2017-06-21T14:14:08-05:00 2016-08-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 555 LONG WHARF DRIVE NEW HAVEN CT 06511 990 2015-09-01 222906547 LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP INC LEAD 2037730770 31 JEFFERSON STREET NEW HAVEN CT 06511 EDWARD CLEARY SIGNING OFFICER 2037730770 2017-06-21 1 CATHIANN BELLARD P01314856 2037819600 2015 2018-03-14 21:41:22Z EDWARD CLEARY 31 JEFFERSON STREET NEW HAVEN CT 06511 2645704 0 X WWW.LEAPFORKIDS.ORG X 1994 CT THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH YOUTHS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GUIDES AND SUPERVISES COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO RUN YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS. 16 16 213 31 0 0 1938387 2601824 9000 17687 17087 26193 0 0 1964474 2645704 0 0 0 0 1567043 1551236 0 0 165213 526550 506170 2093593 2057406 -129119 588298 1565873 2128381 37696 30830 1528177 2097551 X LEAP EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE LEADERS WHO CREATE A NURTURING COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. WE BELIEVE THAT FAMILIES IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INSPIRE A BROAD WORLD VIEW AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO EMBRACE THEIR LIMITLESS POTENTIAL. 0 0 1571391 17687 LEAP IS A YEAR-ROUND AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP MENTORING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE OF CHARGE ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC, AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENTS FOR LOW INCOME NEW HAVEN YOUTH. THIS PAST YEAR OVER 1200 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY LEAP. LEAP'S LARGEST PROGRAM TARGETS CHILDREN AGES 7 TO 12. THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE LITERACY FOCUSED TUTORING, AS WELL AS HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, AND CLASSES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTS, COOKING, GARDENING, AND NATURAL SCIENCES. LEAP ALSO TAKES CHILDREN ON WILDERNESS CAMPING TRIPS AND PROVIDES HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WITH SWIM LESSONS EVERY YEAR. LEAP UNIQUELY PROVIDES ITS DIRECT SERVICES THROUGH COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SERVE AS SENIOR AND JUNIOR COUNSELORS RESPECTIVELY. YOUTH AGES 13-15 ARE ENROLLED IN OUR LEADERS IN TRAINING (LIT) PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP, LEAP PROVIDES ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER AGE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. PARTICIPANTS TAKE CLASSES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, WILDERNESS CAMPING, COOKING, SWIMMING, THEATER AND DANCE. THEY TAKE PSAT AND SAT CLASSES AND GO ON COLLEGE TOURS. THEY VOLUNTEER THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT TO DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND A COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. THEY ALSO, UNDER SUPERVISION, VOLUNTEER AS MENTORS AND TUTORS TO LEAP'S YOUNGER CHILDREN. LEAP VIEWS THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENT COUNSELORS WHO WORK FOR US AS BOTH EMPLOYEES AND AS MENTORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE INVEST NOT ONLY IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AS LEAP COUNSELORS THROUGH YEAR-ROUND TRAINING BUT ALSO THROUGH A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES MEANT TO BUILD THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THUS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GO ON COLLEGE TOURS AND RECEIVE SAT PREP CLASSES FREE OF CHARGE. WE PROVIDE BOTH COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH RESUME AND JOB INTERVIEW CLASSES AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE. WE BRING IN EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY ISSUES OF CONCERN AND INTRODUCE IMPORTANT CHILD AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS SO THAT COUNSELORS SEE THEIR WORK IN A MEANINGFUL CONTEXT. 1571391 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 213 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT X X HENRY FERNANDEZ 2037730770 31 JEFFERSON STREET NEW HAVEN CT 06511 SHARON BROOKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE ENDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MAYHEW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS MCFERREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAI RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH RUSSELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DELORIS VAUGHN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HONORABLE WILLIAM DYSON EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEROME HARRIS MEYER EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 84000 0 0 JANE PALMIERI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 57930 0 200 ANN BAKER PEPE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN WIZNER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED CLEARY TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN KERLEY SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE CALABRESI CO-FOUNDER & PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSLYN MILSTEIN MEYER CO-FOUNDER & PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 141930 0 200 0 0 0 0 0 644106 1957718 25000 2601824 PROGRAM FEES 900099 17687 17687 17687 2377 2377 23816 0 23816 23816 23816 2645704 17687 0 26193 1381024 1076188 180195 124641 38607 31480 784 6343 131605 111972 9929 9704 1793 1793 63055 35706 25250 2099 96528 91662 2780 2086 70991 70991 37485 37485 80520 5775 74745 EDUCATION 95032 95032 SUPPLIES 51050 14911 15799 20340 BANK FEES 5826 5826 MISCELLANEOUS 3890 189 3701 2057406 1571391 320802 165213 105895 407452 749214 549796 234895 656416 32392 37249 871047 536529 299057 334518 144420 142950 1565873 2128381 37696 30830 37696 30830 X 1107684 1313152 340267 704173 80226 80226 1528177 2097551 1565873 2128381 588298 -18924 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1773686 1649606 1659655 1938387 2601828 9623162 1773686 1649606 1659655 1938387 2601828 9623162 9623162 7471 7317 12199 5055 1532 33574 9656736 0.99650 0.99480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 114459 4359 6250 112568 114880 4357 4778 114459 100111 19661 4892 114880 93884 12558 5001 1330 100111 93392 50 6471 5041 988 93884 0.71000 0.29000 1 0 691496 364467 327029 112654 105165 7489 66897 66897 0 334518 ENDOWMENT - CFGNH 112567 C BOVILSKY FUND - CFGNH 30383 C 142950 X 2624987 -18924 -18924 2643911 1793 1793 2645704 2055613 0 2055613 1793 1793 2057406 PART V, LINE 4: THE INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICY GUIDELINES ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN CONCERT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT AND STABLE FLOW OF FUNDS OVER THE SHORT-TERM TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO MEET CURRENT OPERATING NEEDS AND, AT THE SAME TIME, MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUNDS OVER THE LONG TERM. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF AUGUST 31, 2016, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. LEAP IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JEROME HARRIS MEYER AND ROSLYN MEYER ARE MARRIED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS DRAFTED BY THE ACCOUNTANTS AND SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. AFTER MANAGEMENT HAS COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW, A DRAFT IS SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS MUST LIST ANY RELATED PARTY ACTIVITY WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND SIGN THAT IT IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE AUDIT COMMITTEE USES MARKET DATA FROM SIMILAR NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMPENSATION THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON A VALID BUSINESS REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR