2017-05-11T14:36:17-05:00 2016-06-30 GRANT THORNTON LLP 757 THIRD AVE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 100172013 990 2015-07-01 208783702 The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research Inc % DARYL MINTZ/SESAME WORKSHOP JOAN 2125953456 1900 Broadway New York NY 10023 DARYL MINTZ EVP & CFO 2128756827 2017-05-11 true Scott Thompsett P00741490 2125990100 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X MICHAEL LEVINE 1900 Broadway New York NY 10023 1365065 false X www.joanganzcooneycenter.org X 2007 DE the mission of the center is to catalyze and support research, innovation and investment in digital media technologies to advance children's learning. 3 2 0 0 -6 -2506 1367508 1338921 0 0 5183 1144 0 25000 1372691 1365065 0 306173 0 0 1401277 1490587 0 0 183565 955682 746281 2356959 2543041 -984268 -1177976 18099159 16770760 2553745 3141811 15545414 13628949 X THE COONEY CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LAB THAT CATALYZES AND SUPPORTS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE CHILDREN'S LEARNING. THE FOCUS OF THE COONEY CENTER IS ON LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS. PROGRAMS ADDRESS VITAL FOUNDATIONAL APABILITIES, SUCH AS READING, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THOSE STUDENTS WHO RISK EDUCATIONAL FAILURE IF THEY DO NOT MASTER BASIC COMPETENCIES BY GRADE 4. THE COONEY CENTER IS ALSO FOCUSING NATIONAL ATTENTION ON EVOLVING "NEW LITERACIES" THAT CHILDREN NEED TO COMPETE AND COOPERATE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. MAJOR INITIATIVES FOCUS ON INTER-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, MEDIA LITERACY, AND ADVANCING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) LEARNING -- ALL OF WHICH HAVE BECOME CRITICAL IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD. false false 876768 GAMES AND LEARNING: WITH THE "MIND THE GAP" INITIATIVE, THE CENTER EXPLORED WAYS OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO DIGITAL MEDIA AMONG LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. THE CENTER CONDUCTED TWO SURVEYS OF 2500 PRACTITIONERS SERVING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS ON THE PRACTIONERS ACCESS TO AND NEED FOR DIGITAL TOOLS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND PROGRAMS. THE RESULTS WERE RELEASED VIA GAMESANDLEARNING.ORG; GAMESANDLERANING.ORG ALSO PUBLISHED OVER 30 ARTICLES RELATED TO THE MIND THE GAP INITIATIVE. JGCC CONVENED THREE ROUNDTABLES BETWEEN MEDIA DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, PUBLISHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS ADRESSING KEY ISSUES RELATED TO IMPROVING DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL MEDIA TOOLS TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH. THE TEAM PRESENTED A CULMINATING PANEL AT THE ASU-GSV SUMMIT IN APRIL 2016 A LEADING EDTECH AND EDUCATION INNOVATION CONFERENCE. THE CENTER LED THE FOURTH ANNUAL STEM CHALLENGE WITH E-LINE MEDIA. THE TEAM CONDUCTED 40 GAME DESIGN WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OVER 5000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE PARTICIPATED BY SUBMITTING ORIGINAL GAMES OR GAME DESIGN IDEAS. THE STEM CHALLENGE RECOGNIZED 28 WINNERS AT AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION HELD IN PITTSBURGH, PA. 613825 FAMILIES AND MEDIA: THE CENTER CONDUCTED ORIGINAL RESEARCH WITH SCHOLARS AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND US SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WERE PRESENTED AT A CONGRESSIONAL SESSION ON DIGITAL EQUITY, HELD AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND IN BRIEFINGS INVITED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE CENTER ALSO MANAGED A GROUP OF SCHOLARS COMPRISING THE FAMILIES AND MEDIA CONSORTIUM FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY WHICH CONDUCTED RESEARCH IN 6 COMMUNITIES AND PUBLISHED OVER A HALF DOZEN RESEARCH JOURNAL ARTICLES AND A DESIGN GUIDE FOR 'LEARNING TOGETHER' WITH DIGITAL MEDIA. "EARLY LEARNING AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT IN A DIGITAL AGE" WAS A CHAPTER WRITTEN BY CENTER STAFF AND PUBLISHED IN THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH IN EARLY 2016. CENTER STAFF MEMBERS ALSO CONVENED AN ALLIANCE OF OVER 3 DOZEN SCHOLARS, DESIGNERS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE ADVANCING NEW STRATEGIES TO EDUCATE LOW-INCOME HISPANIC FAMILIES. 467728 LITERACY BY 10: THE CENTER CONDUCTED A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED STUDY ON THE RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE PIPELINE IN EARLY STEM LEARNING. RESULTS OF THE STUDY WERE PRESENTED AT THE CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE LEVEL READING, THE WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT ON EARLY LEARNING. "TAP, CLICK, READ" - A RESEARCH-BASED BOOK CO-AUTHORED BY MICHAEL LEVINE, THE CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2015. WITH PARTNERS AT NEW AMERICA, THE CENTER PUBLISHED AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF THREE DOZEN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES THAT ARE BENEFITTING YOUNG CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ACROSS THE US. 88176 Other Programs 88176 2046497 true true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false NY X X DARYL MINTZSESAME WORKSHOP 2128756827 ONE LINCOLN PLAZA New York NY 10023 JOAN GANZ COONEY director 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 LlOYD MORRISETT director 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY DUNN DIRECTOR 2.0 50.0 X 0 655773 33400 MICHAEL LEVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.0 0.0 X 0 280653 40355 DARYL MINTZ TREASURER 2.0 50.0 X 0 344221 59895 Joseph Salvo secretary 2.0 50.0 X 0 220830 26676 H MELVIN MING DIRECTOR (THROUGH 09/28/14) 2.0 50.0 X 0 375000 0 MYUNG KANG - HUNEKE SECRETARY (THROUGH 5/15/15) 2.0 50.0 X 0 387070 12949 0 2263547 173275 0 true true false 0 234766 1104155 1338921 0 1144 -6 1150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP REVENUE 25000 25000 25000 1365065 -6 26150 306173 306173 0 0 0 293141 190542 43971 58628 0 931385 819789 65027 46569 0 239615 210905 16729 11981 26446 23278 1846 1322 77264 77264 1906 1906 0 0 0 0 235239 167341 67898 1359 1019 340 12583 12583 139861 123103 9765 6993 0 168080 147941 11735 8404 99334 33169 16498 49667 0 9787 9787 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 868 867 1 2543041 2046497 312979 183565 0 0 690820 163600 517552 539535 6607 99768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169180 0 16715000 15967857 0 0 0 0 0 0 18099159 16770760 55009 67602 0 0 16853 9282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2481883 3064927 2553745 3141811 X 14255175 12720949 1290239 908000 0 0 15545414 13628949 18099159 16770760 -1177976 -738489 X false true X true false X 4856472 2345199 1165011 1367508 1846441 11580631 0 0 4856472 2345199 1165011 1367508 1846441 11580631 3139389 8441242 1180 393 5183 1144 7900 114936 10363 125299 0 11713830 332276 0.72062 0.68710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS 15967857 F 15967857 0 DUE TO SESAME WORKSHOP 3064927 3064927 X FIN 48 FOOTNOTE - ASC 740: INCOME TAXES The Company follows guidance that clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, including issues relating to financial statement recognition and measurement. This guidance provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can only be recognized in the financial statements if the position is "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. The assessment of the tax position is based solely on the technical merits of the position, without regard to the likelihood that the tax position may be challenged. The Company is exempt from income tax under IRC section 501(c)(3), though it is subject to tax on income unrelated to its exempt purpose, unless that income is otherwise excluded by the Code. The Company has processes presently in place to ensure the maintenance of its tax-exempt status; to identify and report unrelated income; to determine its filing and tax obligations in jurisdictions for which it was nexus; and to identify and evaluate other matters that may be considered tax positions. The tax years ended June 30, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are still open to audit for both federal and state purposes. The Company has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. true ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION P O BOX 2260 TEMPE AZ 852802260 866051042 501(c)(3) 15000 Research grant STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3145 PORTER DRIVE PALO ALTO CA 94304 941156365 501(c)(3) 27500 Research Grant NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION 1899 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 522096845 501(c)(3) 150000 Research Grant FIRST BOOK 1319 F St NW Washington DC 20004 521779606 501(c)(3) 100000 Research Grant UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON POB 352840 MARY GATES HALL STE 370 SEATTLE WA 981952840 943079432 501(c)(3) 13673 Research Grant SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2 The Joan Ganz Cooney Center periodically partners with other tax-exempt organizations to fund various literacy and educational programs. The Center frequently receives funds that it subgrants out to other tax-exempt organizations for the purpose of research, education, development of educational/digital platforms and other charitable initiatives. Each of these grant arrangements are memorialized with Subgrant agreements that require the subgrantee to deliver a program narrative summarizing any research findings and conclusions from the research. The Center also requires each subgrantee to provide financial reports twice a year describing Project expenditures as compared to the budget. false false false false false false false true false MICHAEL LEVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 240037 39600 1016 20031 20324 321008 DARYL MINTZ TREASURER 296515 47250 456 25950 33945 404116 JEFFREY DUNN DIRECTOR 542209 110000 3564 6875 26525 689173 Joseph Salvo secretary 206694 12403 1733 26676 247506 H MELVIN MING DIRECTOR (THROUGH 09/28/14) 375000 375000 MYUNG KANG - HUNEKE SECRETARY (THROUGH 5/15/15) 121571 47250 218249 11813 1136 400019 PART I, LINE 7 the executive director participates in a targeted incentive program of sesame workshop, its parent organization. the target incentive compensation amount for each employee is based on a combination of job level, individual performance, departmental performance and company performance. the board of trustees of a related organization, Sesame Workshop, determines whether incentive compensation payments will be made for a given year and the total amount available for incentive compensation. Part VI, Section A Line 7a and 7b Sesame workshop is the sole member of the organization. it has the right to elect or remove directors as well as approve any amendments to the bylaws of the organization. PART VI SECTION B, LINE 11b The Form 990 was prepared by a national accounting firm, in conjunction with the organizations internal finance department. Upon completion, the 990 is reviewed by the organizations General Counsel and executive officers. The 990 is circulated to the Board of Directors for review and comment prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. PArT VI SECTION B, LINE 12c All directors and officers are required to review the Conflict of Interest policy annually, and disclose any real or potential conflict of interest in response to a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire. The completed questionnaires are reviewed by the General Counsel/Secretary to the Board. In the event of a real or potential conflict,the Board and the General Counsel/Secretary shall enforce the Conflict of Interest Policy's requirement of recusal from participating in any deliberations and decisions relevant to the disclosures. PART VI SECTION B, LINE 15a Michael Levine has served as the Executive Director since the Joan Ganz Cooney Center's inception in April of 2007. His compensation is set, and paid by, a related organization, the Sesame Workshop. On his date of hire, Mr. Levine's compensation was based on comparable market rates; since 2009, Mr. Levine's salary is reviewed annually by an independent compensation consultant and presented to the Sesame Workshop Board of Directors for approval based on comparable market data. The most recent compensation study was conducted in 2015. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b All officers reported on the Form 990 (including Michael Levine) receive their compensation from a related organization, the Sesame Workshop. The process for determining the compensation of these individuals is reported on that organization's annual Form 990. PART VI SECTION C, LINE 19 the joan ganz cooney's form 990 is available on its website (http://joanganzcooneycenter.org) and on the internet at www.guidestar.org. A full copy of the consolidated audited financial statements of Sesame Workshop which include the joan ganz cooney center are available on the sesame workshop website, www.sesameworkshop.org. 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