POLARIS PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
POLARIS PROJECT (EIN 03-0391561)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-03
IRS object ID
201602169349301290
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-03T14:44:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonBRADLEY MYLESPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027451001PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Phone3019519090PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POLARISBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS LOCKERBYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,782,450GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee129TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers82TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$7,505,247PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,692,926CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$61,720CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8,636PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,103CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,084PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$16,789CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,715,191PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,780,538CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$67,648PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$189,097CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,584,554PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,279,492CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$16,080PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$525,780CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,812,919PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,842,938CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,481,201PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,311,527CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,233,990PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$469,011CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,083,944TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,237,885TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,742,325TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,427,255TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,341,619NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,810,630NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$2,340,547ExpenseAmt
Revenue$53,044RevenueAmt
DescNATIONAL HOTLINE: IN 2015, POLARIS PROJECT CONTINUED TO FUNCTION AS THE NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DIVISION AND OPERATED THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER (NHTRC) HOTLINE. THE NHTRC IMPROVES THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY CONNECTING VICTIMS WITH A RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE GOAL OF EQUIPPING STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY NETWORKING, COORDINATION, AND RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO OPERATING THE NHTRC, POLARIS PROJECT RECEIVES TIPS AND COMMUNICATES WITH VICTIMS THROUGH A TEXTING SERVICE, AND FIELDS CALLS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,118,570ExpenseAmt
DescGOVERNMENT 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.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$845,739ExpenseAmt
Grant$37,500GrantAmt
DescGLOBAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE NETWORK (GHTHN): THE GLOBAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE NETWORK IS AN ALLIANCE OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES THAT WILL BUILD A BROADER SAFETY NET FOR SURVIVORS OF MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AND DEVELOP A MORE COORDINATED GLOBAL RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF THIS TRANSNATIONAL CRIME. THE ALLIANCE WILL ALSO CREATE A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH THAT IDENTIFIES HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRENDS AND INFORMS ERADICATION, PREVENTION, AND VICTIM PROTECTION STRATEGIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$744,045$51,597CLIENT 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.
$547,086DATA 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.
$444,952$100,000ADVISORY 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.$8,676
$388,489STRATEGIC 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.
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$151,597TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$8,676TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,429,428TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
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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
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
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
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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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

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Address Line1PO BOX 65323AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 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
TREASURER2.00Yes (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
BRADLEY MYLES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO50.00Yes (X)$171,061$0$6,763
ALAN LANDIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (BEG. 02/15)50.00Yes (X)$118,271$0$5,633
KATHRYN STEPHENS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (END 03/15)40.00Yes (X)$40,250$0$0
SARAH JAKIEL
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER50.00$129,620$0$12,149Yes (X)
ANNE SNOUCK-HURGRONJE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$112,559$0$11,465Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$571,761TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$36,010TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$23,579FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$1,408,362GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,260,985AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$47,229NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,692,926TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TRAINING900099$53,044$53,044
SPEAKING FEES & REIMB.900099$8,676$8,676
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$61,720TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,015TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,015ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,912OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$1,912OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,912TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,912ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
MISCELLANEOUS900099$14,294$14,294
OFFICE CLOSURE GAIN900099$2,495$2,495
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$16,789OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,780,538TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$61,720RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$25,892ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,000TotalAmt
Program Services$100,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,597TotalAmt
Program Services$51,597ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,500TotalAmt
Program Services$37,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$341,978TotalAmt
Program Services$145,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$171,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,794FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,554,849TotalAmt
Program Services$3,074,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$227,681FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,145TotalAmt
Program Services$70,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,558FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915,466TotalAmt
Program Services$842,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,579FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,054TotalAmt
Program Services$357,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,103FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,231TotalAmt
Program Services$109,996ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,545FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,449TotalAmt
Program Services$160,568ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,574FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,763TotalAmt
Program Services$5,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,767FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$131,460TotalAmt
Program Services$61,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,455FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,744TotalAmt
Program Services$36,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,013FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$542,944TotalAmt
Program Services$422,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,921ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,190FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,952TotalAmt
Program Services$139,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,831FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,741TotalAmt
Program Services$13,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,923FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,576TotalAmt
Program Services$6,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,585TotalAmt
Management And General$16,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT$0$678,480-$731,691$53,211
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT$57,767$44,988$9,780$2,999
PAYROLL PROCESSING EXP.$33,406$19,215$12,349$1,842
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$21,711$10,008$9,769$1,934

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,609TotalAmt
Program Services$40,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,719FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,311,527TotalAmt
Program Services$6,429,428ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$356,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$525,780FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$814,643BOYAmt
EOY$562,271EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,240,519BOYAmt
EOY$1,758,534EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,687,661BOYAmt
EOY$3,737,128EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,787BOYAmt
EOY$118,506EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,976BOYAmt
EOY$100,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,161,591LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$299,521LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$953,327BOYAmt
EOY$862,070EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,031BOYAmt
EOY$98,693EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,083,944BOYAmt
EOY$7,237,885EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$531,986BOYAmt
EOY$286,226EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,210,339BOYAmt
EOY$1,141,029EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,742,325BOYAmt
EOY$1,427,255EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,019,018BOYAmt
EOY$917,108EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,322,601BOYAmt
EOY$4,893,522EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,341,619BOYAmt
EOY$5,810,630EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,083,944BOYAmt
EOY$7,237,885EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$469,011ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$3,284,530CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,234,451CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,503,646CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,505,247CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,692,926CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,220,800TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,284,530CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,234,451CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,503,646CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,505,247CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,692,926CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,220,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,394,663SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,826,137PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,841CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,306CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,220CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,679TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$38,113CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$548CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,565CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,084CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,294CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$77,604TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$31,331,083TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$519,794GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72850PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73260PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,278FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$12,954FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,232FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,297,295FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,311,527FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$515,576FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$128,894FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$372,244CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$472,532CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$474,060CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$515,576CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,834,412TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,751,618LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,064CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$12,339CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$4,490CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$14,232CurrentYearAmt
Total$38,125TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$93,061CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$118,133CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$118,515CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$128,894CurrentYearAmt
Total$458,603TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$687,905GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,444CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$3,093CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,358CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,278CurrentYearAmt
Total$8,173TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$923,103OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$223,251DepreciationAmt
Book Value$699,852BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$227,988OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$65,770DepreciationAmt
Book Value$162,218BookValueAmt

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$862,070TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT$447,123
DEFERRED IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE$693,906
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,141,029TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,926,304TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,146,349DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,146,349RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,779,955RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$583OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$583RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,780,538TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,459,788TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,146,349DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,146,349ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,313,439ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$1,912OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$1,912ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,311,527TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 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.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT SHOWN AS AN EXPENSE ON -1,912. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 7C. GAIN DUE TO OFFICE CLOSURE 2,495.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT SHOWN AS AN EXPENSE ON -1,912. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 7C.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$37,500RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$37,500SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$37,500TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantPROMOTION AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN MEXICO AND TO ASSIST CONSEJO CIUDADANO TO ENHANCE THEIR DATA COLLECTION CAPACITY ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$37,500CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRAM OFFICERS MONITOR PROGRESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SANAR WELLNESS INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 32353AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWARKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN473612405RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$100,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO PROVIDE CLINICAL CONSULTATION TO STRENGTHEN OUR SURVIVOR CARE AND PROTECTION STRATEGY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF STFM.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCLIENT SUPPORTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient125RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$51,597CashGrantAmt

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 GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRAM OFFICERS MONITOR PROGRESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET. CLIENT SUPPORT 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 POLARIS ACCOUNTING FILES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADLEY MYLESPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$171,061BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,763NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$177,824TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPOLARIS EMPLOYEES MAY BE REIMBURSED UP TO $50 A MONTH FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING (WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE). THIS IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE TRAUMATIC EVENTS OUR CLIENTS ENDURE. THIS IS NOT TAXABLE COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,141NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)GETTY IMAGES1$9,725FMV
Yes (X)HOTEL POINTS1$5,363FMV
Yes (X)COMPUTERS1$2,000FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IS REPORTED IN THIS COLUMN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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. ANY INTERESTED PERSONS ARE 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 MAY 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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