2017-03-31T12:57:49-07:00 2016-12-31 WINKEL GREEN & VAN HORN LLP 3752 N HIGH ST COLUMBUS OH 432143525 990 2016-01-01 411967141 Secular Student Alliance SECU 6144419588 1550 Old Henderson Rd Columbus OH 43220 AUGUST BRUNSMAN IV EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6144419588 2017-03-17 true STEPHEN A GREEN 6142611494 64.233.245.157 2017-03-31 12:57:36 PD P C9F2927F7B289575B1BCC0A107C1DFA744EB9BCB 146590E17742A80C7E271CF0D8982994207B00B4 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z AUGUST BRUNSMAN IV 1550 OLD HENDERSON ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43220 595632 false X https://secularstudents.org/ X 2000 OH THE SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE EMPOWERS SECULAR STUDENTS TO PROUDLY EXPRESS THEIR IDENTIFY, BUILD WELCOMING COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE SECULAR VALUES, AND SET A COURSE FOR LIFELONG ACTIVISM 10 10 10 40 0 936784 563732 16333 20923 897 718 11705 10259 965719 595632 36894 26302 0 520712 293802 0 102530 332121 340473 889727 660577 75992 -64945 346361 285955 31169 33424 315192 252531 THE SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE false false 215665 23727 AFFILIATE PROGRAM: STARTING ASSISTING, AND STUDYING AUTONOMOUS GROUPS ON HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES - INCLUDE SITE VISITS, CALLS, MAILINGS, AND DISTRIBUTING RESOURCES 167715 12575 LEADERSHIP EVENTS: DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING EVENTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND INSPIRATION TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FURTHER THEIR WORK PROMOTING OUR IDEALS - INCLUDES COORDINATING EVENTS, DEVELOPING TRAINING MATERIALS, RECRUITMENT, AND FUNDING FOR TRAVEL. 17083 MEDIA & PUBLIC AWARENESS: WORKING WITH TRADITIONAL, NEW, AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN ORDER TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SECULAR STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. INCLUDES PRESS RELEASES, MEDIA FOLLOW-UP, DISTRIBUTING VIDEOS OF EVENTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. 400463 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true true false AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X X X AUGUST BRUNSMAN IV 6144419588 1550 OLD HENDERSON ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43220 EVAN CLARK CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX DIBRANCO MA VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY MARTIN PHD TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH HENRY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRI MOGILEVSKY MSW BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BULGER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGINA CAPETILLO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER IBRAHIM MD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA KIRSNER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY SHAUGHNESSY BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE GRANT BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 AUGUST BRUNSMAN IV EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 60000 0 5996 60000 5996 false false false 563732 563732 CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONS 611600 20923 20923 718 718 9187 9187 9187 9187 OTHER INCOME 323100 1072 1072 1072 595632 21995 9905 10302 10302 16000 16000 65996 13199 32998 19799 170742 143529 7505 19708 37352 32281 0 5071 19712 12616 3745 3351 37301 0 37301 0 17083 17083 0 0 27674 12004 2465 13205 17890 13370 89 4431 56429 37638 8803 9988 18467 15461 0 3006 50267 42638 7629 0 10994 7333 1715 1946 6538 4361 1020 1157 CAMPUS EXPENSE 22648 22648 0 0 FUNDRAISING COSTS 20868 0 0 20868 RESTRICTED MONEY RETURN TO DONOR 25868 0 25868 0 RECRUITING EXPENSE 28446 0 28446 0 660577 400463 157584 102530 188611 104110 70320 150833 17537 7647 5837 7062 33433 23982 21463 9451 35711 6882 6852 346361 285955 22245 21381 3400 8924 8643 31169 33424 X 262374 218540 52818 33991 315192 252531 346361 285955 -64945 2284 X false true X true false X 39889 899726 989986 957963 563732 3451296 39889 899726 989986 957963 563732 3451296 399750 3051546 534 1247 2147 897 718 5543 7078 9844 5980 10259 33161 3490000 20923 0.87440 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: OTHER INCOME 2012: 7078. 2013: 9844. 2014: 5980. 2015: 0. 2016: 1072. Description: SUBLEASE INCOME 2012: 0. 2013: 0. 2014: 0. 2015: 0. 2016: 9187. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 33433 23982 9451 9451 DEPOSITS 6852 6852 PAYROLL WITHHOLDINGS PAYABLE 8468 SECURITY DEPOSITS HELD 175 8643 X 597916 2284 2284 595632 595632 660577 660577 660577 Pt X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016.THE ORGANIZATION FILES ITS FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURN FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF OHIO. THE REQUIRED FUNDRAISING REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS ALSO FILED FOR ALL THE STATES IN WHICH SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE SOLICITS DONATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2013. true SCHOLARSHIPS 10 16000 N/A N/A Pt III, col (b) HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENT ACTIVISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS OF $2,500 OR $1,000 TO BE USED TOWARDS THEIR STUDIES. THE AWARDS ARE BASED ON THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THEIR ACTIVISM AT ADVANCING THE SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE'S MISSION. Pt VI, Line 6 SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. ANY STUDENT OR NON-STUDENT IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO JOIN. Pt VI, Line 7a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORMS A NOMINATING COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. ANY ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER MAY SELF-NOMINATE FOR ADDITION TO THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. ALL CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION MAY VOTE ON THE CANDIDATES FROM THIS SLATE FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 7b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOW CONSISTS OF TWELVE SEATS WITH STAGGERED FOUR-YEAR TERMS PLUS TWO-YEAR TERM SEATS WHICH ARE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL OR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OR HAVE EARNED A BACHELORS OR ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND SIX MONTHS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REVIEW, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE SUBMISSION. Pt VI, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND ARE MANDATED TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR. Pt VI, Line 15a THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A FORMAL ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD. THE REVIEW IS BASED ON COMPARATIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONSULTS EXTERNAL SOURCES. Pt VI, Line 15b THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONSULTS EXTERNAL SOURCES FOR COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA ON OTHER POSITIONS PRIOR TO HIRING. Pt VI, Line 18 THE FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM. Pt VI, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.