DELIVERS DEPENDABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE REHABILIATION SERVICES TO INFANTS, CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS AND SENIORS. OVER 6,600 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2014.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,318,058ExpenseAmt
Grant$703,094GrantAmt
Revenue$2,087,610RevenueAmt
DescASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY - RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A LEADER IN ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY, DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2014 ESMA'S SERVICES HELPED OVER 2,800 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES EXPAND THEIR INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING TOOLS AND EXPERTISE TO ACCESS EDUCATION, JOBS AND THEIR COMMUNITY. HIGH AND LOW TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT MEET ALL OF THEIR COMMUNICATION NEEDS THROUGH SPEECH, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY OFFERS UNIQUE APPROACHES THAT ASSIST ELDERS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PLAN FOR A SAFE, HAPPY AND INDEPENDENT LIFE AT HOME, WORK OR SCHOOL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$390,875ExpenseAmt
Revenue$333,645RevenueAmt
DescEMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES - THIS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO GET AND KEEP JOBS IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE WORKPLACE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYEMENT SERVICES, CAREER SKILLS TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2014 ESMA PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 500 PEOPLE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,107,334ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,499,002RevenueAmt
DescESMA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITHSPECIAL NEEDS. THESE INCLUDE YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND TRANSITION SERVICES, AUTISM SERVICES, SUMMER PROGRAMS, DISABILITY RESOURCE INFORMATION AND VETERANS SERVICES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$3,107,334TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,499,002TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$9,640,365TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee323EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member23IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5087516304PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1484 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWORCESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01608ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THOMAS SANGLIER II
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER MAHONEY
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLEY HIPPLER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD S ALEXANDER
ASSISTANT TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULINE C HAMEL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY SALERNO
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN S CLEARY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON A COADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NABIL M FAROOQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY FERREIRA-BEDARD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL FOLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA C FREEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA HO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID S HOFFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORRAINE KELLEY-ALESSI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN M KIGIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY LUDDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCMANAMA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD NIGHTINGALE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIE PSALLIDAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK N JOSLIN
PRESIDENT AND CEO35.00Yes (X)$167,845$0$13,306
JOAN MORRIS
SVP AND COO35.00Yes (X)$122,709$0$13,205
ADAM SHUSTER
VP FINANCE & ADMIN.35.00Yes (X)$95,825$0$17,716
CYNTHIA AIKEN
VP PROGRAMS & SERVICES35.00$101,248$0$7,542Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$487,627TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$51,769TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORE MEDICAL GROUPBusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 KEEWAYDIN DRIVEAddressLine1
CitySALEMCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03079ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesTEMPORARY THERAPY STAFFINGServicesDesc
Compensation$281,007CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$20FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$416,566FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$905,482AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$23,536NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,322,068TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REHABILITATION SERVICES624100$5,482,555$5,482,555
MA HOSPITAL SCHOOL CONTRACTS900099$2,270,689$2,270,689
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY624100$2,087,610$2,087,610
EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES624310$333,645$333,645
MA AT LOAN PROGRAM900099$228,313$228,313
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,402,812TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$79,211TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$79,211ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$834,756SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$723,146SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$111,610SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$111,610TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$111,610ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$77,017FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$416,566ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$77,017FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,915,701TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,402,812RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$190,821ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$703,094TotalAmt
Program Services$703,094ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$460,992TotalAmt
Management And General$460,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,351,145TotalAmt
Program Services$6,740,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$309,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$301,408FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,121TotalAmt
Program Services$15,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$289ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$822FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$641,629TotalAmt
Program Services$582,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,863FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$541,051TotalAmt
Program Services$467,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,295FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$578TotalAmt
Management And General$578ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,700TotalAmt
Management And General$39,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,899TotalAmt
Program Services$30,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,048FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,970TotalAmt
Program Services$13,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,452TotalAmt
Program Services$98,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,990FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,342TotalAmt
Program Services$27,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,715FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,893TotalAmt
Program Services$264,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,666FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,012TotalAmt
Program Services$155,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,138FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,134TotalAmt
Program Services$70,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,886FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,028TotalAmt
Management And General$50,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,213TotalAmt
Program Services$66,213ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,390TotalAmt
Program Services$96,926ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,229FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,603TotalAmt
Management And General$51,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CAMP AND RELATED PROGRA$255,406$255,406
MINOR EQUIPMENT$52,242$31,457$13,049$7,736
BANK AND OTHER SERVICE$28,863$28,621$242
RECRUITMENT$25,081$4,045$21,036

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,807TotalAmt
Program Services$17,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,062FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,340,645TotalAmt
Program Services$9,640,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,245,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$455,100FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,078BOYAmt
EOY$51,936EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,797BOYAmt
EOY$131,341EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,119,093BOYAmt
EOY$1,705,458EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,832BOYAmt
EOY$121,318EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,467,283LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,331,116LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,987BOYAmt
EOY$136,167EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,020,172BOYAmt
EOY$4,489,176EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,811BOYAmt
EOY$107,995EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,292,797BOYAmt
EOY$1,185,588EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,989,567BOYAmt
EOY$7,928,979EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,378BOYAmt
EOY$619,690EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,054BOYAmt
EOY$329,244EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,292,797BOYAmt
EOY$1,185,588EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,342,377BOYAmt
EOY$1,755,042EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$982,698BOYAmt
EOY$739,621EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,411,304BOYAmt
EOY$4,629,185EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,549,469BOYAmt
EOY$2,161,800EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,000BOYAmt
EOY$395,647EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$734,794BOYAmt
EOY$742,347EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,578,263BOYAmt
EOY$3,299,794EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,989,567BOYAmt
EOY$7,928,979EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$575,056ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$306,439NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$159,964OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,730,255CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,705,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,581,615CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,421,653CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,298,532CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,737,125TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,508,334CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,565,964CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,600,151CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,030,009CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,402,812CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,107,270TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,238,589CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,271,034CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,181,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,451,662CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,701,344CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,844,395TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,590CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,096TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,590CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,096TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$49,704,299PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$90,877CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,965CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$78,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,119CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,211CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$430,068TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$90,877CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,965CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$78,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,119CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,211CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$430,068TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,761CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,141CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,843CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$225,241TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,378,227CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,409,140CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,315,505CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,616,277CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,780,555CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,499,704TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98420PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.67350PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00850InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00940InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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)
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$975,371BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$117,896InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,093,267EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$902,304BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$73,067InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$975,371EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$836,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$66,223InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$902,304EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$762,166BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$84,569InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,654OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$836,081EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$720,227BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$41,939InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$762,166EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.03700BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.67900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.28400TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$636,355OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$608,163DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,192BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$812,800OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$722,953DepreciationAmt
Book Value$89,847BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,128OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$18,128BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$136,167TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescASSETS HELD FOR OTHERSDesc
Book Value$1,185,588BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,185,588TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPENSION BENEFITS LIABILITYDesc
Amt$739,621Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$739,621TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,275,181TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$306,439NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$135,989DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$82,948OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$359,480RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,915,701RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,915,701TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,553,651TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$135,989DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$77,017OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$213,006ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,340,645ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,340,645TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:ESMA MAINTAINS THE ASSETS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN PROGRAM (MATLP) IN AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER INVESTMENTS. SINCE THESE ASSETS ARE NOT THE PROPERTY OF THE ORGANIZATION THEY ARE SHOWN AS ASSETS HELD FOR OTHERS WITH A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY OF AN EOUAL AMOUNT ON THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF AUGUST 31. 2014 AND 2013.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND, THE RICHARD A. LAPIERRE FUND AND THE EASTER SEALS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ENDOWMENT FUND. PROCEEDS FROM ESMA'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE. SPECIFICALLY THE EASTER SEALS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ENDOWMENT FUND SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2014 AND 2013. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2014 AND 2013, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING AUTHORITIES AND IS GENERALLY OPEN TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN PENSION BENEFITS OBLIGATIONS -159,965. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 77,017.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 77,017.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1WALK WITH MENameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$268,966GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$244,290CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$24,676GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,248RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$700EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$19,728OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2GALANameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$136,587GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$100,009CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$36,578GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$33,280FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,298OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$88,030GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$72,267CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,763GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$15,763OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$493,583GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$416,566CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$77,017GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,248RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$33,280FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$700EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$38,789OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$77,017DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND EQUIPMENTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient603RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$703,094NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceEQUIPMENTNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationESMA DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER PROVIDES EQUIPMENT. THE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT PROVIDED IS BASED UPON AN INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT OF A CLIENT'S NEEDS AND IS THEREFORE SPECIFIC TO THAT INDIVIDUAL. AFTER EQUIPMENT IS DELIVERED AND SET UP, EITHER ESMA STAFF OF COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COUNSELORS PERIODICALLY CONTACT CLIENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS STILL BEING UTILIZED, IS WORKING PROPERLY AND IS STILL MEETING THE CLIENT'S NEEDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKIRK N JOSLINPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$167,845BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$261DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,045NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$181,151TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA FIRM BASED ON INPUT FROM MANAGEMENT, AFTER THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990, THE RETURN IS REVIEWIED BY THE VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. SUBSEOUENT TO THIS REVIEW, THE FULL BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH COPIES OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CESMA'S PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO NOT CONDUCT BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH COMPANIES IN WHICH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. ANNUALLY ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT EXIST WITH THE ORGANIZATION, THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWIED BY THE VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, IF THERE IS A SITUATION THAT COULD BE PERCEIVED AS A CONFLICT, THE VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION WOULD PROVIDE THE DATA TO THE CEO, THE CEO WOULD WORK WITH THE BOARD'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, SHOULD A CONFLICT EXIST, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WOULD BE INFORMED AND WOULD ASK THE MEMBER TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE IN REGARDS TO ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE SAID CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMPLOYS THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR A PERIOD WHICH THE BOARD DETERMINES THROUGH AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT IS REVIEWIED AND REVISED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS NECESSARY. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES PERFORMANCE AND REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO EACH YEAR. ADJUSTMENTS TO SALARY, IF ANY, ARE TYPICALLY MADE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS MARKET DATA FOR CEO'S OF OTHER NON PROFITS FOR COMPARABILITY PURPOSES, THIS DATA IS GATHERED THROUGH 990'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, REPORTS FROM A CEO COMPENSATION STUDY PREPARED BY CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND COMPENSATION DATA PROVIDED BY EASTER SEALS, INC. (THE AFFILIATED NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ESMA)AND THIRD PARTY SURVEYS, IN ADDITION, AN ANNUAL CEO EVALUATION IS COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. THE RESULTS OF THIS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ANY SALARY ACTION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES SERVES AS AD HOC STAFF TO THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE DOCUMENTED ON A TIMELY BASIS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN PRIOR TO THE JANUARY 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, AT WHICH TIME AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS HELD TO DISCUSS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ESMA'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE ALL JOBS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT BASIS FOR MEASURING AND RANKING THE RELATIVE WORTH OF EACH POSITION, ESMA USES A JOB EVALUATION SYSTEM TO CLASSIFY EACH POSITION BY FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT CRITERIA (EXEMPT VS. NON-EXEMPT) AND DETERMINE A SALARY GRADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH JOB RESPONSIBILITIES TO ASSURE INTERNAL EQUITY, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING, DOCUMENTING AND ADMINISTERING THE JOB EVALUATION PROGRAM. OTHER OFFICERS AND HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED A SALARY RANGE THAT PROVIDES A SPREAD FROM A MINIMUM SALARY'RATE TO A MAXIMUM SALARY RATE, OTHER OFFICER AND HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION WITHIN ANY SALARY GRADE IS BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS MERIT, EXPERIENCE, INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION, PRODUCTIVITY, LENGTH OF SERVICE AND EXTERNAL MARKET FACTORS, IN ADDITION, WAGE AND SALARY SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED REGULARLY AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADJUST THE SALARY RANGES ARE MADE ACCORDINGLY TO HELP ASSURE EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, SALARIES FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWIED ANNUALLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALL COMPENSATION POLICY DECISIONS TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL FINANCIAL CONDITION AND COMPETITIVE POSITION. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN DECEMBER 2014 FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: I. SVP OF PROGRAM SERVICES/COO 2. VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN PENSION BENEFITS OBLIGATION -159,964.
PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.