POLARIS PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
POLARIS PROJECT (EIN 03-0391561)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-20
IRS object ID
201812329349301051
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-08-20T13:44:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN030391561EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1POLARIS PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPOLABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027451001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY MYLESPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027451001PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Phone3019519090PhoneNum
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Tax2017TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1POLARISBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRADLEY MYLESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,482,452GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.POLARISPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPOLARIS PROJECT COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN DAY SLAVERY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee145TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers28TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,222,499PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,449,691CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$51,687PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,600CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$15,462PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$5,463CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,333PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,249CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,290,981PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,466,505CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,038,332PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$104,469CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,937,991PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,183,284CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$771,282CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,124,286PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,928,562CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,100,609PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,216,315CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,190,372PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,250,190CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,710,674TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,871,199TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,709,672TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,618,707TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,001,002NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,252,492NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPOLARIS IS A NONPROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO COMBAT AND PREVENT MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,010,459ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,600RevenueAmt
DescNATIONAL HOTLINE: IN 2017, POLARIS PROJECT CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE (NHTH), WITH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (OTIP). THE NATIONAL HOTLINE IMPROVES THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING BY CONNECTING VICTIMS WITH A RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND EQUIPS STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY NETWORKING, COORDINATION, AND RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO OPERATING THE NHTH, POLARIS PROJECT RECEIVES TIPS AND COMMUNICATES WITH VICTIMS THROUGH A TEXTING SERVICE, AND FIELDS CALLS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,499,396ExpenseAmt
DescSTRATEGIC INITIATIVES (SI): POLARIS' EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF HOTLINE, PUBLIC SOURCE AND PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED DATA HAS PRODUCED A DETAILED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS FOR MORE THAN 25 TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, USING THIS ANALYSIS, POLARIS DESIGNS TARGETED INTERVENTION CAMPAIGNS TO SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPT OR ELIMINATE THE KEY FACTORS ALLOWING EACH TYPE TO EXIST. CURRENT WORK INCLUDES DISRUPTION OF TRAFFICKING IN ILLICIT MASSAGE BUSINESS AND EXPLORATORY WORK ON THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS VIA MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$879,600ExpenseAmt
DescDATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM (DAP): COLLECTS AND ANALYZES DATA FROM THE POLARIS OPERATED NATIONAL HOTLINES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC SOURCES TO MAP THE SCOPE, SIZE, AND SYSTEMS OF MODERN SLAVERY, WHILE BREAKING DOWN DATA SILOS AND BUILDING DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FIELD. DAP SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND ILLUMINATE THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND PROVIDE THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD WITH THE BEST TOOLS POSSIBLE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS, GUIDING POLARIS' PRIORITIES AND THE FIELD TOWARD ERADICATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDesc
$873,156$100,000GLOBAL HOTLINES PROGRAM: POLARIS' GLOBAL HOTLINES PROGRAM SUPPORTS BUILDING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE OPERATING THE U.S. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, WE OFFER TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON HOTLINE OPERATIONS TO OTHER HOTLINE PARTNERS. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO BUILD A BROADER SAFETY NET FOR SURVIVORS OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY, TO CONNECT VICTIMS TO SERVICES, AND TO DEVELOP A MORE COORDINATED GLOBAL RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF THIS TRANSNATIONAL CRIME. IN 2016, MEXICO, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND CANADA WERE THREE MAJOR FOCUS COUNTRIES FOR THIS PROGRAM AREA.
$318,002GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY/PUBLIC OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS: POLARIS PROJECT'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY/PUBLIC OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS ARE A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF POLICY EXPERTISE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRIORITIZES EFFORTS TO ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROTECT VICTIMS OF THIS CRIME AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE PROGRAM BUILDS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR PROMISING PRACTICES IN OUR FIELD, INCLUDING ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS AND DATA-SHARING, AND PROTECTION POLICIES FOR VICTIMS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. OUR WORK DRIVES LEGAL AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT ENABLE THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO BETTER PROTECT VICTIM POPULATIONS, REDUCE WORKER VULNERABILITY, INCREASE SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS AND INCREASE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS. THE POLICY PROGRAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS (POC) DEPARTMENT, WHICH RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS, BUILDS GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CHANGES PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND CULTURAL NORMS RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND SUPPORTS ADVOCACY INITIATIVES RELATED TO COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
$172,399$4,469CLIENT SERVICES: POLARIS PROJECT'S LOCAL CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN REGION. UNIQUELY, POLARIS PROJECT SERVES AND ADVOCATES FOR ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS: MEN AND WOMEN, ADULTS AND CHILDREN, FOREIGN NATIONALS AND U.S. CITIZENS, AND VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRISIS RESPONSE, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, CLIENT SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY AND JOB TRAINING.
$168,281ADVISORY SERVICES: POLARIS PROJECT'S ADVISORY SERVICES FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS THROUGH CONSULTATIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SPECIALIZED CURRICULUMS. ADVISORY SERVICES ALSO ASSISTS TASK FORCES, COALITIONS AND ADVOCATES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,531,838TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$104,469TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,921,293TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee145EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Line1ALFONSO WRIGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027451001PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CATHERINE A MCLEAN
CHAIRPERSON10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH EUN
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL R CHARNY
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BENENSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL MACKINNON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG MOORE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE ROSENTHAL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY MYLES
EXCUTIVE DIRETOR & CEO50.00Yes (X)$167,583$0$3,907
SARAH JAKIEL
CHIEF PROGRAM OFF. (THROUGH 05/17)50.00Yes (X)$130,338$0$8,936
NANCY CHOI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (BEG. 07/17)50.00Yes (X)$69,218$0$2,944
ALAN LANDIS
COO (THROUGH 02/17)50.00Yes (X)$39,016$0$1,621
ALFONSO WRIGHT
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE50.00$109,779$0$4,391Yes (X)
MICHELLE WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR OF TALENT MAMGAMENT50.00$103,570$0$7,865Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$619,504TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$29,664TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,081,043GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$10,368,648AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$26,857NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,449,691TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTRAININGDesc
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Total Revenue Column$12,600TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,600RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,600TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,410TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,410ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$15,947OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$15,947OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$15,947ExclusionAmt

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Exclusion-$1,249ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$1,249OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,466,505TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,600RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$4,214ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,469TotalAmt
Program Services$4,469ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,000TotalAmt
Program Services$100,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$423,563TotalAmt
Program Services$195,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,821FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,233,879TotalAmt
Program Services$3,293,573ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$693,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246,524FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,135TotalAmt
Program Services$78,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,258FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$991,627TotalAmt
Program Services$742,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,871FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$429,080TotalAmt
Program Services$320,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,497FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,399TotalAmt
Program Services$75,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,260FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,308,285TotalAmt
Program Services$811,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$408,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,286FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,920TotalAmt
Program Services$18,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,026FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,332TotalAmt
Program Services$83,618ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,258FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,227TotalAmt
Program Services$52,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,500FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$555,659TotalAmt
Program Services$381,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,755FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,315TotalAmt
Program Services$161,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,826FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,577TotalAmt
Program Services$44,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,352FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,701TotalAmt
Program Services$3,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,264TotalAmt
Management And General$16,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT$0$417,410-$466,324$48,914
LICENSES & FEES$69,014$42,823$21,534$4,657
PAYROLL PROCESSING EXP.$24,997$15,510$7,800$1,687
ONLINE FUNDRAISING FEES$22,742$14,111$7,096$1,535

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,130TotalAmt
Program Services$63,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,203FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,216,315TotalAmt
Program Services$6,921,293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,523,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$771,282FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,854,825BOYAmt
EOY$2,493,912EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,373,996BOYAmt
EOY$2,784,591EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,576,304BOYAmt
EOY$5,711,504EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,311BOYAmt
EOY$146,696EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,164,893LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$525,874LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$748,761BOYAmt
EOY$639,019EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,477BOYAmt
EOY$95,477EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,710,674BOYAmt
EOY$11,871,199EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$331,193BOYAmt
EOY$640,044EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,400BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,062,079BOYAmt
EOY$968,663EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,709,672BOYAmt
EOY$1,618,707EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$632,629BOYAmt
EOY$2,483,733EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,368,373BOYAmt
EOY$7,768,759EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,001,002BOYAmt
EOY$10,252,492EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,710,674BOYAmt
EOY$11,871,199EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,250,190ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,300NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$5,503,646CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,505,247CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,692,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,222,499CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,449,691CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,374,009TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,503,646CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,505,247CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,692,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,222,499CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,449,691CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,374,009TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,979,898SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$34,394,111PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,306CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,220CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,413TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,565CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,084CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,333CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$1,249CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,027TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$43,478,449TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$459,031GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72620PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$415FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$224FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$639FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,215,676FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,216,315FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$610,816FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$152,704FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$474,060CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$515,576CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$605,030CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$610,816CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,205,482TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,308,223LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,490CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$14,232CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,545CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$639CurrentYearAmt
Total$29,906TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$118,515CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$128,894CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$151,258CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$152,704CurrentYearAmt
Total$551,371TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$827,057GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,358CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,278CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$821CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$415CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,872TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$940,457OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$399,450DepreciationAmt
Book Value$541,007BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$213,936OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$115,924DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,012BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$639,019TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$446,445
DEFERRED IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE$522,218
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$968,663TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,994,325TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,300NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,510,573DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$15,947OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,527,820RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,466,505RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,466,505TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,742,835TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,510,573DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$15,947OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,526,520ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,216,315ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,216,315TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, POLARIS PROJECT, INC. HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT REPORTED AS 15,947. EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 7C.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT REPORTED AS 15,947. EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 7C.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$100,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$100,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$100,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantPROMOTION AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING - HOTLINE COLLABORATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$100,000CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN MAKING A GRANT TO AN ORGANIZATION, POLARIS REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORTS PER THE GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRAM OFFICERS MONITOR PROGRESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY MYLESPersonNm
TitleEXCUTIVE DIRETOR & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$167,583BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$3,907NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$171,490TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PAID AN EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE AS PART OF THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,857NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IS REPORTED IN THIS COLUMN,ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FORM 990 AND VOTED ON ITS APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOLARIS HAS A DETAILED ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DESCRIBED IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY MANUAL. IT WAS LAST UPDATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2009. PROCEDURES INCLUDE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE, DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND ADDRESSING ANY REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. POLARIS IMPLEMENTS THIS PRACTICE BEFORE EVERY SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION AND BOARD VOTE. AN INTERESTED PERSON IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS IN ALL OTHER SITUATIONS. IF A CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS, THE INTERESTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING ON THE RELATED MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF POLARIS' CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW DATE WAS IN DECEMBER 2017. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF POLARIS INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FEDERAL FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE FILES AND/OR THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19POLARIS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS OWN WEBSITE OR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES: BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENTS, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE REQUESTED BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, MAY BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 803,948. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 404,284. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 87,434. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,295,666. PROGRAMMATIC SUBCONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,830. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,937. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 852. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,619.

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