DEFINE AMERICAN: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: DEFINE AMERICAN (EIN 46-4610491)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-10-13
IRS object ID: 202202869349301575
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-10-13T14:34:52-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271235638	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCM CPAS & ADVISORS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	462 S FOURTH ST SUITE 2600	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOUISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	402023445	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	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 ST 400 PMB 104	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90013	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALICIA WADE	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6177921800	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-09-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ALICIA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	WADE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THERESA BATLINER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543162	PTIN
Phone	5027491900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-09-22	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	NICCO MELE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	453 S SPRING ST 400 PMB 104	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90013	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,398,940	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	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,862,076	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,303,651	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$17,500	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$80,507	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,387	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,301	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,718	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$11,481	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,886,681	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,398,940	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,990,456	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,839,267	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$378,450	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$867,581	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$988,535	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,858,037	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,827,802	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$971,356	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,571,138	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,553,102	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,068,106	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$147,001	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$90,867	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,406,101	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,977,239	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	$1,890,232	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$80,507	RevenueAmt
Desc	DEFINE AMERICAN IS A NON-PROFIT MEDIA AND CULTURE ORGANIZATION THAT USES 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	$1,890,232	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	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	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	22	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	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	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

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NICCO MELE TREASURER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6177921800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	822 EAST BROADWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOUISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40204	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAT HYLAND
BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUZETTE BROOKS-MASTERS
BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER PEARL
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
UMA VISWANATHAN
BOARD MEMBER CO-CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MONONA YIN
BOARD MEMBER, CO-CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICHOLAS MELE
BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALICIA WADE
CHEIF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$128,673	$0	$6,892
MICHAEL CORRENTE
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC GROWTH	40.00			$127,449	$0	$9,262	Yes (X)
CHARLENE JIMENEZ
DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCAC	40.00			$115,662	$0	$10,097	Yes (X)
SHAUNA SIGGELKOW
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING	40.00			$112,760	$0	$10,345	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH GRIZZLIE VOORHEES
CHEIF STRATEGY OFFICER	40.00			$118,141	$0	$8,806	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$602,685	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$45,402	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1229 GLEN AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BERKELEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94708	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$185,251	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,303,651	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,303,651	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAMMING EVENTS	900099	$50,688	$50,688
HONORARIUM	900099	$29,819	$29,819

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$80,507	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,076	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,076	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$2,225	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$2,225	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,225	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$11,481	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,481	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$11,481	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,398,940	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$80,507	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$14,782	ExclusionAmt

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,565	TotalAmt
Management And General	$135,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,437,923	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,079,390	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$283,009	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,426	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,272	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,742	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,953	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,488	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,646	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,029	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,797	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,507	TotalAmt
Management And General	$88,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$481,029	TotalAmt
Program Services	$353,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,710	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,638	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,779	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,853	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,886	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,319	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,271	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,511	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,537	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$201,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,359	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,366	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,659	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,069	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,567	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$83	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,828	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,955	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,094	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,047	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS	$37,800	$37,800
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$5,221	$739	$4,407	$75
BANK FEES	$1,838	$260	$1,552	$26
SPECIAL EVENTS	$360	$250	$110

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189	TotalAmt
Program Services	$189	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,827,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,890,232	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$559,120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$378,450	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$689,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,312,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,468,910	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$480,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,424,224	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$47,025	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,009	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$240,991	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$158,053	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,938	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,553,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,068,106	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,001	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,867	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,001	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,867	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	$2,586,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,713,189	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$819,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,264,050	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,406,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,977,239	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,553,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,068,106	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,571,138	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	$2,808,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,003,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,217,222	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,862,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,303,651	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,194,579	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,808,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,003,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,217,222	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,862,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,303,651	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,194,579	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,247,505	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$9,947,074	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$258	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,076	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,566	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,481	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,699	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,231,844	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$206,403	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.61280	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.46950	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	$59,993	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$31,699	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,294	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$180,998	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$126,354	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$54,644	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$82,938	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,560,829	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$161,889	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$161,889	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,398,940	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,398,940	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,989,691	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$161,889	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$161,889	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,827,802	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,827,802	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 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	$185,251	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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 353,681. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 100,710. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 26,638. TOTAL EXPENSES 481,029.
PART XII, QUESTION 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.