2020-02-18T12:00:50-08:00 2019-08-31 271661785 CMRosen LLC 17440 Dallas Pkwy Ste 218 Dallas TX 752877308 990 2018-09-01 465572398 Its a Sensory World Inc ITSA 9722398100 13617 Neutron Road Farmers Branch TX 75244 Rekha Suryanarayana Executive Dir. 2019-02-18 true Chad M Rosen CPA P01071321 9728181400 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Rekha Suryanarayana 13617 Neutron Road Farmers Branch TX 75244 1124698 false false X www.itsasensoryworld.org X 2014 TX It's a Sensory World, Inc. provides a safe, affordable, and multi-sensory environment that is educational, recreational, and therapeutic for children with special needs who are purposefully included in the community. 6 6 32 60 0 409715 213313 719138 797620 1 12 8653 40416 1137507 1051361 0 0 584494 763172 0 96771 327975 390854 912469 1154026 225038 -102665 411427 346705 12625 39274 398802 307431 We serve children with special needs and their families with customized, sensory-based programs to maximize developmental potential leading to independence and inclusion. false false 753608 618444 Education - For the first time, we were able to collect outcomes data for ISW Academy using a data visualization portal, which reported the following results. Enrollment: 51. Attendance: 94%. Field trips conducted: 113. Number of teachers: 13. Parent satisfaction - Extremely Satisfied: 85%, Moderately satisfied: 12%, Somewhat satisfied: 2%. In Q4, 88% of students received a sensory diet for a total of 637 hours that quarter. Student outcomes: 3,876 goals were assigned, and 70% of the students mastered or made progress on all of them. Agency outcomes: 66% of goals mastered, 26% progressing. Students transitioning to other programs: 18%. Students continued to receive Art, Music, and Yoga lessons every week. Our two oldest groups of students worked out twice a week at a fitness gym nearby which was beneficial not only to their health but also targeted their life skills. 198977 172571 Recreation - Over 90 unique students attended our summer camps over eight weeks of summer in June, July, and August. The average attendance per week was 60 students. Boo Bash, our Halloween carnival open to the community at large, had an attendance of 300. Nearly 200 people attended Winter Wonder World, our holiday gift bazaar and carnival. We continued to offer Soccer and Dance as part of our "Acceptional" Sports Program. Eight students who were in the Dance classes performed for their parents at the end of the year program. 25387 6605 Therapy - We continued to collaborate with therapists who work with our students. Since many of the ISW Academy students are at our center all day, they receive Speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA here at our center through their own private therapists. This is extremely helpful to carry-over their therapeutic goals into the classroom. We also have a consultant OT on site who works with our students and participates in teacher training. 977972 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 32 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true false false true false X X Rekha Suryanarayana 9722398100 13617 Neutron Road Farmers Branch TX 75244 Rekha Suryanarayana Pres/Treas/ED 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Louis N Buddy Lee Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vipin Nambiar Chair/Fin Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carla Johnson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Foley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharilyn Getz Sec of Board 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Angela Stephens Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 65333 0 2432 65333 2432 0 false false false 0 30471 67110 115732 12483 213313 Educational tuition/fees 611600 618444 618444 Recreational tuition 611600 172571 172571 Therapeutic tuition 611710 6605 800 5805 797620 12 12 0 4329 4329 0 0 100979 67110 72325 28654 28654 8445 1012 7433 7433 0 0 1051361 791815 46233 0 0 0 0 72516 72516 0 607378 548805 58573 0 25161 24325 836 58117 53517 4600 0 0 0 0 0 0 83978 21355 48601 14022 7115 597 4182 2336 43991 25199 14758 4034 13403 3442 2552 7409 0 169813 161515 4149 4149 10699 10699 0 2745 1902 788 55 0 0 12212 11602 305 305 9376 7016 1378 982 Dues, trainings, & volunteer 20191 18283 1668 240 Educational materials 17331 17199 66 66 0 1154026 977972 79283 96771 363242 118843 1562 151574 0 13618 0 0 0 0 0 106263 43593 45623 62670 0 0 0 1000 0 0 411427 346705 10648 39274 1977 12625 39274 X 257859 270029 140943 37402 398802 307431 411427 346705 X -102665 11294 X X false false false X 122473 255263 238097 409715 213313 1238861 0 0 122473 255263 238097 409715 213313 1238861 353794 885067 1230 2229 4341 7800 10378 6425 36087 52890 2000 2000 1301551 2862379 0.68000 0.62110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40286 16885 23401 23620 9608 14012 42357 17100 25257 62670 false Casino Night 149105 67110 81995 2485 8125 17910 18762 5851 GarageSaleEtc 18984 18984 19192 168089 67110 100979 21677 8125 17910 18762 5851 72325 28654 Angela Stephens Vice Pres Salary Adv X 1150 750 false false false 750 Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings There are no such committees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process This Form 990 was provided to the executive director via email for approval before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The following are excerpts from our confict of interest policy:ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS 1. Interested Person Any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined below, is an interested person. 2. Financial Interest A person has a financial interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through business, investment, or family: a. An ownership or investment interest in any entity with which the Organization has a transaction or arrangement; b. A compensation arrangement with the Organization or with any entity or individual with which the Organization has a transaction or arrangement; or c. A potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, any entity or individual with which the Organization is negotiating a transaction or arrangement. Compensation includes direct and indirect remuneration as well as gifts or favors that are not insubstantial. A financial interest is not necessarily a conflict of interest. Under Article III, Section 2, a person who has a financial interest may have a conflict of interest only if the appropriate governing board or committee decides that a conflict of interest exists. ARTICLE III - PROCEDURES 1. Duty to Disclose 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 directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. 2. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. 3. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest a. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. b. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. c. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. d. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Organizations 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. 4. Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy a. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. b. If, after hearing the members response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. ARTICLE V - COMPENSATION 1. A voting member of the governing board who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Organization for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that members compensation. 2. A voting member of any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Organization for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that members compensation. 3. No voting member of the governing board or any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Organization, either individually or collectively, is prohibited from providing information to any committee regarding compensation. ARTICLE VII - PERIODIC REVIEWS To ensure the Organization operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: 1. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arms length bargaining. 2. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the Organizations written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. ARTICLE VIII - USE OF OUTSIDE EXPERTS When conducting the periodic reviews as provided for in Article VII, the Organization may, but need not, use outside advisors. If outside experts are used, their use shall not relieve the governing board of its responsibility for ensuring periodic reviews are conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The board determines salary for each officer, as documented in the minutes, after reviewing recent compensation data published by PayScale and other sources. This process was last undertaken during the tax year. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available These are available upon request. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Prior period adjustment (no material effect on Sch. A) = $11294 Form 990, Part XII, Line 1: Change of Accounting Method There was no pure change in accounting principle. Rather, previous returns marked "Cash" even though accrual elements were reported, such as accounts payable and deferred revenue. We are currently undergoing our first financial statement audit which will continue reporting elements of accrual accounting.