2023-08-03T12:45:22-05:00 2022-09-30 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 30 BRAINTREE HL OFFICE PARK STE 300 BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2022-01-01 821345679 EDUCATION QUALITY OUTCOMES STANDARDS INC EDUC 6177284446 88 BROAD ST BOSTON MA 02110 MARIA FLYNN PRESIDENT AND CEO 6177284446 2023-08-03 1 MARIA FLYNN 999009999 0 PAULA VUKSIC P00360739 7813562000 2023-08-03 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MARIA FLYNN 88 BROAD ST BOSTON MA 02110 0 0 X WWW.EQOS.ORG X 2017 CA EQOS INTENDS TO CREATE UNIVERSAL STANDARDS FOR POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH THE USE OF UNIVERSAL STANDARDS, EQOS WILL INFLUENCE STUDENT OUTCOMES DATA REPORTING IN THE POST-SECONDARY FIELD SO THAT STUDENTS, STATE AGENCIES, AND EMPLOYERS CAN MAKE APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISONS ABOUT PROGRAM QUALITY. 5 5 2 0 0 0 842500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 842500 0 0 0 0 0 368623 37332 0 0 0 194601 66062 563224 103394 279276 -103394 677584 574542 246 598 677338 573944 X EQOS INTENDS TO CREATE UNIVERSAL STANDARDS FOR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH THE USE OF UNIVERSAL STANDARDS, EQOS WILL INFLUENCE STUDENT OUTCOMES DATA REPORTING IN THE POSTSECONDARY FIELD SO THAT STUDENTS, STATE AGENCIES, AND EMPLOYERS CAN MAKE APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISONS ABOUT PROGRAM QUALITY.THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STATES AND OTHER INTERESTED CONSTITUENTS ARE FACING A BARRAGE OF UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS REGARDING THE OUTCOMES POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS PRODUCE. CURRENTLY, ONETHIRD OF COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE NO GAINS IN THEIR WRITING, COMPLEX REASONING, OR CRITICALTHINKING SKILLS AFTER FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE. ACCORDING TO EDUCATION SECTOR, NEARLY 30% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO TAKE OUT LOANS DROP OUT OF SCHOOL. NATIONALLY, THREE OUT OF FIVE AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT HIGHEREDUCATION LEADERS PUT THE LONGTERM INTERESTS OF THEIR INSTITUTIONS OVER THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS. AMONG TRADITIONALLY AGED BACHELOR'S DEGREE STUDENTS, ONLY 59% GRADUATE WITHIN SIX YEARS. 0 0 78887 ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS POST SECONDARY PROVIDERS COLLECT AND REPORT REALWORLD OUTCOMES DATA IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENT QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS ACROSS EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. EQOS HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK AND APPROACH FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS. TODAY, THE FRAMEWORK IS BEING PILOTED IN COLORADO, INDIANA, AND NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION TO CREATING AND DEFINING THE METRICS FOR OUR FIVE OUTCOMES STANDARD CATEGORIES, WE ASSIST INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN UNDERSTANDING THE FRAMEWORK AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE ACTUAL COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF THE OUTCOMES DATA. WE ALSO ASSIST STATE GOVERNMENTS AND POLICYMAKERS IN UNDERSTANDING THE RESULTS AND USING THEFRAMEWORK TO INCENTIVIZE THE IDENTIFICATION AND SCALING OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE MEASURABLE REALWORLD SUCCESSES IN TRAINING OR RETRAINING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. 78887 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA X KRISTINA SAMPSON 6177284446 88 BROAD ST BOSTON MA 02110 MICHAEL HORN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELISE SCANLON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISETTE NIEVES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMESHIA BRIDGES MANSFIELD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN SHARP CEO 40.00 X 17167 0 1306 17167 0 1306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28792 11626 17166 5967 2410 3557 2573 1039 1534 63250 63250 692 692 213 213 RETIREMENT FEES 1392 562 830 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 388 388 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXP 127 127 103394 78887 24507 0 352584 549542 325000 25000 677584 574542 246 598 246 598 X 0 0 0 0 677338 573944 677338 573944 677584 574542 -103394 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 691500 458846 842500 1992846 691500 458846 842500 1992846 1611633 381213 1992846 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THIS IS A SHORT YEAR RETURN TO ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO ALIGN WITH THE PARENT ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990 PART III LINE1: SINCE 2005, STUDENT DEBT HAS INCREASED 35% WHILE EARNINGS HAVE DECREASED BY 2%. OUR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY ASSURANCE TO DRIVE BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES. POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS WISHING TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR OUTCOMESBASED CLAIMS WILL USE THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY EQOS. QUALITY ASSURANCE CONSULTANTS WILL HELP PROVIDERS SET UP PROTOCOLS AND PROCESSES TO MEASURE AND REPORT OUTCOMES FOR THEIR PROGRAMS BASED ON THE STANDARDS SET BY EQOS. THIRDPARTY AUDITORS WILL VALIDATE THE EVIDENCE AND OUTCOME METRICS REPORTED BY THE PROGRAMS. THIS PROCESS WILL PROVIDE TRANSPARENT AND TRUSTWORTHY DATA ABOUT STUDENT OUTCOMES THAT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STATES, RATING ENTITIES AND OTHERS CAN USE TO EVALUATE CLAIMS MADE BY THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THIS IN TURN SHOULD DRIVE INDUSTRYWIDE INNOVATION FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IN DEVELOPING UNIVERSAL STANDARDS, EQOS WILL FOCUS ON OUTCOMES NOT INPUTS. STANDARDS WILL BE OPEN AND FINDINGS WILL BE TRANSPARENT. NO ONE ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE A MONOPLOY ON DEVELOPING THE STANDARDS. STUDENTS' OPINIONS AND EVALUATIONS OF THEIR EXPERIENCES WILL BE IMPORTANT. CONSTITUENTS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT FROM A UNIVERSAL STANDARDS SYSTEM INCLUDING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, RANKING SYSTEMS, RATINGS ISSUERS AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ISSUERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IS CONSIDERED AN INTERESTED PERSON, SUBJECT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL PERIODICALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THAT EQOS IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAXEXEMPT PURPOSES. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND TAKE ANY APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,250. PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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