DONORSCHOOSE ORG: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
DONORSCHOOSE ORG (EIN 13-4129457)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2019-11-25
IRS object ID
201913299349301006
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-25T15:54:25-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134129457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DONORSCHOOSEORGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDONOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEOFFREY HILLPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.142.140.186IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-22IPDt
IP Tm14:19:34IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES BESTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$153,199,549GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS A SIMPLE WAY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEARN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee223TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers400TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$113,758NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$149,840,171PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$979,432PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,598,045CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$37,370PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$148,898,109PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$150,006,093CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,619,849PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$5,466,714CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$126,844,706PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$118,263,832CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$138,464,555PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$130,809,189CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,433,554PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$19,196,904CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$75,778,378TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$93,480,134TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,138,307TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,004,351TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$71,640,071NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$90,475,783NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY GIVING PEOPLE A SIMPLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND PERSONAL WAY TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. WE ENVISION A NATION WHERE CHILDREN IN EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE THE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED FOR AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$124,018,709ExpenseAmt
DescCLASSROOM PROJECT FULFILLMENT:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, OUR DONORS HAVE PROVIDED $148.4 MILLION TO FUND 254,899 CLASSROOM PROJECTS, SUPPORTING 144,785 TEACHERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$124,018,709TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document128IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee223EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEOFFREY HILLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6465569923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETER BLOOM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESIA GOUW
VICE CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ALTER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE NICOLE BROWN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH COHEN
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN COLBERT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN EVERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENEIN LETFORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LOVETT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESIREE ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRABIAN SHORTERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WEINER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$335,548$0$49,057
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$261,400$0$21,821
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$261,000$0$42,005
CESAR BOCANEGRA
COO (TO 3/2019)40.00Yes (X)$258,580$0$49,112
GEOFFREY HILL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$178,261$0$46,804
JULIA PRIETO
COO (AS OF 4/2019)40.00Yes (X)$151,601$0$44,249
DANIEL BETZ
DESIGN DIRECTOR40.00$177,000$0$42,463Yes (X)
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$159,000$0$19,456Yes (X)
NANCY MOND
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$156,480$0$29,713Yes (X)
JANELLE LIN
SENIOR VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT40.00$154,990$0$43,119Yes (X)
CHRIS JUDKINS-FISHER
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEE40.00$141,500$0$18,581Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,235,360TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$406,380TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K24IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$148,408,048AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$160,438NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$148,408,048TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$811,023TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$811,023ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,980,478SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,193,456SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$787,022SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$787,022TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$787,022ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$150,006,093TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,598,045ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,712,980TotalAmt
Program Services$981,478ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$268,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$462,748FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,191,747TotalAmt
Program Services$5,138,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$309,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,744,460FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,661TotalAmt
Program Services$151,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,233FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,594,944TotalAmt
Program Services$977,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$553,396FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$800,025TotalAmt
Program Services$493,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$261,957FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,238TotalAmt
Management And General$50,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,762TotalAmt
Management And General$53,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$700,812TotalAmt
Program Services$509,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,889FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,004TotalAmt
Fundraising$159,004FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,378TotalAmt
Program Services$345,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136,251FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,095,616TotalAmt
Program Services$806,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$222,060FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,144,301TotalAmt
Program Services$688,643ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$398,959FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,557TotalAmt
Program Services$139,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,636FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,082,278TotalAmt
Program Services$1,917,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$144,164FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,701TotalAmt
Management And General$20,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CLASSROOM MATERIALS$109,890,151$109,890,151
UBI TAX$24,099$24,099
CREDIT CARD FEES$1,561,671$1,561,671
THANK YOU PACKAGE$417,626$417,626

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,638TotalAmt
Management And General$240,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,957FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,809,189TotalAmt
Program Services$124,018,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,323,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,466,714FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,544,707BOYAmt
EOY$16,810,278EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,194,792BOYAmt
EOY$45,913,124EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,549,795BOYAmt
EOY$15,449,817EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,977BOYAmt
EOY$620,404EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,433,939LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,920,935LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,352,136BOYAmt
EOY$4,513,004EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,448,035BOYAmt
EOY$3,920,595EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,850,686BOYAmt
EOY$5,881,662EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,250BOYAmt
EOY$371,250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,778,378BOYAmt
EOY$93,480,134EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,138,307BOYAmt
EOY$3,004,351EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,138,307BOYAmt
EOY$3,004,351EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,464,773BOYAmt
EOY$49,640,721EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,175,298BOYAmt
EOY$40,835,062EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,640,071BOYAmt
EOY$90,475,783EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,778,378BOYAmt
EOY$93,480,134EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$19,196,904ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$361,192NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,473,914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$121,005,009CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,840,171CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$148,408,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$604,105,343TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,473,914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$121,005,009CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,840,171CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$148,408,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$604,105,343TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$61,411,658SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$542,693,685PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$166,706CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$127,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$348,887CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$341,558CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$811,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,796,094TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$605,901,437TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88690PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,994,860OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,107,030DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,887,830BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$181,715OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$88,801DepreciationAmt
Book Value$92,914BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,257,364OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,725,104DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,532,260BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,513,004TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT FUND - GLOBAL EQUITIES$1,820,719F
INVESTMENT FUND - FIXED INCOME$1,071,037F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT - ABSOLUTE RETURN$2,614,167F
INVESTMENT FUND - MIDDLE MARKET LENDING$337,024F
CASH HELD FOR INVESTMENT$38,715F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,881,662TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$149,922,021TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$361,192NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$330,882DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$30,310RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$149,952,331RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$53,762InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$53,762RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$150,006,093TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$131,086,309TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$330,882DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$330,882ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$130,755,427ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$53,762InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$53,762ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$130,809,189TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTS - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 12TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$4,022,228RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,022,228SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,022,228TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$293,548$0$42,000$0$0$0$13,808$0$35,249$0$384,605$0$0$0
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$249,400$0$12,000$0$0$0$9,615$0$12,206$0$283,221$0$0$0
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$249,000$0$12,000$0$0$0$7,292$0$34,713$0$303,005$0$0$0
CESAR BOCANEGRA
COO (TO 3/2019)$246,580$0$12,000$0$0$0$11,979$0$37,133$0$307,692$0$0$0
GEOFFREY HILL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$176,261$0$2,000$0$0$0$7,383$0$39,421$0$225,065$0$0$0
JULIA PRIETO
COO (AS OF 4/2019)$149,601$0$2,000$0$0$0$7,569$0$36,680$0$195,850$0$0$0
DANIEL BETZ
DESIGN DIRECTOR$175,000$0$2,000$0$0$0$8,750$0$33,713$0$219,463$0$0$0
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$157,000$0$2,000$0$0$0$7,850$0$11,606$0$178,456$0$0$0
NANCY MOND
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$154,480$0$2,000$0$0$0$7,850$0$21,863$0$186,193$0$0$0
JANELLE LIN
SENIOR VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT$150,490$0$4,500$0$0$0$9,406$0$33,713$0$198,109$0$0$0
CHRIS JUDKINS-FISHER
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEE$139,500$0$2,000$0$0$0$6,975$0$11,606$0$160,081$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution29ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$160,438NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6IN ADDITION TO THE VOLUNTEER WORK DONE BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MAJOR AREAS WHERE DONORSCHOOSE.ORG BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEER HOURS IS IN OUR "TEACHERS AS SCREENERS AND OUR "DONOR APPRECIATION" INITIATIVES. IN THE TEACHERS AS SCREENERS INITIATIVE, TEACHER VOLUNTEERS REVIEW CLASSROOM PROJECT PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONS, TO ENSURE THEY CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. IN THE DONOR APPRECIATION INITIATIVE, VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF TAKING STUDENT THANK-YOU LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT MAILING TO THE PROJECT DONORS.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5DONORSCHOOSE.ORG EMPLOYED 225 PERSONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2018 MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE EITHER SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY WORKERS. AT JUNE 30, 2019, THE FULL TIME STAFF WAS 101.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER PREPARATION, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, IT IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AT THIS MEETING, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM WALK THE ATTENDEES THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. WHEN THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH THE FORM 990, THEY APPROVE IT. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPERSONS COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY INCLUDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING. EACH PERSON COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY IS AWARE OF HOW TO REPORT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN, THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND HIS DIRECT REPORTS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. AT THIS MEETING, THE COMMITTEE ALSO DECIDED ON THE BONUS, IF ANY, TO BE AWARDED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMPLETED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TAX RETURNS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY AND CAUSE MARKETING DISCLOSURES ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AND DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24CLASSROOM MATERIALS INCLUDES THE COSTS OF CLASSROOM PROJECT MATERIALS, DELIVERY AND WHERE APPLICABLE, SALES TAX. UBI TAX IS FEDERAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX PAID FOR QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES. CREDIT CARD FEES ARE THE FEES PAID TO THIRD PARTIES TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD DONATIONS MADE AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG. THANK YOU PACKAGE EXPENSE IS PRIMARILY THE COST OF SUPPLIES AND POSTAGE REQUIRED TO MAIL STUDENT THANK YOU LETTERS TO DONORS.

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