POLARIS PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
POLARIS PROJECT (EIN 03-0391561)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-07-11
IRS object ID
201731929349300758
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-07-11T13:29:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN030391561EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1POLARIS PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPOLABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027451001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonBRADLEY MYLESPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027451001PhoneNum
Signature2017-07-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-07-11IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POLARISBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRADLEY MYLESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,290,981GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.POLARISPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPOLARIS PROJECT COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN DAY SLAVERY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee129TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,692,926PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,222,499CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$61,720PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$51,687CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$9,103PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$15,462CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$16,789PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,333CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,780,538PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,290,981CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$189,097PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,038,332CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,279,492PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,937,991CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$652,376CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,842,938PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,124,286CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,311,527PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,100,609CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$469,011PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,190,372CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,237,885TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,710,674TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,427,255TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,709,672TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,810,630NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,001,002NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPOLARIS IS A NONPROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO COMBAT AND PREVENT MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,857,060ExpenseAmt
Revenue$48,137RevenueAmt
DescNATIONAL HOTLINE: IN 2016, POLARIS PROJECT CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE (NHTH), WITH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (OTIP). THE NATIONAL HOTLINE IMPROVES THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING BY CONNECTING VICTIMS WITH A RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND EQUIPS STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY NETWORKING, COORDINATION, AND RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO OPERATING THE NHTH, POLARIS PROJECT RECEIVES TIPS AND COMMUNICATES WITH VICTIMS THROUGH A TEXTING SERVICE, AND FIELDS CALLS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,853,788ExpenseAmt
Grant$989,253GrantAmt
DescGLOBAL HOTLINES PROGRAM: POLARIS' GLOBAL HOTLINES PROGRAM SUPPORTS BUILDING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE OPERATING THE U.S. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, WE OFFER TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON HOTLINE OPERATIONS TO OTHER HOTLINE PARTNERS. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO BUILD A BROADER SAFETY NET FOR SURVIVORS OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY, TO CONNECT VICTIMS TO SERVICES, AND TO DEVELOP A MORE COORDINATED GLOBAL RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF THIS TRANSNATIONAL CRIME. IN 2016, MEXICO, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND CANADA WERE THREE MAJOR FOCUS COUNTRIES FOR THIS PROGRAM AREA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,117,454ExpenseAmt
DescSTRATEGIC INITIATIVES (SI): POLARIS' EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF HOTLINE, PUBLIC SOURCE AND PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED DATA HAS PRODUCED A DETAILED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS FOR MORE THAN 25 TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, USING THIS ANALYSIS, POLARIS DESIGNS TARGETED INTERVENTION CAMPAIGNS TO SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPT OR ELIMINATE THE KEY FACTORS ALLOWING EACH TYPE TO EXIST. CURRENT WORK INCLUDES DISRUPTION OF TRAFFICKING IN ILLICIT MASSAGE BUSINESS AND EXPLORATORY WORK ON THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS VIA MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmtGrantGrantAmt
$795,024GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY/PUBLIC OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS: POLARIS PROJECT'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY/PUBLIC OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS ARE A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF POLICY EXPERTISE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRIORITIZES EFFORTS TO ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROTECT VICTIMS OF THIS CRIME AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE PROGRAM BUILDS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR PROMISING PRACTICES IN OUR FIELD, INCLUDING ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA STANDARDS AND DATA-SHARING, AND PROTECTION POLICIES FOR VICTIMS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. OUR WORK DRIVES LEGAL AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT ENABLE THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO BETTER PROTECT VICTIM POPULATIONS, REDUCE WORKER VULNERABILITY, INCREASE SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS AND INCREASE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS. THE POLICY PROGRAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS (POC) DEPARTMENT, WHICH RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS, BUILDS GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CHANGES PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND CULTURAL NORMS RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND SUPPORTS ADVOCACY INITIATIVES RELATED TO COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
$673,705DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM (DAP): COLLECTS AND ANALYZES DATA FROM THE POLARIS OPERATED NATIONAL HOTLINES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC SOURCES TO MAP THE SCOPE, SIZE, AND SYSTEMS OF MODERN SLAVERY, WHILE BREAKING DOWN DATA SILOS AND BUILDING DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FIELD. DAP SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND ILLUMINATE THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND PROVIDE THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD WITH THE BEST TOOLS POSSIBLE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS, GUIDING POLARIS' PRIORITIES AND THE FIELD TOWARD ERADICATION.
$547,069ADVISORY SERVICES: POLARIS PROJECT'S ADVISORY SERVICES FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS THROUGH CONSULTATIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SPECIALIZED CURRICULUMS. ADVISORY SERVICES ALSO ASSISTS TASK FORCES, COALITIONS AND ADVOCATES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY.$3,550
$374,180CLIENT SERVICES: POLARIS PROJECT'S LOCAL CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN REGION. UNIQUELY, POLARIS PROJECT SERVES AND ADVOCATES FOR ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS: MEN AND WOMEN, ADULTS AND CHILDREN, FOREIGN NATIONALS AND U.S. CITIZENS, AND VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRISIS RESPONSE, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, CLIENT SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY AND JOB TRAINING.$49,079
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$49,079TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$3,550TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$8,218,280TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document29IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee129EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALFONSO WRIGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027451001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THOMAS LOCKERBY
CHAIRPERSON10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH EUN
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BUSSELLE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL CHARNY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAIL MACKINNON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE MCLEAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LAPHAM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE ROSENTHAL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG MOORE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BENENSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY MYLES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO50.00Yes (X)$169,058$0$3,722
ALAN LANDIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$149,148$0$9,422
SARAH JAKIEL
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$139,533$0$9,303
ANNE SNOUCK-HURGRONJE
DIRECTOR FO DEVELOPMENT50.00$118,378$0$8,510Yes (X)
MEGAN FOWLER
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS50.00$102,503$0$7,832Yes (X)
COREY OSER
DIR. OF PROGRAMS, GLOBAL50.00$101,546$0$7,971Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$780,166TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$46,760TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$11,004FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$2,151,093GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$8,060,402AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$17,798NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,222,499TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TRAINING900099$48,137$48,137
SPEAKING FEES & REIMB.900099$3,550$3,550
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$51,687TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,462TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,462ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,333TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,333ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,333OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,290,981TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$51,687RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$16,795ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,079TotalAmt
Program Services$49,079ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$989,253TotalAmt
Program Services$989,253ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,186TotalAmt
Program Services$225,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118,552FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,993,066TotalAmt
Program Services$3,478,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$191,569FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,463TotalAmt
Program Services$87,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,555FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$943,459TotalAmt
Program Services$782,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,896FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$417,817TotalAmt
Program Services$344,703ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,544FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,201TotalAmt
Program Services$74,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,391FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$525,096TotalAmt
Program Services$354,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,454FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,188TotalAmt
Program Services$11,452ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,736FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,722TotalAmt
Program Services$69,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,653FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,861TotalAmt
Program Services$43,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,771FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$538,757TotalAmt
Program Services$366,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,909FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,338TotalAmt
Program Services$203,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,326FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,542TotalAmt
Program Services$23,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,732FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,183TotalAmt
Program Services$4,758ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,754TotalAmt
Program Services$75ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT$0$977,522-$1,048,995$71,473
LICENSES & FEES$46,184$31,215$12,290$2,679
ONLINE FUNDRAISING FEES$21,517$14,543$5,726$1,248
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT$21,257$14,458$5,737$1,062

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,686TotalAmt
Program Services$71,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$11,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,667FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,100,609TotalAmt
Program Services$8,218,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$229,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$652,376FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$562,271BOYAmt
EOY$1,854,825EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,758,534BOYAmt
EOY$2,373,996EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,737,128BOYAmt
EOY$3,576,304EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,506BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,683BOYAmt
EOY$61,311EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,167,465LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$418,704LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,070BOYAmt
EOY$748,761EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,693BOYAmt
EOY$95,477EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,237,885BOYAmt
EOY$8,710,674EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,226BOYAmt
EOY$331,193EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$316,400EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,141,029BOYAmt
EOY$1,062,079EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,427,255BOYAmt
EOY$1,709,672EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$917,108BOYAmt
EOY$632,629EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,893,522BOYAmt
EOY$6,368,373EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,810,630BOYAmt
EOY$7,001,002EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,237,885BOYAmt
EOY$8,710,674EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,190,372ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,234,451CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,503,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,505,247CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,692,926CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,222,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,158,769TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,234,451CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,503,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,505,247CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,692,926CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,222,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,158,769TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,385,819SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,772,950PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,841CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,306CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,220CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,844TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$548CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,565CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,294CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,333CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,824TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,245,437TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$503,931GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72850PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$821FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,724FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,545FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,090,064FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,100,609FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$605,030FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$151,258FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$472,532CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$474,060CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$515,576CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$605,030CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,067,198TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,100,797LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$12,339CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$4,490CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$14,232CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$10,545CurrentYearAmt
Total$41,606TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$118,133CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$118,515CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$128,894CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$151,258CurrentYearAmt
Total$516,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$775,200GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$3,093CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,358CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,278CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$821CurrentYearAmt
Total$6,550TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$923,103OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$310,582DepreciationAmt
Book Value$612,521BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$233,862OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$97,622DepreciationAmt
Book Value$136,240BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$748,761TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT$454,017
DEFERRED IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE$608,062
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,062,079TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,160,762TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,869,781DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,869,781RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,290,981RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,290,981TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,970,390TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,869,781DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,869,781ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,100,609ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,100,609TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, POLARIS PROJECT, INC. HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$951,753
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$37,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$989,253SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$989,253TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)PROMOTION AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO SPREAD AWARNESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING - HOTLINE CREATION$951,753WIRE
NORTH AMERICAPROMOTION AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING - HOTLINE COLLABORATION$37,500CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
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
ExplanationWHEN MAKING A GRANT TO AN ORGANIZATION, POLARIS REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORTS PER THE GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRAM OFFICERS MONITOR PROGRESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCLIENT SUPPORTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient20RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$49,079CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUPPORT EXPENSES WERE INCURRED ON BEHALF OF POLARIS CLIENTS FOR FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ETC. POLARIS CASE WORKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING PURCHASES. THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE PURCHASES BENEFIT THE INTENDED CLIENT. SUCH PURCHASES ARE SUPPORTED WITH RECEIPTS AND MAINTAINED IN THE POLARIS ACCOUNTING FILES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRADLEY MYLES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO$0$0$169,058$0$0$0$0$0$3,722$0$172,780$0$0$0
ALAN LANDIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$0$0$149,148$0$0$0$5,700$0$3,722$0$158,570$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND VOTED ON ITS APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOLARIS HAS A DETAILED ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DESCRIBED IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY MANUAL. IT WAS LAST UPDATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2009. PROCEDURES INCLUDE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE, DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND ADDRESSING ANY REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. POLARIS IMPLEMENTS THIS PRACTICE BEFORE EVERY SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION AND BOARD VOTE. AN INTERESTED PERSON IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS IN ALL OTHER SITUATIONS. IF A CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS, THE INTERESTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING ON THE RELATED MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF POLARIS' CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW DATE WAS IN DECEMBER 2015. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF POLARIS INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FEDERAL FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE FILES AND/OR THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19POLARIS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS OWN WEBSITE OR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES: BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENTS, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE REQUESTED BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, MAY BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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