OUT TEACH: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: OUT TEACH (EIN 20-5946552)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2019-11-15
IRS object ID: 201923199349307387
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-15T11:00:20-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521711839	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	205946552	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REAL SCHOOL GARDENS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	REAL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026212375	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE THOMAS CIRCLE NW NO 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEANNE MCCARTY	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2026212375	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL L WEAVER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01249346	PTIN
Phone	3019860600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-11-07	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	108.31.200.98	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-14	IPDt
IP Tm	09:26:59	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	3EBD45AEB734235278D3B860A003F7BED23EBF33	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C810B71E6AD2AA82D282BBDAE0403E1A69A77FD2	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OUT TEACH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JEANNE MCCARTY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE THOMAS CIRCLE NW NO 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,614,943	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.OUT-TEACH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUT TEACH EMPOWERS TEACHERS WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OUTDOORS TO UNLOCK STUDENT PERFORMANCE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	31	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,344,099	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,963,805	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$351,340	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$644,976	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,075	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$18,093	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,709,514	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,626,874	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,250,311	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,395,190	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$89,012	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$565,209	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,128,056	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,427,830	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,378,367	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,912,032	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$668,853	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$285,158	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,115,964	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,842,267	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$150,552	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$162,013	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,965,412	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,680,254	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUT TEACH EQUIPS TEACHERS WITH THE POWER OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OUTDOORS TO UNLOCK STUDENT PERFORMANCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,066,675	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS: TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH STEM AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS, OUT TEACH EMPOWERS TEACHERS IN LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS TO LEAD EXPERIENTIAL SCIENCE LESSONS OUTDOORS. WE PROVIDE GROUP TRAININGS, JOB-EMBEDDED COACHING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, AND ONLINE RESOURCES TO HELP TEACHERS LEAD ENGAGING HANDS-ON SCIENCE LESSONS AND EMBED SCIENCE INTO MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS. IN FY2019, THE OUT TEACH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM TRAINED 1,382 TEACHERS, IMPACTING 57,610 STUDENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,153,531	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OUTDOOR LEARNING TOOLS: TO ENSURE TEACHERS IN LOW-INCOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE EQUIPPED TO LEAD HANDS-ON, CROSS-CURRICULAR LESSONS OUTDOORS, WE PARTNER WITH COMPANIES TO BUILD AND ENHANCE OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THIS YEAR, WE RALLIED 1,100 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US CONSTRUCT AND IMPROVE 18 NEW OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS. TO DATE, OUT TEACH HAS BUILT 145 OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO ADVISE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR OUTDOOR SPACES TO BETTER SUPPORT HANDS-ON OUTDOOR INSTRUCTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$771,551	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROMOTING BROADER CHANGE: OUT TEACH CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PRESENTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION AND THE EFFICACY OF HANDS-ON LEARNING OUTDOORS. IN FY2019 OUT TEACH DEVELOPED A 5-YEAR STRATEGIC EVIDENCE PLAN TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE BASE FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OUTDOORS AND OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL. OUT TEACH ALSO WORKS TO PLACE STORIES IN MEDIA OUTLETS THAT INFORM COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATION DECISION-MAKERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OUTDOORS AND THE RESULTS WE'VE ACHIEVED.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,991,757	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	23	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	31	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLAIRE MOONEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026212375	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE THOMAS CIRCLE NW 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JEANNE MCCARTY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$153,295	$0	$7,212
ARMANDO DE CASTRO
MEMBER AT LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN DIELMAN
MEMBER AT LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANK HARRIS
BOARD SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANGELA HART-EDWARDS
MEMBER AT LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE LEVINE
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE RIDDELL
MEMBER AT LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIELLE SCATURRO
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERNIE SMITH
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHALLY STANLEY
BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DALE STEWART
MEMBER AT LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLAIRE MOONEY
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$124,616	$0	$3,500
SCOTT FEILLE
VICE PRESIDENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT AND OPERATIONS	40.00			$109,386	$0	$6,681	Yes (X)
MARY FREEMAN
TEXAS REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00			$115,311	$0	$10,105	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$502,608	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$27,498	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$135,000	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$75,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,753,805	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$70,432	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,963,805	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$644,976	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$644,976	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$644,976	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,093	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,093	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$988,069	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$988,069	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,626,874	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$644,976	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$18,093	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$291,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,082	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,101	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,807,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,429,298	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$308,156	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,530	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,523	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$151,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,566	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,617	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$164	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,360	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,012	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,517	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,831	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,012	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$89,012	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$885,547	TotalAmt
Program Services	$761,483	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$94,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,757	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,808	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,876	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,628	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,864	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,050	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,536	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,763	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,989	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,761	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,404	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,959	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,149	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,209	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,539	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,912,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,991,757	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$355,066	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$565,209	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$591,206	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$281,923	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,778	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$466,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,093	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$715,533	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,491	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$363,960	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$355,288	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,672	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,021,235	BOYAmt
EOY	$299,626	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,868	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,115,964	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,842,267	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,013	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,013	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$972,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,306	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$993,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,431,948	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,965,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,680,254	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,115,964	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,842,267	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$285,158	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,688,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,160,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,711,345	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,344,099	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,963,805	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,868,381	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,688,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,160,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,711,345	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,344,099	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,963,805	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,868,381	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,311,786	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$9,556,595	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$837	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$92	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,219	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,093	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,835	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$732	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$1,004	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$12,894,220	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,799,827	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.74120	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73600	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$127,907	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$119,235	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,672	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$236,053	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$236,053	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,672	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,735,084	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$108,210	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$108,210	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,626,874	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,626,874	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,020,242	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$108,210	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$108,210	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,912,032	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,912,032	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELEVATE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	806 7TH ST NW 301	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	GRANT WRITING AND REPORTING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$0	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$89,000	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Net To Organization	$89,000	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEANNE MCCARTY	PersonNm
Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$153,295	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$7,212	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$160,507	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. A COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY IS USED DURING THIS PROCESS TO DETERMINE A MARKET RANGE, AS IN BENCHMARKING WITH SELECT EDUCATION NON-PROFITS. COMPENSATION IS FINALIZED WITHIN THE MARKET RATE RANGE BASED ON EXPERIENCE, AND RESULTS THE SELECTED CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATED IN RECENT ROLES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	HILTON TRAVEL POINTS	1	$50,000	MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	GARDEN SUPPLIES	15	$20,432	MARKET VALUE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE DOCUMENT IS REFINED THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON IF NEEDED. THE FORM 990 IS THEN FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE BRIEFED ABOUT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PART OF AN ORIENTATION ABOUT STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH ALL EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH FALL. AT THIS TIME, EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE IS ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY. IN ADDITION, EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE IS ASKED TO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM THAT IDENTIFIES ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MIGHT REPRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE SERVES AS THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE ORGANIZATION, INVESTIGATING ANY REPORTED VIOLATIONS TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE DETERMINED. POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INCLUDE FORMALLY ENDING EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR VOLUNTARILY EXITING FROM THE BOARD OR COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION, BASED ON MARKET RATE RANGE, EXPERIENCE, AND RESULTS DEMONSTRATED BY THE CANDIDATE. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRESENTS EMPLOYEE PROMOTION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR INPUT. REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD'S MEETING MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE IS ESTABLISHED USING THIS SAME CRITERIA BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	REAL SCHOOL GARDENS D/B/A OUT TEACH'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OUTDOOR CLASSROOM MATERIALS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 434,554. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 434,554. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 45,660. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,491. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,340. TOTAL EXPENSES 58,491. HUMAN RESOURCES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 50,463. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,463. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 281,269. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 37,353. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,417. TOTAL EXPENSES 342,039.