2021-10-13T11:47:15-05:00 2020-12-31 113518842 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2020-01-01 136199596 CULTURAL VISTAS INC CULT 2124973500 1250 H STREET NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JENNIFER CLINTON PRESIDENT & CEO 2124973500 2021-10-11 1 JENNIFER CLINTON 999009999 MAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2021-10-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X JENNIFER CLINTON 1250 H STREET NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 11504900 0 X WWW.CULTURALVISTAS.ORG X 1963 NY CULTURAL VISTAS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN GLOBAL NETWORKS, ENHANCE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND ADVANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD. CV WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AS A J-1 EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM SPONSOR FOR FOUR CATEGORIES IN 2018: INTERN, TRAINEE, TEACHER AND KOREA WEST. ITS TRAIN USA, WEST AND SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS SUCH AS U.S. EMBASSY STUDY TOURS AND PROVIDE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN BUSINESS PRACTICES BY INTERNING OR TRAINING FOR THREE WEEKS TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS AT U.S. COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS. 22 22 92 22 0 0 7575015 4847963 11652075 5158628 392201 538745 182303 254285 19801594 10799621 15150 2000 0 0 6650719 5998091 0 0 195698 12854421 5643694 19520290 11643785 281304 -844164 14741258 13432714 5030874 3667111 9710384 9765603 X CULTURAL VISTAS, INC. (CV) IS COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION TO ENRICH MINDS, ADVANCE GLOBAL SKILLS, BUILD CAREERS, AND CONNECT LIVES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE. 0 0 3494755 3957924 CV'S TRAIN USA AND KOREA WEST PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN CULTURE & BUSINESS PRACTICES TRAIN USA IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, RECENT GRADUATES, AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER-FOCUSED INTERNSHIPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THREE WEEKS TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS AT US COMPANIES KOREA WORK-ENGLISH-STUDY-TRAVEL (WEST) IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY CAREER-FOCUSED INTERNSHIPS FOR THREE TO TWELVE MONTHS AT US COMPANIES. 1216695 THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ("IVLP") IS THE FLAGSHIP PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM OF THE U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS IVLP BUILDS MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CAREFULLY DESIGNED SHORT-TERM VISITS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR CURRENT AND EMERGING FOREIGN LEADERS EACH YEAR, IVLP BRINGS MORE THAN 5,100 PARTICIPANTS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD TO MEET AND CONFER WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS AND GAIN FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE UNITED STATES, ITS PEOPLE, POLICIES AND CULTURE AS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT NATIONAL PROGRAM AGENCIES, CV WORKS IN COORDINATION WITH THE U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO ADMINISTER, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENT IVLP PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT US FOREIGN POLICY GOALS. 772686 1054245 THE ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP ENABLES YOUNG AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTENSIVE WORK AND STUDY PROGRAM IN GERMANY ALTHOUGH A PRIME GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS, IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PARTICIPANTS' PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND EXPERTISE, AND BROADENS THEIR CULTURAL HORIZONS. THE ALFA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM THAT THERE ARE STILL TOO FEW EXPERTS IN THE U S AND EUROPE WITH DIRECT, MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE IN THE MODERN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY, AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF RUSSIA. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM THE US, BRITAIN AND GERMANY TO LIVE AND WORK IN RUSSIA AND TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP A GENUINE EXPERTISE THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS. 3304011 2000 146459 CV'S OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONGRESS-BUNDESTAG YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM, A RECIPROCAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG (PARLIAMENT), IS DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYDAY LIFE, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS FOR TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE ("IAESTE") IS A RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING GLOBAL SKILLS IN TOMORROW'S LEADERS THROUGH CAREER-BUILDING INTERNSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN STUDENTS MAJORING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL FIELDS THE IAESTE NETWORK CONSISTS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES AND CV IS THE NATIONAL AGENCY REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES INTERNSHIPS ABROAD OFFERS CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN GERMANY, IRELAND, AND SWITZERLAND THE PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO PARTICIPANTS' SPECIFIC SKILL SETS, AMBITIONS, AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS THE PROGRAM ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO SEE THE WORLD, EXPERIENCE NEW CULTURES FIRSTHAND, AND GAIN THE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT WILL SET THEM APART IN TODAY'S GLOBAL MARKETPLACE THE EDMUND S MUSKIE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS A SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE THAT PROVIDES EMERGING LEADERS FROM EASTERN EUROPE, THE CAUCASUS, AND CENTRAL ASIA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE COMPLEMENTING AND ENRICHING THEIR GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES THE PROGRAM INCLUDES VIRTUAL LEARNING, TRAINING SESSIONS ON TEAM-BUILDING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND 3-MONTH PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS SUCH AS U S EMBASSY STUDY TOURS PROVIDE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THEIR CAREER SKILLS AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN CULTURE AND BUSINESS PRACTICES THROUGH SEMINARS COMPANY VISITS AND INTERNSHIPS FOR THREE WEEKS TO THREE MONTHS AT US COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS THE YOUNG PACIFIC LEADERS INITIATIVE IS A NETWORK OF EMERGING INDIGENOUS LEADERS IN THE PACIFIC YPL STRENGTHENS LINKAGES BETWEEN EMERGING LEADERS ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND THE UNITED STATES, REINFORCING THE U.S. COMMITTMENT TO THE PACIFIC REGION THESE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF GOVERNMENT, CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO HELP HARNESS THE EXTRAORDINARY POTENTIAL OF YOUTH IN THE REGION TO ADDRESS CRITICAL CHALLENGES AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES CV'S SHORT TERM STUDY TOUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE YEAR OF GERMANY, TOMODACHI, JOURNALISM IN THE ERA OF DISINFORMATION FELLOWSHIP, AND INBOUND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS WITH A PLACEMENT COMPONENT THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO MEET THEIR PEERS AND LEARN AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM MEDIA DISINFORMATION, WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP TO GERMAN BUSINESS SKILLS THE INBOUND INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO COME TO THE U.S. TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN BUSINESS PRACTICE BY A SHORT TERM COHORT BASED INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE. 3304011 2000 146459 8788147 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 96 0 1 92 1 0 1 GM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CT FL GA IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X MEGAN BAH CFO & VP OF ADMIN 2124973507 1250 H STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 A J FUENTES TWOMBLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM M HUNTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASLAM MASOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD COLEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES MEIER BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BERRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELGA FLORES-TREJO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD WALLACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE RENNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES LAMBERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY REINKE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOYCE PAYNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENDRA MIRASOL BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN GULLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA COHEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP LAUINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REKHA GRENNAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY SALAME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON HAVER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN STELLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZALI WIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER CLINTON CEO AND PRESIDENT 35.00 X 251752 0 38859 MEGAN BAH CFO & VP OF ADMIN 35.00 X 136564 0 39407 DANIEL EWERT SR. VP OF PROGRAM RESEARCH 35.00 X 143784 0 15829 ELIZABETH KUMBHARI GENERAL COUNSEL & VP OF PROF. EXCHANGES 35.00 X 134947 0 13807 MICHAEL HOFFMANN DIRECTOR OF IT 35.00 X 116863 0 25785 MICHAEL NELSON VP OF DIGITAL STRATEGY 35.00 X 149519 0 34376 933429 0 168063 6 0 1 0 0 4724509 123454 1215 4847963 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FEES 900099 3743011 3743011 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 1366309 1366309 INSURANCE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 900099 49308 49308 5158628 244024 244024 254285 0 254285 254285 254285 1000000 705279 294721 294721 294721 10799621 5158628 0 793030 2000 2000 466582 78786 358735 29061 4513844 3301794 1114044 98006 19712 19538 67 107 594393 447730 134917 11746 403560 280346 114040 9174 42671 28774 12647 1250 20378 20378 389919 273362 108586 7971 42296 28521 12536 1239 301705 219252 75785 6668 101499 68443 30083 2973 1391437 781912 585984 23541 36056 18070 17986 3514 1761 1753 160953 113005 45693 2255 59418 41696 16668 1054 PARTICIPANT EXPENSES 3057203 3055770 1433 EQUIPMENT RENTAL/REPAIR 32367 23109 8605 653 BAD DEBT 4278 4278 11643785 8788147 2659940 195698 1268932 468471 11415 7087 1364908 616057 347672 199586 1471516 704424 696912 767092 10635075 11052979 416344 321442 14741258 13432714 601587 222151 987976 147351 3441311 3297609 5030874 3667111 X 8937425 8917225 772959 848378 9710384 9765603 14741258 13432714 -844164 899383 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5216462 6971236 7732429 7575015 4847963 32343105 11645595 11852007 11592707 11652075 5158628 51901012 16862057 18823243 19325136 19227090 10006591 84244117 25700 22900 57061 79902 68024 253587 0 25700 22900 57061 79902 68024 253587 83990530 397366 417239 431369 497768 498309 2242051 397366 417239 431369 497768 498309 2242051 35940 62742 98682 17259423 19240482 19792445 19787600 10504900 86584850 0.97000 0.97550 0.02590 0.02220 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 35,940. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 45,010. MISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 17,732. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1270541 77419 -50689 1398649 1205867 87732 23058 1270541 1289282 9153 -6768 85800 1205867 1311902 10443 57934 90997 1289282 1297205 22001 73942 81246 1311902 0.39340 0.44590 0.16070 0 0 348272 227323 120949 1123244 477101 646143 767092 DEPOSITS FROM PARTICIPANTS 91239 DEFERRED RENT 1256989 ADVANCES FROM GRANTORS 1949381 3297609 X 12175228 899383 3900 492702 1395985 10779243 20378 20378 10799621 12048729 3900 421422 425322 11623407 20378 20378 11643785 PART V, LINE 4: SCHOLARSHIP FOR AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS IN PROGRAMS ABROAD. PART X, LINE 2: CV BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RELATED ENTITY REVENUE 548,482. CONSOLIDATING ELIMINATIONS -55,780. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RELATED ENTITY EXPENSES 477,202. CONSOLIDATING ELIMINATIONS -55,780. EUROPE 1 7 PROGRAM SERVICE FACILITATION OF MARKETING AND LOCAL LOGISTICS FOR CERTAIN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 55780 1 7 0 0 1 7 55780 0 55780 0 0 1 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER CLINTON CEO AND PRESIDENT 251402 0 0 0 350 0 5963 0 32896 0 290611 0 0 0 MICHAEL NELSON VP OF DIGITAL STRATEGY 149327 0 0 0 192 0 3427 0 30949 0 183895 0 0 0 MEGAN BAH CFO & VP OF ADMIN 136462 0 0 0 102 0 5248 0 34159 0 175971 0 0 0 DANIEL EWERT SR. VP OF PROGRAM RESEARCH 143295 0 0 0 489 0 5285 0 10544 0 159613 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN DETAIL. ONCE IT HAS PASSED THEIR APPROVAL, THE INFORMATION RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE BOARD IS ASKED TO COMMENT AFTER RECEIVING THE FORM 990. IF NO COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS AS APPROVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO RESPOND TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY BY COMPLETING QUESTIONNAIRES ALL OPEN ITEMS ARE REVIEWED. ADDITIONALLY, ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE IN THE INTERIM ARE TO BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD CHAIR IMMEDIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF ITS CEO: 1)FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, 2)APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C THE PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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