DONORSCHOOSE ORG: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
DONORSCHOOSE ORG (EIN 13-4129457)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-08
IRS object ID
201813129349303206
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-08T15:42:06-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134129457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DONORSCHOOSEORGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDONOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEOFFREY HILLPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.142.140.186IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-06IPDt
IP Tm15:16:25IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES BESTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$177,904,635GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS A SIMPLE WAY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEARN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee208TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers450TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$43,008NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$121,005,009PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$224,419PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$979,432CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$37,370CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$121,428,211PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$148,898,109CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Other Expenses$93,062,261PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$102,666,357PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$138,464,555CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$18,761,854PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$10,433,554CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$61,791,080TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$75,778,378TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,206,318TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,138,307TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$60,584,762NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$71,640,071NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY GIVING PEOPLE A SIMPLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND PERSONAL WAY TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. WE ENVISION A NATION WHERE CHILDREN IN EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE THE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED FOR AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$132,205,472ExpenseAmt
DescCLASSROOM PROJECT FULFILLMENT:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018, OUR DONORS HAVE PROVIDED $149.5 MILLION TO FUND 255,247 CLASSROOM PROJECTS, BENEFITING 43,313 SCHOOLS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$132,205,472TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee208EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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
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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 Line1GEOFFREY HILLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6465569923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETER BLOOM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESIA GOUW
VICE CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ALTER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE NICOLE BROWN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH COHEN
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN COLBERT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN EVERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENEIN LETFORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LOVETT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESIREE ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRABIAN SHORTERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WEINER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED WILSON
BOARD MEMBER (TO 10/2017)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY YOSELOFF
BOARD MEMBER (TO 1/2018)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$323,507$0$46,249
CESAR BOCANEGRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$230,820$0$44,875
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$237,042$0$45,967
ANDY KAPLAN
CFO (TO 12/2017)40.00Yes (X)$201,662$0$31,456
GEOFFREY HILL
CFO (AS OF 11/2017)40.00Yes (X)$28,833$0$0
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$239,345$0$23,749
DANIEL BETZ
DESIGN DIRECTOR40.00$172,445$0$40,906Yes (X)
JANELLE LIN
SENIOR VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT40.00$137,834$0$44,954Yes (X)
NANCY MOND
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$149,925$0$28,784Yes (X)
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$152,445$0$18,739Yes (X)
CHRIS JUDKINS-FISHER
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$132,500$0$17,260Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$342,939TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$29,129,896NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$149,840,171TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$304,188ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$37,370RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$37,370RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$37,370TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$37,370ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$279,408SecuritiesAmt
Other$27,443,498OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$285,252SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$5,844SecuritiesAmt
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,283,620TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,283,620ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$942,062ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,570,141TotalAmt
Program Services$777,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$492,385FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,865,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,678,762FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$142,565ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,344FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$831,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$489,464FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$764,272TotalAmt
Program Services$465,861ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$263,236FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,433TotalAmt
Management And General$56,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,070TotalAmt
Management And General$47,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,740TotalAmt
Program Services$119,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156,554FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,313TotalAmt
Fundraising$199,313FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482,986TotalAmt
Program Services$332,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,223FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$847,094TotalAmt
Program Services$613,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$183,606FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,181,963TotalAmt
Program Services$731,516ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$391,891FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,205TotalAmt
Program Services$128,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$164,351FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,840,495TotalAmt
Program Services$1,726,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98,777FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,895TotalAmt
Management And General$17,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLASSROOM MATERIALS$119,700,296$119,700,296
CREDIT CARD FEES$1,367,081$1,367,081
THANK YOU PACKAGE$402,386$402,386
GIFT CARD PRODUCTION$67,699$67,699

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,050TotalAmt
Management And General$13,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,464,555TotalAmt
Program Services$132,205,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$866,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,392,605FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,280,853BOYAmt
EOY$15,544,707EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,073,187BOYAmt
EOY$35,194,792EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,713,866BOYAmt
EOY$10,549,795EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,472BOYAmt
EOY$418,977EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,670,548LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,318,412LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,453,063BOYAmt
EOY$4,352,136EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,152,162BOYAmt
EOY$3,448,035EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,427,227BOYAmt
EOY$5,850,686EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,250BOYAmt
EOY$419,250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,791,080BOYAmt
EOY$75,778,378EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,318BOYAmt
EOY$4,138,307EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,318BOYAmt
EOY$4,138,307EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,674,989BOYAmt
EOY$42,464,773EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,909,773BOYAmt
EOY$29,175,298EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,584,762BOYAmt
EOY$71,640,071EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,791,080BOYAmt
EOY$75,778,378EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,433,554ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$621,755NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$60,854,821CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,473,914CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$121,005,009CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$149,840,171CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$516,552,116TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$60,854,821CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,378,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,473,914CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$121,005,009CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$149,840,171CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$516,552,116TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$57,512,939SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$459,039,177PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$68,325CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$166,706CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$127,920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$348,887CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$341,558CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,053,396TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$517,605,512TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.88690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89490PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,569,889OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$769,020DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,800,869BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,830OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,639DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,191BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,042,829OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,501,753DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,541,076BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,352,136TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT FUND - GLOBAL EQUITIES$1,729,648F
INVESTMENT FUND - FIXED INCOME$1,401,432F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT - ABSOLUTE RETURN$2,509,058F
INVESTMENT FUND - MIDDLE MARKET LENDING$169,252F
CASH HELD FOR INVESTMENT$41,296F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,850,686TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$150,126,645TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$621,755NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$606,781DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,228,536RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$148,898,109RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$148,898,109TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$139,071,336TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$606,781DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$606,781ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$138,464,555ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$138,464,555TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -RegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$4,079,742RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,079,742SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,079,742TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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 (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$293,507$0$30,000$0$0$0$13,521$0$32,728$0$369,756$0$0$0
CESAR BOCANEGRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$230,820$0$0$0$0$0$11,594$0$33,281$0$275,695$0$0$0
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$237,042$0$0$0$0$0$12,000$0$33,967$0$283,009$0$0$0
ANDY KAPLAN
CFO (TO 12/2017)$185,062$0$0$0$16,600$0$9,900$0$21,556$0$233,118$0$0$0
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$239,345$0$0$0$0$0$12,000$0$11,749$0$263,094$0$0$0
DANIEL BETZ
DESIGN DIRECTOR$172,445$0$0$0$0$0$8,625$0$32,281$0$213,351$0$0$0
JANELLE LIN
SENIOR VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT$137,834$0$0$0$0$0$8,445$0$36,509$0$182,788$0$0$0
NANCY MOND
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$149,925$0$0$0$0$0$7,625$0$21,159$0$178,709$0$0$0
DAVID CRANE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$152,445$0$0$0$0$0$7,550$0$11,189$0$171,184$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFROM TIME TO TIME, DONORSCHOOSE.ORG WILL PAY FOR FIRST-CLASS AIRFARE FOR THE CEO WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES AND AT INCONVENIENT TIMES FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution23ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$80,237NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)CRYPTOCURRENCY1$28,721,274QUOTED MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS4$328,385VALUE IF PURCHASED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6IN ADDITION TO THE VOLUNTEER WORK DONE BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MAJOR AREAS WHERE DONORSCHOOSE.ORG BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEER HOURS IS IN OUR "TEACHERS AS SCREENERS AND OUR "DONOR APPRECIATION" INITIATIVES. IN THE TEACHERS AS SCREENERS INITIATIVE, TEACHER VOLUNTEERS REVIEW CLASSROOM PROJECT PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONS, TO ENSURE THEY CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. IN THE DONOR APPRECIATION INITIATIVE, VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF TAKING STUDENT THANK-YOU LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT MAILING TO THE PROJECT DONORS.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5DONORSCHOOSE.ORG EMPLOYED 208 PERSONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2017 MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE EITHER SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY WORKERS. AT JUNE 30, 2018, THE FULL TIME STAFF WAS 103.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER PREPARATION, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, IT IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AT THIS MEETING, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM WALK THE ATTENDEES THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. WHEN THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH THE FORM 990, THEY APPROVE IT. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPERSONS COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY INCLUDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING. EACH PERSON COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY IS AWARE OF HOW TO REPORT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN, THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND HIS DIRECT REPORTS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. AT THIS MEETING, THE COMMITTEE ALSO DECIDED ON THE BONUS, IF ANY, TO BE AWARDED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMPLETED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TAX RETURNS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY AND CAUSE MARKETING DISCLOSURES ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AND DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24CLASSROOM MATERIALS INCLUDES THE COSTS OF CLASSROOM PROJECT MATERIALS, DELIVERY AND WHERE APPLICABLE, SALES TAX. GIFT CARD PRODUCTION IS THE COST OF MANUFACTURING GIFT CARDS. GIFT CARDS GIVE A POTENTIAL DONOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BRING A CLASSROOM PROJECT TO LIFE, WITH THE HOPE THAT THE DONOR WILL MAKE SUBSEQUENT CASH DONATIONS TO ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM PROJECTS. GIFT CARDS GENERALLY HAVE A FACE VALUE OF $25 AND UP. THE FACE VALUE OF THE GIFT CARD IS GENERALLY PAID FOR BY A CORPORATION OR FOUNDATION AND IS RECORDED IN DONATION REVENUE. CREDIT CARD FEES ARE THE FEES PAID TO THIRD PARTIES TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD DONATIONS MADE AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG. THANK YOU PACKAGE EXPENSE IS PRIMARILY THE COST OF SUPPLIES AND POSTAGE REQUIRED TO MAIL STUDENT THANK YOU LETTERS TO DONORS.

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