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ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC (EIN 65-1203744)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-15
IRS object ID
201501359349302990
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)
Return2015-05-15T10:16:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityHARTFORDCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06103ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN651203744EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2037733223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1403 JAMES STREETAddressLine1
CityNEW HAVENCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06513ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUG BORCHARDPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2037733223PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLY NARDONEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01058771PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerDOUG BORCHARDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1403 JAMES STREETAddressLine1
CityNEW HAVENCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06513ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$38,751,867GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACHIEVEMENTFIRST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee246TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$29,253,402PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$20,937,868CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,986,310PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,884,268CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$109,096PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$109,601CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$47,731PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$820,130CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$40,396,539PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,751,867CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$11,295,917PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$17,694,313CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,990,621PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,526,814CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$731,198CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,511,337PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,808,017CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$31,797,875PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$44,029,144CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,598,664PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,277,277CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,671,793TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,499,256TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,480,051TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,584,791TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,191,742NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,914,465NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$13,561,885ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,454,642RevenueAmt
DescMANAGEMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. CONTRIBUTIONS, GIFTS, AND GRANTS WERE RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WERE USED TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF THESE PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$17,694,313ExpenseAmt
Grant$17,694,313GrantAmt
DescSCHOOL GRANTS: TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO A NETWORK OF K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK. THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CHARACTER SKILLS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM TOP COLLEGES, TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, AND TO SERVE AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONTRIBUTIONS, GIFTS, AND GRANTS WERE RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WERE USED TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF THESE PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,428,320ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,749,999RevenueAmt
DescANCILLARY SERVICES: TO PROVIDE BOOKKEEPING, FACILITIES ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION DELIVERY SUPPORT, DATA ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, AND TUTORING PROGRAM RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOLS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,684,490ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,499,757RevenueAmt
DescACHIEVEMENT FIRST, INC.S TEACHER CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM IS A SYSTEMATIC, COORDINATED APPROACH TO RECOGNIZE AND DEVELOP TEACHERS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH FIVE CAREER STAGES. THESE STAGES WERE DEVELOPED TO CELEBRATE EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED COMPENSATION, RECOGNITION AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. CONTRIBUTIONS, GIFTS, AND GRANTS WERE RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WERE USED TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF THESE PROGRAMS. OTHER INITIATIVES - CAPITAL, ADVOCACY, AF THROUGH COLLEGE, DATA, DIGITAL LEARNING, NEW HAVEN LEADERSHIP, AND RHODE ISLAND EXPANSION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$8,684,490TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$4,499,757TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$41,369,008TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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 Document83IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee246EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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
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Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GAYLORD BOURNE CPABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2037733223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1403 JAMES STREETAddressLine1
CityNEW HAVENCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06513ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ARIELA ROZMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLTON L HIGHSMITH
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG BORCHARD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELISA VILLANUEVA
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PEYSER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE MELINO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER SMITH-TURNER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON D SACKLER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE CRITELLI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCENT DOWLING
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM R BERKLEY
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DACIA TOLL
PRESIDENT40.00$241,463$0$7,501Yes (X)
DOUGLAS MCCURRY
SUPERINTENDENT40.00$241,306$0$8,702Yes (X)
MAX POLANER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$185,293$0$20,192Yes (X)
CHASTITY LORD
CHIEF EXTERNAL OFFICER40.00$179,131$0$11,744Yes (X)
CHI YOUNG TSCHANG
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT40.00$164,915$0$14,273Yes (X)
MAX KOLTUV
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT40.00$164,812$0$15,838Yes (X)
RALPH HARRIS FERRELL
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40.00$192,507$0$18,232Yes (X)
TRACEY EPP
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT40.00$179,863$0$8,829Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,549,290TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$105,311TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ACSYS-PRIMACY
1577 NEW BRITAIN AVEFARMINGTONCT06032TECH$190,234
ACCESS STAFFING
PO BOX 75334CHICAGOIL60675STAFFING$154,532
MBAF-ERE CPAS LLC
440 PARK AVE SOUTH 3RD FLOORNEW YORKNY10016ACCOUNTING$107,575
VAMOS ARCHITECTS
100 NORTH 3RD STBROOKLYNNY11249ARCHITECTURE$102,149
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$20,937,868AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$20,210NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,937,868TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MANAGEMENT FEE541610$11,454,642$11,454,642
ANCILLARY SCHOOL SERVICES SUPPORT541610$1,749,999$1,749,999
CHARTER START UP541610$1,531,551$1,531,551
TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND541610$1,449,689$1,449,689
FEDERAL E-RATE FUNDING541610$698,387$698,387
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,884,268TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$109,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$109,601ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOLLECTED FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$820,130TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$820,130RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$820,130OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,751,867TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,704,398RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$109,601ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,694,313TotalAmt
Program Services$17,694,313ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$719,295TotalAmt
Program Services$610,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,390FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,804,496TotalAmt
Program Services$8,315,504ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$912,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$576,082FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,380TotalAmt
Program Services$235,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,957FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$609,695TotalAmt
Program Services$531,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,010FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,123,948TotalAmt
Program Services$980,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,201FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,776TotalAmt
Program Services$30,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,447ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$704FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,016TotalAmt
Program Services$114,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,633FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,000TotalAmt
Management And General$27,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$291,902TotalAmt
Program Services$280,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,460FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,817TotalAmt
Program Services$402,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$416,024TotalAmt
Program Services$369,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,590FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,164,857TotalAmt
Program Services$1,001,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,750FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,485TotalAmt
Program Services$153,690ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$745,435TotalAmt
Program Services$564,692ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,184FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,484TotalAmt
Program Services$10,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,263ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,781TotalAmt
Program Services$243,703ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,966TotalAmt
Program Services$13,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER INITIATIVES EXPEN$8,036,320$8,036,320
SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORT$764,300$719,677$44,545$78
RECRUITMENT OF SCHOOL A$321,469$284,469$35,953$1,047
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$124,987$68,126$55,750$1,111

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$837,398TotalAmt
Program Services$708,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,743FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,029,144TotalAmt
Program Services$41,369,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,928,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$731,198FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,589,069BOYAmt
EOY$247,885EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,210BOYAmt
EOY$173,728EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,203,160BOYAmt
EOY$9,740,434EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,519BOYAmt
EOY$83,796EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,964,380LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,154,456LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$436,379BOYAmt
EOY$809,924EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,986,787BOYAmt
EOY$2,500,820EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,671,793BOYAmt
EOY$19,499,256EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$762,532BOYAmt
EOY$1,418,146EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$146,584EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,450,000BOYAmt
EOY$3,650,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,267,519BOYAmt
EOY$4,370,061EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,480,051BOYAmt
EOY$9,584,791EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,054,507BOYAmt
EOY$1,662,556EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,137,235BOYAmt
EOY$8,251,909EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,191,742BOYAmt
EOY$9,914,465EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,671,793BOYAmt
EOY$19,499,256EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,277,277ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,399,951CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,623,163CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,165,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,253,402CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,937,868CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,380,067TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,399,951CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,623,163CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,165,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,253,402CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,937,868CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,380,067TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,848,305SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$83,531,762PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,219CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$79,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$101,956CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$106,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$109,601CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$458,221TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,040CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,440CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,731CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$820,130CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$928,680TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$99,766,968TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$47,575,999GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74920PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 32,040. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 5,440. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 23,339. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 47,731. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 820,130.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$27,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$27,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$707,512OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$118,761DepreciationAmt
Book Value$588,751BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$319,435OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$275,039DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,396BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,937,433OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,760,656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$176,777BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$809,924TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM SCHOOLS$2,449,361
SECURITY DESPOSIT$51,459
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,500,820TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO SCHOOLSDesc
Amt$4,370,061Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,370,061TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,057,554TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$17,694,313OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$17,694,313RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,751,867RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,751,867TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,334,831TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,334,831ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$17,694,313OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$17,694,313ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$44,029,144TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:AF HAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT JUNE 30, 2014. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2010 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. IF APPLICABLE, THE AF WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX MATTERS AS PART OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AND INCLUDE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES IN ACCRUED EXPENSES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. AF DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX MATTERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS TO SCHOOLS -17,694,313.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS TO SCHOOLS 17,694,313.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST APOLLO CHARTER SCHOOL
403 JAMES STREETNEW HAVENCT06513263478865501(C)(3)$133,850TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL.
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BRIDGEPORT ACADEMY INC
403 JAMES STREETNEW HAVENCT06513371543858501(C)(3)$119,810TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL.
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL
403 JAMES STREETNEW HAVENCT06513204776460501(C)(3)$837,953TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL.
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST RHODE ISLAND INC
403 JAMES STREETNEW HAVENCT06513461986417501(C)(3)$1,928,070TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL.
AMISTAD ACADEMY INC
403 JAMES STREETNEW HAVENCT06513061546695501(C)(3)$1,335,433TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL.
ELM CITY COLLEGE PREPARATORY INC
403 JAMES STREETNEW HAVENCT06513205196171501(C)(3)$1,729,422TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DACIA TOLL
PRESIDENT$241,343$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$5,001$0$248,964$0$0$0
DOUGLAS MCCURRY
SUPERINTENDENT$241,186$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$6,202$0$250,008$0$0$0
MAX POLANER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$185,113$0$0$0$180$0$2,500$0$17,692$0$205,485$0$0$0
CHASTITY LORD
CHIEF EXTERNAL OFFICER$179,011$0$0$0$120$0$0$0$11,744$0$190,875$0$0$0
CHI YOUNG TSCHANG
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT$164,807$0$0$0$108$0$2,500$0$11,773$0$179,188$0$0$0
MAX KOLTUV
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT$164,692$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$13,338$0$180,650$0$0$0
RALPH HARRIS FERRELL
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$192,387$0$0$0$120$0$2,500$0$15,732$0$210,739$0$0$0
TRACEY EPP
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT$179,755$0$0$0$108$0$2,500$0$6,329$0$188,692$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD TREASURER WHO REVIEWS IT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY, TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. VENDORS AND OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CONCERNED PARTYS SALARIES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH COMPARISON TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE BOTH UPON REQUEST AND ON THE WEBSITE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.