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ACHIEVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ACHIEVE INC (EIN 52-2006429)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-04-15
IRS object ID
201511069349300416
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-04-15T13:22:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN520982413PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PABusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line136 SOUTH CHARLES ST 18TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522006429EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACHIEVE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024191540PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NW NO 510AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL COHENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024191540PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES E CRISPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00025401PTIN
Phone4106855512PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL COHENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NW NO 510AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,222,752GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedYes (1)AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACHIEVE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDEDICATED TO SUPPORTING STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION REFORM EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATES. ACHIEVE HELPS STATES RAISE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ASSESSMENTS AND STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee71TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,893,932PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,624,741CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,899,313PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,528,880CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,274PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$69,131CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,806,519PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$13,222,752CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,415,800PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,237,297CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$301,242CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,760,236PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,170,891CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,176,036PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,408,188CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$630,483PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,185,436CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,592,619TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,013,866TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,005,474TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,612,157TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,587,145NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$401,709NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionACHIEVE, INC. (ACHIEVE) IS AN EDUCATION REFORM ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION REFORM EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATES. ACHIEVE HELPS STATES RAISE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ASSESSMENTS AND STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,860,471ExpenseAmt
DescCOLLEGE AND CAREER READY INITIATIVES: THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY INITIATIVES UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POSITIONING ACHIEVE NATIONALLY, AND IN THE STATES, AS A LEADER OF THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY AGENDA. THE WORK OF THE UNIT INCLUDES NATIONAL AND STATE CONTENT, POLICY, ADVOCACY AND COALITION BUILDING ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO MEETING ACHIEVE'S MISSION THAT ALL STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL READY FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS. AMONG THE ISSUES WITH WHICH THE UNIT WORKS WITH STATES ARE THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READY POLICIES ON STANDARDS, ASSESSMENTS, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO STATES AND NATIONALLY. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.) THE UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR STATES AND PARTNERS, PRODUCING ACHIEVE'S ANNUAL 50-STATE REPORT, "CLOSING THE EXPECTATIONS GAP" AND HOLDING AN ANNUAL MEETING OF ALL STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,624,616ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,282,014RevenueAmt
DescPARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS (PARCC): ACHIEVE IS SERVING AS THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PARTNER FOR PARCC, A CONSORTIUM OF STATES THAT WAS AWARDED A RACE TO THE TOP ASSESSMENT COMPETITION GRANT. PARCC STATES HAVE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A K-12 ASSESSMENT SYSTEM THAT: BUILDS A PATHWAY TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTS; CREATES HIGH-QUALITY ASSESSMENTS THAT MEASURE THE FULL RANGE OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS; SUPPORTS EDUCATORS IN THE CLASSROOM; MAKES BETTER USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ASSESSMENTS; AND ADVANCES ACCOUNTABILITY AT ALL LEVELS. THE FIRST EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN IN 2014 AND 2015.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,522,261ExpenseAmt
DescNEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS: ACHIEVE HAS FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. ACHIEVE WILL WORK WITH ADOPTING STATES TO AID IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NGSS. THE NGSS STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AT ACHIEVE, WILL WORK WITH ADOPTING STATES TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE NGSS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND STEM READINESS; ASSIST STATES IN COMMUNICATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE ADVOCACY COALITIONS; AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND GUIDANCE TO STATES AND THE FIELD TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF THE NGSS IN CLASSROOMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$717,213ExpenseAmt
Revenue$315,997RevenueAmt
DescBUSINESS CENTER FOR A COLLEGE AND CAREER READY AMERICA (BCCCRA): ACHIEVE HAS DEVELOPED A RANGE OF TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT AIMS TO HELP BUSINESS LEADERS THINK MORE STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW BEST TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTS IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE BCCCRA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT TO BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO HELPING STATES IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN THEIR COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READY AGENDA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$717,213TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$315,997TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$12,724,561TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document112IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee71EmployeeCnt
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
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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 FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FINANCE OFFICEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024191540PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NW SUITE 510AddressLine1
CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CRAIG BARRETT
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK B GRIER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GOVERNOR BILL HASLAM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WADSWORTH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GOVERNOR DAVE HEINEMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS GERSTNER JR
CHAIR EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL COHEN
PRESIDENT40.00$242,730$0$33,009Yes (X)
PETER SAYRE
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SANDRA BOYD
COO, VP CONTENT & POLICY40.00$216,253$0$30,696Yes (X)
LAURA SLOVER
SENIOR ASSOC. MATHEMATICS40.00$190,821$0$29,598Yes (X)
STEPHEN PRUITT
VP - NGSS40.00$219,616$0$30,425Yes (X)
T JASON WEEEDON
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$189,375$0$17,346Yes (X)
ALLISON JONES
VP, POST SECONDARY EDUCATION40.00$228,635$0$1,347Yes (X)
JEFFREY NELHAUS
DIR, PARCC ASSESSMENT DEV.40.00$187,148$0$11,243Yes (X)
MYRA CURL
SR FELLOW ACCOUNTABILITY & ASSESSMENT40.00$148,272$0$21,216Yes (X)
MICHAEL GILLIGAN
VP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES40.00$164,093$0$24,386Yes (X)
MARGARET HORN
VP, STATE POLICY AND LEADERSHIP40.00$173,948$0$22,483Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,960,891TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$221,749TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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COUNCIL OF STATE SCIENCE SUPERVISORS
614 INDIAN HILLS DRIVE STCHARLESMO63301CONSULTANT$500,000
CALIBRE CPA GROUP
7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200 WBETHESDAMD20814CONSULTANT$341,577
SUE PIMENTAL
25 COLLEGE HILLHANOVERNH03755CONSULTANT$195,328
ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
PO BOX 37116BALTIMOREMD21297LEGAL$189,060
PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES LLC
214 NORTH FAYETTE STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314RESEARCH$175,552
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$10,624,741AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,624,741TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTSDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,528,880TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,528,880RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,528,880TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$69,131TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$69,131RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$69,131OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,222,752TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,598,011RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$1,326,511TotalAmt
Program Services$911,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$170,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$245,251FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,798,971TotalAmt
Program Services$3,168,432ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$630,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,363TotalAmt
Program Services$243,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,218TotalAmt
Program Services$388,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,980ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,234TotalAmt
Program Services$249,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,334FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,319TotalAmt
Program Services$54,319ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,033TotalAmt
Program Services$2,033ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,902,269TotalAmt
Program Services$4,394,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$494,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,256FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,956TotalAmt
Program Services$275,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,031FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$243,667TotalAmt
Program Services$42,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$201,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$473,537TotalAmt
Program Services$365,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,891FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$908,430TotalAmt
Program Services$884,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,897FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$966,644TotalAmt
Program Services$961,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$355FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,737TotalAmt
Management And General$15,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,674FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,941TotalAmt
Program Services$37,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,408FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,574TotalAmt
Management And General$29,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$668FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$19,244$3,919$15,325
PROCESSING FEES$13,048$0$11,743$1,305
MISCELLANEOUS$2,969$1,312$1,485$172
RECRUITMENT$2,883$400$2,483

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,640TotalAmt
Program Services$741,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$739,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,408,188TotalAmt
Program Services$12,724,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,382,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$301,242FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,464,426BOYAmt
EOY$3,573,575EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,706,754BOYAmt
EOY$954,417EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,242,900BOYAmt
EOY$479,519EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,973BOYAmt
EOY$129,932EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,625,702LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$800,358LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$983,487BOYAmt
EOY$825,344EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,079BOYAmt
EOY$51,079EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,592,619BOYAmt
EOY$6,013,866EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,788,007BOYAmt
EOY$1,167,277EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,265,786BOYAmt
EOY$3,509,210EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$951,681BOYAmt
EOY$935,670EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,005,474BOYAmt
EOY$5,612,157EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,989BOYAmt
EOY$71,709EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200,156BOYAmt
EOY$330,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,587,145BOYAmt
EOY$401,709EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,592,619BOYAmt
EOY$6,013,866EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,185,436ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,694,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,454,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,561,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,893,932CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,624,741CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,229,276TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,694,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,454,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,561,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,893,932CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,624,741CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,229,276TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$31,059,177SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,170,099PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,322CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,238CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,836CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$46,396TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,147CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,860CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,131CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,912TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$46,380,584TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,163,151GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.32710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.34960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$750,557OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$255,907DepreciationAmt
Book Value$494,650BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$550,276OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$396,828DepreciationAmt
Book Value$153,448BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$324,869OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$147,623DepreciationAmt
Book Value$177,246BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$825,344TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$900,370
SECURITY DEPOSIT$35,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$935,670TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,222,752TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,222,752RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,222,752TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,408,188TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,408,188ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,408,188TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACHIEVE HAD NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. ACHIEVE'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (10 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
MICHAEL COHEN
PRESIDENT$242,730$0$0$0$0$0$12,827$0$20,182$0$275,739$0$0$0
SANDRA BOYD
COO, VP CONTENT & POLICY$216,253$0$0$0$0$0$10,514$0$20,182$0$246,949$0$0$0
LAURA SLOVER
SENIOR ASSOC. MATHEMATICS$190,821$0$0$0$0$0$9,416$0$20,182$0$220,419$0$0$0
STEPHEN PRUITT
VP - NGSS$219,616$0$0$0$0$0$10,255$0$20,170$0$250,041$0$0$0
T JASON WEEEDON
VP OF DEVELOPMENT$189,375$0$0$0$0$0$9,435$0$7,911$0$206,721$0$0$0
ALLISON JONES
VP, POST SECONDARY EDUCATION$228,635$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,347$0$229,982$0$0$0
JEFFREY NELHAUS
DIR, PARCC ASSESSMENT DEV.$187,148$0$0$0$0$0$9,782$0$1,461$0$198,391$0$0$0
MYRA CURL
SR FELLOW ACCOUNTABILITY & ASSESSMEN$148,272$0$0$0$0$0$7,397$0$13,819$0$169,488$0$0$0
MICHAEL GILLIGAN
VP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES$164,093$0$0$0$0$0$4,204$0$20,182$0$188,479$0$0$0
MARGARET HORN
VP, STATE POLICY AND LEADERSHIP$173,948$0$0$0$0$0$6,115$0$16,368$0$196,431$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, ACHIEVE TRANSFERRED THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS PROGRAM TO PARCC, INC., AN UNRELATED ENTITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO OTHER COMMITTIES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11LINE 11A EXPLANATION - PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM 990, INCLUDING ALL SUPPLEMENTAL FORMS AND SCHEDULES, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL RECONCILE AMOUNTS PER THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE FORM 990. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE TREASURER WILL REVIEW THE FORM IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL REVIEW THE FORM WITH THE PRESIDENT, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR THEIR DELEGATES, PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. ONCE THE FORM IS REVIEWED, THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE FORM 990 AND THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY, SOONER IF A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OCCURS. GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED REGARDING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, WHICH MUST INCLUDE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WHO WILL DETERMINE IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED AND THERE IS NO REASONABLE WAY TO MANAGE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INDIVIDUAL MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONFLICTING ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS. IF THE ORGANIZATION BECOMES AWARE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT WAS NOT DISCLOSED, A DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD WITH THE INDIVIDUAL, WRITTEN DISCLOSURE PROVIDED BY THE POLICY WILL BE COMPLETED, AND THE CONFLICT WILL BE MANAGED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM PERIODICALLY USES A CONSULTANT SPECIALIZING IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION POLICY SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, PERFORMANCE GOALS AND VALUES, AND COMPETETIVENESS IN THE WORKPLACE. INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, AND APPROPRIATE MARKETPLACES FOR COMPENSATION EVALUATION. ADJUSTMENTS TO PAY GROUPS AND PAY BANDS ARE MADE BASED ON MARKETPLACE CONDITIONS, RE-EVALUATION OF POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, ETC. ANNUAL INCREASES ARE GIVEN BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND BUDGET PARAMETERS. PRESIDENT REVIEWS PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINES APPROPRIATE STAFF COMPENSATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR A COPY WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DISCLOUSURE RULES, AND THEREFORE, THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY ON-SITE REVIEW OR ELECTRONIC MEDIA.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,394,879. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 494,134. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,256. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,902,269.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EREPAIRS & MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,640. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,640.
PART XIII, LINE 2CPROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.