2023-05-15T09:45:43-04:00 2022-12-31 042832237 KILLEEN ARACE & QUINN PC PO BOX 1819 PITTSFIELD MA 012021819 990 2022-01-01 812027063 NONPROFIT CENTER OF THE BERKSHIRES INC NONP 4134419542 186 SANDISFIELD ROAD SANDISFIELD MA 01255 DAN STANYON PRESIDENT 4134419542 2023-05-08 true DAN STANYON XXX-XX-XXXX false CHRISTINE ARACE CPA P01237136 4134437366 2023-05-08 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DAN STANYON 3 MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE CANAAN CT 06018 210532 false X NPCBERKSHIRES.ORG X 2016 MA THE MISSION OF THE NONPROFIT CENTER IS TO FACILITATE GROWTH FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES, AFFORDABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS. 10 10 3 8 0 125850 125259 47439 85273 0 10471 0 183760 210532 0 0 43791 71677 0 5223 93742 118848 137533 190525 46227 20007 109174 100682 37690 9191 71484 91491 X THE NONPROFIT CENTER SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FACILITATING CONNECTIONS IN A TRIFURCATED COUNTY WITH OVER 1,000 NONPROFITS. false false 40493 193199 GENERAL PROGRAMS: THE NONPROFIT CENTER PROVIDES OVER TWO DOZEN FREE AND LOW-COST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR NONPROFITS INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, REFERRALS, COACHING, RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING EVENTS. AWARDS BREAKFAST: AN ANNUAL CELEBRATORY AWARDS PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO SERVE THE BERKSHIRE COUNTY COMMUNITY. NOMINATIONS ARE SOLICITED FROM ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES IN SEVEN CATEGORIES. HONOREES ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE OF BUSINESS, NONPROFIT AND CIVIC LEADERS. SPONSORSHIPS ARE SOLICITED FROM LOCAL AND REGIONAL BUSINESES AND FOUNDATIONS TO FUND THE EVENT. GIVING GUIDE: A PRINTED PUBLICATION DESIGNED TO CONNECT NONPROFITS WITH WOULD-BE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL 1,000 NONPROFITS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARE LISTED FREE IN THE DIRECTORY BY CATEGORY. NONPROFITS THAT ELECT TO HAVE FULL PAGE PROFILES PAY 150-200 FOR THE EXTRA EXPOSURE. THE GUIDE IS USED BY SCHOOLS AND CAMPS TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS, BY GIVING CIRCLES TO IDENTIFY CHARITIES TO DONATE TO, AND BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ELDER SERVICES TO PLACE SENIORS IN NONPROFIT WORKPLACES. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS, 15,000 COPIES OF THE GIVING GUIDE WERE DISTRIBUTED FREE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE. 98739 PHILANTHROPY IN THE SCHOOLS: A PHILANTHROPY CURRICULUM IN LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOLLS WAS LAUNCHED WITH A SPRING 2020 PILOT PROGRAM. CUSTOMIZED LESSON STRUCTURES THAT TIE INTO CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. STUDENTS USE THE NPC GIVING BACK GUIDE AS A TOOL TO IDENTIFY NONPROFITS TO ASSIST. IN OUR MODEL, EACH STUDENT IS EMPOWERED WITH A STIPEND OF 100 TO GIVE AWAY, THUS BENEFITING LOCAL NONPROFITS, ESPECIALLY AS STUDENTS EXPLORE HOW TO LEVERAGE THEIR GIFT TO RAISE EVEN MORE MONEY FOR THEIR CHOSEN ORGANIZATION. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: DESIGNATION AS MODEL C, A PRE-APPROVED GRANT RELATIONSHIP. NPC ACCEPTS DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP THAT DOES NOT HAVE ITS 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION, AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY SUCCESSFULLY GET THEIR DESIGNATION. IN EXCHANGE NPC TAKES A COMMISSION FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK INVOLVED, INCLUDING RECEIVING AND DEPOSITING CHECKS, WRITING THANK YOU LETTERS, ISSUING CHECKS TO THE NOT-YET NONPROFIT, AND PROVIDING OVERSIGHT. WORKSHOPS: THE NONPROFIT CENTER OFFERS AFFORDABLE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EXPERTS. RESOURCE DIRECTORY: A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL GUIDE TO EVERY TYPE OF SERVICE USED BY NONPROFITS. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIRECTORY IS TO SAVE TIME FOR BUSY NONPROFIT STAFF SO THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME ON THE MISSION. THE BOOK IS MAILED FREE TO 400 NONPROFITS AND WIDELY SHARED ONLINE TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR UNDERWRITERS AND ADVERTISERS. CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE NONPROFIT CENTER OF THE BERKSHIRES. BY SHARING NEWS, TIPS AND BEST PRACTICES, AND INCLUDING A VARIETY OF VOICES, CONNECTIONS HELPS CREATE A STRONGER NONPROFIT SECTOR. 98739 139232 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 3 true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X X X LIANA TOSCANINI 4134419542 186 SANDISFIELD ROAD SANDISFIELD MA 01255 X ERIKA ALLISON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BOSLEY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PATRICK DANAHEY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 AURIC ENCHILL DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KATHERINE GRUBBS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CLEMENTE SAJQUIY-RAMIREZ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 LAURIE WERNER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MARIANNE FRESIA TREASURER X 0 0 0 ILENE MARCUS SECRETARY X 0 0 0 DAN STANYON PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 false false false 12500 112759 12807 125259 PROGRAM FEES 25240 25240 MEMBERSHIP DUES 22235 22235 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEES 17332 17332 PUBLICATIONS - GIVING GUIDE 16270 16270 OTHER 3756 3756 440 440 85273 210532 85273 64875 38925 22706 3244 300 180 105 15 6502 3901 2276 325 1716 1716 2575 2575 32476 32476 30144 16522 12245 1377 6541 2747 3532 262 1557 1557 3959 2603 1356 1421 1421 CONTRACTORS 34520 34520 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1722 1722 MISCELLANEOUS 1463 750 713 BANK FEES 754 754 190525 139232 46070 5223 108360 99868 4446 3632 814 814 109174 100682 8727 8259 28963 932 37690 9191 X 71484 91491 71484 91491 109174 100682 20007 X false false false X 42859 65395 94013 125850 125259 453376 57910 85273 143183 42859 65395 94013 183760 210532 596559 596559 42859 65395 94013 183760 210532 596559 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4446 3632 814 814 PAYROLL TAXES 886 DUE TO AGENCY 46 932 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 FACILITATE GROWTH FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES, AFFORDABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PHILANTHROPY IN THE SCHOOLS: A PHILANTHROPY CURRICULUM IN LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOLLS WAS LAUNCHED WITH A SPRING 2020 PILOT PROGRAM. CUSTOMIZED LESSON STRUCTURES THAT TIE INTO CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. STUDENTS USE THE NPC GIVING BACK GUIDE AS A TOOL TO IDENTIFY NONPROFITS TO ASSIST. IN OUR MODEL, EACH STUDENT IS EMPOWERED WITH A STIPEND OF 100 TO GIVE AWAY, THUS BENEFITING LOCAL NONPROFITS, ESPECIALLY AS STUDENTS EXPLORE HOW TO LEVERAGE THEIR GIFT TO RAISE EVEN MORE MONEY FOR THEIR CHOSEN ORGANIZATION. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: DESIGNATION AS MODEL C, A PRE-APPROVED GRANT RELATIONSHIP. NPC ACCEPTS DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP THAT DOES NOT HAVE ITS 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION, AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY SUCCESSFULLY GET THEIR DESIGNATION. IN EXCHANGE NPC TAKES A COMMISSION FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK INVOLVED, INCLUDING RECEIVING AND DEPOSITING CHECKS, WRITING THANK YOU LETTERS, ISSUING CHECKS TO THE NOT-YET NONPROFIT, AND PROVIDING OVERSIGHT. WORKSHOPS: THE NONPROFIT CENTER OFFERS AFFORDABLE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EXPERTS. RESOURCE DIRECTORY: A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL GUIDE TO EVERY TYPE OF SERVICE USED BY NONPROFITS. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIRECTORY IS TO SAVE TIME FOR BUSY NONPROFIT STAFF SO THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME ON THE MISSION. THE BOOK IS MAILED FREE TO 400 NONPROFITS AND WIDELY SHARED ONLINE TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR UNDERWRITERS AND ADVERTISERS. CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE NONPROFIT CENTER OF THE BERKSHIRES. BY SHARING NEWS, TIPS AND BEST PRACTICES, AND INCLUDING A VARIETY OF VOICES, CONNECTIONS HELPS CREATE A STRONGER NONPROFIT SECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 WAS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EVERY BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSES ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IN WRITING ANNUALLY AND VERBALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH A BOARD MEMBER, THEY RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. WHEN THE CONFLICT INVOLVES PAYMENT FOR SERVICES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GETS COMPETITIVE BIDS FROM OTHER PROVIDERS AND PRESENTS ALL OPTIONS TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPARABILITY STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT REVIEW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B BOARD APPROVED THE RAISE, SALARY & BENEFITS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NPC WEBSITE: 1) 501(C)(3) 2) CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION (FORM ST-2) 3) BYLAWS 4) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION WITH ACCOMPANYING ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND CONTINUATION SHEET 5) FORM 1023 6) CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY 7) FORM 990