2018-04-16T17:30:00-07:00 2017-08-31 CMRosen LLC 17440 Dallas Pkwy Ste 218 Dallas TX 752877308 990 2016-09-01 465572398 Its a Sensory World Inc ITSA 9722398100 13617 Neutron Road Farmers Branch TX 75244 Rekha Suryanarayana Executive Dir. 2018-04-16 true Chad M Rosen CPA P01071321 9728181400 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Rekha Suryanarayana 881199 false false X www.itsasensoryworld.org X 2014 TX It's a Sensory World, Inc. provides a safe, affordable, and multi-sensory environment that is educational, recreational, and therapeutic for children with special needs. 5 5 17 150 0 255263 238097 416761 596943 1 1 11922 672025 846963 0 0 397481 427597 0 96322 245010 294775 642491 722372 29534 124591 57668 190599 8495 16835 49173 173764 To provide a place where children can thrive and reach their maximum potential through the programs we offer and the nurturing they receive; to be child-centered in our approach; and to work as a team with our students' teachers and therapists. false false 425928 458265 Education - In our educational school program, ISW Academy, we served 45 students in 2016-17 (up from 32 in 2015-16). We also added an outdoor playground through fundraising efforts by our parents and inaugurated our updated sensory gym, funded by the Jordan Speith Family Foundation. 109520 134133 Recreation - In the summer of 2017, we served 69 unduplicated students (compared to 56 in 2016) over 9 weeks of summer camps. We were able to add a school van in June 2017 so that our campers could take weekly field trips and learn new skills tointegrate into the community and into mainstream activities. We organized a Winter Camp in December 2016 in which 14 students participated. ISW organized two events open to the community, Boo Bash and Winter Wonder World, for students with special needs to practice trick-or-treating and holiday gift giving. A total of 136 children from the DFW metroplex participated. Two public elementary schools came on field trips to our sensory gym, and one non-profit organization hosted their annual party here. 6832 4860 Therapy - We continued to partner with speech therapists, occupational therapists, and BCBAs (Board Certified Behavior Analysts) who use our center to work with their clients. We were able to add a therapeutic listening program to our sensoryintervention techniques. Our InterActive Kids program, which provides hands-on practice of real-life social skills, served 8 students via a partnership with the local Rec. Center. 542280 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 17 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false false false false X Rekha Suryanarayana 9722398100 13617 Neutron Road Farmers Branch TX 75244 Rekha Suryanarayana Pres/Treas/ED 35.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Louis N Buddy Lee Chairperson 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Ray Roberts Sec of Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vipin Nambiar Finance Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reagen L Anderes Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carla Johnson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Angela Stephens Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 63000 0 0 Priya Patel Secretary 45.00 0.00 X 58000 0 0 121000 0 false false false 0 1700 31748 204649 15753 238097 Educational tuition 611600 457950 457950 Recreational tuition 611600 134133 134133 Therapeutic tuition 611710 4860 4860 596943 1 1 0 1229 1229 0 0 34844 31748 31122 3722 3722 9670 3014 6656 6656 415 100 315 315 0 846963 597258 11608 0 0 0 0 121000 63000 58000 0 268167 244522 23645 0 3187 3187 35243 27557 2226 5460 0 0 0 0 0 0 69671 28719 23012 17940 11595 5729 5386 480 22868 9109 11489 2270 0 0 119404 106702 6702 6000 8145 7845 168 132 0 15749 11086 1120 3543 117 117 0 6685 6017 334 334 8248 8248 Educational materials 24183 24118 41 24 Dues, trainings,volunteer, 8110 4689 1282 2139 0 722372 542280 83770 96322 8874 137489 11697 1562 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64758 13210 25341 51548 0 0 0 0 11756 0 57668 190599 8495 15661 1174 8495 16835 X 44349 163464 4824 10300 49173 173764 57668 190599 124591 X false false false X 56745 122473 255263 238097 672578 106375 331502 416761 597358 1451996 0 0 0 163120 453975 672024 835455 2124574 54897 60212 160019 154286 429414 5355 149059 170339 188641 513394 60252 209271 330358 342927 942808 1181766 4 1230 1234 0 4 1230 1234 10378 10378 2000 2000 163124 455975 672024 847063 2138186 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8363 3504 4859 20579 1445 19134 35816 8261 27555 51548 false Casino Night 66592 31748 34844 10932 6581 7536 6073 66592 31748 34844 10932 6581 7536 6073 31122 3722 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process This Form 990 was provided to all board members via email for comment before being approved for filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The following are excerpts from the Organization's confict of interest policy:ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS 1. Interested Person Any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined below, is an interested person. 2. Financial Interest A person has a financial interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through business, investment, or family: a. An ownership or investment interest in any entity with which the Organization has a transaction or arrangement; b. A compensation arrangement with the Organization or with any entity or individual with which the Organization has a transaction or arrangement; or c. A potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, any entity or individual with which the Organization is negotiating a transaction or arrangement. Compensation includes direct and indirect remuneration as well as gifts or favors that are not insubstantial. A financial interest is not necessarily a conflict of interest. Under Article III, Section 2, a person who has a financial interest may have a conflict of interest only if the appropriate governing board or committee decides that a conflict of interest exists. ARTICLE III - PROCEDURES 1. Duty to Disclose In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. 2. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. 3. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest a. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. b. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. c. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. d. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Organizations best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. 4. Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy a. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. b. If, after hearing the members response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. ARTICLE V - COMPENSATION 1. A voting member of the governing board who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Organization for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that members compensation. 2. A voting member of any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Organization for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that members compensation. 3. No voting member of the governing board or any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Organization, either individually or collectively, is prohibited from providing information to any committee regarding compensation. ARTICLE VII - PERIODIC REVIEWS To ensure the Organization operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: 1. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arms length bargaining. 2. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the Organizations written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. ARTICLE VIII - USE OF OUTSIDE EXPERTS When conducting the periodic reviews as provided for in Article VII, the Organization may, but need not, use outside advisors. If outside experts are used, their use shall not relieve the governing board of its responsibility for ensuring periodic reviews are conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available These are available upon request.