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CLOSE GAPS BY 5: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
CLOSE GAPS BY 5 (EIN 45-3571450)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-04-25
IRS object ID
201431159349300218
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-04-25T14:59:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411431613PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KERN DEWENTER VIERE LTDBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13800 AMERICAN BLVD WEST SUITE 1000AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code554314423ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453571450EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PARENT AWARE FOR SCHOOL READINESS (PASR)BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPAREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6123676118PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 EAST HENNEPIN AVE NO 250AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55413ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL V CIRESIPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6123499539PhoneNum
Signature2014-04-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER THIENES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00040921PTIN
Phone9525636800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL V CIRESIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 EAST HENNEPIN AVE NO 250AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55413ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$912,683GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PASRMN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPASR WILL PARTNER WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers18TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,963,400PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$902,153CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,042CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$244PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,488CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,963,644PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$912,683CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$53,922PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$159,960CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$15,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$36,461CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$753,170PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$978,253CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$822,092PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,138,213CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,141,552PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$225,530CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$992,430TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$54,147TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$17,258TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$975,172NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$758,803ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,488RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$257,837ExpenseAmt
DescPROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS. PASR IS THE WATCHDOG OVER THE INTEGRITY OF THE RATING SYSTEM THROUGH ATTENTION TO STANDARDS, PROGRAM DESIGN, AND POLICY. PASR FUNDS ONGOING, RIGOROUS EVALUATION TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RATINGS STANDARDS. EVALUATION DATA WILL PROVIDE PASR AND OTHERS WITH INFORMATION NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE RATING SYSTEM OVER TIME, AND SOLID EVIDENCE TO FIGHT EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THE QUALITY STANDARDS. PASR ALSO WEIGHS IN ON THE SPECIFICS OF PARENT AWARE OPERATIONS, TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM IS AS SIMPLE, CLEAR, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. AT THE POLICY LEVEL, PASR BRINGS ITS STRONG AND UNIQUE PRIVATE SECTOR VOICE TO RESIST ANY ATTEMPTS TO KILL OR WEAKEN THE PARENT AWARE QRIS AND TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE NEED TO FOR QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,016,640TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
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
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6123676118PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 EAST HENNEPIN AVE NO 250AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55413ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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MICHAEL V CIRESI
CHAIR0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS M BAKER JR
VICE CHAIR0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAN KRUCHOSKI
TREASURER0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM PENNY
SECRETARY0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL BARNETT
BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BRAINERD
BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH BURDICK
BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYELLEN COUGHLAN MED
BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN HAGLIN
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBBIN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT JONES
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER J MCDONALD
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR J ROLNICK
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED SENN
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN STALEY
BOARD MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI BARREIRO
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR KAREN CADIGAN
BOARD MEMBER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERICCA L RICHTER-MAAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$109,250$0$5,015
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$5,015TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CHILD TRENDS
7315 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 12BETHESDAMD20814EVALUATION OF PARENT AWARE RATINGS$231,976
LOVELAND COMMUNICATIONS
2610 KNOLLWOOD CT NMAPLEWOODMN55109MARKETING OF PARENT AWARE$123,708
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$902,153AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$902,153TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,042TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,042ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$7,488TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,488RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,488OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$912,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,488RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,042ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,887TotalAmt
Program Services$71,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,807FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,113TotalAmt
Program Services$4,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,737FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,622TotalAmt
Program Services$974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$324FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,338TotalAmt
Program Services$7,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,468ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,468FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,665TotalAmt
Program Services$47,665ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,569TotalAmt
Management And General$11,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,125TotalAmt
Fundraising$7,125FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$626,469TotalAmt
Program Services$626,469ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,626TotalAmt
Management And General$5,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,315TotalAmt
Management And General$2,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EVALUATION SERVICES$257,837$257,837
OPERATIONS$15,384$357$15,027
OTHER EXPENSES$4,208$4,208
BUSINESS EXPENSES$55$55

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,138,213TotalAmt
Program Services$1,016,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,461FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$758,475BOYAmt
EOY$211,873EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$378,042EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,414BOYAmt
EOY$350,747EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$960BOYAmt
EOY$1,378EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$50,390EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,254,849BOYAmt
EOY$992,430EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,147BOYAmt
EOY$17,258EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,147BOYAmt
EOY$17,258EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200,702BOYAmt
EOY$975,172EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200,702BOYAmt
EOY$975,172EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,254,849BOYAmt
EOY$992,430EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$225,530ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Minus1 Year$1,963,400CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$902,153CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,865,553TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,963,400CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$902,153CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,865,553TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,275,174SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,590,379PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$3,042CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,042TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$244CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,488CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,732TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,876,327TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$915,633TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,950DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,950RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$912,683RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$912,683TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,141,163TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,950DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,950ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,138,213ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,138,213TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION EXISTS AND IF THERE SHOULD BE RECOGNITION OF A RELATED BENEFIT OR LIABILITY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,390NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJP MORGAN WAS BROKER AND ASSETS WERE SOLD IN JANUARY 2014.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE MISSION OF PARENT AWARE FOR SCHOOL READINESS IS TO USE PRIVATE SECTOR STRATEGIES, STRENGTHS, AND RESOURCES TO FOCUS MINNESOTA ON SCHOOL READINESS, SERVING AS THE CHANNEL FOR PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR PARENT AWARE, MINNESOTA'S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM. PARENT AWARE IS DESIGNED TO HELP PARENTS FIND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS TO PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS. USING A ONE-TO FOUR-STAR RATING SYSTEM, PARENT AWARE MEASURES BEST PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY RESEARCH THAT HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. TO TIGHTLY FOCUS IT'S MISSION AND FOSTER A SENSE OF URGENCY FOR HELPING MINNESOTA CHILDREN PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE PASR BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO ELIMINATE ITSELF AT THE END OF 2016. IN 2012, PASR WAS FORMED TO SWIFTLY AND EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT THE MELF-PILOTED AND RECOMMENDED MARKET-BASED APPROACH. TO ENCOURAGE THE COMPLETION OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION-ORIENTED MISSION BY THE END OF 2016, THE PASR BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SEIZE OPERATIONS AT THE END OF 2016. THE YEAR 2016 WAS CHOSEN AS THE SUNSET DATE, BECAUSE BY 2015 THE $45 MILLION FEDERAL RACE-TO-THE-TOP GRANT, WHICH IS BEING USED IN PART TO IMPLEMENT THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS AND PREKINDERGARTEN SCHOLARSHIPS AND MANY OTHER PASR-RECOMMENDED REFORMS, WILL BE COMPLETED. IN ADDITION, BY 2015 THE PARENT AWARE RATINGS WILL HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE. THEREFORE, THERE WILL HAVE BEEN A YEAR TO EVALUATE THOSE INITIATIVES, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKING ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE FUTURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990 AND REVIEWS IT BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE FINANCE COMMITTEE USES THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS AND COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.