Civic Intelligence

Trailblazers Academy Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 06-1552368

Jul 01, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015 • Filed on May 16, 2016

83 Lockwood AvenueStamford, CT 06902-4201

(203) 324-4277

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

69th percentile

0.31x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

44th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

44th percentile

1.0%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$325,045

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 10.1% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

62nd percentile

4.3%

Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-6.5%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Assets

Up

$822,581

Up $34,016 (+4.3%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$564,322

Up $33,435 (+6.3%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$258,259

Up $581 (+0.2%) from 2014

Revenue

Down

$3,229,419

Down $225,447 (-6.5%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$3,195,984

Down $227,353 (-6.6%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$33,435

Up $1,906 (+6.0%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2010: $1,271,031Liabilities 2010: $253,567Net Assets 2010: $1,017,4642010Assets 2011: $1,003,329Liabilities 2011: $185,401Net Assets 2011: $817,9282011Assets 2012: $869,755Liabilities 2012: $156,113Net Assets 2012: $713,6422012Assets 2013: $723,845Liabilities 2013: $224,487Net Assets 2013: $499,3582013Assets 2014: $788,565Liabilities 2014: $257,678Net Assets 2014: $530,8872014Assets 2015: $822,581Liabilities 2015: $258,259Net Assets 2015: $564,3222015Assets 2016: $828,111Liabilities 2016: $242,718Net Assets 2016: $585,3932016Assets 2017: $809,638Liabilities 2017: $197,486Net Assets 2017: $612,1522017Assets 2018: $968,023Liabilities 2018: $240,854Net Assets 2018: $727,1692018Assets 2019: $482,959Liabilities 2019: $239,853Net Assets 2019: $243,1062019Assets 2020: $83,490Liabilities 2020: $54,674Net Assets 2020: $28,8162020Assets 2021: $61,863Liabilities 2021: $37,286Net Assets 2021: $24,5772021

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$822,581
Liabilities$258,259
Net Assets$564,322

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MExpenses 2010: $2,958,5372010Expenses 2011: $3,442,4762011Expenses 2012: $3,292,3982012Revenue 2013: $3,225,125Expenses 2013: $3,439,409Net Income 2013: -$214,2842013Revenue 2014: $3,454,866Expenses 2014: $3,423,337Net Income 2014: $31,5292014Revenue 2015: $3,229,419Expenses 2015: $3,195,984Net Income 2015: $33,4352015Revenue 2016: $3,086,823Expenses 2016: $3,065,752Net Income 2016: $21,0712016Revenue 2017: $3,234,272Expenses 2017: $3,207,513Net Income 2017: $26,7592017Revenue 2018: $3,439,978Expenses 2018: $3,324,961Net Income 2018: $115,0172018Revenue 2019: $3,213,559Expenses 2019: $3,215,575Net Income 2019: -$2,0162019Revenue 2020: $4,950Expenses 2020: $219,240Net Income 2020: -$214,2902020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $4,239Net Income 2021: -$4,2392021

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$3,229,419
Expenses$3,195,984
Net Income$33,435
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015
Signed
May 16, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$3,229,419
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Trailblazers is a charter school that operates as a public school in the city of stamford. Its primary mission is to create a positive learning environment for students who have been unsuccessful in thetraditional public school setting. Trailblazers pursues this mission by lowering class size, lengthening the school day, providing more structure, and developing strong relationships with each student and family.

Trailblazers is a charter school that operates as a public school in stamford, ct.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$341,989$342,162▲ $173
Accounts Receivable$70,665$88,981▲ $18,316
Pledges and Grants Receivable$36,250$35,017▼ $1,233
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$27,023$12,202▼ $14,821
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$12,050$6,694▼ $5,356
Total Assets$788,565$822,581▲ $34,016
Other Assets Total$300,588$337,525▲ $36,937
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$257,678$258,259▲ $581
Total Liabilities$257,678$258,259▲ $581
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$495,387$510,327▲ $14,940
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$35,500$53,995▲ $18,495
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$530,887$564,322▲ $33,435
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$788,565$822,581▲ $34,016

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$6,694$215,112$221,806
Other Assets Org$93,729--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Craig BakerChief Education OfficerPT$149,878$8,123$158,001
Edwin NavalChief Financial OfficerPT-$137,581$137,581
Thomas LanganChief Residential OfficerPT-$126,696$126,696
Christopher Emmerson-paceDirector of CurriculumFT$102,575$21,102$123,677
Jonathon HochChief Community OfficerPT-$120,099$120,099
Mary MartinFormer Board MemberFT$55,429$15,466$70,895
Katie TaylorSecretary/teacherFT$38,911$20,227$59,138

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Steve BakerChair
Julie DegennaroAssociate Executive Director
Angela TortorellaDirector
Curt BattlesDirector
Gary GoldbergDirector
Michael DugganExecutive Director
Marina SchreiberChief Operating Officer
Owen DavisTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$3,144,089
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$85,330
All Other Contributions
$585,883
Change in Net Assets
$33,435

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,229,419
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$916,262
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,145,681
Total Revenue per Form 990
$3,229,419
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$2,123,793
Other Expenses$1,072,191
Total Fundraising Expense$39,806
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,243,508$179,700$27,185$1,450,393
Fees for Services Other$307,666$43,510-$351,176
Occupancy$264,192$36,841-$301,033
Other Employee Benefits$189,218$27,344$4,136$220,698
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$186,687$26,978$4,081$217,746
Payroll Taxes$104,256$15,066$2,279$121,601
Information Technology$92,502$2,681-$95,183
Insurance$71,413$10,099-$81,512
Comp Disqual Persons$63,816$9,222$1,395$74,433
Office Expenses$38,669$5,472-$44,141
Pension Plan Contributions$33,370$4,822$730$38,922
Fees for Services Accounting$18,466$2,612-$21,078
Depreciation Depletion$4,692$664-$5,356
Other Expenses$5,011--$5,011
Travel$2,988--$2,988
Conferences and Meetings$977--$977
Advertising$821$116-$937
Total Functional Expenses$2,791,051$365,127$39,806$3,195,984

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$4,112,246
Expenses per Audited Statements$3,195,984
Total Expenses per Form 990$3,195,984
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$916,262
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

The sole member of the corporation shall be domus kids, inc.

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

The academy has a member who may elect one or more members of the governing body. Any director may be removed from the board with or without cause by an affirmative vote of a majority of the directors. A director may be removed only after reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard by the governing board. A vote to remove a director shall only take place at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose.

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7B

The academy has a member that must approve any amendments to the bylaws of the corporation, and remove a director with or without cause.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11

The form 990 information is assembled by the chief financial officer with assistance from other staff. The information is sent to trailblazers academy's independent audit & tax firm who completes and reviews the return. The completed return is reviewed by management and the finance & audit committee. After incorporating any recommendations or modifications, the 990 is finalized and sent electronically to the board of directors prior to filing with the irs.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

At the beginning of each fiscal year board members, the chief education officer, and the school director are required to sign a statement indicating that they are familiar with the academy's policy and that they either have no conflicts or list whatever conflicts they may have. Potential conflicts of interest are discussed and reviewed at the board meeting. Any officer or director deemed to have a conflict of interest must recuse himself/herself from discussions and decisions on the transaction which he/she is a part of.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

The executive committee of the board of directors of domus kids, inc. Convenes prior to the start of fiscal year to review the compensation of the chief education officer. Before approval, the committee gathers information from organizations comparable to domus kids, inc., trailblazers academy, inc. And stamford academy, inc. And from industry standards, including form 990 of other organizations. The executive committee notifies the chief financial officer in writing of approved compensation amounts. The executive committee last approved compensation for the chief education officer in june 2014.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the general public upon request. Financial statements and public versions of the 990s are available on the website, www.domuskids.org.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Trailblazers Academy Inc
EIN
06-1552368
Phone
2033244277
Address
83 LOCKWOOD AVENUE, STAMFORD, CT 06902-4201

Signing Officer

Name
Steve Baker
Title
Chair
Phone
2033244277
Signed
2016-05-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Craig Baker
Formed
1999
Legal Domicile
Ct
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
43
Volunteers
50

Preparer

Firm
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP
Address
3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FL EAST, STAMFORD, CT 06905
Preparer
Garrett M Higgins
Phone
2033232400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

Family advocate service: program service expenses 294,858. Management and general expenses 41,699. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 336,557. Consulting: program service expenses 12,808. Management and general expenses 1,811. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,619.

FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:

The academy has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent auditor. This process has not changed in the current year

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

Trailblazers is generally exempt from income tax under 501(c)(3) of the u.s. Internal revenue code. Trailblazers recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Management has determined that trailblazers had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. Trailblazers is no longer subject to examinations by the applicable taxing jurisdictions for periods prior to july 1, 2012.

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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ACADEMY HAS PUBLICIZED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY THROUGH ITS BROCHURES, CATALOGUES AND OTHER WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY, INC. RECEIVES GRANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.04$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.05$0.03$0.00$0.22$0.21
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.48$0.24$0.24$3.21$3.22$0.00
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.97$0.24$0.73$3.44$3.32$0.12
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.81$0.20$0.61$3.23$3.21$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.24$0.59$3.09$3.07$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.82$0.26$0.56$3.23$3.20$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.79$0.26$0.53$3.45$3.42$0.03
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.72$0.22$0.50$3.23$3.44$0.21
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.87$0.16$0.71$3.29
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.00$0.19$0.82$3.44
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.27$0.25$1.02$2.96
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