2019-01-31T10:20:28-07:00 2018-09-30 990 2017-10-01 131656653 FRESH AIR FUND FRES 2128978900 633 Third Avenue 14th floor New York NY 10017 Jean Jeremie CFO 2128978963 2019-01-31 199.88.52.66 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Fatima Shama 633 3rd Ave 14th floor New York NY 10017 22189113 0 X www.freshair.org X 1877 NY THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. 30 30 727 3500 -104641 -58496 14422818 13257932 1547864 1351297 7829346 1230544 5191 2088 23805219 15841861 0 0 0 0 7813621 7821048 478185 416824 4306206 10831049 10739131 19122855 18977003 4682364 -3135142 136377775 140221179 539522 661888 135838253 139559291 The Fresh Air Fund provides thousands of NYC children from low-income communities outdoor summer adventures, at no cost to the children or their families, through visits with volunteer host families in rural and suburban communities along the East Coast and Southern Canada and at The Fund's five overnight camps in the lower Hudson Valley. Fresh Air children also participate in year-round academic support and leadership programs. 0 0 5212474 0 304895 The Fresh Air Fund's camping programs take place at The Fund's Sharpe Reservation, which has over 2,000 acres of wilderness property, in Fishkill, NY. In the summer, 3,000 New York City children learn and grow through immersive outdoor experiences. During the summer, campers swim and row boats on the lake, stargaze, hike nature trails and learn about animals and where their food comes from at the camp farm and nutrition center. Campers return home with more confidence, new skills and new friends. During the school year, campers are invited to participate in year-round leadership and educational programs through tutoring and mentoring programs. The Fund's academic enrichment and leadership programs provide students with a strong network of support on their academic journey through its Career Awareness Program, the College Connections Programs and its Teen Leadership Programs. 4034579 0 0 During the summer, approximately 3,000 Fresh Air children visit rural, suburban and small-town communities along the East Coast and Southern Canada, called Friendly Towns. During the one or two week visits with volunteer host families, children and their hosts form bonds of friendship by sharing personal, day-to-day experiences. Children travel to a new place, develop independence, make new friends, learn new skills, and gain a new perspective, all while making memories and having fun. Every host family goes through a rigorous screening process including a home visit, interview, references and a background check. Many Fresh Air children are re-invited to stay with the same host family year after year and form friendships that last a lifetime. Children on first-time visits are seven to 12 years old. Reinvited children may continue through age 18 and may enjoy extended trips. 3754457 0 1046402 Located in the Hudson Valley, The Fresh Air Fund's Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY, has over 2,000 acres of beautiful land with lakes, ponds, streams and hiking trails through the woods. During the school year, over 10,000 people from community and school groups in the tristate region participate in our environmental educational programs. We offer student, and community groups hands-on, interactive, experiences to learn about the environment and explore nature. Groups visit the Sharpe Environmental Center, the Gustafson Planetarium, our high and low ropes courses, and the numerous nature trails across the Reservation. Our programs are customized to meet the unique needs of each group. We focus on environmental education and outdoor learning through team-building, problem solving, critical thinking, and effective communication along with rich learning on caring for the environment. The facilities were used by over 15,000 guests during the past fiscal year. 0 0 0 13001510 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 1 727 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA X X Jean Jeremie CPA 2128978963 633 Third Avenue 14th floor New York NY 10017 William P Lauder Chairman 2 0 X X 0 0 0 John N Irwin III Vice Chairman 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Wendy R Flanagan President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 LizabethAnn Rogovoy Eisen Vice President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Derrick Cephas Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 June Ambrose Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tiki Barber Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mariah Carey Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mats G Carlston Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ahmed Deria Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ruth W Houghton Board member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Craig S Ivey Board member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Howard B Johnson Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel S Kaplan Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Isabelle Krusen Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gregory D Lee Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Alexis Maged Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Joseph J Magliocco Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Katherine M Morris Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 David Perpich Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Caroline Cummings Rafferty Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Brandon Reid Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Betsy Shiverick Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Albert Simon Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Barbaralee Diamonstein Spielvogel Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kimberly E Steward Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Richard D Thomas Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Bradley Whitman Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Steven M Wolf Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Fatima Shama Executive Director 35 0 X 348837 0 63229 Jean Jeremie Chief Financial Officer 35 0 X 253654 0 71606 Alicia Skovera Director of Camping 35 0 X 163479 0 46763 Tara N Gardner Director of COSS 35 0 X 152270 0 37711 Michael Clarke Director of Sharpe Reservation 35 0 X 116796 0 40124 Sheryl Cardozo Director of Friendly Towns Program 35 0 X 115270 0 40880 George Morfessis Director of IT (former) 0 0 X 132259 0 0 1282565 0 300313 8 0 1 0 Food & Beverage Associates 8 West Main Street Suite 8F Farmingdale NJ 07727 Camp meals preparation 1391190 Thompson Habib Denison 80 Hayden Avenue Suite 300 Lexington MA 02421 Direct mail counsel 421197 Andrea Kotuk 112 East 23rd Street New York NY 10010 Public relations consultant 122154 Lori Seader 201 East 87th Street New York NY 10128 Development consultant 111596 Simply360 208 West 138th Street Unit 1 New York NY 10030 Database support and maint. 106530 5 0 0 1636537 0 0 11621395 165455 13257932 Offseason camping 624110 1046402 1046402 0 0 USDA Food Program 624110 304895 304895 0 0 0 0 0 0 1351297 672182 0 0 672182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6238437 0 5680075 0 558362 0 558362 0 -104641 663003 667177 1636537 667177 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 900099 2088 0 0 2088 0 0 0 0 2088 15841861 1351297 -104641 1337273 1427098 772185 572500 82413 0 5110096 4250862 212636 646598 84643 27011 36340 21292 759901 650618 6051 103232 439310 326704 49484 63122 326247 177509 729 148009 19590 0 19590 0 54000 0 54000 0 416824 416824 532311 0 532311 0 1946939 208375 10517 1728047 193075 161499 14579 16997 1780971 1287404 105114 388453 678494 678494 0 0 1683642 1576484 42179 64979 468107 460839 7268 0 Food 1349163 1347515 0 1648 Volunteers 416102 411319 0 4783 Supplies 476572 456805 5989 13778 Contracted services 813918 207887 0 606031 18977003 13001510 1669287 4306206 2348243 4740482 2046989 2836393 1598225 1486830 200533 159450 777406 1365205 58737582 32073471 27751569 26664111 0 98853466 100104374 2801344 2864334 136377775 140221179 539522 661888 0 0 539522 661888 X 119260410 122889249 2010851 2039560 14566992 14630482 135838253 139559291 136377775 140221179 X -3135142 6824835 0 0 0 31345 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 9846599 13006147 10877735 13122818 13257932 60111231 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9846599 13006147 10877735 13122818 13257932 60111231 60111231 351011 258070 138993 597927 672182 2018183 0 0 0 0 0 0 679677 725126 640358 699261 667177 3411599 65541013 6908821 0.91715 0.96531 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Direct benefit cost to donors special events revenue. 106021415 2799474 7460687 0 5495113 0 110786463 101097759 2718072 10539481 0 8333897 0 106021415 105244269 1504017 2426909 0 8077436 0 101097759 111773087 1305206 144772 0 7978796 0 105244269 104728215 617324 12629815 0 6202267 0 111773087 0.87 0.13 0 1 0 0 7074753 7074753 0 48378460 29104824 19273636 0 0 0 0 0 3187144 2968647 218497 0 97225 0 97225 26664111 100104374 F 100104374 0 0 X 21491958 6761845 24750 0 62990 6849585 14642373 532311 667177 1199488 15841861 17848410 24750 0 0 46145 70895 17777515 532311 667177 1199488 18977003 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Earnings from the endowment funds are used to subsidize the cost of sending NYC children from low-income communities to outdoor summer adventures. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, "Income Taxes", which provides standards for establishing and classifying any tax provisions for uncertain tax positions, The Fund has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Periods ending September 30, 2015 and subsequent remain subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Unrealized gain on beneficial interests in perpetual trusts. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Special events revenue that is netted against cost of direct benefit to donors. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Transportation benefits subject to UBIT. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Cost of direct benefits to donors, which is netted against fundraising revenue. X X X X X 1 THD 80 Hayden Avenue Lexington MA 02421 Direct mail counsel 0 5702670 405224 5297446 Gourmet Advisory Services 318 East 68th Street New York NY 10021 Event planning and coordination 0 1703075 11600 1691475 7405745 416824 6988921 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Spring Benefits 1703615 1416896 286719 0 0 0 0 0 286719 Fall Benefits 563405 197123 366282 0 0 0 0 0 366282 1 36694 22518 14176 0 0 0 0 0 14176 2303714 1636537 667177 0 0 0 0 0 667177 667177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fatima Shama Executive Director 324450 0 9450 0 14937 0 39570 0 23659 0 412066 0 0 Jean Jeremie CFO 253240 0 0 0 414 0 48551 0 23055 0 325260 0 0 0 Alicia Skovera Director of Camping 163209 0 0 0 270 0 23242 0 23521 0 210242 0 0 0 Tara N Gardner Director of COSS 152000 0 0 0 270 0 23316 0 14395 0 189981 0 0 0 Michael Clarke Director of Sharpe Reservation 116699 0 0 0 97 0 16568 0 23556 0 156920 0 0 0 Sheryl Cardozo Director of Friendly Towns Program 115000 0 0 0 270 0 17545 0 23335 0 156150 0 0 0 X 28 165455 FMV 0 0 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b The Fund maintains a custody brokerage account with a local financial institution that sells donated securities upon request by the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a The Fund's Board of Directors has an Executive Committee with authority to act when the board is not in session. The Executive Committee is composed of a subset of eight members of the board: Wendy Flanagan, John N. Irwin III, Derrick Cephas, Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr., Craig Ivey, Ruth Houghton, LizbethAnn Rogovoy Eisen, and Bradley Whitman. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The information to prepare Form 990 is collected by various members of the organization's Finance office. The Form 990 is prepared by the organization's CFO, reviewed by the Executive Director and an independent accounting firm and presented to the Audit Committee for approval. Upon approval, the Form 990 is made available to the full governing board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the organization's annual board meeting, a reaffirmation of the conflict of interest policy is distributed and members are requested to individually sign-off that they are aware of and will report any conflicts that exist. Follow-up efforts are conducted for anyone not submitting a form at the annual meeting. The sign-off forms are collected by the organization and kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization's CFO prepares annually a salary survey of the key management positions in the organization, including the Executive Director. Such salary data are collected from various well-known and publicly available sources. Comparative metrics of peer groups by budget and asset size, nature and scope of services, and geographic proximity are developed and presented for discussion to the organization's Executive Committee, which acts in the capacity of the organization's Compensation Committee. Within executive session of the Executive Committee meeting, the compensation level of all staff are approved as recommended by management or revised by the committee at its discretion. Such deliberation and decision is documented contemporaneously. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents which must be made available to the public can be obtained electronically upon request or on our website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Pension changes other than net periodic costs and transportation benefits subject to UBIT.