DWIGHT HALL AT YALE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
DWIGHT HALL AT YALE (EIN 06-0653140)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-13
IRS object ID
202531339349304693
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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EIN060653140EIN

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PersonPETER CRUMLISHPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$3,754,581GrossReceiptsAmt
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Expense$851,792ExpenseAmt
DescSTUDENT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT COMPRISING 85 GROUPS, STUDENT-LED PROGRAMMING IS A CORE ASPECT OF THE WORK OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE. LED BY A STUDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDES GOVERNANCE AND GUIDANCE, THE GROUPS FORGE TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW HAVEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENT-LED MEMBER GROUPS WORK ON DIVERSE CAUSES AND ISSUES, INCLUDING MENTORSHIP AND TUTORING, HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, PEACE, AND HEALTH EDUCATION. WHILE DWIGHT HALL RESOURCES SUCH AS FUNDING, TRANSPORTATION, WORKING SPACE, AND PUBLICITY ARE UTILIZED, IT IS THE TRAINING, MENTORING, AND REFLECTION THAT PROVIDE THE GREATEST SUPPORT TO THE STUDENT GROUPS.IN THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED 4,037 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 65,000 HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICE.Desc

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Expense$609,367ExpenseAmt
DescFELLOWSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING - DWIGHT HALL AT YALE NOW OFFERS 26 DISTINCT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND OTHER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE STAFF, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH INTERNAL YALE COMMUNITIES AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND AGENCIES DEDICATED TO PARTICULAR AREAS OF SERVICE AND COMMUNITY NEED. DWIGHT HALL URBAN FELLOWS SEEK TO UNCOVER AND ADDRESS URBAN CHALLENGES THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DWIGHT HALL SUMMER FELLOWS IS AN INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH STUDENTS DESIGN A PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIELD EXPERTS THAT IS REALISTIC, WILL SHOW DEMONSTRATABLE RESULTS, AND CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO THE COMMUNITY. PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERNS SERVE AS LIAISONS BETWEEN THE YALE COMMUNITY AND A NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOL TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED.Desc

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DescCO-OP AFTER SCHOOL - A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE CO-OP AFTER SCHOOL IS THE ONLY AFTER SCHOOL MODEL IN THE COUNTRY THAT CONTINUALLY EVOLVES AROUND THE NEEDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ACCOMODATE THEIR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. SINCE 2010, DWIGHT HALL AT YALE HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S AFTER SCHOOL GRANT AND HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED THE PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW HAVEN'S COOPERATIVE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INTERDISTRICT MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM MODEL IS BUILT ON FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND BREADTH OF OPPORTUNITY, WHICH LEADS TO A DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE MANIFESTED IN POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASED SELF-EXPRESSION, AND HIGHER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.YALE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE - A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALETHE YALE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE (YPEI) WAS FOUNDED AS A DWIGHT HALL PROGRAM IN 2016 TO BRING ACCESS TO RIGOROUS, FOR-CREDIT YALE LIBERAL ARTS COURSES AND OTHER PROGRAMMING TO INCARCERATED STUDENTS IN CONNECTICUT PRISONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, YPEI CONTINUED ITS EXPANSION INTO A YEAR-ROUND DEGREE-OFFERING PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN AND OFFERS COLLEGE-TO-CAREER FELLOWSHIPS TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS. AS OF 2024, THE PROGRAM HAS FACILITATED OVER 700 UNIQUE ENROLLMENTS IN CREDIT-BEARING YALE OR UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN COLLEGE COURSES FOR MORE THAN 90 STUDENTS. EMERGING PROJECTSAS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR ADVANCE PORTFOLIO, DWIGHT HALL'S EMERGING PROJECT SPONSORSHIP PROVIDES SUPPORT TO NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY LEADERS ADDRESSING LOCAL NEEDS BY SUPPLYING: GUIDANCE FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING, VISIONING, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND FIDUCIARY SERVICES; AND MATERIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS WORKSPACES, SUPPLIES, AND TECHNOLOGY.IN THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, DWIGHT HALL SUPPORTED 18 UNIQUE EMERGING PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDED THE PATH FORWARD, YALE BIOTECH CLUB, JEANNOT BASIMA BASKETBALL CAMP AND FOUNDATION, HEALING BY GROWING FARMS, SOUTH ASIAN YOUTH INITIATIVE, NEW MUSES, ROLLER SKATING RINK MENTORING PROGRAM, BRIDGING THE GAP, ENRICH HEALTH LLC, DIXWELL Q HOUSE VOLUNTEER EYE CLINIC, HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AUCTION, PAWS: POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH WASHING OF SOLES, MUSLIM ALUMNI OF YALE, AND MAUI FIRE BENEFIT CONCERT.Desc

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DescIN FISCAL YEAR 2024, DWIGHT HALL AT YALE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE STUDENT-LED GROUPS LIKE THE DWIGHT HALL SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT FUND. THIS ORGANIZATION NOW CONSISTS OF A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TEAM MAKING GRANTS TO NEW HAVEN ORGANIZATIONS, A SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TEAM, AND A PORTFOLIO TEAM.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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BRADFORD WILLIAMS
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SANDRA LEE
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LAURA HUIZAR
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MOSHIN ANSARI
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IMAM OMER BAJWA
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SARAH BARON
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RANDI ROTH
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KATHRYN LOFTON
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TIM TOMPKINS
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRAN TAHIR
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EMILY ZHANG
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YUSUF RASHEED
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KRISTEN MEOLA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENA LIU
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PAOLA FLORES SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIROKO KAWASE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER CRUMLISH
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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EOY$14,414,767EOYAmt

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500BOYAmt
EOY$500EOYAmt

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BOY$178,312BOYAmt
EOY$357,295EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$204,376BOYAmt
EOY$404,599EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,832,817BOYAmt
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Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,681,402BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,718,595BOYAmt
EOY$14,414,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$429,028ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$66,921NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,128,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,405,482CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,838,157CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,051,928CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,075,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,499,998TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,128,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,405,482CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,838,157CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,051,928CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,075,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,499,998TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$773,181SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,726,817PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$459,009CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$581,804CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$466,774CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$539,622CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$655,327CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,702,536TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,202,534TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$103,358GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74830PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,292,023BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$499,111InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$485,207OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,340,927EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,565,293BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$151,685InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$424,955OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,292,023EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,929,665BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,401InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$369,773OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,565,293EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,378,917BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,933,655InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$382,907OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,929,665EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,240,197BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$455,348InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$316,628OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,378,917EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.98000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$216,013OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$160,905DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,108BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$55,108TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescYALE MANAGED FUNDSDesc
Book Value$11,959,635BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$11,959,635TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO YALE$329,467
LEASE LIABILITY$27,828
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$357,295TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,189,153TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$66,921NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$367,651DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$434,572RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,754,581RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,754,581TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,693,204TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$367,651DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$367,651ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,325,553ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,325,553TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED A SPENDING POLICY TO STABILIZE ANNUAL SPENDING LEVELS AND TO PRESERVE THE REAL VALUE OF THE PORTFOLIO OVER TIME. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A LONG-TERM TARGETED SPENDING RATE OF 5.25%. THE SPENDING AMOUNT IS CALCULATED USING 80% OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S SPENDING AND 20% OF THE TARGETED LONG-TERM SPENDING RATE APPLIED TO THE FAIR VALUE AT THE START OF THE PRIOR YEAR. THE SPENDING AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE FORMULA IS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION AND TAXES AND CONSTRAINED SO THAT THE CALCULATED RATE IS AT LEAST 4.0% AND NOT MORE THAN 6.5% OF THE ENDOWMENT'S FAIR VALUE AS OF THE START OF THE PRIOR YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETER CRUMLISHPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$143,221BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$31,860NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$175,081TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990; PART 1; LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONDWIGHT HALL AT YALE'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE AND INSPIRE STUDENTS AS LEADERS OF SOCIAL REFORM AND TO ADVANCE JUSTICE AND SERVICE IN NEW HAVEN AND AROUND THE WORLD. DWIGHT HALL SUPPORTS STUDENTS AS THEY SEEK MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, DEVELOPS THE CAPACITY FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP AMONG THE STUDENT BODY, AND CREATES A COLLABORATIVE SPACE WHERE SOCIETAL ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED, ANALYZED, AND ACTED UPON IN CONCRETE WAYS. WITH A HISTORY DATING TO 1886, THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY SUPPORTS SERVICE FOR 85 STUDENT-LED MEMBER GROUPS THAT ENGAGE MORE THAN 4,037 YALE STUDENTS EACH YEAR. DWIGHT HALL ENABLES STUDENTS TO DESIGN, MANAGE, EVALUATE, AND ADAPT RESPONSES TO A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL NEEDS, THEN SUPPORTS THOSE EFFORTS THROUGH TRAINING, PEER MENTORSHIP, AND REFLECTION OPPORTUNITIES. THIS CULTURE OF ACTION AND REFLECTION ENCOURAGES STUDENT LEADERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, LEARN FROM SUCCESSFUL LEADERS, AND COLLABORATE FOR DEEPER IMPACT. DWIGHT HALL AT YALE ALSO SEEKS TO FURTHER THE CORE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS, ALUMNI, YALE CLUB MEMBERS, FACULTY, NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHER FRIENDS PARTICIPATE IN DWIGHT HALL PROGRAMS. A MORE EXTENSIVE AND INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE OF UNDERGRADUATES WHILE LEVERAGING INCREASED VOLUNTEERISM AND ACTIVITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REVIEW THE DRAFT RETURN. THE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS WITH THEIR COMMENTS INCORPORATED INTO THE RETURN TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FILLS OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL FORMS AND ANY ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH COMPARISON WITH THE CONNECTICUT NONPROFIT COMPENSATION STUDY AND PEER INSTITUTIONS. ALL OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PERIODIC REVIEW BY THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE LAW.
FORM 990; PART VII: ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONTHE INSTRUCTORS OF THE CAS PROGRAM AS WELL AS CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAM STAFF ARE EMPLOYED AND PAID BY DWIGHT HALL AT YALE. THE REMAINDER OF MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ARE EMPLOYED BY YALE UNIVERSITY. THE PAYROLL AND BENEFIT COST OF THOSE EMPLOYEES IS CHARGED TO DWIGHT HALL AT YALE BY THE UNIVERSITY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 278,800. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 54,400. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 333,200.

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