Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 112,852 | 194,593 | 320,092 | 198,200 | 259,618 | 1,085,355 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 60,400 | 15,391 | 1,277 | 132,657 | 307,167 | 516,892 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | 46,000 | 55,995 | 41,500 | 143,495 | ||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 173,252 | 209,984 | 367,369 | 386,852 | 608,285 | 1,745,742 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 19,336 | 15,406 | 31,479 | 42,152 | 51,572 | 159,945 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 19,336 | 15,406 | 31,479 | 42,152 | 51,572 | 159,945 |
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,585,797 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 173,252 | 209,984 | 367,369 | 386,852 | 608,285 | 1,745,742 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 3,581 | 2,427 | 1,150 | 761 | 637 | 8,556 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 3,581 | 2,427 | 1,150 | 761 | 637 | 8,556 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 176,833 | 212,411 | 368,519 | 387,613 | 608,922 | 1,754,298 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B | THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 HAVE BEEN AUDITED. AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT, THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNT BALANCES WERE ADJUSTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEERS OFFERED THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVE FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES: ACHIEVE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES: TWENTY-SIX BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDED OVERSIGHT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT THE FOUNDATION'S WORK (FUNDRAISING, FUNDS DISTRIBUTION, EVENTS, GRANT PROGRAMS, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCIAL RECORDING, ETC.) ACHIEVE VOLUNTEER TUTOR PROGRAM: 259 VOLUNTEERS UNDERWENT TRAINING AND PROVIDED ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD (NJ). TUTORS GAVE AN AVERAGE OF 20 HOURS OF SERVICE OVER THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. ACHIEVE SCHOOL LIAISONS: THIRTEEN VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS LIAISONS BETWEEN THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATION AND THE DISTRICT'S NINE SCHOOLS. THE LIAISONS MAINTAINED ON-GOING COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARENTS AND EDUCATORS AND PROMOTED ACHIEVE'S PROGRAMS AND FUNDRAISERS, RECRUITED NEW VOLUNTEERS. FUNDRAISING COMMITTEES: APPROXIMATELY 20 VOLUNTEERS SERVED ON PLANNING COMMITTEES FOR FIVE FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES. THESE COMMITTEES SOLICITED SPONSORS AND NEW DONORS, PLANNED LOGISTICS, CARRIED OUT PUBLIC RELATIONS, RECORDED DONATIONS AND FOLLOWED UP WITH DONORS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INITIATIVES. ACHIEVE PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS: THIRTY-FOUR VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH ACHIEVE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A FREE, EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY FAIR, A MUSIC AWARDS PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP AND ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH RESTORATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. THESE VOLUNTEERS CARRIED OUT THEIR WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS) AND MUSIC EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION IS EXPLORING OPTIMAL WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT, AS IT INTRODUCES AND TRANSITIONS TO 21ST CENTURY LEARNING IN THE SCHOOLS. STEAM EDUCATION EMPLOYS CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, WITH THE BENEFIT OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. ACHIEVE AIMS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS AND EQUIP THEM WITH SKILLS REQUIRED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE WORKPLACE. FUNDING HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM, DIGITIZATION OF THE COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL ARCHIVES, GRANTS FOR EDUCATORS AND AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE MAKER FAIR LAUNCHED IN 2015. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE MUSIC RESOURCES AND EXPAND ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO SUPPORT MUSIC TRAINING FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL TALENT. FUNDING HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING MUSIC EQUIPMENT, THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT AND MUSIC LESSONS FOR STUDENTS AND FULFILLMENT OF GRANT REQUESTS IN SUPPORT OF MUSIC EDUCATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE TREASURER IS THE PRIMARY REVIEWER OF THE 990 FORM, HOWEVER, THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO REVIEW THE FORM BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. TRUSTEE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE A FULL COPY OF THE DOCUMENT FOR THEIR RECORDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BASED UPON HISTORICAL DATA OF HOURS AND RATE. THE ACHIEVE PROGRAM COORDINATOR ROLE WAS TRANSITIONED TO A SALARIED ROLE TO BE HELD BY AN EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL. THE COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE GOING RATE FOR A PROFESSIONAL WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS SOUGHT IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION PROVIDED INPUT INTO THE DESCRIPTION, AND AS WELL AS ADVICE CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ROLE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER FEES 255,665 1,214 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | SCHOLARSHIPS -31,230 SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 0 REPORTED AS FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 0 ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 10,409 SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 0 REPORTED AS FUNDRAISING EXPENSE ON 0 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -10,409 SCHOLARSHIPS 31,230 |
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