2018-07-23T10:56:39-07:00 2017-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2017-01-01 742128239 The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation WOSC 7136647676 4433 Bissonnet Bellaire TX 77401 Lise Shepherd CPA CFO 2018-07-23 false Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Tracy Weeden 4433 Bissonnet Bellaire TX 77401 6594056 false false X www.neuhaus.org X 1980 TX Neuhaus Education Center is dedicated to promoting reading success. Neuhaus provides evidence-based professional development and services to educators and school districts, provides information and resources to families and offers direct services to adult learners. 17 17 94 100 0 1582613 1910721 2691485 3688176 149771 260068 -12060 -55974 4411809 5802991 59550 58530 0 3231025 4008187 32032 0 568297 2075599 2536015 5398206 6602732 -986397 -799741 9926375 9949882 608846 596950 9317529 9352932 Neuhaus is dedicated to promoting reading success. false false 4443644 58530 3688176 Neuhaus provides evidence-based professional development to educators, provides information and resources to families, and offers direct services to adult learners. During 2017 and 2016, 4,789 and 2,760 respectively, teachers were trained on-site, online, and through distance learning opportunities. Neuhaus has collaborations with William Cary University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to offer an innovative Master of Education in Reading and Writing. Upon completion of the 38-hour degree program and with three years of teaching experience, participants are eligible to sit for the Reading Specialist Certification Exam and the Alliance National Registration Exam for Teaching Level Certification for membership in the Academic Language Therapy Association.In 2017, Neuhaus Family Support Office received more than 3,702 contacts from parents and family members concerned about dyslexia and reading difficulties in their children. Free Parent Information Presentations on reading difficulties, especially dyslexia, multisensory, research-based literacy instruction, and the Texas dyslexia legislation occur monthly. The Collie Library and the Pi Beta Phi Audio-Visual Library at Neuhaus lend library materials locally. Also, Neuhaus hosts Fridays@Neuhaus, which are educational seminars for parents and professionals presented by Neuhaus instructional staff and guest speakers and College Share, which provides information to college-bound students with learning differences, their parents, and professionals. Lastly, College Panel is a presentation by college students with learning differences. The panelists talk about their college experiences and share their success stories. 541400 Neuhaus closely monitors current research being done on reading instruction and reading disorders for findings to be incorporated into its instructional programs. This commitment to providing the most up-to-date, scientifically researched methods is what makes Neuhaus unique in its field and ensures that teachers and students are offered the most effective programs available. The Teacher Professional Development Program consists of approximately thirty classes, in the areas of Phonemic Awareness; Instant Letter Recognition; Sequencing and Decoding Skills; Listening/Reading Comprehension; Scientific Spelling; Multisensory Handwriting, Grammar, Syntax, and Paragraph Structure; and Oral Language Development. Also, teachers are offered classes on how to apply the results of various intervention studies on metacognitive skills, language enrichment, and literacy for their readers. 4985044 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 40 0 true 94 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X Lise Shepherd 7136647676 4433 Bissonnet Bellaire TX 77401 Adrienne Bond Chairman 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ben Andrews Finance Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Medora T Boone Co Chair Dev 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert W Kirkland Co Chair Dev 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elena Denis Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Do Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Amy A Melton Past Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Butler Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward B Crain Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 George Edwards Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Santiago Garavito Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David A Hanse Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suzanne S Harter Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Heller Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny Roman Johnson Trustee 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 W Temple Webber III Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Young Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tracy Weeden President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 214170 0 10450 Lise Shepherd CFO 40.00 0.00 X 112558 0 16760 Rayanne Darensbourg COO Aug-Dec 40.00 0.00 X 40205 0 3200 366933 30410 2 false true false Burnett Specialists PO Box 973940 Dallas TX 75397 Staffing 304897 ARC Texas P O Box 203890 Dallas TX 752303890 Printing services 160932 CopyDr 3814 Bissonnet St Houston TX 77005 Printing services 137248 3 404602 1506119 49429 1910721 Educational Materials 611710 940874 940874 Tuition Fees 611710 2747302 2747302 3688176 160012 160012 0 0 0 770032 669976 100056 100056 100056 65115 404602 121089 -55974 -55974 0 0 0 5802991 3688176 204094 0 58530 58530 0 0 397343 298979 63044 35320 0 2847871 2143318 451689 252864 67560 50431 11088 6041 423150 315863 69449 37838 272263 204197 43562 24504 0 0 26120 26120 0 0 20032 20032 558313 288437 173961 95915 0 187915 113989 32114 41812 0 0 98499 85573 7853 5073 493270 419304 71780 2186 0 112444 83075 14279 15090 0 0 173875 160956 7042 5877 0 Educational materials 498445 498445 Equipment repairs 330917 244510 49011 37396 Due & Subscriptions 36185 19437 8367 8381 0 6602732 4985044 1049391 568297 170466 240990 47 47 18500 10465 251132 337597 0 0 0 164806 128040 162290 110756 3819518 2088239 1893603 1731279 7265531 7390708 0 0 0 0 9926375 9949882 260031 334047 348815 262903 608846 596950 X 1954924 1537275 962122 1173319 6400483 6642338 9317529 9352932 9926375 9949882 -799741 835144 X false true X true false X 1578358 1473713 1262298 1582613 1910721 7807703 0 0 1578358 1473713 1262298 1582613 1910721 7807703 1952471 5855232 84812 62079 110665 141699 160012 559267 0 0 8366970 14617136 0.69980 0.73480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 6575345 6575345 478767 119692 false 416707 373485 415975 478767 1684934 2527401 399 190 589 104177 93371 103994 119692 421234 631851 6549945 64101 893579 318263 7189362 6529940 334994 314989 6549945 6912383 25050 -96506 310987 6529940 7147997 5237 58719 299570 6912383 6714811 5250 709032 281096 7147997 0.92390 0.07610 false false false 479004 479004 2075326 1105175 970151 1183323 901199 282124 81865 81865 1731279 6610748 835144 835144 5775604 20032 7355 27387 5802991 6575345 6575345 20032 7355 27387 6602732 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Endowment funds are restricted for scholarships, parent resource office, library, adult program and building maintenance. Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial Aid $7355 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial Aid $7355 false Luncheon 469717 404602 65115 9565 81392 24638 5494 469717 404602 65115 9565 81392 24638 5494 121089 -55974 true 0 0 Student Scholarships 19 51175 Tuition Assistance 10 7355 Tuition reduction Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Scholarships are awarded to students for tuition services for one on one training. The funds are not given directly to the student but are paid directly to the teacher so the organization is certain of the use of the funds. The teacher provides the organization with monthly reports on the child's progress. Tuition assistance is offered to teachers who meet certain eligibility requirements. Eligibility requirements vary depending on the restrictions of the donor and the class. true X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Tracy Weeden President & CEO 173670 40500 850 9600 224620 X 3 49429 Sale proceeds false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee The Executive Committee shall have and exercise the authority of the Board of Trustees in the direction of the Foundation, except where action of the Board of Trustees is required by (i) law, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation, or (iii) these Bylaws. Members of the Executive Committee shall be the then serving officers of the Foundation and two additional Trustees elected by the Board of Trustees from a slate presented and recommended by the Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and shall cause such minutes to be recorded in books kept for that purpose in the Foundation's office, and shall report the same to the Board of Trustees from time to time. Any vacancy occurring in the office of a member of the Executive Committee shall be filled for the remainder of the term of such office by the affirmative majority vote of the members of the Executive Committee. In any event, a member of the Executive Committee shall continue to hold such office until his or her successor has taken office pursuant to the provisions of this Article I, Section 12. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed by the Chair of the Finance Committee and the Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the Form is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Conflict of Interest forms are completed annually and reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer. If there is any indication that there is a conflict of interest, the conflict is reviewed by the Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The compensation of the CEO is based on a comparison with other officers in similar positions in the Houston area using wage and benefits surveys such as the United Way of Greater Houston's Wage and Benefit Survey. The Executive Committee annually reviews the compensation package. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request. The Conflict of Interest policy and audited financial statements are available on the organization's website.