2018-11-12T11:58:27-06:00 2017-12-31 540737372 PBMARES LLP 12150 MONUMENT DRIVE SUITE 350 FAIRFAX VA 22033 990 2017-01-01 812709681 RESULTS FOR AMERICA INC C/O MICHELE JOLIN RESU 6468546058 1875 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 10TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 LAURA PARKIN CFSO 6468546058 2018-11-12 1 JENNIFER N FRENCH P00659678 7033858577 2018-11-12 X 209.10.80.132 2018-11-12 10:56:11 ES P CAF2F61FEF47B780C89D0A0885DA2B8D94242D92 7E7C19A777B8B7A5EAAE63B0123C140455541FEE 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z LAURA PARKIN 1875 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 10TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 9454625 0 X WWW.RESULTS4AMERICA.ORG X 2016 DC RFA'S ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON NON-PROFIT LEADERS, GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS RFA ATTEMPTS TO BUILD THEIR AWARENESS OF, SUPPORT FOR, AND ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT FUNDING OF "EVIDENCED-BASED," RESULTS-DRIVEN SOCIAL PROGRAMS, I.E., SOCIAL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE RESULTS THAT CAN BE MEASURED AND EVALUATED FOR WHETHER THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING THEIR OBJECTIVES. RFA'S INITIATIVES FALL INTO THREE PROGRAM AREAS: IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, MOMENTUM AND COMMITMENT BUILDING, AND DEVELOPING STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE.FROM 2012 UNTIL MAY 2016, RFA WAS A PROGRAM ARM OF AMERICA ACHIEVES, A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. IN MAY OF 2016, RFA WAS INCORPORATED AS A FREE-STANDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND WILL CONTINUE THE KIND OF PROGRAMS THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY OPERATING UNDER AMERICA ACHIEVES. 4 3 30 0 0 0 4993561 9423800 0 30000 0 825 0 0 4993561 9454625 0 0 0 0 908694 4464550 0 0 186362 1437708 4088017 2346402 8552567 2647159 902058 3022171 3795761 375012 246544 2647159 3549217 X THE CHARITABLE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF RESULTS FOR AMERICA ("RFA") ARE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING THAT RESEARCH AND DATA ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS. IN THIS AGE OF SCARCE PUBLIC RESOURCES, THOSE RESOURCES NEED TO BE INVESTED IN WHAT WORKS. RFA'S GOAL, THEREFORE, IS TO HELP ENSURE THAT PUBLIC RESOURCES ARE DIRECTED TOWARD CHARITABLE PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES THAT USE RESEARCH AND DATA ("EVIDENCE") TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES. 0 0 5442026 30000 IMPLEMENTATION - RESULTS FOR AMERICA WORKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKERS AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF HELPING THEM MAKE MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES, TO SCALE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS, AND TO ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT IS MADE UP OF FIVE (5) CORE INITIATIVES: (1) WHAT WORKS CITIES (WWC) BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF MID-SIZED CITY GOVERNMENT TO USE DATA AND EVIDENCE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, WWC WAS WORKING WITH OVER 90 CITIES. WWC PLANS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AT 100 CITIES BY THE END OF Q1 2018. (2) RFA'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT FELLOWSHIP BUILDS LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY OF EVIDENCE PRACTITIONERS, AND WORKS WITH FELLOWS FROM 16 CITIES AND COUNTIES. (3) RFA'S NON-PROFIT FELLOWSHIP HAS 15 FELLOWS, AND HAS INFORMED AND DEVELOPED TOOLS TO HELP GOVERNMENTS AND NON-PROFITS WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SOCIAL CHALLENGES, AND HAS HELPED THE FELLOWS COMMUNICATE THEIR WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY, TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS. (4) RFA CONTINUES TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ON BEST APPROACHES TO INCORPORATE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN THEIR WORK AND LEGISLATION. (5) AT THE STATE LEVEL, RFA LAUNCHED A STATE EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP, WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM 9 STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES RECEIVE SUPPORT AND SHARE LEARNINGS ABOUT HOW BEST TO USE EVIDENCE IN DECISION MAKING. 1555424 MOMENTUM / COMMITMENT BUILDING - RFA CONTINUES TO BUILD A MOVEMENT AROUND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING WITH THE CURRENT GOAL OF GETTING THE MAJORITY OF "EARLY ADOPTERS" OF THE PRACTICES TO SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, RFA COMMUNICATES RESEARCH AND SOLUTIONS TO POLICY MAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS AND MEDIA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND OP-EDS; THE MONEYBALL FOR GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONS PROGRAM BY YEAR END SECURED THE PUBLIC COMMITMENT OF HUNDREDS OF LEADERS; AND THE WHAT WORKS MEDIA PROJECT PRODUCED TWO DOCUMENTARIES, TO BE SHOWN AT EVENTS AND ONLINE. 678574 STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE - RFA RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPED STANDARDS OR "BEST PRACTICES" FOR THE PROCESSES, INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY AND POLICIES THAT BEST ENABLE THE USE OF DATA AND EVIDENCE BY POLICYMAKERS AND GOVERNMENT DECISIONMAKERS. RFA PROVIDES THESE STANDARDS AS GUIDELINES FOR POLICYMAKERS. (1) AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, RFA HAS INCORPORATED THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE RFA WHAT WORKS INDEX, AND IN 2017 ADDED ONE AGENCY AND RATED 8 FEDERAL AGENCIES AGAINST THE INDEX REQUIREMENTS. IN 2017, THE AGENCIES SCORED IN THE RANGE OF 70 AND 83 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 100, NOT ADVANCING SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THEIR STATUS IN 2016. (2) IN 2017, RFA LAUNCHED THE WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION PROCESS, FOR WHICH OVER 180 CITIES APPLIED. THE PROCESS RESULTED IN CERTIFYING 9 CITIES NATIONWIDE AS USING EVIDENCE AND DATA EFFECTIVELY IN POLICY AND DECISION MAKING. RFA IS LOOKING TO GROW THE NUMBER OF CERTIFIED CITIES TO OVER 40 IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WHICH WOULD MEAN MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS BENEFITING FROM RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WITH EVIDENCE THAT THEY WORK. (3) DURING 2017, RFA ALSO PRODUCED A "BEST PRACTICES" PAPER, DOCUMENTING HOW STATES ARE PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE PROVISIONS IN THE FEDERAL EDUCATION LAW, THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT. RFA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A SELECT GROUP OF 9 STATES TO TEST AND IMPROVE THEIR PRACTICES. 138595 IMPACT AND OUTCOME ASSESSMENT - RFA MEASURES AND TRACKS ITS ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES AGAINST QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL TARGETS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES GATHERING AND ANALYZING DATA THROUGH SURVEYS AND OTHER MEANS, UNCOVERING PATTERNS, AND USING THE INFORMATION TO DESIGN AND RESHAPE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RFA'S PROGRAMS. 138595 7814619 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA DC MD MA MI NJ NY OH OK PA UT VA WA IL NJ X LAURA PARKIN - RESULTS FOR AMERICA 6468546058 110 WALL STREET SUITE 308 NEW YORK NY 10005 MICHELE JOLIN CHAIRMAN AND CEO 40.00 X X 201752 0 3840 SOPHIA MAROON DIRECTOR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA PARKIN CFSO & SECRETARY (THROUGH 6/29/17) 40.00 X X 241646 0 17325 MARCELA DEL CARMEN SECRETARY (AS OF 6/30/17) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT GORDON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MEDINA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 247150 0 11789 SIMONE BRODY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHAT WORKS CITIES 40.00 X 225895 0 24890 JEREMY AYERS VP OF POLICY 40.00 X 182150 0 10276 SHARMAN STEIN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 180342 0 3483 NICHOLE DUNN VP OF INNOVATION & COMMUNITY IMPACT 40.00 X 171235 0 4170 ABEBA TADDESE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESULTS FOR ALL 40.00 X 165708 0 27715 1615878 0 103488 18 0 1 0 SOLUTIONS MEDIA 383 CARLTON AVENUE 9E BROOKLYN NY 11238 RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION SERVICES FOR WHA 288646 GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP 215 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 15TH FL NEW YORK NY 10003 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND PU 224342 TAYLOR STRATEGIES 122 C STREET NW STE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20001 EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP STANDARDS OF EXCELL 190777 CIVIC LLC 1110 VERMONT AVENUE NW STE 950 WASHINGTON DC 20005 RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES IN GOVERNMENT 145000 SUMMIT ADVISORS 3631 TILDEN STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES IN GOVERNMENT 136000 10 9423800 9423800 IMPLEMENTATION FEES 900099 30000 30000 30000 825 825 9454625 30000 0 825 X 697091 612562 58367 26162 3054883 2685418 255468 113997 47215 41575 4397 1243 424490 383906 27005 13579 240871 211855 19979 9037 5854 2433 3421 107414 107414 2479465 2467861 7441 4163 51476 36070 9134 6272 102289 96358 5931 259217 236750 17409 5058 180363 166243 7581 6539 889643 873588 15743 312 9892 9892 2404 2404 8552567 7814619 551586 186362 2962526 1534105 2000925 28705 175000 3623 28009 35889 9892 2942 25997 24375 31725 3022171 3795761 375012 246544 375012 246544 X 340954 448201 2306205 3101016 0 0 2647159 3549217 3022171 3795761 902058 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 4993561 9453800 14447361 4993561 9453800 14447361 11385318 3062043 14447361 X 35889 9892 25997 25997 X 9454625 0 9454625 0 9454625 8552567 0 8552567 0 8552567 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY INCOME TAXES, (TOPIC 740) OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC); HOWEVER, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE IT IS EXPOSED TO ANY SUCH POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN THIS GUIDANCE, NOR DO THEY EXPECT THIS TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, ANNUALLY WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. SUCH RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THE RETURNS ARE FILED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MICHELE JOLIN CHAIRMAN AND CEO 192000 0 2000 0 7752 0 3840 0 0 0 205592 0 0 0 LAURA PARKIN CFSO & SECRETARY (THROUGH 6/29/17) 239496 0 2000 0 150 0 4800 0 12525 0 258971 0 0 0 DAVID MEDINA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 245000 0 2000 0 150 0 5174 0 6615 0 258939 0 0 0 SIMONE BRODY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHAT WORKS CITIE 212978 0 2000 0 10917 0 4615 0 20275 0 250785 0 0 0 JEREMY AYERS VP OF POLICY 180000 0 2000 0 150 0 3600 0 6676 0 192426 0 0 0 SHARMAN STEIN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 172000 0 2000 0 6342 0 3440 0 43 0 183825 0 0 0 NICHOLE DUNN VP OF INNOVATION & COMMUNITY IMPACT 169230 0 2000 0 5 0 3400 0 770 0 175405 0 0 0 ABEBA TADDESE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESULTS FOR ALL 163141 0 2000 0 567 0 1921 0 25794 0 193423 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 $2,000 PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PAID TO EVERY EMPLOYEE PRIOR TO YEAR END. THIS WAS RECOGNITION FOR EXCEEDING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND SPENDING UNDERBUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEE'S WERE ESTABLISHED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE CEO, COO AND CFSO FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. AFTER INCORPORATING ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES A FINAL DRAFT IS CIRCULATED TO THE GROUP VIA EMAIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C RFA INTERVIEWS EACH BOARD MEMBER, AND REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS AND THE CEO, COO AND CFSO TO SIGN THE RFA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE INTERVIEWED FOR CONFLICTS, AND MADE AWARE OF RFA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IS IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK DISTRIBUTED TO ALL NEW EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH FALL, AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING PROCESS, AND ITS CONCURRENT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS, RFA'S HR TEAM REVIEWS COMPENSATION COMPARABLES. THE HR TEAM REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR ALL LEVELS OF EMPLOYEE FROM CEO TO PROGRAM ASSISTANT BY REVIEWING COMPARABLE JOBS LISTED ON OPENDOOR, REVIEWING PNP STAFFING REPORTS, AND 990S FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFITS. THE HR TEAM THEN PRESENTS ITS FINDINGS TO THE BOARD AHEAD OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS, THE BOARD THEN APPROVES THE COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH LEVEL OF SENIORITY. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2015, WHILE RFA WAS OPERATING AS A PROGRAM ARM OF THE NON-PROFIT AMERICA ACHIEVES, AMERICA ACHIEVES CONTRACTED WITH THE HR CONSULTING FIRM KOYA LEADERSHIP PARTNERS TO PERFORM A COMPENSATION STUDY, TO COMPARE AMERICA ACHIEVES, AND BY EXTENSION RFA'S, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS TO THE MARKET. BASED ON THIS STUDY, THE AMERICA ACHIEVES BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION LEVELS AT AMERICA ACHIEVES. THIS STUDY INFORMED THE COMPENSATION RATES AT RFA FOR 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RFA'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. RFA CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH A FORM ON ITS WEBSITE, WHICH GENERATES MESSAGES FOR A MONITORED INBOX. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 607,578. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 675. TOTAL EXPENSES 608,253. COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 467,665. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,488. TOTAL EXPENSES 471,153. POLICY PLANNING AND SENIOR FELLOWS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,025,555. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,025,555. VIDEO PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 366,973. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 366,973. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,441. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,441. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 90.