BLUEPRINT SCHOOLS NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: BLUEPRINT SCHOOLS NETWORK INC (EIN 27-4199289)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-05-15
IRS object ID: 201411359349303711
Schema version: 2012v2.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-05-15T08:28:53-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRITZ DEGUGLIELMO LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8 ESSEX STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWBURYPORT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01950	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274199289	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLUEPRINT SCHOOLS NETWORK INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BLUE	NameControl
Phone	6172439620	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	61 CHAPEL STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02458	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MATTHEW SPENGLER	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CLERK	Title
Phone	6172439620	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DANIEL E SCHAFFNER CPA	Name
Phone	9784622161	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-05-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MATTHEW SPENGLER	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	61 CHAPEL STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02458	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1724190	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.blueprintschools.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2010	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	To provide education, training, strategic planning and other organizational services to low-performing schools in large urban districts	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	5	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	41350	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1737316	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1724049	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	141	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1778666	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1724190	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	574014	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	741602	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	11350	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	12635	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	55066	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	819456	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	421363	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1404820	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1175600	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	373846	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	548590	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	468820	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1032031	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	41404	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	56025	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	427416	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	976006	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	To provide education, training,	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	865263	Expense
Revenue	1724049	Revenue
Description	WORKED WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRICT'S STUDENTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	865263	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	2	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	5	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DYNAMIC SOLUTION ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6177315656	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	68 HARVARD STREET	AddressLine1
City	BROOKLINE	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02445	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
JIM BILDNER
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
ELLIOTT WASHOR
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEVEN LEVITT
President	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
DONALD OPPENHEIMER
Treasurer	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
MATTHEW SPENGLER
Exec. Dir./Clerk	40.00	X	130000	0	17901	X	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	130000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	17901	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	AddressLine1
City	CAMBRIDGE	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02138	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	Program Consulting	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	176872	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Program Service Fees	Description
Business Code	611710	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1724049	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1724049	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	141	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$141	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1724190	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1724049	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$141	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	130000	Total
Program Services	130000	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	504305	Total
Program Services	414952	ProgramServices
Management And General	55107	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	34246	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	57189	Total
Program Services	48126	ProgramServices
Management And General	4665	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4398	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	50108	Total
Program Services	39878	ProgramServices
Management And General	6873	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3357	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39665	Total
Program Services	765	ProgramServices
Management And General	38900	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1281	Total
Program Services	1281	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8719	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	8719	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12635	Total
Fundraising	12635	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	134882	Total
Program Services	107252	ProgramServices
Management And General	27541	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	89	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20841	Total
Program Services	15855	ProgramServices
Management And General	4986	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53458	Total
Program Services	9014	ProgramServices
Management And General	44444	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23400	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	23400	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	109712	Total
Program Services	82314	ProgramServices
Management And General	27398	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7214	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	7214	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3560	Total
Program Services	1438	ProgramServices
Management And General	2032	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	90	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Bank and credit fees	958	0	958	0
Dues and subscriptions	180	0	180	0
Training and education	16972	14388	2584	0
Miscellaneous	521	0	270	251

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1175600	Total
Program Services	865263	ProgramServices
Management And General	255271	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	55066	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	74331	BOY
EOY	240581	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	287315	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	378234	BOY
EOY	474750	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7318	BOY
EOY	10969	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	31862	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	13446	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8937	BOY
EOY	18416	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	468820	BOY
EOY	1032031	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41404	BOY
EOY	56025	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41404	BOY
EOY	56025	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	427416	BOY
EOY	976006	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	427416	BOY
EOY	976006	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	468820	BOY
EOY	1032031	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	548590	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	41350	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	41350	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	41350	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	41350	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	41350	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	141	CurrentTaxYear
Total	141	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	41491	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	4051263	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170
Public Support Pertcentage170	0	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Total509	0	PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage509	0	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0	InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	25637	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	11408	Depreciation
Book Value	14229	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6225	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2038	Depreciation
Book Value	4187	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	18416	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1724190	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	1724190	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1724190	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1175600	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	1175600	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	1175600	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11b	The executive director reviews the form 990 and compares
	it to the financial statements. The executive director
	meets with the Board of Directors who approve the form 990
Pt VI, Line 19	The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest
	policy and financial statements are available to the public
	upon request
Pt VI, Line 12c	Periodic reviews are conducted to determine whether compensation
	arrangements and benefits are reasonable and whether arrangements
	with management organizations conform to the Organization's
	written policies