2018-11-05T08:24:38-06:00 2017-12-31 222706394 CLYNE EAGAN & ASSOCIATES 8 RIDGEDALE AVENUE CEDAR KNOLLS NJ 07927 990 2017-01-01 760810290 WRITE ON SPORTS INC WRIT 9739438673 21 CLONAVOR ROAD WEST ORANGE NJ 07052 BYRON YAKE PRESIDENT 9739438673 2018-10-02 1 PAUL ARCHBOLD P00189388 9739939767 173.63.94.218 2018-10-02 13:18:49 ED P 23897300E362DDA9E8F6123A5C6CB3B5D84A96FF AD03CB354EFE7E400CBFC04D582B5ACDA9C49CE4 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z BYRON YAKE 21 CLONAVOR ROAD WEST ORANGE NJ 07052 240884 0 X WWW.WRITEONSPORTS.ORG X 2010 NJ WRITE ON SPORTS (WOS) IS A DISTINCTIVE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS BY TAPPING INTO THEIR PASSION FOR SPORTS. THE FOCUS IS PRIMARILY ON DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. 11 10 0 10 0 0 223632 166014 15000 12500 0 0 20041 3072 258673 181586 0 0 0 0 16000 25000 0 0 22573 177836 186402 193836 211402 64837 -29816 105500 88397 120 12833 105380 75564 X WOS IS A DISTINCTIVE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS BY TAPPING INTO THEIR PASSION FOR SPORTS. THE FOCUS IS PRIMARILY ON DISADVANTGED STUDENTS. 0 0 139998 14573 WRITE ON SPORTS IS A LITERACY PROGRAM THAT TEACHES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND HOMES HOW TO WRITE ABOUT SPORTS AS A WAY TO HELP THEM WRITE. IT USES THE SUBJECT OF SPORTS AND THE TOOLS OF JOURNALISM TO ENGAGE THE STUDENTS. GUEST ATHLETES AND JOURNALISTS HOLD "PRESS CONFERENCES" WITH THE STUDENTS, WHO PREPARE FOR THE GUESTS BY RESEARCHING WHO THEY ARE. THEY ASK QUESTIONS AND BLOG ABOUT THE VISITS. STUDENTS ALSO WRITE FEATURE STORIES AND PRODUCE VIDEOS ON COMPUTERS OVER THE TWO-WEEK PROGRAM. THEY ALSO ATTEND A SPORTS EVENT AND INTERVIEW PLAYERS AND COACHES.IN 2017, WRITE ON SPORTS HELD TEN TWO-WEEK PROGRAMS IN FOUR STATES, INCLUDING SIX IN NEW JERSEY. IN TWELVE YEARS, WRITE ON SPORTS HAS HELD SEVENTY ONE TWO-WEEK CAMPS AND THIRTEEN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SINCE 2006, WRITE ON SPORTS HAS HELD PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 1,250 STUDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING NEW JERSEY CITIES; MONTCLAIR, NEWARK, PATERSON, WEST ORANGE, ORANGE, EAST ORANGE, HAWTHORNE, CLIFTON, ROSELLE, WEST LONG BRANCH AS WELL AS IN GOSHEN, INDIANA, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND AND BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.THE TEN CAMPS IN 2017 WERE HELD AT SAINT BENEDICT'S PREP AND PRUDENTIAL CENTER FOR NEWARK STUDENTS, TWO CAMPS AT MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS FROM THE ORANGES AND HAWTHORNE/CLIFTON AREA, SIX AFFILIATE PROGRAMS WERE HELD AT ROSELLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY, GOSHEN COLLEGE IN INDIANA AND PROVIDENCE COLLEGE AND BRYANT UNIVERSITY IN RHODE ISLAND. ONE NEW PROGRAM WAS HELD AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS FROM WEST LONG BRANCH. ANOTHER WAS HELD AT THE SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.ONE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM WAS HELD IN WEST ORANGE FOR SIXTH GRADERS. TEACHERS IN THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND INTERNS WHO ATTENDED THE WRITE ON SPORTS PROGRAMS IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE. TWO ARE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, OTHERS ARE NOW COLLEGE STUDENTS.THE CURRICULUM, MORE THAN 100 PAGES, WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. ERIK JACOBSON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LITERACY AT MONTCLIAR STATE UNIVERSITY. HE IS PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR WRITE ON SPORTS AND OVERSEES THE ACADEMICS. HE ALOS ALSO LEADS THE TWO NEWARK CAMPS. HIS DOCTORATE IS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY FROM HARVARD.PARTNERS WITH WRITE ON SPORTS INCLUDE MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS, ST. BENEDICT'S PREP, YOGI BERRA MUSEUM AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES WHERE THE PROGRAMS ARE HELD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 139998 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NJ X BYRON YAKE 9739438673 21 CLONAVOR ROAD WEST ORANGE NJ 07052 DAVID W LOHUIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER KING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR ADA BETH CUTLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN BECK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEV GANDHI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS LASALLE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PJ JOHNSON TRUSTEE 7.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS LAVANTURE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BYRON YAKE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 60.00 X 25000 0 0 JOHN D GOLDSMITH PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT OTTENHOFF TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 25000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55475 110539 166014 PROGRAM SERVICE FEE 900099 12500 12500 12500 60297 55475 59298 999 999 OTHER 900099 2073 2073 2073 181586 14573 0 999 X 25000 22000 3000 21788 21788 112035 89460 4955 17620 495 375 120 6822 198 5733 891 1122 725 397 1075 153 778 144 2167 2167 7190 6842 348 PROGRAM COSTS 20827 20827 0 0 WEBSITE 5150 0 5150 0 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 4833 99 1922 2812 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1596 44 858 694 1302 1287 15 211402 139998 48831 22573 96507 63828 1710 17395 1864 3922 12375 9123 5419 3252 105500 88397 120 12833 120 12833 X 105380 75564 0 0 105380 75564 105500 88397 -29816 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 12375 9123 3252 3252 X 240884 59298 59298 181586 0 181586 270700 59298 59298 211402 0 211402 PART X, LINE 2: THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT FOR A TAX ON ITS NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY. THE COMPANY UTILIZES THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT GUIDANCE IN FASB ASC 740 TO ASSESS THEIR STATUS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, AS WELL AS OTHER TAX POSITIONS. FASB ASC 740 PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR HOW AN ENTITY SHOULD MEASURE, RECOGNIZE, PRESENT, AND DISCLOSE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT IT HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE ON A TAX RETURN, AND PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION OF BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE CLUB'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE RELATED STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ON THOSE TAX RETURNS. IN GENERAL, FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS HAVE A THREE YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, AND THE STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS HAVE A FOUR YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 59,298. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 59,298. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 ORGANIZATION WILL ESTABLISH AND PUBLICIZE NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY THROUGH WEBSITE AND SOLICIATION MATERIALS. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 ORGANIZATION WILL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ALL RACIAL COMPOSITION AND NONDISCRIMINATORY RECORDS. GALA 115772 55475 60297 59298 115772 55475 60297 59298 59298 999 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A PROFESSIONAL FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IS ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. ONCE PREPARED, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNTANT, WHO IS A CPA AND HAS NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE. ANY REVISIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY ARE MADE AND ONCE THE FORM 990 IS IN FINAL DRAFT FORM IT IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS BY A PREDETERMINED DATE. ANY COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED AND ONCE INCORPORATED, AS NECESSARY, THE FINAL FORM 990 RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD SECRETARY JOHN GOLDSMITH DISTRIBUTES A QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR TO EACH BOARD MEMBER TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. BOARD SECRETARY MONITORS RESPONSES AND ASSISTS IN EVALUATING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION FOR ALL OFFICERS, EXECUTIVES AND MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G INSTRUCTIONAL AND SERVICE PROVIDERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 73,140. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 73,140. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,320. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,955. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,620. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,895.