LIVINGKIND INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
LIVINGKIND INC (EIN 41-2055310)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-13
IRS object ID
202131339349302178
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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DescEDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION IN 2020, HEART CREATED THREE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. 1) WE DEVELOPED A K-3 RESOURCE GUIDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FARM SANCTUARY CALLED "EXPLORING THE LIVES OF FARM ANIMALS: LESSONS THAT TEACH COMPASSION." THIS CURRICULUM HELPS CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS, NEEDS, AND NATURAL BEHAVIORS OF FARM ANIMALS AND DEVELOP A CONNECTION WITH THEM. THE GUIDE INCLUDES LEARNING STATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 WITH MODIFICATIONS FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING. 2) IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE CREATED A ROBUST AND GROWING REMOTE LEARNING COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES TO NURTURE KINDNESS AND CALM THAT TEACHERS AND PARENTS COULD USE DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE ART, READING, WRITING, SELF-CARE, AND FAMILY TIME. 3) WE RELEASED AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE CLIMATE LITERACY TOOLKIT WITH EARTH CHARTER INDIANA THAT IS AVAILABLE AT TEACHCLIMATE.ORG. IT PROVIDES TEACHERS AND PARENTS OF K-12 STUDENTS WITH DOZENS OF LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES IN SUBJECT AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ART, AND FEATURES AN INTUITIVE SEARCH FUNCTION THAT ENABLES USERS TO FILTER CONTENT BY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (SCHOOL OR HOME), STUDENT AGE RANGE, AND LESSON DURATION.WE CONTINUED TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE OUR FOUR OTHER RESOURCE MANUALS: OUR K-5 AND SECONDARY SCHOOL JUSTICE FOR ALL GUIDES, TOTALING 49 LESSONS; OUR K-12 HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE, WITH 40 ANIMAL PROTECTION LESSONS; AND OUR PRE-K GUIDE, KINDNESS FOR ALL, WITH A 7-LESSON CURRICULUM. WE ALSO DISSEMINATED OUR EVERYDAY CIRCLES CARDS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACE LEARNING CENTER. THIS TOOLKIT OF 180 HUMANE EDUCATION/SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITY CARDS IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PROBLEM SOLVING THAT BECOMES PART OF A DAILY PRACTICE TAKING 20 MINUTES OR LESS. STUDENTS ARE LED THROUGH A PURPOSEFUL PATH BEGINNING WITH INCLUSION, INFLUENCE, AND THEN COMMUNITY ISSUES PERTAINING TO A RANGE OF ANIMAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TOPICS.WE EXPANDED OUR DIGITAL INITIATIVES THROUGH POPULAR LESSON-SHARING PLATFORMS FOR TEACHERS, INDEXING OUR LESSONS TO NUMEROUS NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS TO MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE IN SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION, WE USED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS POPULAR WITH TEACHERS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF HUMANE EDUCATORS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HEART'S LESSONS. THESE DIGITAL EXPANSIONS HAVE ENABLED OUR RESOURCES TO REACH TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.Desc

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DescMARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ADVOCACY A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HUMANE EDUCATION AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE HUMANE EDUCATION LAW WAS RAISING AWARENESS OF THE MANY BENEFITS THAT HUMANE EDUCATION OFFERS AND PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO OUR TEACHING RESOURCES ACROSS A VARIETY OF WEB-BASED PLATFORMS. HEART CONTINUED TO MARKET OUR RESOURCES TO GAIN AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE FOR OUR MATERIALS AS POSSIBLE. WE REFRESHED AND IMPROVED OUR WEBSITE, UPGRADING THE SITE'S DESIGN, NAVIGATION, AND LOAD SPEED, MAKING IT MORE RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT FOR OUR AUDIENCES, AND IMPROVING SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION. AFTER THE REFRESH, OUR TRAFFIC STATISTICS INDICATED THAT THE SITE WAS MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY, STREAMLINED, AND ENGAGING. WE ALSO BUILT IN A MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION THAT ALLOWS EDUCATORS AND PARENTS TO SIGN UP ONLY ONCE IN EXCHANGE FOR FREE ONGOING ACCESS TO ANY HEART RESOURCES POSTED TO OUR ONLINE LIBRARY, WHICH WE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HEART CONTINUED ITS CONTRACT WITH A SERVICE TO MANAGE ITS GOOGLE AD GRANT, THE LEADING SOURCE OF OUR EVER-INCREASING WEBSITE TRAFFIC, CURRENTLY ATTRACTING NEARLY 10,000 VISITS PER MONTH.WE ALSO OPTIMIZED OUR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND STRENGTHENED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND CREATE A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY. WE DEDICATED MORE STAFF TIME TOWARD SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES, WHICH HELPED US DETERMINE WHICH KINDS OF CONTENT WORK BEST ON WHICH PLATFORMS, CREATE POSTS THAT RESONATED MORE STRONGLY WITH OUR FOLLOWERS, IDENTIFY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WHOM WE COULD EXTEND OUR REACH, AND ANALYZE SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT METRICS ACROSS OUR VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE REGULARLY POSTED BLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES ON OUR PROGRAMS AND ON THE SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDED IN OUR LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES.Desc

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DescTEACHER TRAINING WE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED OUR COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES AWARD (CCA) PROGRAM TO 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN DISTRICTS 15 AND 16 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS. IN THIS TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM, SCHOOLS COMPETED FOR CASH PRIZES AWARDED FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE PROJECTS INSTILLING COMPASSION AND STUDENT STEWARDSHIP IN THE SCHOOL AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY. WE REGULARLY CONSULTED WITH TEACHERS AND HELPED GUIDE THE SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING OR EXPANDING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE, PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WE TRANSITIONED TO A REMOTE FORMAT IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE YEAR-LONG CONTEST AND STUDENTS SUBMITTED MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATIONS ON THEIR PLANNED OR COMPLETED SERVICE PROJECTS. THE CULMINATING CELEBRATION THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL WAS INSTEAD HELD VIRTUALLY WITH AN INSPIRING VIDEO MESSAGE TO STUDENTS FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A CCA WEBSITE TO CONNECT CURRENT AND PAST PARTICIPANTS AND TO CONTINUE SHARING IDEAS AND RESOURCES.THROUGH VARIOUS COLLABORATIONS, HEART DIRECTLY REACHED 270 TEACHERS IN OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. ONE OF OUR MAJOR TEACHER TRAINING PROJECTS WAS A CREDIT-BEARING 36-HOUR ONLINE HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE WE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE NYC DOE THAT QUALIFIED SCHOOLTEACHERS TOWARD A SALARY DIFFERENTIAL. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA IN LOS ANGELES TO TRAIN 100 OF THEIR HEAD START TEACHERS IN JANUARY 2020 TO IMPLEMENT OUR 7-LESSON KINDNESS FOR ALL PRE-K CURRICULUM. IN ADDITION, WE DEVELOPED AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO TRAINING FOR THIS CURRICULUM SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO TRAIN MORE OF THEIR HEAD START TEACHERS VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN CHICAGO, WE CONDUCTED ONLINE CREDIT-BEARING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THROUGH WITS (WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS) AND THE ROCHELLE LEE TEACHER AWARD SUMMER INSTITUTE. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE IN NYC, IN FEBRUARY 2020 WE TRAINED STAFF AT ONE OF ITS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS THAT ACCEPTS PETS TO IMPLEMENT A HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM USING OUR EVERYDAY CIRCLES CARDS. WE ALSO EXTENDED OUR REACH NATIONALLY BY CONTINUING TO OFFER OUR FREE ONLINE VIDEO PRESENTATION SERIES IN WHICH WE TRAIN PARTICIPANTS TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION.WE CONTINUED TO OFFER GUIDANCE TO MEMBERS OF OUR HEART NETWORK, WHICH SINCE ITS INCEPTION HAD ATTRACTED OVER 380 REGISTRATIONS AS OF YEAR-END, SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT ANIMAL SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS, AND SANCTUARIES NATIONWIDE. MEMBERS RECEIVED ACCESS TO CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES FROM OUR LIBRARY OF FREE LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, GAMES, AND VIDEOS; TIPS, TOOLS, IDEAS, AND INSPIRATION TO SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND MODERATED CONTENT ON THE MADDIE'S FUND ONLINE COMMUNITY PLATFORM.Desc

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DescSTUDENT PROGRAMS HEART'S CCA CONTEST DESCRIBED ABOVE TAKES A DISTRICT-WIDE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING STUDENT-LED PROJECTS THAT CREATE A SCHOOL COMMUNITY OF COMPASSION, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESPECT. FOLLOWING OUR SUCCESSFUL CCA PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NYC MAYOR'S OFFICE AND NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR THAT REACHED 14,000+ STUDENTS AT 21 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN BRONX DISTRICT 8, WE HAVE BEEN EXPANDING THE CCA PROGRAM TO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS REACHING THOUSANDS MORE STUDENTS. IN THE SPRING TERM OF 2019, WE SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT THE CCA PROGRAM TO LONG ISLAND'S NASSAU COUNTY, ENGAGING 6,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE VALLEY STREAM, HEMPSTEAD, MINEOLA, AND ROOSEVELT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, WE ROLLED OUR CONTEST OUT TO BROOKLYN DISTRICTS 15 AND 16 AND REACHED 10,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.HEART INSTRUCTORS ALSO TAUGHT MULTI-LESSON PROGRAMS TO 580 STUDENTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, AND INDIANAPOLIS AREAS BOTH IN-PERSON PRE-COVID AND VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE TAUGHT SUMMER PROGRAMS IN CHICAGO, AND IN INDIANAPOLIS WE CO-LED A SUCCESSFUL CLIMATE CAMP. BY TRAINING HEAD START TEACHERS IN LOS ANGELES TO OFFER OUR KINDNESS FOR ALL 7-LESSON PROGRAM, AND BY TRAINING SCHOOLTEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF INDIANA TO IMPLEMENT OUR EVERYDAY CIRCLES TOOLKIT, WE INDIRECTLY REACHED OVER 3,000 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IN 2020 WITH OUR CURRICULUM.Desc
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RICHARD GOLD
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MICARL HILL
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LILI LAWNER
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SUZI OPPENHEIMER
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HELEN RAFFERTY
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LENA TOWNSEND
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CANDY UDELL
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,345TotalAmt
Program Services$3,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$434FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt
Program Services$480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,307TotalAmt
Program Services$1,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$346FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,718TotalAmt
Program Services$5,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$672FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FUNDRAISING$375$375
MISCELLANEOUS$292$61$204$27
MEALS$31$6$19$6

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550,843TotalAmt
Program Services$410,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,907FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,419BOYAmt
EOY$471,900EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,312BOYAmt
EOY$11,314EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,500BOYAmt
EOY$5,881EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$428,231BOYAmt
EOY$489,095EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,000BOYAmt
EOY$7,584EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$81,037EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,000BOYAmt
EOY$88,621EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$385,731BOYAmt
EOY$367,974EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,500BOYAmt
EOY$32,500EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$421,231BOYAmt
EOY$400,474EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$428,231BOYAmt
EOY$489,095EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$20,757ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$615,617CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$625,524CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$629,670CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$650,516CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$530,084CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,051,411TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$615,617CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$625,524CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$629,670CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$650,516CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$530,084CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,051,411TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$761,325SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,290,086PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$229TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,051,654TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.75040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74900PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 229.ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$472,189FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$474,189FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$94,838FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,710FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$110,828CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$106,341CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$110,285CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$94,838CurrentYearAmt
Total$422,292TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$633,438LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$2,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$8,000TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$27,707CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$26,585CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$27,571CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$23,710CurrentYearAmt
Total$105,573TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$158,360GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOANDesc
Amt$81,037Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$81,037TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$530,086TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$530,086RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$530,086TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$550,843TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$550,843ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$550,843TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHEART IS RECOGNIZED AS TAX EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HEART RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HEART HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. HEART IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:HEART IS A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION TO DEVELOP A GENERATION OF COMPASSIONATE YOUTH WHO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR VISION IS THAT WE WILL MOVE TOWARD A FUTURE WHEN ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS COMPASSION AND PROMOTES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD ALL LIVING BEINGS AND THE NATURAL WORLD. HEART WILL PROVIDE A LEADERSHIP ROLE TO ENABLE THE INCLUSION OF HUMANE EDUCATION INTO SCHOOL CURRICULA AND ACTIVITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BRAD GOLDBERG AND LILLI LAWNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BHUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. ONCE A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS SUBMITTED BY THE ACCOUNTANTS IT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE RETURN. THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER OF HEART, IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ALL THE AFFAIRS OF HEART IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HEART, TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF HEART AND TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT BENEFIT PERSONALLY FROM HIS OR HER POSITION AS A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER. THIS OBLIGATION ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE FULLY INFORMED REGARDING TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS INTO WHICH HEART ENTERS AND WITH RESPECT TO WHICH OFFICERS MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE BOARD'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND TO PROTECT HEART'S INTERESTS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF ANY OF ITS TRUSTEES OF OFFICERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY, AND (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. UPON THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE BY AN INTERESTED PERSON THAT THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL THEN DETERMINE, BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED PERSON, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTERESTS AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART AND SHALL MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTEREST, HEART SHALL REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COST OR BENEFIT OF COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS, IF ANY. INTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING WHICH AUTHORIZES SUCH A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE INTEREST OF AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CONTAIN: - THE NAMES OF THE INTEREST PERSON(S) WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE AN INTEREST, - THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST, - A RECORD OF ANY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF AND FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART, NOTWITHSTANDING THE INTEREST, AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS SUPPORTING SUCH DETERMINATION, AND - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE CHAIR OF HEART MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO IS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND A PHONE MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON REPORTS ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FROM A SPECIAL ANNUAL GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION STUDY. ONCE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FINAL SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING DISCUSSING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND GETTING THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER MEET WITH THE COO FOR A 12 MONTH AND YEAR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS A PHONE MEETING WHERE BOTH THE OUTCOME OF THAT REVIEW ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION AND BONUS AWARDS FOR BOTH THE COO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE STAFF WERE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED AS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MEETING THEN TOOK PLACE AND THERE WAS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THE MAIN BOARD MEETING WHEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. NO SEPARATE MINUTES WERE TAKEN OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING ALTHOUGH THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS REFERENCED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT P.O. BOX 738, MAMARONECK, NY 10543 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (914)-381-0309.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,808. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,918. TOTAL EXPENSES 62,726. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,679. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 383. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 765. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,827.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, BOX C:HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS ALSO CONDUCTS BUSINESS USING THE FOLLOWING D/B/A'S: (1)HEART (2)ANIMALS AWAKENING COMPASSION IN YOUTH

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