2020-04-01T12:08:40-05:00 2019-12-31 472785532 SHERRI ROSE CPA PLLC 8732 UNION GROVE CHURCH RD CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 990 2019-01-01 831839530 NATIONAL LEAD FOR AMERICA INC NATI 9199601041 179 E FRANKLIN STREET PO BOX 69 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 REED SHAFER-RAY COO 9199601041 2020-03-30 true SHERRI ROSE P00695775 9199138081 2020-04-01 104.59.232.189 2020-04-01 12:08:40 CD P 11A20D36BFFC1B773FEFEEFD8202FD2EB733C4B3 11A20D36BFFC1B773FEFEEFD8202FD2EB733C4B3 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z JOSEPH NAIL 400 SOUTH RD CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 1198949 false X WWW.LEAD4AMERICA.ORG X 2018 NC BY 2040, 1 MILLION OF OUR NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE LEADERS WORKING ON OUR COMMUNITIES' TOUGHEST CHALLENGES. 5 4 12 30 0 188500 368804 830103 42 0 188500 1198949 0 3600 0 171775 0 38363 118468 415445 122068 587220 66432 611729 66432 1052787 374626 66432 678161 X BY 2040, 1 MILLION OF OUR NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE LEADERS WORKING ON OUR COMMUNITIES' TOUGHEST CHALLENGES. false false 404694 830103 "LEAD FOR AMERICA FELLOWSHIP: LEAD FOR AMERICA'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES YOUNG LEADERS AGES 21-30 IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR NON-PROFITS IN THEIR HOMETOWNS OR HOME STATES, USUALLY IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. FOR ITS 2019 CYCLE, LEAD FOR AMERICA'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECEIVED 1,800+ REGISTRATIONS AND 800+ COMPLETED APPLICATIONS FROM 250+ COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 54 SELECTED FELLOWS ARE SERVING 46 COMMUNITIES IN 21 STATES, AND OVER 50% OF FELLOWS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 65% ARE WOMEN OR GENDER NON-CONFORMING, 43% ARE PELL-GRANT ELIGIBLE, AND 31% ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE 2019 COHORT INCLUDES MARINE CORPS VETERANS, TRUMAN SCHOLARS, UDALL SCHOLARS, AND DIVISION 1 ATHLETES. 100% OF FELLOWS ARE SERVING IN COMMUNITIES OR REGIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY LIVED. BEFORE THE TWO YEAR FELLOWSHIP BEGINS, LEAD FOR AMERICA HOSTS AN IN-PERSON ONE MONTH SUMMER TRAINING TO CULTIVATE THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SKILLS TO ENSURE FELLOWS CAN BOTH MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP, AND BUILD THE CAPABILITIES TO BECOME A TRANSFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKER IN THE LONG TERM. IN 2019, LEAD FOR AMERICA HOSTED OVER 60 SPEAKERS AT ITS TWO TRAINING LOCATIONS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY, WHICH INCLUDED ENTREPRENEURS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, ACADEMICS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, AND ORGANIZERS SPEAKING ABOUT THE POWER OF LOCALLY ROOTED AND SYSTEMS ORIENTED CHANGEMAKING. AFTER THE CATALYST INSTITUTE, 95% OF SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE CATALYST INSTITUTE TO OTHERS. THE FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES A LIVING SCHOLARSHIP EQUAL TO THE LIVABLE WAGE OF THE HOST COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THREE ALL-FELLOW RETREATS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO YEARS, AND ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SEED FUNDING FOR FURTHERING PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS. TO DATE, 96% OF HOSTS RANK THEIR FELLOWS IN THE TOP 10% OF ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES, 92% SEE THEIR FELLOW AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY, 93% OF FELLOWS REMAIN COMMITTED TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR THE LONG TERM, AND 100% OF FELLOWS HAVE REMAINED IN THEIR PLACEMENTS SINCE BEGINNING." 404694 true true false 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 12 true false false false false false false false false X 5 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X BLACKLINE SOLUTIONS 9194935300 101 COSGROVE RD STE 260 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 JOSEPH NAIL CEO, DIRECTO 60.00 X X 17575 0 0 REED SHAFER-RAY COO 60.00 X 15465 0 0 CHIKE AGUH SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE FERNANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAGAN HARRIS BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIANA LOSON-CEBALLOS TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 33040 false false false 368804 368804 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 611710 830103 830103 830103 42 42 1198949 830145 33040 33040 123829 58333 36288 29208 1470 1470 13436 5740 4880 2816 1650 1650 4988 4988 22805 1000 21805 12588 1434 11154 99089 87699 6466 4924 7629 839 5490 1300 5 5 2800 2800 FELLOW SUPPORT 206862 206862 MEALS DURING TRAINING 37769 36751 1003 15 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 12434 1440 10994 PROGRAM EXPENSE:MATERIALS 4596 4596 2230 2130 100 587220 404694 144163 38363 53932 411660 12500 27550 572465 39812 1300 66432 1052787 22513 352113 0 374626 X 53932 527201 12500 150960 66432 678161 66432 1052787 611729 X false true X true false X 75325 368804 444129 830103 830103 75325 1198907 1274232 1274232 42 42 42 42 75325 1198949 1274274 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1198949 1198949 1198949 587220 587220 587220 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A "LEAD FOR AMERICA FELLOWSHIP: LEAD FOR AMERICA'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES YOUNG LEADERS AGES 21-30 IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR NON-PROFITS IN THEIR HOMETOWNS OR HOME STATES, USUALLY IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. FOR ITS 2019 CYCLE, LEAD FOR AMERICA'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECEIVED 1,800+ REGISTRATIONS AND 800+ COMPLETED APPLICATIONS FROM 250+ COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 54 SELECTED FELLOWS ARE SERVING 46 COMMUNITIES IN 21 STATES, AND OVER 50% OF FELLOWS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 65% ARE WOMEN OR GENDER NON-CONFORMING, 43% ARE PELL-GRANT ELIGIBLE, AND 31% ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE 2019 COHORT INCLUDES MARINE CORPS VETERANS, TRUMAN SCHOLARS, UDALL SCHOLARS, AND DIVISION 1 ATHLETES. 100% OF FELLOWS ARE SERVING IN COMMUNITIES OR REGIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY LIVED. BEFORE THE TWO YEAR FELLOWSHIP BEGINS, LEAD FOR AMERICA HOSTS AN IN-PERSON ONE MONTH SUMMER TRAINING TO CULTIVATE THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SKILLS TO ENSURE FELLOWS CAN BOTH MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP, AND BUILD THE CAPABILITIES TO BECOME A TRANSFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKER IN THE LONG TERM. IN 2019, LEAD FOR AMERICA HOSTED OVER 60 SPEAKERS AT ITS TWO TRAINING LOCATIONS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY, WHICH INCLUDED ENTREPRENEURS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, ACADEMICS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, AND ORGANIZERS SPEAKING ABOUT THE POWER OF LOCALLY ROOTED AND SYSTEMS ORIENTED CHANGEMAKING. AFTER THE CATALYST INSTITUTE, 95% OF SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE CATALYST INSTITUTE TO OTHERS. THE FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES A LIVING SCHOLARSHIP EQUAL TO THE LIVABLE WAGE OF THE HOST COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THREE ALL-FELLOW RETREATS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO YEARS, AND ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SEED FUNDING FOR FURTHERING PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS. TO DATE, 96% OF HOSTS RANK THEIR FELLOWS IN THE TOP 10% OF ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES, 92% SEE THEIR FELLOW AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY, 93% OF FELLOWS REMAIN COMMITTED TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR THE LONG TERM, AND 100% OF FELLOWS HAVE REMAINED IN THEIR PLACEMENTS SINCE BEGINNING." FORM 990, PART VI LEAD FOR AMERICA COLLABORATES WITH THE UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH OPERATES LEAD FOR NORTH CAROLINA. LEAD FOR NORTH CAROLINA HAS 16 FELLOWS SERVING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION, LEAD FOR AMERICA OPERATES LEAD FOR MINNESOTA, WHICH OVERSEES THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE 990 FOR ACCURACY AND AGREEMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C LEAD FOR AMERICA REQUIRED RECEIPT OF DISCLOSURE FORMS FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN ADVANCE OF ITS FIRST EXTERNAL BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER. GOING FORWARD, ALL BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM. ALL OFFICERS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY EXPRESS ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE AT ANY POINT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A LEAD FOR AMERICA HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS THAT REQUIRES AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE PERFORMANCE AND PAY OF THE CEO AND OTHER HIGHLY PAID STAFF AND CONSULTANTS. THE REVIEW IS LED BY A COMMITTEE OF NO LESS THAN TWO BOARD MEMBERS, WHO SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE SELECTED MEMBERS/COMMITTEE MAY ENLIST ADVISORS TO ASSIST WITH THE COLLECTION OF THIS DATA. SINCE THE FIRST EXTERNAL BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER 2019, NO CEO OR HIGHLY PAID STAFF MEMBER OR CONSULTANT HAS RECEIVED A CHANGE IN PAY, NOR HAVE THERE BEEN NEW HIRES AFFECTED BY THIS REVIEW. THE FIRST COMPENSATION REVIEW WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B LEAD FOR AMERICA HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS THAT REQUIRES AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE PERFORMANCE AND PAY OF THE CEO AND OTHER HIGHLY PAID STAFF AND CONSULTANTS. THE REVIEW IS LED BY A COMMITTEE OF NO LESS THAN TWO BOARD MEMBERS, WHO SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE SELECTED MEMBERS/COMMITTEE MAY ENLIST ADVISORS TO ASSIST WITH THE COLLECTION OF THIS DATA. SINCE THE FIRST EXTERNAL BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER 2019, NO CEO OR HIGHLY PAID STAFF MEMBER OR CONSULTANT HAS RECEIVED A CHANGE IN PAY, NOR HAVE THERE BEEN NEW HIRES AFFECTED BY THIS REVIEW. THE FIRST COMPENSATION REVIEW WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 LEAD FOR AMERICA WELCOMES ANY AND ALL REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, AND HAS A POLICY TO RESPOND TO ALL EMAILS WITHIN 48 HOURS.