CERTELL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CERTELL INC (EIN 46-1888092)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-15
IRS object ID
201710469349302066
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-02-15T12:18:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1SIKICH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18555 NORTH RIVER ROAD SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityINDIANAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46240ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461888092EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CERTELL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCERTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3178701050PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13077 E 98TH STREET NO 275AddressLine1Txt
CityINDIANAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFREDERIC FRANSENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3178701050PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOSEPH E GORDON CPA CFPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00270186PTIN
Phone3178424466PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$579,746GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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MissionTO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND SUSTAINABLE MODELS FOR THE PROVISION OF LOW COST EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD, AND TO PROMOTE ADVANCEMENTS AND DEVELOP CAPABILITIES IN RELATED AREAS NECESSARY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE FLOURISHING LIVES.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$142,500GrantAmt
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Grant$44,455GrantAmt
DescCERTELL@ROUND THE GLOBECERTELL IS PREPARING TO OFFER ITS ONLINE COURSE "OFFLINE" FOR STUDENTS IN LOW-BANDWITH PARTS OF THE WORLD. WE ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT USER INTERFACE/USER EXPERIENCE TESTING OF A LOW-COST TABLET VERSION OF THE MOODLE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN KENYA, AND WILL ENGAGE IN A SCALED PILOT OF THIS PROGRAM NEXT YEAR.Desc

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DescCERTELL@WORKCERTELL IS PREPARING TO OFFER A WORKPLACE VERSION OF ITS POPULAR COMMON SENSE PRACTICAL PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE FOR EMPLOYERS TO OFFER TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE BEGAN MARKET TESTING THIS EXCITING PROGRAM WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND WILL PILOT IT DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.Desc
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$85ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$9,260TotalAmt
Management And General$9,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$21,656TotalAmt
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Fundraising$1,045FundraisingAmt

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$852TotalAmt
Management And General$852ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$853TotalAmt
Management And General$853ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN$873$873
HONORARIUM$500$500
PENALTIES$81$81

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BOY$913,588BOYAmt
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BOY$5BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$1,248EOYAmt

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EOY$8,325EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,710LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$5,500BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$78,887EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$377,436EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$377,436EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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)
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Current Tax Year$575,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,525,374TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$575,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,525,374TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$469,461SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,055,913PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Total$1,362TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$209TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,526,945TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,901GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,710OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$518DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,192BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$333DepreciationAmt
Book Value$667BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,859TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$579,746RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$579,746TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,110,403TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,110,403ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,110,403TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, FROM TIME TO TIME THE ORGANIZATION MAY PAY INCOME TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF APPLICABLE ARE PROVIDED AT THE STATUTORY TAX RATES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NAIROBI, KENYA00FUNZO - EBOOK APP DEVELOPMENT AND TESTINGDESIGN AND TESTING OF FUNCTIONALITY OF EBOOK APP WHICH HAS EMBEDDED LINKS TO COURSE VIDEOS$45,000
ISRAEL00HEBREW TRANSLATION AND COURSE ADOPTATION PROJECTCULTURAL ADOPATATION OF US FOCUSED AUDIENCE TO ISRAELI AUDIENCE$43,733
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$88,733SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$88,733TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTELL ENGAGED IN A WORK-FOR HIRE CONTRACT WITH NON-PROFIT TUNAPANDA INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A USA REGISTERED, NEW YORK BASED, NON-PROFIT DIRECTING AN INTENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN TECH DESIGN AND BUSINESS IN NAIROBI, KENYA. ALL FUNDS PAID TO TUNAPANDA INSTITUTE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A GRANT AGREEMENT. CERTELL MONITORS THIS CONTRACT AS IT WOULD ANY WORK-FOR-HIRE ARRANGEMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AC FITZGERALD & ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 N WASHINGTON STAddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityASSISTS WITH RESEARCH, GRANT WRITING, AND STRATEGYActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$20,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$20,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY
1101 17TH STREET NW SUITE 810WASHINGTONDC20036943435899501(C)(3)$5,000SPONSORSHIP SFL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
2010 LEVY AVE BUILDING BTALLAHASSEEFL32310596152180509(A)(1)$235,000GUS STAVROS CENTER FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS
100 FRONT ST STE 945CONSHOHOKENPA19428133129249509(A)(1)$43,733TRANSLATION AND CULTURAL ADOPTATION OF CSE TEXT BOOK INTO HEBREW
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
1718 PEACHTREE STREET NW STE 1048ATLANTAGA30309136006960509(A)(1)$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCERTELL REQUESTS PERIODIC UPDATES AND REPORTS ON PROJECT OR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION REQUEST GRANTEES TO SIGN A ANTITERRORIST AND STATUS CONFIRMATION FORM. CERTELL RELIES UPON THE OVERSIGHT PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES AND INDIVIDUAL STATE RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SUCH ENTITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2CERTELL AND ITS PARTNERS REVISED AND UPDATED ITS ECONOMICS COURSE, NEARED COMPLETION OF ITS GOVERNMENT COURSE, BEGAN INTRODUCING ITS MATERIALS TO BUSINESSES, AND LAUNCHED ITS OWN PLATFORM FOR HOSTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 31. CERTELL@SCHOOL IS OUR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP, MARKET, AND DISTRIBUTE MULTIMEDIA "COMMON SENSE" CLASSROOM MATERIALS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHERS TO INCORPORATE INTO THEIR COURSES. THIS YEAR, WE REACHED MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE MATERIALS. WE ALSO CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF AN EREADER TO DISTRIBUTE OUR ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE TEXT BOOK THROUGH SCHOOLS IN THE U.S., AND WORLDWIDE TO INDIVIDUALS. FINALLY, WE NEARED COMPLETION OF OUR FORTHCOMING COMMON SENSE GOVERNMENT COURSE, AND LAUNCHED THE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR U.S. HISTORY COURSE. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS CERTELL OFFERS A 3 CREDIT-HOUR EQUIVALENT MASTER'S LEVEL COURSES IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION THREE TIMES A YEAR. THIS YEAR, CERTELL SWITCHED TO USING ITS OWN PLATFORM FOR ADMINISTERING THIS AND RELATED COURSES. TO DATE, MORE THAN 300 TEACHERS HAVE COMPLETED THIS COURSE. 2. CERTELL@WORK CERTELL IS PREPARING TO OFFER A WORKPLACE VERSION OF ITS POPULAR COMMON SENSE PRACTICAL PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE FOR EMPLOYERS TO OFFER TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE BEGAN MARKET TESTING THIS EXCITING PROGRAM WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND WILL PILOT IT DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. 3. CERTELL@ROUND THE GLOBE CERTELL IS PREPARING TO OFFER ITS ONLINE COURSE "OFFLINE" FOR STUDENTS IN LOW-BANDWITH PARTS OF THE WORLD. WE ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT USER INTERFACE/USER EXPERIENCE TESTING OF A LOW-COST TABLET VERSION OF THE MOODLE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN KENYA, AND WILL ENGAGE IN A SCALED PILOT OF THIS PROGRAM NEXT YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2SECRETARY AND TREASURER ANGELIKA QUITSCHKE-FRANSEN IS THE SPOUSE OF BOARD PRESIDENT FREDERIC FRANSEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION ADDED THE FOLLOWING TWO KEY EMPLOYEES: RYAN KELLER (COO) RON KERMAN (COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR)
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS REVIEWED BY EACH MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCERTELL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUAL FORMS TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CONDUCT A COMPENSATION REVIEW, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER CONTRACT SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 430,961. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 105,515. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 22,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 558,476.

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