2018-02-02T14:16:10-07:00 2017-09-30 990 2016-10-01 131656653 FRESH AIR FUND FRES 2128978900 633 Third Avenue 14th floor New York NY 10017 Jean Jeremie CFO 2128978963 2018-02-02 108.179.11.57 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Fatima Shama 633 3rd Ave 14th floor New York NY 10017 40669826 0 X www.freshair.org X 1877 NY THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. 30 30 654 5000 -184610 0 10877735 14422818 1284975 1547864 26137097 7829346 0 5191 38299807 23805219 0 0 0 0 8181527 7813621 502620 478185 4314962 10733262 10831049 19417409 19122855 18882398 4682364 129328123 136377775 1942257 539522 127385866 135838253 To provide NYC children from low-income families with cultural, recreational, and educational experiences at its camps and with volunteer host families and through year-round academic programs. 0 0 8849914 0 1547864 The Fresh Air Fund's camping programs take place year-round on an over 2,000 acre property in Fishkill, New York. In the summer, 3,000 New York City children experience outdoor adventures and benefit from educational experiences. During the school year, students participate in weekend camping retreats, academic enrichment and leadership programs. Year-round programs include The Fund's Career Awareness Program, College Connections Program, and Young Women's Leadership Program. 4347287 0 0 Approximately 3,000 Fresh Air children visit rural, suburban and small town communities along the East Coast and Southern Canada, called Friendly Towns, during the summer. During the one or two week visits with volunteer host families, children and their hosts form bonds of friendship and discover a cultural exchange of traditions, foods, and fun by sharing personal, day-to-day experiences. 0 0 0 13197201 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 654 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA X X Jean Jeremie CPA 2128978963 633 Third Avenue 14th floor New York NY 10017 William P Lauder Chairman 1 0 X X 0 0 0 John N Irwin III Vice Chairman 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Wendy R Flanagan President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 LizabethAnn Rogovoy Eisen Vice President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Derrick Cephas Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 June Ambrose Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tiki Barber Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mariah Carey Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mats G Carlston Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ahmed Deria Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ruth W Houghton Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Craig S Ivey Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Howard B Johnson Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel S Kaplan Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Isabelle Krusen Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gregory D Lee Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Alexis Maged Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Joseph J Magliocco Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Katherine M Morris Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 David Perpich Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Caroline Cummings Rafferty Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Brandon Reid Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Betsy Shiverick Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Albert Simon Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Barbaralee Diamonstein Spielvogel Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kimberly E Steward Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Richard D Thomas Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Bradley Whitman Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Steven M Wolf Board member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Fatima Shama Executive Director 35 0 X 331505 0 27822 Jean Jeremie CFO 35 0 X 247507 0 64734 Lori Seader Development Director (former) 35 0 X 229610 0 71830 George Morfessis Director of IT (former) 35 0 X 200293 0 57057 Alicia Skovera Director of Camping 35 0 X 160092 0 43172 Elizabeth Clardy Director of COSS & Friendly Town (former) 35 0 X 145917 0 0 Tara N Gardner Director of COSS 35 0 X 138002 0 11375 Michael Clarke Director of Sharpe Reservation 35 0 X 113931 0 35158 Julie Silverman Communications Director 35 0 X 107662 0 11638 1674519 0 322786 9 0 1 0 Food & Beverage Associates 8 West Main Street Suite 8F Farmingdale NJ 07727 Camp meals preparation 1449163 Thompson Habib Denison 80 Hayden Avenue Suite 300 Lexington MA 02421 Direct mail counsel 383073 JMorgenthau LLC 25 East 86th Street New York NY 10028 Management consultant 289688 Wellspring Consultants 198 Amity Road Suite 23 Woodbridge CT 06525 Strategic planning 210000 CulinArt 175 Sunnyside Blvd Plainview NY 11803 Camp meals preparation 160218 7 0 0 1136801 0 0 13286017 1425586 14422818 Offseason camping 900099 1217367 1217367 0 0 USDA Food Program 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699261 1161223 19122855 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Earnings from the endowment funds are used to subsidize the costs of sending underprivileged NYC children to vacations in the country. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, "Income Taxes", which provides standards for establishing and classifying any tax provisions for uncertain tax positions, The Fund has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Periods ending September 30, 2013 and subsequent remain subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Unrealized gain on beneficial interests in perpetual trusts. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Special events revenue that is netted against cost of direct benefit to donors. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Cost of direct benefits to donors, which is netted against fundraising revenue. X X X X X 1 THD 80 Hayden Avenue Lexington MA 02421 Direct mail counsel 0 6069453 407389 5662064 JC Geever 32 Broadway New York NY 10004 Foundation grant writing 0 947510 42646 904864 Gourmet Advisory Services 315 East 68th Street New York NY 10021 Event planning and coordination 0 1204136 28150 1175986 8221099 478185 7742914 All States Spring Benefits 1221701 813457 408244 0 0 0 0 0 408244 Fall Benefits 574250 296080 278170 0 0 0 0 0 278170 1 40111 27264 12847 0 0 0 0 0 12847 1836062 1136801 699261 0 0 0 0 0 699261 699261 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fatima Shama Executive Director 316575 0 0 0 14930 0 5313 0 22509 0 359327 0 0 0 Jean Jeremie CFO 247093 0 0 0 414 0 42860 0 21874 0 312241 0 0 0 Lori Seader Development Director (former) 228373 0 0 0 1238 0 58438 0 13391 0 301440 0 0 0 George Morfessis Director of IT (former) 199914 0 0 0 379 0 35975 0 21082 0 257350 0 0 0 Alicia Skovera Director of Camping 159912 0 0 0 180 0 20729 0 22443 0 203264 0 0 0 X 18 125586 FMV X 4 1300000 FMV 0 0 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b The Fund maintains a custody brokerage account with a local financial institution that sells donated securities upon request by the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a The Fund's Board of Directors has an Executive Committee with authority to act when the board is not in session. The Executive Committee is composed of a subset of eight members of the board. 1. Wendy Flanagan 2. John N. Irwin III 3. Derrick Cephas 4. Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr. 5. Craig Ivey 6. Ruth Houghton 7. LizbethAnn Rogovoy Eisen 8. Bradley Whitman Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The information to prepare Form 990 is collected by various members of the organization's Finance office. The Form 990 is prepared by the organization's CFO, reviewed by the Executive Director and an independent accounting firm and presented to the Audit Committee for approval. Upon approval, the Form 990 is made available to the full governing board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the organization's annual board meeting, a reaffirmation of the conflict of interest policy is distributed and members are requested to individually sign-off that they are aware of and will report any conflicts that exist. Follow-up efforts are conducted for anyone not submitting a form at the annual meeting. The sign-off forms are collected by the organization and kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization's CFO prepares annually a salary survey of the key management positions in the organization, including the Executive Director. Such salary data are collected from various well-known and publicly available sources. Comparative metrics of peer groups by budget and asset size, nature and scope of services, and geographic proximity are developed and presented for discussion to the organization's Executive Committee, which acts in the capacity of the organization's Compensation Committee. Within executive session of the Executive Committee meeting, the compensation level of all staff are approved as recommended by management or revised by the committee at its discretion. Such deliberation and decision is documented contemporaneously. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents which must be made available to the public can be obtained electronically upon request or on our website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Pension changes other than net periodic costs.