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Trust for a Mountain Classroom Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 46-1367870

Aug 01, 2014 to Jul 31, 2015 • Filed on Oct 30, 2015

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 1309Glastonbury, CT 06033

(860) 633-0120

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

66th percentile

11%

Higher net margin than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

73rd percentile

22%

Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

20th percentile

-25%

Faster revenue growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$14,053

Up $2,543 (+22%) from 2014

Net Assets

$14,053

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin66th percentile

Revenue

Down

$22,250

Down $7,570 (-25%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$19,707

Up $1,397 (+7.6%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$2,543

Down $8,967 (-78%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth73rd percentile

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

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2014: $11,510Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $14,053Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $14,0532015Assets 2016: $6,634Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $6,6342016Assets 2017: $6,127Net Assets 2017: $6,1272017

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2015

Assets$14,053
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$14,053
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth20th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2014: $29,820Expenses 2014: $18,310Net Income 2014: $11,5102014Revenue 2015: $22,250Expenses 2015: $19,707Net Income 2015: $2,5432015Revenue 2016: $11,929Expenses 2016: $19,348Net Income 2016: -$7,4192016Revenue 2017: $17,030Expenses 2017: $17,537Net Income 2017: -$5072017

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2015

Revenue$22,250
Expenses$19,707
Net Income$2,543
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2014 to Jul 31, 2015
Signed
Oct 30, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$22,250
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Pay all expenses including tuition, room and board, transportation, teacher supervision and related expenses for high school students from the Hartford Public School System to attend mountain classroom science program conducted by the Appplachian Mountain Club.The Trust for a Mountain Classroom, Inc. assumed the mission and all of the operations of the former Trust for a Mountain Classroom.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The corporation, through the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), and in cooperation with the Hartford Public Schools, sponsored a group of 39 Hartford high school students to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for an intensive study of water quality issues. The program, known as The Mountain Classroom, brings together students of diverse ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, challenging them to work together in small groups, to socialize across school divides, and to adjust to different language and physical abilities.Accompanying the group from Hartford are teachers from the Hartford high schools and one officer of the Corporation. The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) provides the faculty and facility for the program. Most of the teaching takes place in the wilderness area surrounding the AMC facility and offers the students their first sustained introduction to a forest environment. The Corporation provides all of the funding. This past fiscal year (ending July 31, 2015), the Corporation completed the tenth year of programming. In May 2015, 36 students and eight chaperones from Hartford (seven science and math teachers and one of the Trustees), traveled to Crawford Notch in New Hampshire for the four-day program. Focusing on water quality studies, students were instructed in the water cycle, the function of watersheds, sources of pollution and related topic. Acting in teams, students then engaged in the measurement and analysis of the quality of the water in four locations in Crawford Notch. They measured the physical and chemical characteristics of area streams, collected insect specimens indicative of water quality and designed and delivered to the whole group a presentation on their findings.Most of the participating students were ethnic minorities without significant previous outdoors experience. About 60% of the students were young women. The Trust is particularly pleased that its program is attractive to both young men and women.The Corporation also pays the out-of-pocket expenses for two outdoor group activities for participating students and teachers prior to the trip to New Hampshire. One activity consists of a specially designed outdoor course at Winding Trails in Farmington, CT, intended to stimulate cooperative group problem-solving, and the other a teacher-led hike. The expenses consist principally of the tuition costs for the team-building course and bus transportation for both activities. The Corporation also pays for the expenses (principally refreshments) of an orientation meeting for families of participating students, for refreshments served at planning meetings attended by the teachers and for a wrap-up dinner meeting for the teachers and other chaperones. .$18,111-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kenneth C BaldwinVice Pres + Sec-$0--
Michael F MaglioVice President-$0--
Alan R SpierPres. & Treas.PT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Trust for a Mountain Classroom Inc
EIN
46-1367870
Phone
8606330120
Address
PO Box 1309, Glastonbury, CT 06033

Signing Officer

Name
Alan R Spier
Title
President
Signed
2015-10-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Adam P Cohen CPA LLC
Address
81 South Main St Suite 9, West Hartford, CT 06107-2405
Preparer
Adam P Cohen
Phone
8605216400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $3800”

Other Expenses.1

“Team Building activities $1527”

Other Expenses.2

“Fundraising expenses $595”

Other Expenses.3

“Program expenses $223”

Other Expenses.4

“Legal and filing fees $58”

Other Expenses.5

“Miscellaneous $33”

Form 990-EZ, Part II - Donated Services

“The Corporation receives significant donated services from trustees and teachers. These services include all management and support, as well as fundraising, the value of which has not been computed.”

Sch. A, Part II, Public Support Test

“The Trust for a Mountain Classroom, Inc. assumed the mission and all of the operations of the former Trust for a Mountain Classroom (a trust).Sch. A, Part II, Public Support has been prepared as if the former trust were the same entity as the new corporation..”

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$14,053
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$14,053
Revenue
$22,250
Expenses
$19,707
Net income
$2,543
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.13$6.13$17.0$17.5$0.51
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.63$0.00$6.63$11.9$19.3$7.42
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.1$0.00$14.1$22.3$19.7$2.54
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.5$0.00$29.8$18.3$11.5
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