2021-03-12T10:20:55-06:00 2018-12-31 136199596 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2018-01-01 136199596 CULTURAL VISTAS INC CULT 2124973500 233 BROADWAY NO 2120 NEW YORK NY 10279 JENNIFER CLINTON PRESIDENT & CEO 2124973500 2021-02-22 1 MAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2021-02-22 2018 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X JENNIFER CLINTON 233 BROADWAY NO 2120 NEW YORK NY 10279 21365090 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. 17 17 114 17 0 27528 6915026 7732429 11852007 11592707 331233 455251 162564 120775 19260830 19901162 37753 32947 0 0 7291573 6959675 0 0 274613 12305690 13206926 19635016 20199548 -374186 -298386 13101352 12049470 3769863 3898551 9331489 8150919 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 6020014 32947 6349258 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. 4486169 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 5,500 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 U.S. FOREIGN POLICY GOALS. 1646647 1692544 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 U.S., BRITAIN AND GERMANY TO LIVE AND WORK IN RUSSIA AND TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP A GENUINE EXPERTISE THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS. 5376787 3550905 CV'S OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CONGRESS-BUNDESTAG YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM, A RECIPROCAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE U.S. 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 ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, FRANCE, GERMANY, IRELAND, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM 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. IN 2018, THE CULTURAL VISTAS FELLOWSHIP ALSO PROVIDED 12 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 3 MONTH PROGRAMS IN GERMANY, INDIA AND ARGENTINA. 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 U.S. COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THE YOUNG SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEADERS INITIATIVE (YSEALI) SEEKS TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES OF YOUTH IN THE REGION, STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND NURTURE AN ASEAN COMMUNITY OF LEADERS WHO WORK ACROSS BORDERS TO SOLVE COMMON ISSUES. IN 2018, CV ADMINISTERED THE YSEALI SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM, A COMPETITION FOR WHICH TEAMS OF YSEALI MEMBERS SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR SMALL GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ASEAN, AND THE 2018 YSEALI SUMMIT IN MANILA, A FOUR-DAY GATHERING OF ALUMNI OF ALL YSEALI PROGRAMS WHICH FEATURED A LOOK AT ADVANCED LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS, SYSTEMS THINKING, AND ADVANCED LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 5376787 3550905 17529617 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 139 0 1 114 1 1 1 1 GM 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 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 2124973507 233 BROADWAY SUITE 2120 NEW YORK NY 10279 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 SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY REINKE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KARL GEERCKEN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENDRA MIRASOL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN GULLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA COHEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN LEVION BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON HAVER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER CLINTON CEO AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X 239686 0 41969 LINDA BOUGHTON CHIEF OP. & ENGAGEMENT OFF 40.00 X 209554 0 50888 MEGAN BAH CFO 40.00 X 113758 0 40600 ANNA OBERLE-BRILL VP INTL. PROG. & FELLOWSHI 40.00 X 111776 0 39323 DANIEL EWERT VP OF PROGRAM RESEARCH 40.00 X 136734 0 16532 ELIZABETH KUMBHARI VP OF PROFESSIONAL EXCHANG 40.00 X 116965 0 13352 MIKE HOFFMANN SENIOR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRAT 40.00 X 110714 0 25581 1039187 0 228245 7 0 1 0 0 125105 7266447 340877 7732429 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FEES 900099 7802740 7802740 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 3789967 3789967 11592707 256216 256216 175153 0 175153 175153 175153 1572645 1373610 199035 199035 199035 35940 125105 90318 -54378 -54378 19901162 11592707 0 576026 32947 32947 691040 369260 238344 83436 5056423 3992498 961465 102460 55401 44385 10104 912 679508 540800 135431 3277 477303 362166 105668 9469 59666 59666 19752 19752 439095 385564 43987 9544 49550 38679 10275 596 581712 455376 106980 19356 88521 69101 18356 1064 1333616 1017098 286956 29562 291197 118378 160971 11848 83671 65264 17023 1384 45377 35394 9188 795 PARTICIPANT EXPENSES 9770739 9702601 68138 PROGRAM PARTNER FEES 333563 264760 68803 MOVING EXPENSES 65477 65477 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND RE 41203 31559 8734 910 3787 3787 20199548 17529617 2395318 274613 265245 292411 10660 409462 640029 494968 410746 1287649 642239 246793 645410 11131732 9584405 553152 465809 13101352 12049470 586286 580953 763882 864177 2419695 2453421 3769863 3898551 X 8581280 7431272 126641 96079 623568 623568 9331489 8150919 13101352 12049470 -298386 -882184 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4172050 4735988 5216462 6915026 7732429 28771955 11598840 11735014 11645595 11852007 11769125 58600581 15770890 16471002 16862057 18767033 19501554 87372536 14697 28800 25600 19650 51991 140738 0 14697 28800 25600 19650 51991 140738 87231798 227898 322327 397366 417239 431369 1796199 227898 322327 397366 417239 431369 1796199 35940 35940 15998788 16793329 17259423 19184272 19968863 89204675 0.97790 0.98110 0.02010 0.18500 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 35,940. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1289282 9153 -6768 85800 1205867 1311902 10443 57934 90997 1289282 1297205 22001 73942 81246 1311902 1376112 1859 6834 87600 1297205 1419917 1357 47922 93084 1376112 0.40320 0.51710 0.07970 0 0 313285 222109 91176 974364 420130 554234 645410 DEPOSITS FROM PARTICIPANTS 239092 DEFERRED RENT 966094 ADVANCES FROM GRANTORS 1248235 2453421 X 19235644 -882184 60000 176418 -645766 19881410 19752 19752 19901162 20387686 60000 147890 207890 20179796 19752 19752 20199548 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 357,326. CONSOLIDATING ELMINATIONS -180,908. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RELATED ENTITY EXPENSES 328,798. CONSOLIDATING ELIMINATIONS -180,908. EUROPE 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICE FACILITATION OF MARKETING AND LOCAL LOGISTICS FOR CERTAIN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 328798 1 3 0 0 1 3 328798 0 328798 0 0 1 0 0 0 GALA 144623 111023 33600 42395 25768 2393 8936 DC SOIREE 9448 8148 1300 4160 150 1576 14 1 6974 5934 1040 2720 1892 314 161045 125105 35940 6880 42545 29236 2393 9264 90318 -54378 1 SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNSHIP ABROAD PROGRAM 27 32947 PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 1: PARTICIPANTS ACCEPTED TO A CULTURAL VISTAS, INC.'S (CV'S) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN ARGENTINA, GERMANY, OR SPAIN CAN APPLY TO THE CV'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO PARTICIPANTS PURSUING UNPAID INTERNSHIPS AND ARE BASED ON DEMONSTRATED NEED. A CV PROGRAM OFFICER WILL PROVIDE ACCEPTED PARTICIPANTS WITH A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION. FUNDS DISBURSED ARE SEGREGATED IN A FUND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. RECIPIENTS SUBMIT REPORTS ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM ACTIVITY RELATED TO A SCHOLARSHIP. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER CLINTON CEO AND PRESIDENT 239024 0 0 0 662 0 4904 0 37065 0 281655 0 0 0 LINDA BOUGHTON CHIEF OP. & ENGAGEMENT OFF 208245 0 0 0 1309 0 2800 0 48088 0 260442 0 0 0 MEGAN BAH CFO 113686 0 0 0 72 0 1327 0 39273 0 154358 0 0 0 ANNA OBERLE-BRILL VP INTL. PROG. & FELLOWSHI 111650 0 0 0 126 0 2610 0 36713 0 151099 0 0 0 DANIEL EWERT VP OF PROGRAM RESEARCH 135907 0 0 0 827 0 2788 0 13744 0 153266 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS 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 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. FORM 990, BOX B: THE RETURN IS BEING AMENDED TO SEGREGATE THE PREVIOUSLY CONSOLIDATED RELATED ENTITY CULTURAL VISTAS, INC. AND CULTURAL VISTAS GGMBH. 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