Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
7th percentile
Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
8th percentile
Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
11th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$6,634
Down $7,419 (-53%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$6,634
Down $7,419 (-53%) from 2015
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$11,929
Down $10,321 (-46%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$19,348
Down $359 (-1.8%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$7,419
Down $9,962 (-392%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Aug 1, 2015 to Jul 31, 2016
- Signed
- Nov 10, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.0
- Gross Receipts
- $11,929
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
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The corporation, through the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), and in cooperation with the Hartford Public Schools, sponsored a group of 35 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, 2016), the Corporation completed the eleventh year of programming. In May 2016, 35 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. . | $5,271 | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth C Baldwin | Vice Pres + Sec | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michael F Maglio | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Alan R Spier | Pres. & 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
- 2016-11-10
- 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 $3760”
Other Expenses.1
“Program expenses $13176”
Other Expenses.2
“Team Building activities $1511”
Other Expenses.3
“Fundraising expenses $181”
Other Expenses.4
“Legal and filing fees $50”
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
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $6,634
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $6,634
- Revenue
- $11,929
- Expenses
- $19,348
- Net income
- -$7,419