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AMERICA SUCCEEDS' MISSION IS TO CREATE AND LEAD A NETWORKED BUSINESS MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THIS MISSION, AMERICA SUCCEEDS CONSISTENTLY SEEKS DIVERSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND PARTNERS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE EXAMPLES OF AMERICA SUCCEEDS' BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC: 1. THE AGE OF AGILITY NATIONAL TOUR IS A SERIES OF EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SOLICITS FUNDING THROUGH THE SALE OF EVENT SPONSORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS. THE EVENTS ALSO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA SUCCEEDS TO SHARE THEIR MISSION AND WORK WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. AMERICA SUCCEEDS' WEBSITE FEATURES A "DONATE HERE" BUTTON. 3. AMERICA SUCCEEDS RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS. AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, AS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE ORGANIZATION SERVE A BROAD STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY. AMERICA SUCCEEDS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF LEADERS THAT REPRESENT THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. ZACK NEUMEYER IS A CIVIC LEADER AND PROMINENT DENVER BUSINESS OWNER. DAVID DIMMETT IS A VICE PRESIDENT OF PROJECT LEAD THE WAY, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES TRANSFORMATIVE STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE U.S. LISA GRAHAM KEEGAN SERVES ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IS A FORMER EDUCATION ADVISOR TO U.S. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN. TONY LEWIS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A PROMINENT FAMILY FOUNDATION THAT DOES NOT FUND THE ORGANIZATION. GREG MOORE SERVED AS EDITOR OF DENVER POST WHEN HE JOINED THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF CORPORATIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROMINENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, AMERICA SUCCEEDS HAS WORKED WITH AND SOLICITED COMPANIES SUCH AS WALMART, EXXON MOBIL, MCDONALD'S, TOYOTA, GOOGLE, MARRIOTT, FEDEX, BOEING, AON, HEWLETT PACKARD, NUCOR STEEL, HILTON, CUMMINS, CATERPILLAR, COMCAST, COCA-COLA AND OTHERS. THESE COMPANIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NATIONAL AGE OF AGILITY TOUR, NOT ONLY DO THESE EVENTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA SUCCEEDS TO SOLICIT CORPORATE FUNDING, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE FORUMS FOR THE PUBLIC, BUSINESS, AND POLICYMAKERS TO ENGAGE AROUND CRITICAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC SYSTEM. IN 2018, AMERICA SUCCEEDS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE DIVERSITY OF ITS DONOR BASE. AMERICA SUCCEEDS HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT OR FUNDING FROM MANY OF THE PREMIERE FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER NEW FUNDERS. IN ADDITION, AMERICA SUCCEEDS ALSO RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM AFFILIATED NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCLUDING ALIGNED, ARKANSAS LEARNS, BEST NC, COLORADO SUCCEEDS, IDAHO BUSINESS FOR EDUCATION, AND OKLAHOMA ACHIEVES. PART II, LINE 10 6,557 PART II, LINE 17A AMERICA SUCCEEDS IS A NATIONAL NETWORK OF NONPARTISAN, BUSINESS-LED, POLICY AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION. AMERICA SUCCEEDS' MISSION IS TO CREATE AND LEAD A NETWORKED BUSINESS MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THIS MISSION, AMERICA SUCCEEDS CONSISTENTLY SEEKS DIVERSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND PARTNERS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE EXAMPLES OF AMERICA SUCCEEDS' BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC: 1. THE AGE OF AGILITY NATIONAL TOUR IS A SERIES OF EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SOLICITS FUNDING THROUGH THE SALE OF EVENT SPONSORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS. THE EVENTS ALSO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA SUCCEEDS TO SHARE THEIR MISSION AND WORK WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. AMERICA SUCCEEDS' WEBSITE FEATURES A "DONATE HERE" BUTTON. 3. AMERICA SUCCEEDS RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS. AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, AS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE ORGANIZATION SERVE A BROAD STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY. AMERICA SUCCEEDS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF LEADERS THAT REPRESENT THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. ZACK NEUMEYER IS A CIVIC LEADER AND PROMINENT DENVER BUSINESS OWNER. DAVID DIMMETT IS A VICE PRESIDENT OF PROJECT LEAD THE WAY, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES TRANSFORMATIVE STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE U.S. LISA GRAHAM KEEGAN SERVES ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IS A FORMER EDUCATION ADVISOR TO U.S. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN. TONY LEWIS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A PROMINENT FAMILY FOUNDATION THAT DOES NOT FUND THE ORGANIZATION. GREG MOORE SERVED AS EDITOR OF DENVER POST WHEN HE JOINED THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF CORPORATIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROMINENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, AMERICA SUCCEEDS HAS WORKED WITH AND SOLICITED COMPANIES SUCH AS WALMART, EXXON MOBIL, MCDONALD'S, TOYOTA, GOOGLE, MARRIOTT, FEDEX, BOEING, AON, HEWLETT PACKARD, NUCOR STEEL, HILTON, CUMMINS, CATERPILLAR, COMCAST, COCA-COLA AND OTHERS. THESE COMPANIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NATIONAL AGE OF AGILITY TOUR, NOT ONLY DO THESE EVENTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA SUCCEEDS TO SOLICIT CORPORATE FUNDING, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE FORUMS FOR THE PUBLIC, BUSINESS, AND POLICYMAKERS TO ENGAGE AROUND CRITICAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC SYSTEM. IN 2018, AMERICA SUCCEEDS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE DIVERSITY OF ITS DONOR BASE. AMERICA SUCCEEDS HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT OR FUNDING FROM MANY OF THE PREMIERE FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER NEW FUNDERS. IN ADDITION, AMERICA SUCCEEDS ALSO RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM AFFILIATED NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCLUDING ALIGNED, ARKANSAS LEARNS, BEST NC, COLORADO SUCCEEDS, IDAHO BUSINESS FOR EDUCATION, AND OKLAHOMA ACHIEVES. false false false false false false false false false false 10367 3500 6867 6867 X 1154780 1154780 1154780 1128740 1128740 1128740 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TAX POSITION (AND RELATED TAX BENEFIT) IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT, PRESUMING THAT THE TAX POSITION IS EXAMINED BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY THAT HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF UNCERTAINTIES, AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS 501C3 TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X false false false false false false false false false TIM TAYLOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 183001 12100 195101 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMERICA SUCCEEDS IS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF AFFILIATED, NON-PARTISAN, BUSINESS-LED, POLICY AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE AN INFORMED AND CREDIBLE "BUSINESS VOICE FOR EDUCATION". FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ANY MATTERS OF DISCUSSION ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR RESOLUTION AND FINAL APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY RECEIVE A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ENSURE THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A THOROUGH PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT EVALUATION AND AN ANALYSIS OF BENCHMARK SALARY DATA FROM COMPARABLE NONPROFIT AND FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVEL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL FORMS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE (REQUIRED BY LAW TO REMAIN IN GOOD-STANDING) AND INDEPENDENT THIRD- PARTY WATCH-DOGS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR.