PENCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
PENCIL INC (EIN 22-3384302)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-06-18
IRS object ID
202041709349300034
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionSince 1995, weve played a critical role in bringing together business professionals, educators, and students to open eyes, open minds, and open doors. By doing so, we connect students to success.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionNew York City schools are filled with students who have potential and ambition to go far and we envision a city filled with students whose opportunities match their ambitions. Since 1995, weve played a critical role in bringing together business professionals, educators, and students to open eyes, open minds, and open doors. By doing so, we connect students to success.MissionDesc
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DescIn 2019, PENCIL connected over 3,500 NYC students to approximately 1,400 volunteers through its Partnership and Internship Programs. In addition, PENCIL impacted an estimated 3,395 students through its Principal For A Day program.PENCILs Partnership Program served 2,270 students across 57 New York City public schools by leveraging the talents and resources of NYCs business community to improve students college and career readiness. These partnerships were supported by 44 companies. Analysis of year end surveys showed the following impact of PENCIL Partnership activities:100% of surveyed Principals reported PENCIL partnerships had an impact on their school100% of surveyed Principals reported PENCIL encouraged students to create goals that challenged their perception of possibility. 86% of students surveyed reported improvement in one or more of PENCILs asset domains. PENCIL served an additional 470 students from 9 schools through its Point of Engagement programs. These single day events connected students to 245 volunteers from 8 companies through college and career readiness workshops, tailored to highlight unique elements of a company and/or industry.97% of surveyed students agreed that PENCIL connected them with professionals they would not otherwise meet.98% reported the events made them feel proud of who they were.99% reported the events made them reflect on their own personal qualities. PENCILs annual Principal For A Day event is the entry point to engage corporate partners in the Partnership Program. On April 16th, PENCIL facilitated personalized hands-on experiences between 134 schools and 158 participants. Business executives participated by shadowing school principals throughout the day to learn firsthand the issues facing public schools, as well as hosting panels for teachers and career workshops for students. PENCIL trained 767 students through its 2019 Internship Program. PENCIL placed 589 in six-week internships at 222 businesses across New York City. Of the 2019 internship cohort, 73% reported receiving public assistance and/or an income below the area median income. In total, these interns received over $1.3 million in wages. Business mentors and student interns also report that the Internship program had a positive impact on participants communication skills, networking skills, professional skills, and their career awareness and planning.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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Gregg Betheil
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Jessica Bynoe
Chief Strat Off40.000.00Yes (X)$166,499$0$13,931
Marilyn Fogarty
VP of Fin&Admin40.000.00Yes (X)$128,900$0$2,743
Katje King
Sr. Program Off.40.000.00$112,286$0$12,889
Christopher B Hayward
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Susan Cosgrove
Vice Chair2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lewis Warren Jr
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Abbe Raven
Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
E Scott Beattie
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Gerd Alexander
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chancellor Richard A Carranza
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Howard Chatzinoff
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Nicole Degnan
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Adam Elster
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John Fosina
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Linda Gadsby
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Scrates Jimnez
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Debbie Kenyon
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Joanna Lambert
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Lew Leone
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Cindy Ma
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Michael Maslansky
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Gloria McCarthy
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Shael Polakow-Suransky
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Mitchell M Roschelle
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Stuart Ruderfer
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Joe Scantlebury
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Jason E Silvers
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Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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BOY$2,301,067BOYAmt
EOY$2,195,637EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,323,981BOYAmt
EOY$2,228,211EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$132,064ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$26,634NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,752,547CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$243,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,840,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,041,238CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,811,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,689,071TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,752,547CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$243,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,840,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,041,238CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,811,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,689,071TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$407,446SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,281,625PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$67,363CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,971CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,782CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,769CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,142CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$127,027TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,872CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$15,872TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,831,970TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95350PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91720PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I: Additional InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPencil Inc. filed a short period return for the period 10/1/16-12/31/16 awhich is reported on Schedule A, Part II, Section A under the year 2016.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$591,669InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$591,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$92BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$719,525InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$705,238DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,287BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,379TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred RentDesc
Amt$15,440Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,440TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,974,048TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$26,634NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$113,788DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$140,422RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,833,626RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,833,626TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,079,478TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$113,788DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$113,788ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,965,690ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,965,690TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPencil does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending September 30, 2016 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Project Plus IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 Penn Plaza 9th FlAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10122ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityProfessional FundraiserActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,107,026GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$55,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,052,026NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,107,026TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$55,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,052,026TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,107,026GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$994,434CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$112,592GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$112,592RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,107,026GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$994,434CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$112,592GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$112,592RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$112,592DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Gregg Betheil
President$214,225$4,217$29,025$247,467
Jessica Bynoe
Chief Strat Off$166,499$3,193$10,738$180,430

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational DocumentsJanuary 2019Amended section 3.01, Powers and Number, to clarify that there should be no fewer than 3 Board members, and to increase the size of the Board to 30 persons. Amended section 5.01, Chairs; Vice Chairs; Chair-Elect to create a Chair-Elect position on the Board. The Chair-Elect role was created to support succession planning and enable the future Chair of the Board to prepare for their role in a timely fashion.September 2019Amended section 3.08, Chair Emeritus, to clarify the roles relationship to the Board and that voting rights and duties are applicable to a Chair Emeritus who continues to be an elected member of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessManagement reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe organization has a board approved conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions.)
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementEach year, the Executive Committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the President to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the Board of Directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesEach year, the Leadership Team reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of employees to determine if salaries fall within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is included in the annual budget and reviewed by the Audit & Finance Committee. The minutes of the Board of Directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableOrganizational documents are made available on the Pencil website.

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