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PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED (EIN 26-3618722)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-09-20
IRS object ID
201622649349300417
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-09-20T09:44:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FL EASTAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN263618722EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPENCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127773170PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 28TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTOM CASAZZONEPersonNm
Person TitleCOOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127773170PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2016-09-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTOM CASAZZONEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 28TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,260,914GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PENCILSOFPROMISE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAT POP, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE CREATE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMON GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL. WE ACCOMPLISH THESE ACTIVITIES BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME, LABOR AND EFFORT RAISING MONEY IN THE U.S. THROUGH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE FUNDS RAISED ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,797,819PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,954,617CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$568PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$580CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$107,083PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$59,852CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,691,304PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,895,345CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$278,348PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$828,599CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,841,129PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,630,745CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,025,140CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,924,397PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,825,795CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,043,874PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,285,139CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,647,430PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$389,794CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,372,277TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,921,365TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$122,456TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$124,838TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,249,821NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,796,527NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAT POP, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. WE CREATE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COMMON GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL. WE ACCOMPLISH THESE ACTIVITIES BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME, LABOR AND EFFORT RAISING MONEY IN THE U.S. THROUGH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE FUNDS RAISED ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT.AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2015, WE HAVE BROKEN GROUND ON 339 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE FOUR COUNTRIES OF LAOS, GHANA, GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA. OUR SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS IN EACH COUNTRY AND THE STAGES OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL NEW COMMUNITIES TO AID IN EXPANDING OUR REACH IN 2016.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,163,903ExpenseAmt
DescTHE FIRST OF OUR CORE PROGRAMS IS SCHOOLS BUILDS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES. OUR SHORT TERM GOALS ARE TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH OUR LONG TERM GOALS BEING TO IMPROVE STUDENT ATTENDANCE, PROGRESSION, AND TEST SCORES. THE BENEFICIARIES OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM ARE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING SCHOOL IN POOR QUALITY STRUCTURES AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS CURRENTLY TEACHING IN POOR QUALITY STRUCTURES. THROUGH THE END OF 2015, WE HAVE BROKEN GROUND ON A TOTAL OF 339 SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR GEOGRAPHIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,607,283ExpenseAmt
Grant$616,406GrantAmt
DescOUR SECOND CORE PROGRAM IS TEACHER SUPPORT. WE SUPPORT TEACHER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH IN-SERVICE AND WORKSHOP TRAINING SESSIONS. OUR STAFF VISIT GOVERNMENT TEACHERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES TWICE PER MONTH TO AID IN LESSON PLANNING, METHODOLOGY TRAINING AND RAPPORT BUILDING WITH STUDENTS. TEACHERS ATTEND WORKSHOPS FOR GROUP TRAINING AND NETWORK BUILDING. WE USE A METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING THAT FOCUSES ON THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE STUDENT BECAUSE MORE ENGAGED STUDENTS PERFORM AT A HIGHER LEVEL. WE DO THIS THROUGH AN EXPRESSIVE PEDAGOGY, WHICH INVOLVES USAGE OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, MOTOR MEMORY (SONG, DANCE, SIGN, ETC.) AND CREATIVE DIDACTIC MATERIALS. THE SHORT TERM GOALS OF OUR TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS ARE: TO IMPROVE LESSON PLANNING BY ASSISTING TEACHERS IN THE CREATION AND USE LESSON PLANS; TO BUILD RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS BY ENCOURAGING TEACHERS TO ADOPT OUR INTERACTIVE METHODOLOGY TO BETTER ENGAGE STUDENTS; TO SUPPORT A PEER NETWORK OF TEACHERS THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND; TO PROVIDE CLASSROOMS WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS. OUR LONG TERM GOAL IS TO INCREASE PRIMARY STUDENT SCORES IN LITERACY, NUMERACY AND ENGLISH ACROSS ALL OUR GEOGRAPHIES. THE MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF OUR TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM ARE THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH 2015, WE HAVE SUPPORTED OVER 500 TEACHERS IN ACROSS LAOS, GUATEMALA, AND GHANA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,101,304ExpenseAmt
Grant$29,040GrantAmt
DescOUR THIRD CORE PROGRAM IS OUR WASH PROGRAM. WASH IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND UTILIZED PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. UNICEF ADOPTED WASH IN 2005 AS THEIR PRIMARY INTERVENTION TO TACKLE HYGIENE NEEDS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD; POP BEGAN WASH PRACTICES IN 2010 IN LAOS. IN CARRYING OUT THIS PROGRAM, WE BUILD STUDENT AND TEACHER SANITATION FACILITIES (HAND WASHING STATIONS AND BATHROOMS) IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLASSROOM BUILDS. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF VISIT CLASSES TWICE PER MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO TEACH LESSONS RELATED TO WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO BUILD AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY TOILETS, POTABLE WATER AND HAND WASHING STATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH POP SCHOOLS LACKING SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE. ADDITIONALLY, WE AIM TO INCREASE PROPER HYGIENIC AND SANITARY BEHAVIOR IN PRIMARY STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$767,424ExpenseAmt
Grant$183,153GrantAmt
DescOUR FOURTH CORE PROGRAM IS OUR SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. WE SUPPORT THE PROGRESSION OF STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGES. COMMUNITIES ARE SELECTED AS ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SCOUTING RUBRIC; AT WHICH POINT ALL STUDENTS IN THE FINAL GRADE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. STUDENTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR OF PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH 75% ATTENDANCE AT THE MID-YEAR MARK RECEIVE A PRIZE (READING BOOKS, PENCILS, ETC.) AND STUDENTS WITH 75% ATTENDANCE AT THE END-YEAR MARK RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGE: TUITION FOR FIRST YEAR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL, A UNIFORM, A BACKPACK WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TEXTBOOKS AND PAID DORMITORY FEE WHEN APPLICABLE. THE KEY BENEFICIARIES OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ARE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SINCE INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER 2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN NEED IN OUR GEOGRAPHIES.WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE EXTENSIVELY MONITOR AND EVALUATE OUR PROGRAM IMPACT. TO BEST JUDGE HOW EFFECTIVE OUR IMPACT IS, WE CLOSELY MONITOR AND EVALUATE (M&E) OUR PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE LOCAL M&E TEAMS WHO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS WITH VILLAGE LEADERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS. THIS HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF VILLAGES IN WHICH WE OPERATE, OUR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, AND AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN IMPROVE POP OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.OUR STUDENT DATABASE HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE SERVING EVERY YEAR IN OUR POP SCHOOLS. WE DOCUMENT EACH POP STUDENT'S NAME, AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, ATTENDANCE, PROGRESSION TO NEXT GRADE LEVEL, AND GRADE IN CLASS. EACH YEAR, WE TRACK VILLAGE-WIDE STUDENT ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, RETENTION FROM ONE GRADE TO THE NEXT, PROGRESSION FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND GRADES AND/OR TEST SCORES. WE EXPECT TO IMPROVE THESE METRICS THROUGH THE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE OFFER STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WE FOLLOW INDIVIDUAL POP STUDENTS THROUGH THE YEARS TO ASSESS THEIR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, ALONG WITH THEIR UNDERSTANDING, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR REGARDING EDUCATION AND ELEMENTS OF WASH. THESE YEARLY INTERVIEWS WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE ON INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING.DOMESTICALLY, WE EXPANDED OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH SEVERAL UPDATES TO OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH OUR EXPANDING OUTREACH PROGRAM ACROSS OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO BOTH YOUTH AND PROFESSIONALS. WE HAVE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF OVER 550,000 MEMBERS WHO STAY ENGAGED WITH OUR WORK THROUGH UPDATES, POSTS AND BLOG ENTRIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$767,424TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$183,153TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,639,914TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee46EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryGHForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryLAForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryGTForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOM CASAZZONEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127773170PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 28TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ADAM BRAUN
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$246,960$0$12,918
BRAD HAUGEN
CHAIRMAN THROUGH JULY 20151.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN HARRIS
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL WEISS
TREASURER / INTERIM CEO THRU 05/20155.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT HAMWEE
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LENT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOPE TAITZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN CAHILL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEIGHAN STONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY VAYNERCHUK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG EFFRON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA RIEFLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM CASAZZONE
COO60.00Yes (X)$120,904$0$17,326
MICHAEL DOUGHERTY
CEO AS OF 06/201560.00Yes (X)$159,333$0$10,387
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$527,197TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$40,631TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CECILIA MERCEDES GUERRA
0 CALLED -54 ZONA 1PANAJACHELSOLOLAGTCONSTRUCTION$336,641
MANUEL CULAN RAMIREZ
CANTON PANAJ 8300 APT0 PB ZONA 1SANTIAGO ATITLANSOLOLAGTCONSTRUCTION$234,335
TOMAS ALBERTO CETO GUZMAN
BARRIO BATZVACANEBAJQUICHEGTCONSTRUCTION$198,328
NUNYA CONSTRUCTION
PO BOX 137HOHOEGHCONSTRUCTION$195,860
RAMS HORN
PO BOX HP 821HOGHCONSTRUCTION$163,045
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,540,907FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,413,710AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$29,400NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,954,617TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$580TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$580ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$294,736FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,540,907ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$346,619FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$51,883TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$51,883ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$10,981GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$18,950CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$7,969TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$7,969ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,895,345TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$59,272ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,073TotalAmt
Program Services$42,073ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$786,526TotalAmt
Program Services$786,526ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,828TotalAmt
Program Services$351,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$149,550FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,790,473TotalAmt
Program Services$1,106,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$471,559FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,824TotalAmt
Program Services$78,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,402FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,620TotalAmt
Program Services$90,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,352FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,943TotalAmt
Management And General$22,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,061TotalAmt
Management And General$29,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,851TotalAmt
Program Services$5,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,982FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,250TotalAmt
Program Services$41,867ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$61,383FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,985TotalAmt
Program Services$126,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,038FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,914TotalAmt
Program Services$2,457ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,457FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$248,579TotalAmt
Program Services$197,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,435FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$475,685TotalAmt
Program Services$447,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,028FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,786TotalAmt
Program Services$17,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,918FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,537TotalAmt
Program Services$70,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,488FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,512TotalAmt
Management And General$24,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND$3,070,557$3,070,557
SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY C$98,387$98,387
OUTREACH$73,815$73,815
PROGRAM MONITORING & EV$51,778$51,778

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,155TotalAmt
Program Services$54,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,733FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,285,139TotalAmt
Program Services$6,639,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$620,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,025,140FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,219,269BOYAmt
EOY$2,281,823EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$651,909BOYAmt
EOY$51,097EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,225,195BOYAmt
EOY$2,197,457EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,497BOYAmt
EOY$37,970EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$875,941LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$557,923LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,407BOYAmt
EOY$318,018EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$30,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,372,277BOYAmt
EOY$4,921,365EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,576BOYAmt
EOY$74,838EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,880BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,456BOYAmt
EOY$124,838EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,376,992BOYAmt
EOY$3,312,590EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,872,829BOYAmt
EOY$1,483,937EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,249,821BOYAmt
EOY$4,796,527EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,372,277BOYAmt
EOY$4,921,365EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$389,794ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$63,500OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,224,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,039,120CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,176,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,784,319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,954,617CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,178,673TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,224,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,039,120CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,176,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,784,319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,954,617CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,178,673TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,635,192SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$25,543,481PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$568CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$580CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,999TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$40TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,190,712TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$34,054GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91880PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$501,778OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$193,774DepreciationAmt
Book Value$308,004BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$374,163OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$364,149DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,014BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$318,018TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,914,295TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$18,950OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$18,950RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,895,345RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,895,345TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,304,089TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$18,950OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$18,950ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,285,139ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,285,139TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 18,950.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 18,950.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA125PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, W.A.S.H.$1,951,955
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC137PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, W.A.S.H.$753,821
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN337PROGRAM SERVICESSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TEACHER TRAINING, W.A.S.H.$2,062,327
NORTH AMERICAGRANT TO RECIPENT LOCATED IN REGION$5,846
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAGRANT TO RECIPENT LOCATED IN REGION$621,833
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICGRANT TO RECIPENT LOCATED IN REGION$35,956
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANGRANT TO RECIPENT LOCATED IN REGION$122,891
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices5SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees99SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office5TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee99TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,554,629SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,554,629TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPLIES AND SUPPORT TO EXISTING SCHOOLS IN NICARGUAPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$5,846CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SCHOLARSHIPSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA185$24,305DIRECT PAYMENTS TO THE SCHOOLS THE STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING
SCHOLARSHIPCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN560$36,228DIRECT PAYMENTS TO THE SCHOOLS THE STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING$86,663BACKPACKS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES (PENS, PENCILS, NOTEPADS) DISTRIBUTED TO EACH RECIPIENTCOST
SCHOLARSHIPEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC1042$13,353DIRECT PAYMENTS TO THE SCHOOLS THE STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING$22,603BACKPACKS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES (PENS, PENCILS, NOTEPADS) DISTRIBUTED TO EACH RECIPIENTCOST
E-READERS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA2900$597,528E-READERS AND BOOKS FOR EACH DEVICECOST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:ALL GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE ISSUED TO PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS UNDERGO THE SAME SCRUTINY AS IF OUR ORGANIZATION CARRIED OUT THE SERVICE DIRECTLY. WE ENSURE THAT THE PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ALIGNS WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND THAT THE SERVICES PROVIDED WILL BE PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY AND WITH THE MOST IMPACT. ONCE THE FUNDS ARE ISSUED TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE GRANT UNDERGOES QUARTERLY REPORTING WHERE THE GRANTEE ISSUES BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE REPORTS TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY MONITOR AND MEASURE THE IMPACT THAT OUR FUNDS ARE HAVING IN THE REGIONS WE WORK IN.
PART I, LINE 3:THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,784,857GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,540,907CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$243,950GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$22,250RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$261,959FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$53,015OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WHITE PARTYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$50,786GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$50,786GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$9,200RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$195OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,835,643GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,540,907CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$294,736GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$31,450RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$261,959FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$53,210OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$346,619DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$51,883NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 Line1CHILD AIDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1917 SW OAK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN330317937RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$40,787CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTEACHER SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE ISSUED TO PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS UNDERGO THE SAME SCRUTINY AS IF OUR ORGANIZATION CARRIED OUT THE SERVICE DIRECTLY. WE ENSURE THAT THE PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ALIGNS WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND THAT THE SERVICES PROVIDED WILL BE PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY AND WITH THE MOST IMPACT. ONCE THE FUNDS ARE ISSUED TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE GRANT UNDERGOES QUARTERLY REPORTING WHERE THE GRANTEE ISSUES BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE REPORTS TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY MONITOR AND MEASURE THE IMPACT THAT OUR FUNDS ARE HAVING IN THE REGIONS WE WORK IN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
ADAM BRAUN
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR$146,960$0$100,000$0$0$0$0$0$12,918$0$259,878$0$0$0
MICHAEL DOUGHERTY
CEO AS OF 06/2015$159,333$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$10,387$0$169,720$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL COMPENSATION FOR THE FOUNDER WAS DETERMINED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ADVICE FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL AS WELL AS THE USE OF COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS (JER CONSULTING) WHO WE ENGAGED IN 2015 TO DO A FULL STUDY - WITH ONE FOCUS BEING ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THERE WAS NO FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT GUARANTEED TO HIM AS AN END OF YEAR BONUS, BUT IT WAS PUT IN WRITING THAT HE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A BONUS. THE BONUS WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSOFTWAREDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$29,400NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TWO BOARD MEMBERS LISTED IN PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. POP'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, IS TASKED WITH OVERSEEING THE AUDIT PROCESS AND THE DRAFTING OF FORM 990 IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE POLICY APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. EACH PERSON IS ASKED TO READ THE POLICY (INCLUDED SEPARATELY AS A POLICY OR WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK) EACH YEAR AND SIGN AN AFFIRMATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE POLICY. SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE, THEY ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS INVOLVED) AND THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (WHEN A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER IS INVOLVED) AND BOTH ARE DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD LEVEL TO DECIDE THE PROPER COURSE OF ACTION. THERE ARE QUARTERLY CONFLICTS CHECKS ADMINISTERED BY THE COO TO EMPLOYEES AND BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO BOARD MEMBERS. AT THE START OF EACH BOARD MEETING, THE CHAIR ASKS IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS. IF THERE ARE, THE MEMBER RAISES THE CONFLICT AND A DISCUSSION ENSUES REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT IT RISES TO THE LEVEL OF A CONFLICT THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD NOT PURSUE. A FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT, EXCLUDING THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER. THE BOARD HAS AN ATTORNEY ON RETAINER WHO THEY CONSULT WITH IF NEEDED. SIMILAR DISCLOSURES AND PROCEDURES ARE USED FOR EMPLOYEES WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE COO, WITH COUNSEL FROM THE BOARD CHAIR IF NEEDED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS: (1) REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POP; (2) USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND FOUNDER. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO WAS HIRED TO DO A FULL STUDY ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. REVIEW AND APPROVAL - THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POP, PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION - THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING - THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE COO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED IN A SIMILAR FASHION. HOWEVER, THE CEO CONTROLS THE FINAL DECISION OF THE COO'S COMPENSATION AND THE BOARD DECIDES WHETHER TO SUPPORT THE CEO'S RECOMMENDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED'S HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 37 WEST 28TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG, WWW.CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG,AND WWW.ERI-NONPROFIT-SALARIES.COM. THE FORM 990 AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.CHARITIESNYS.COM.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DECREASE IN EXPECTED PLEDGES RECEIVABLE -63,500.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.