2017-05-04T10:29:11-05:00 2016-12-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2016-01-01 412055310 HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HUMA 9143810309 PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 9143810309 2017-05-03 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2017-05-03 65.51.112.58 2017-05-03 18:17:31 ED P 39A6500A14EBDEC7A476CCE4E0A7F613C193113C 45D10729E84C80409783239EA0C370A8A08632B7 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SEE SCHEDULE O BRAD GOLDBERG PO BOX 738 MAMARONECK NY 10543 615849 0 X WWW.TEACHHEART.ORG X 2001 NY SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES. 7 7 15 25 0 0 610654 615617 0 0 6 3 0 229 610660 615849 0 0 0 0 481747 450278 0 0 34370 69055 86344 550802 536622 59858 79227 286248 362184 3291 0 282957 362184 X HEART IS A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND RESPECTFOR ALL LIVING BEINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING YOUTH IN HUMANE EDUCATION. 0 0 223577 STUDENT PROGRAMS:HEART'S HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION ISSUES. WE OFFER THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM TO STUDENTS IN K-12 IN FOUR AGE-APPROPRIATE VERSIONS: K-2ND GRADE, 3RD-5TH GRADE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL. HEART'S SPECIALLY TRAINED EDUCATORS TEACH THESE LESSONS IN A FORMAT THAT IS ADAPTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTERS AND STUDENT POPULATIONS. IN 2016, HEART REACHED MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS AND PORTLAND (OREGON) AREAS. WE OFFERED MULTI-LESSON INSTRUCTIONAL AND SERVICE-BASED PROGRAMS IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND IN SUMMER CAMPS. WE ALSO FACILITATED MANY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS WHERE STUDENTS PUT THEIR VALUES INTO ACTION. WE TAUGHT SUMMER PROGRAMS IN NYC, CHICAGO, PORTLAND AND INDIANAPOLIS AND CO-SPONSORED A SUCCESSFUL CLIMATE CAMP. IN ADDITION, OUR BE THE CHANGE INTERACTIVE HUMANE EDUCATION MUSEUM WITHIN THE PEACE LEARNING CENTER IN INDIANAPOLIS, WITH OVER 30 ENGAGING EXHIBITS, CONTINUED TO DRAW HUNDREDS OF VISITORS OF ALL AGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. 171250 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION:HEART WORKED ON DEVELOPING VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE BEGAN WORKING ON A NEW COMPREHENSIVE HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE FOR K-5 TEACHERS WITH ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS BETWEEN MANY TOPICS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO PEOPLE, OTHER SPECIES, AND THE PLANET. WE ALSO PROVIDED SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES TO EXPAND THE HUMANE LIVING PROGRAM TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS. WE FIELD TESTED AND REFINED OUR NEW FOSTERING EMPATHY FOR OTHERS CURRICULUM, WHICH ENGAGES STUDENTS IN ACTIVITIES TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S NEEDS, INCLUDING A SENSATION OF PEACE, CONNECTION WITH OTHERS, AND PURPOSE IN LIFE. WE WORKED WITH ANIMAL HAVEN SHELTER TO DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMMING FOR 5-8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN, EMPHASIZING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND SERVICE PROJECTS. WE DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL ASSEMBLY, LIBRARY, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING. WE ALSO ADDED TO RESOURCES ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING OUR HUMANE BOOKLIST REVIEW AND LIBRARY OF ARCHIVED HEART WEBINARS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. WE CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE OUR EXTENSIVE 160 PAGE RESOURCE GUIDE OF 40 LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES ON ANIMAL PROTECTION ISSUES TO BOTH SEASONED AND LESS EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT IN K-12 PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND NON-TRADITIONAL VENUES. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR REACH THROUGH LESSON SHARING PLATFORMS, INDEXING OUR LESSONS TO NUMEROUS NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS TO MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE BY TEACHERS NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE USED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT ARE POPULAR WITH TEACHERS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF HUMANE EDUCATORS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HEART'S LESSONS. WE ALSO BECAME CONTENT PARTNERS WITH STUDENT FACING PLATFORMS, WHICH PROVIDE INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED IN ENGAGING WAYS BY TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM SINCE THE TEACHER'S SCREEN IS MIRRORED ON THE STUDENT'S SCREEN IN THIS 1:1 LESSON DELIVERY PLATFORM. THESE DIGITAL EXPANSIONS HAVE ENABLED OUR RESOURCES TO REACH THOUSANDS MORE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. 80869 TEACHER TRAINING:HEART REACHED HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS THROUGH NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS. ONE OF OUR MAJOR TEACHER TRAINING PROJECTS WAS A CREDIT-BEARING 36-HOUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE WE CONDUCTED FOR SCHOOLTEACHERS THROUGH THE NYC DOE THAT QUALIFIED THEM TOWARD A SALARY DIFFERENTIAL. THIS ONLINE COURSE HAS THE RIGOR OF A GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE. WE ALSO EXTENDED OUR REACH NATIONALLY BY CONTINUING TO OFFER OUR FREE BIMONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES IN WHICH WE TRAIN PARTICIPANTS TO TEACH HUMANE EDUCATION. THROUGH VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS WE TRAINED VOLUNTEER TEACHERS, ANIMAL ACTIVISTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS TO CONDUCT LESSONS BOTH AT SCHOOLS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL VENUES LIKE LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE OFFERED A HUMANE EDUCATION WORKSHOP THROUGH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS' HUMANE EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO SHOW NYC TEACHERS HOW TO IMPLEMENT SELECTED LESSONS FROM OUR HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE. WE PARTNERED WITH TRIBES LEARNING COMMUNITY (WHICH WAS SELECTED AS A MODEL PROGRAM BY THE COLLABORATIVE FOR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING), TO ADD A HUMANE EDUCATION COMPONENT TO ITS EXISTING SEL TRAINING AND WE SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED THIS PROGRAM IN INDIANAPOLIS. IN CHICAGO WE DELIVERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THROUGH WITS (WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS) ON SEL AND SERVICE LEARNING. WE ALSO CO-FACILITATED A LITERACY WORKSHOP WITH THE PUPPY MILL PROJECT, TEACHING PARTICIPANTS HOW TO IDENTIFY HUMANE LITERATURE, PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING, AND ENGAGE STUDENTS IN INQUIRY BASED LEARNING WITH BOTH FICTIONAL AND NON-FICTIONAL TEXTS. WE CONDUCTED A 3 DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP IN UTAH, HOSTED BY THE OGDEN WEBER HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY, FOR K-12 TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. IN MICHIGAN, WE JOINTLY PRESENTED A TEACHER WORKSHOP WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY AND THE DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ON ENHANCING SCIENCE AND LITERACY THROUGH HUMANE EDUCATION. WE ALSO PRESENTED A WORKSHOP ON TEACHING ACTIVIST SKILLS IN UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AT A SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE CALLED "CRITICAL TEACHING IN ACTION" IN LOS ANGELES. 475696 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT IL NY OR FL CA X X MR BRADLEY GOLDBERG 9143810309 141 HALSTEAD AVENUE SUITE 301 MAMARONECK NY 10543 BRAD GOLDBERG CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE WHITMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LENA TOWNSEND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD GOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDY UDELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZI OPPENHEIMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUNO SARDA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEENA ALAGAPPAN ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 99744 0 10053 99744 0 10053 0 0 0 0 0 25882 589735 615617 3 3 MISC INCOME 900099 229 229 229 615849 0 0 232 109797 83646 15372 10779 281123 265973 15150 4492 4492 21708 21311 397 33158 30194 1349 1615 5615 5615 33080 32138 314 628 1810 905 905 29605 24457 1739 3409 1110 888 111 111 2571 2057 257 257 3378 3378 7954 6363 795 796 MISCELLANEOUS 910 665 54 191 MEALS 223 134 45 44 FUNDRAISING 88 88 536622 475696 26556 34370 269082 336836 11298 11301 5868 14047 286248 362184 3291 0 3291 0 X 222957 289184 60000 73000 282957 362184 286248 362184 79227 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 562711 575044 556112 610654 615617 2920138 562711 575044 556112 610654 615617 2920138 903736 2016402 1 2 4 6 3 16 229 229 2920383 66561 0.69050 0.68160 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 229. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2500 2500 499752 502252 100338 25085 0 0 117719 106709 107620 100338 432386 648579 4700 2500 7200 29430 26677 26905 25085 108097 162146 0 X 615849 0 615849 0 615849 536622 0 536622 0 536622 PART X, LINE 2: HEART IS RECOGNIZED AS TAX EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HEART RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HEART HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. HEART IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2013. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: HEART IS A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING YOUTH IN HUMANE EDUCATION. WE BELIEVE OUR PROGRAMS GIVE STUDENTS THE TOOLS AND INSPIRATION TO BECOME POSITIVE CHANGE-MAKERS AND HELP CREATE A MORE JUST AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITY AND GREATER WORLD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. ONCE A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS SUBMITTED BY THE ACCOUNTANTS IT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE RETURN. THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER OF HEART, IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ALL THE AFFAIRS OF HEART IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HEART, TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF HEART AND TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT BENEFIT PERSONALLY FROM HIS OR HER POSITION AS A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER. THIS OBLIGATION ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE FULLY INFORMED REGARDING TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS INTO WHICH HEART ENTERS AND WITH RESPECT TO WHICH OFFICERS MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE BOARD'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND TO PROTECT HEART'S INTERESTS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF ANY OF ITS TRUSTEES OF OFFICERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY, AND (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. UPON THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE BY AN INTERESTED PERSON THAT THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL THEN DETERMINE, BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED PERSON, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTERESTS AND IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART AND SHALL MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEART'S BEST INTEREST, HEART SHALL REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COST OR BENEFIT OF COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS, IF ANY. INTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING WHICH AUTHORIZES SUCH A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE INTEREST OF AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CONTAIN: - THE NAMES OF THE INTEREST PERSON(S) WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE AN INTEREST, - THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST, - A RECORD OF ANY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF AND FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HEART, NOTWITHSTANDING THE INTEREST, AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS SUPPORTING SUCH DETERMINATION, AND - THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CHAIR OF HEART MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO IS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND A PHONE MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON REPORTS ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FROM A SPECIAL ANNUAL GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION STUDY. ONCE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FINAL SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING DISCUSSING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND GETTING THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SALARY AND BONUS AWARDS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT P.O. BOX 738, MAMARONECK, NY 10543 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (914)-381-0309. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, BOX C: HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS ALSO CONDUCTS BUSINESS USING THE FOLLOWING D/B/A'S: (1) HEART (2) ANIMALS AWAKENING COMPASSION IN YOUTH