Center for Collaborative Education INC FY2020 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 1994EducationEIN 04-3241676Revenue $5.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSccebos.org6 Liberty Sq, 02109-5800 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Dec 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To work with communities, schools and partners to ensure student success and community prosperity. We DO this by:1. Creating voice and ownership for families, students, educators and communities2. Helping with capacity building (technical and adaptive)3. Helping identify negative social determinants4. Identifying personal and academic growth for students, educators, schools and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$558K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $36K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$558K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.1M Management & general 14% · $512K Fundraising 4% · $136K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $558K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Thru 9/2019
$138,637Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$125,541Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$119,095Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$112,739Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director A/O 9/2019
$62,301Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Oscar Santos’s $292K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Oscar Santos$291,590$263,578$236,252$239,994$220,152$62,301
Richard Gray$158,958$146,098————
Eve Goldberg$150,835$147,035$140,847———
Yvonne Ribas$150,000$126,824$115,391$113,065——
Andresse St Rose————$145,471$125,541
Annie Leonard$141,692—————
Daniel French—————$138,637
Arthur Mitchell—————$119,095

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering students and communities for success and prosperity through collaboration.

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1 program · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Develop a collaborative network among elementary, middle and high schools committed to quality education reform and to build cooperation among teachers, administrators, parents and students.

$3.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Tides CenterFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $392K · 2019–2022
Milford Public SchoolsFY2022$12,400
Revere Public SchoolFY2022$7,400
Attleboro Public SchoolsFY2022$7,400
Attleboro Public SchoolsFY2021$55,000
Milford Public SchoolsFY2021$38,600
Boston Public Schools (mciea)FY2021$21,084
Gardner Pilot AcademyFY2021$5,000
Abraham Lincoln SchoolFY2021$5,000
Boston Public Schools (mciea)FY2020$40,000
Milford Public SchoolsFY2020$25,000
Revere Public SchoolsFY2020$20,000
Saugus Public SchoolsFY2020$10,000
Manchester Essex Regional Public SchoolsFY2020$10,000
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School DistrictFY2020$10,000
Essex-North Shore Agricult & Tech SchoolFY2020$10,000
Attleboro Public SchoolsFY2020$10,000
Andover Public SchoolsFY2020$10,000
Lowell Public SchoolsFY2020$5,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$512K
Fundraisingcol D$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$727
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90K$90K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$245K$201K$32K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.4M$223K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$148K$121K$19K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$27K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$163K$134K$21K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$698K$607K$91K$178
Office expensesLn 13$44K$37K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$18K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$311K$257K$40K$14K
TravelLn 17$78K$68K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$21K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$2K$641
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$110K$16K$726
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$25K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.1M$512K$136K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$3.9M−$109K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$3.8M$179K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$5.0M−$638K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$5.0M−$495K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$3.8M−$1.0M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.6M$3.8M$1.9M$3.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,633,487 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,424,052$3,949,518
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,750,188$1,679,332
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,323$3,910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,860$727
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,194,423$5,633,487
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $252,354$90,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,621,079$2,302,225
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,647,181$1,387,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,520,614$3,779,636
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$326,191$1,853,851
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,633,487 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,949,518
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,949,518
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,679,332$1,679,332
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,910$3,910
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $727$727
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,680,059 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,910$5,633,487
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,779,636 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,000$90,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $201,204 · Management $31,898 · Fundraising $12,269$245,371
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,404,173 · Management $222,612 · Fundraising $85,620$1,712,405
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $121,385 · Management $19,244 · Fundraising $7,402$148,031
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,280 · Management $4,325 · Fundraising $1,663$33,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $133,782 · Management $21,210 · Fundraising $8,158$163,150
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,510$37,510
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $607,308 · Management $90,774 · Fundraising $178$698,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,593 · Management $5,783 · Fundraising $2,104$44,480
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,993 · Management $2,853 · Fundraising $1,097$21,943
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $256,574 · Management $40,374 · Fundraising $13,619$310,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,770 · Management $10,127$77,897
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,485 · Management $3,406 · Fundraising $1,310$26,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,512 · Management $1,666 · Fundraising $641$12,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,586 · Management $16,484 · Fundraising $726$126,796
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,368 · Management $4,023 · Fundraising $1,547$30,938
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,131,013 · Management $512,289 · Fundraising $136,334$3,779,636
Part X · Balance sheet $6,089,510 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,505,187$2,581,151
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,000$2,583,358
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $961,235$778,217
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $79,465$41,020
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $123,044$105,764
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,678,931$6,089,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $99,381$120,138
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $198,418$700,519
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,678,020$2,234,748
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,580,194$1,404,635
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $420,717$2,450,127
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,000,911$3,854,762
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,678,931$6,089,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,854,762 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,633,487
XI-2 Total expenses$3,779,636
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,853,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,000,911
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,854,762

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