DEFINE AMERICAN: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: DEFINE AMERICAN (EIN 46-4610491)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-07-06
IRS object ID: 202321879349300707
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-07-06T09:00:24-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	222027092	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WITHUM SMITH BROWN PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 BRAINTREE HILL OFC PK SUITE 102	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRAINTREE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02184	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464610491	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEFINE AMERICAN INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DEFI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6177921800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	453 S SPRING STREET STE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90013	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMINA BARNES	PersonNm
Person Title	OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9136203498	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-06-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	AMINA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BARNES	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID A DIIULIS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00303577	PTIN
Phone	6174711120	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-06-28	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	AMINA BARNES	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	505 SE CARTER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LEES SUMMIT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90016	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,624,568	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.DEFINEAMERICAN.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEFINE AMERICAN IS A MEDIA AND CULTURE CHANGE ORGANIZATION THAT USES THE POWER OF STORYTELLING TO TRANSCEND POLITICS AND SHIFT THE CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRANTS, IDENTITY, AND CITIZENSHIP IN A CHANGING AMERICA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	23	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,303,651	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,567,418	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$80,507	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$46,350	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,301	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$14,440	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,481	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$10,221	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,398,940	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,609,549	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$30,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,939,267	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,228,022	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$486,078	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$988,535	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,810,077	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,927,802	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,068,099	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,471,138	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$541,450	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,068,106	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,615,082	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$90,867	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$92,282	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,977,239	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,522,800	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DEFINE AMERICAN IS A MEDIA AND CULTURE CHANGE ORGANIZATION THAT HUMANIZES THE CONVERSATION ABOUT IMMIGRANTS AND CITIZENSHIP IN A CHANGING AMERICA. WE ADVOCATE FOR MORE POSITIVE AND ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF IMMIGRANTS IN MEDIA IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND IMPROVE PUBLIC PERCEPTION TOWARD IMMIGRANTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,036,997	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$30,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$46,350	RevenueAmt
Desc	DEFINE AMERICAN IS A NON-PROFIT MEDIA AND CULTURE ORGANIZATION THATUSES THE POWER OF STORY TO TRANSCEND POLITICS AND SHIFT THE CONVERSATION ABOUT IMMIGRANTS, IDENTITY, AND CITIZENSHIP IN A CHANGING AMERICA. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TOWARD THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) PROMOTE THE USE OF HUMANIZING LANGUAGE AND ACCURATE, FACTUAL REPORTING ABOUT IMMIGRANTS IN THE NEWS MEDIA; 2) PROVIDE A STORYTELLING PLATFORM WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN SHARE THEIR STORIES AND PROMOTE THEM THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB TOOLS FOR FREE; 3) HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY; 4) PROVIDE INFORMATION AND STORY ACCESS TO PROFESSIONALS IN THE TELEVISION AND FILM INDUSTRY; 5) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A CHAPTERS PROGRAM THAT HELPS TRAIN STUDENTS MOSTLY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL TO HELP ACHIEVE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ON THE LOCAL LEVEL; 6) CREATE DIGITAL AND FILM CONTENT TO HELP ACHIEVE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,036,997	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	34	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	23	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	0	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMINA BARNES	PersonNm
Phone	9136203498	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	505 SE CARTER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LEES SUMMIT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90016	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUZETTE BROOKS MASTERS
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PETER PERL
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MONONA YIN
CO-CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
UMA VISWANATHAN
CO-CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NICCO MELE
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAT HYLAND
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMINA BARNES
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	40.00		$123,641	$0	$6,637		Yes (X)
MICHAEL CORRENTE
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC GROWTH	40.00		$124,378	$0	$13,683		Yes (X)
SARAH E LOWE
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & EVALUATION	40.00		$120,131	$0	$21,451		Yes (X)
ELIZABETH ROBBINS
DIRECTOR OF JOURNALISM	40.00		$126,957	$0	$17,129		Yes (X)
SHAUNA H SIGGELKOW
DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING	40.00		$127,283	$0	$16,062		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$622,390	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$74,962	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
UNDOCUMENTED LLC
1229 GLEN AVE	BERKELEY	CA	94708	CONSULTING SERVICES	$186,585
MADEO
20 JAY STREET SUITE 500	BROOKLYN	NY	11201	WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT/CONSULTING SERVICES	$137,120
VCHIEF
316 W WASHINGTON AVE STE 675	MADISON	WI	53703	INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR	$119,380

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,567,418	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,567,418	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONSULTING	900099	$23,250	$23,250
HONORARIUM	900099	$23,100	$23,100

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$46,350	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$79	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$79	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$500	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$15,019	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$14,519	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$14,519	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$14,519	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,221	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,221	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$10,221	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,609,549	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$46,350	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$4,219	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,872,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,390,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$196,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$285,235	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,778	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,318	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$136,527	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,996	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,047	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,467	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,723	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,857	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,318	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,178	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,357	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,892	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,074	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,443	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$598,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$446,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$56,733	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,440	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,875	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,113	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,875	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,172	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$313,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$238,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$41,564	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,074	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,574	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,026	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,582	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,819	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,712	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,759	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,042	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,898	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$959	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,406	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCH & EVALUATION	$314,008	$314,008
SPECIAL EVENTS	$20,993	$19,981	$1,012
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$12,002	$4,009	$7,376	$617
BANK CHARGES	$854	$285	$525	$44

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,068,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,036,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$545,024	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$486,078	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,468,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,340,259	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,424,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$989,877	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,193	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,236	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$205,011	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$95,494	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,517	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,068,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,615,082	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,282	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,282	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,713,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,105,998	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,264,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,416,802	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,977,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,522,800	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,068,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,615,082	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$541,450	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$4,111	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,003,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,217,222	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,862,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,303,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,567,418	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,953,770	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,003,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,217,222	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,862,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,303,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,567,418	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,953,770	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,050,270	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$10,903,500	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$258	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$79	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,645	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,221	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$44,920	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$18,001,335	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.60570	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.61280	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,987	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,865	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,122	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$151,024	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$58,629	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$92,395	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$109,517	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,729,660	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$120,111	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$120,111	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,609,549	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,609,549	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,184,099	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$116,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$116,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,068,099	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,068,099	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS USING THE "MORE-LIKLEY-THAN-NOT" APPROACH AS DEFINED IN THE ASC. NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FELLOWSHIP GRANT STIPEND	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	6	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$30,000	CashGrantAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNDOCUMENTED LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	UNDOCUMENTED, LLC IS OWNED BY JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS, EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$186,585	TransactionAmt
Transaction	THE ORGANIZATION PAID UNDOCUMENTED, LLC FOR SERVICES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THEIR BYLAWS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B	CHAPTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION EXIST ON CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND ARE MOSTLY COLLEGIATE AND SOME HIGH SCHOOL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE OPERATIONS TEAM COMPLETES THE FORM AND SHARES IT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED, THE FORM IS SHARED WITH THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REVIEWING ANNUAL STATEMENTS AND TAKING OTHER SUCH ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT.THE POLICY STATES THAT 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 BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN DA'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROPOSES, AND BOARD APPROVES, SALARIES AND COMMITMENTS TO TOP MANAGEMENT. THESE ARE DETERMINED BY BOARD EXPERIENCE WITH NONPROFIT OVERSIGHT AND A REVIEW OF SALARY DATA AT OTHER NONPROFITS. MANAGEMENT DEVELOPS A BUDGET FOR ALL STAFF AND KEY CONTRACTORS, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SALARIES FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS, WITH SUBSTANTIAL VARIANCES REVIEWED ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEE. SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BASED ON REVIEW OF SALARIES FOR SIMILAR ROLES IN ORGANIZATIONS IN A SIMILAR SECTOR, AND CONSIDER THE RELATIVE ABILITY TO HIRE FOR A GIVEN ROLE BASED ON TECHNICAL OR SECTOR EXPERTISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 446,296. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 95,150. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 56,733. TOTAL EXPENSES 598,179.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.