2017-05-15T21:27:18-04:00 2016-06-30 222407815 PARITZ & COMPANY PA 15 WARREN STREET STE 25 HACKENSACK NJ 076017126 990 2015-07-01 521481003 CISPES EDUCATION FUND CISP 2025212510 1525 NEWTON STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 JANAE CHOQUETTE TREASURER 2025212510 2017-05-15 true KEITH HABER CPA P00602515 2013427753 2017-05-15 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ALEXIS STOUMBELIS 1525 NEWTON STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 399444 false X X 1986 DC IT IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING HUMANITARIAN AID, FUNDRAISING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICA. 10 5 21 40 0 309189 385124 16480 11960 7460 0 13502 -1279 346631 395805 35618 28889 0 241209 241058 2742 0 79936 111036 109668 390605 379615 -43974 16190 122186 140373 4241 6238 117945 134135 X IT IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING HUMANITARIAN AID, FUNDRAISING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICA. false false 77291 5117 GRASSROOTS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT- PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SKILLS TRAININGS TO LOCAL CHAPTER ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING CENTRAL AMERICA COALITION WORK. 75343 5425 EDUCATION & PUBLICITY- PUBLISH MATERIALS, INCLUDING QUARTERLY ISSUES OF EL SALVADOR WATCH, AND ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND SPEAKING TOURS OF SALVADORAN LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. 43496 9664 DELEGATIONS TO EL SALVADOR- ARRANGE DELEGATIONS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER LITERACY BRIGADES, COMPOSED OF CHAPTER AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT LABOR RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY. 58304 8683 DESCRIPTION GRANTS EXPENSES HUMAN RIGHTS - DEFEND HUMAN AND LABOR RIGHTS 4,785 18,044 IN EL SALVADOR, BY ACTIVATING OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK VIA PHONE, FAX AND EMAIL POLITICAL ADVOCACY - GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY 0 22,555 FOR A HUMANE ECONOMIC AND FOREIGN U.S. POLICY TOWARD EL SALVADOR AND SUPPORT FOR LABOR, WOMEN'S, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZING. HUMANITARIAN AID - RAISE AND DELIVER FUNDS 3,898 9,022 FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN EL SALVADOR, AS WELL AS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, CARRIED OUT BY WOMEN'S, YOUTH AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, SUPPORTING A PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY PRESENCE IN EL SALVADOR TO ACCOMPANY THE POPULAR MOVEMENT THERE. 58304 8683 254434 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false true 0 0 true 21 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X ALEXIS STOUMBELIS 2025212510 1525 NEWTON STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 LAURA EMBREE-LOWRY SECRETARY 40.00 X X 32318 0 9661 ALEXIS STOUMBELIS PRESIDENT/EX 40.00 X X 29318 0 3778 JANAE CHOQUETTE TREASURER 40.00 5.00 X X 29318 0 3348 JACOB BLICKENOV DIRECTOR 30.00 X X 18276 0 3955 SEAN O'NEILL DIRECTOR 20.00 X 7635 0 0 HILARY GOODFRIEND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON AGUILAR DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MADELINE CONWAY-CARMONA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA SANBRANO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 116865 20742 false false false 50000 335124 2500 385124 PROGRAM INCOME 611710 11960 11960 11960 2360 3639 -1279 -1279 395805 11960 -1279 5117 5117 23772 23772 131541 97953 8480 25108 82860 43886 17506 21468 10616 2201 3386 5029 16041 10268 2094 3679 3600 3600 3248 3248 31381 16249 1862 13270 18622 11920 2431 4271 14584 12591 1993 842 539 110 193 3441 2203 449 789 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 16732 16732 BANK CHARGE 10943 6986 1260 2697 COMPUTER EXPENSES 4435 2839 579 1017 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE 1840 1178 240 422 379615 254434 45245 79936 33379 96690 4091 10464 9153 2298 13453 11069 3226 2384 72337 28537 122186 140373 4241 6238 4241 6238 X 114647 132670 3298 1465 117945 134135 122186 140373 16190 X true X false false X 356006 308604 353796 309189 385124 1712719 30653 18728 41652 16480 11960 119473 386659 327332 395448 325669 397084 1832192 1832192 5150 7011 7773 15507 35441 5150 7011 7773 15507 35441 10750 5362 7651 5455 29218 402559 339705 410872 346631 397084 1896851 0.96590 0.95920 0.02000 0.00000 X PART III, LINE 12 29,218 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 123 2006 2129 387950 390079 78016 19504 77085 84745 78121 78016 317967 476951 5614 615 596 2129 8954 19271 21186 19530 19504 79491 119237 123 123 SCHEDULE C, PART IV 2,006 IS THE EQUIVALENT COMPENSATION ( SALARY AND BENEFITS) PAID TO STAFF OF THE CISPES EDUCATION FUND AND AN EQUIVALENT PERCENTAGE OF THEIR MONTHLY OVERHEAD COSTS (RENT, UTILITIES, ON-LINE PLATFORM) TO CARRY OUT DIRECT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. 123 IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT SPENT ON E-BLASTS TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION. 13453 11069 2384 2384 DUE FROM CISPES 28537 28537 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X CISPES EDUCATION FUND HAS EVALUATED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC TOPIC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TAX YEARS FROM 2013 TO 2015, THE YEARS WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2016. CISPES EDUCATION FUND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN ITSFINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CISPES EDUCATION FUND DOES NOT EXPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS (AUTB@) (E.G. TAX DEDUCTIONS, EXCLUSIONS, OR CREDITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED) TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. CISPES EDUCATION FUND DOES NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UTBS AT JUNE 30, 2016 AND IT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY LAIMS FOR SUCH AMOUNTS BY FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES. false CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION &PUBLICITY 5425 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SERVICES HUMAN RIGHTS 4785 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SERVICES HUMANITARIAN AID 3898 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SERVICE DELEGATIONS 9664 1 2 1 2 23772 23772 PROGRAM SERVICE 23772 WIRE TRANSFER CASH false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 5,425 0 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 4,785 0 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 3,898 0 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 9,664 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V CISPES EDUCATION FUND PROVIDES GRANTS TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION IN EL SALVADOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS. THE MONEY THAT IS GRANTED TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE CISPES EDUCATION FUND WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ONCE PER YEAR, OUR VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVE IN EL SALVADOR SOLICITS GRANT APPLICATION FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT. THESE PROPOSALS ARE SUBITTED TO THE CISPES AND CISPES EDUCATION FUND BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL. MONEY IS DISBURSED THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR VIA WIRES TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE MEETS REGULARLY WITH STAFF FROM THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A REPORT DETAILING THE USE OF THE FUNDS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE MEETS WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DESCRIPTION GRANTS EXPENSES HUMAN RIGHTS - DEFEND HUMAN AND LABOR RIGHTS 4,785 18,044 IN EL SALVADOR, BY ACTIVATING OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK VIA PHONE, FAX AND EMAIL POLITICAL ADVOCACY - GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY 0 22,555 FOR A HUMANE ECONOMIC AND FOREIGN U.S. POLICY TOWARD EL SALVADOR AND SUPPORT FOR LABOR, WOMEN'S, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZING. HUMANITARIAN AID - RAISE AND DELIVER FUNDS 3,898 9,022 FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN EL SALVADOR, AS WELL AS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, CARRIED OUT BY WOMEN'S, YOUTH AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, SUPPORTING A PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY PRESENCE IN EL SALVADOR TO ACCOMPANY THE POPULAR MOVEMENT THERE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER AND CIRCULATED TO ALL DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD, THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND SAID PERSON(S) SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, THE PERSON(S) SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DECISION OR RELATED DELIBERATION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNDERGOES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THIS REVIEW, ALONG WITH INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC MAKEUP, IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED AND MAKES A DECISION AS TO THE APPOPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS SENT TO MAJOR DONORS AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 3,639 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -3,639 CISPES 1525 NEWTON STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 521496935 EDUCATION VA 501C4 N/A false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false COMMITTEE IN SOL'Y WITH EL SALVADOR C 50000 CASH VALUE COMMITTEE IN SOL'Y WITH EL SALVADOR D 28537 CASH VALUE COMMITTEE IN SOL'Y WITH EL SALVADOR J 1200 CASH VALUE