2017-02-04T09:11:39-06:00 2016-06-30 WithumSmithBrown PC 1 SPRING STREET NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08901 990 2015-07-01 112247307 Advocates for Children of New York % KIM SWEET ADVO 2129479779 151 West 30th Street 5th Floor New York NY 10001 KIM SWEET Executive Director 2129479779 2017-01-15 true Michael Pintabone P01275156 7328281614 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KIM SWEET 151 W 30TH STREET new york NY 10001 8810119 false X www.advocatesforchildren.org X 1971 NY TO ENSURE A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR NEW YORK STUDENTS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, FOCUSING ON STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS. 16 16 64 39 0 5331599 7874408 1250906 799163 36831 33104 -48027 -64028 6571309 8642647 0 257916 0 0 4664960 4967529 0 0 446198 986745 1280448 5651705 6505893 919604 2136754 7282018 9707339 780646 1046509 6501372 8660830 X TO ENSURE A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR NEW YORK STUDENTS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, FOCUSING ON STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS). false false 4610296 477893 CASE ADVOCACY AND PARENT TRAINING- AFC offers a full range of free individual case advocacy and legal assistance to help young people obtain appropriate educational services. In addition, AFC provides training programs to assist and enable New York City parents and young people to negotiate the Department of Education's bureaucracy and receive the educational support they need to succeed. Training also is provided to school districts, child welfare offices, and other professionals to prepare them to advocate for the education-related needs of the children they serve. 719210 PUBLIC POLICY AND RESEARCH- AFC advocates for changes to policy that will improve education for the children we serve. Activities in this program include monitoring the implementation and effects of current policies, producing policy reports, and working collaboratively with other organizations and individuals that share AFC's goals. 176200 321270 IMPACT LITIGATION- AFC litigates class action lawsuits and other cases to effectuate systemic reforms of the public school system. 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Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been recorded in the statements of activities and changes in net assets. The Agency had no unrecognized tax benefits as of and for the years ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The Agency has no income tax related penalties or interest for the periods reported in the financial statements. SCHEDULE D, PART IV, LINE 2B In the course of its legal representation of clients, AFC at times collects payments from the City on their behalf. These payments may constitute sums ordered in an administrative or legal proceeding or agreed to in settlement of a case. The awards are deposited in a segregated IOLA account and disbursed to the client or other organizations on their behalf. FORM 990, SCH D, PT V, LINE 4 At a meeting in July 2010, AFCs Board of Directors voted to establish a board designated fund for the purpose of creating a reserve to fund investment in AFCs strategic long-term development and other initiatives as determined by the Board and provide for a sustainable source of investment earnings to help fund AFCs operations. The fund was established with an initial designation of $800,000 of unrestricted net assets and will be increased by future revenues from class action law suits and other revenues at the Boards discretion. The fund will be decreased by expenditures approved by the Board on an annual basis and by any operational losses, if incurred in the future, based upon AFCs budgetary basis for measuring operational losses. There is no requirement that AFC segregate the assets associated with this fund in separate accounts. 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X X false false false false false false false false false KIMBERLY SWEET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 155170 0 0 0 0 0 779 0 1617 0 157566 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AFC has a Nominating & Governance Committee of its Board of Directors, which makes a recommendation on compensation for the Executive Director based on data showing Executive Director salaries at comparable organizations. The Nominating and Governance Committee presents its recommendation to the full Board in executive session, where the Board votes on the compensation for the Executive Director. The Executive Director sets compensation and benefits levels for other employees based on salary history, comparability data, and anticipated funding. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND VOTE ON WHETHER TO APPROVE IT FOR SUBMISSION. THE FULL BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C Board Members are required to deliver an acknowledgment that they have received, reviewed and agree to be bound by the conflict of interest policy, and shall disclose any conflicts if and when they arise. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 TO ENSURE A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE NEW YORK STUDENTS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, FOCUSING ON STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS.